The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
SHALL HATE RULE THE CAMP AIGN?

SHALL HATE RULE THE CAMP AIGN?
DIG business seems to be enjoying its breathing
- spell by exhaling hate 70 the Administration
which proffered the respite.
After listening to and applaudng four days of
New Deal calling, some 1900 influential bust
ness men closed the National Association of Manu-
facturers' convention in New York by adopting a
platform" which conservative newspapers describe
as a declaration of political warfare. Then they
went home, avowedy with some purpose in mind
to feed the cannon and man the trenches for Mr.
Roosevets Waterloo in November, 1886
The platform" says in effect that everything
that has been done has been done wrong and that
everything that is being done is being done wrong
and likewise everything that may be done in the
future, long as there is Roosevelt Administra-
ton. 1t says in effect that prosperity, abundance
and happiness for al-including jobs for the 10
million idle and two chickens in every pot for the
20 million relief-are just around the corner if
the New Deal will only get out of the way and let
these business men take it over.
1t is beside the point to ask the manufacturers
Ben Marsh of the Peoples Lobby does: IF you
know what TO do, why didn't you do it in 1880, 1891
1892? You had three years of chance and the
depression you largely created struck you out"
One of the less shrill speakers, prominent auto
mobile manufacturer. bespoke fears of bureaucratic
socialization 1t is beside the point to ask what gov
ernmental bureau is poaching on the preserves of
his industry which is now reporting profits instead
of deficits and selling three automobiles for every
one sold in 1882.
Another keynoter the president of the Manufac-
turers Association admonishes the country that in
dustry, much against its will has been forced in
sheer self-defense, to enter the political arena" 1t
is beside the point to ask when has the Manufac-
turers Association ever been out of the political
raena on tariff making
1t is also beside the point to ask whether it is not
true that much Of the growing bitterness in recent
months has arisen from the surprising discovery that
Roosevelt did not have his tongue entirely in his
check when he uttered his inaugural pledge to
drive the moneychangers from the temple and to
curb the greed and selfishness that so largely
responsible for the countrys misery
We say it is beside the point to ask those ques-
lions because they would be in the nature of argu-
ment, and the hostility to the New Deal apparently
has reached such hysteria that only abuse is in
order and argument is out
kOI IuouSu uepdte Oh CIle merits OF the new Deal
~ seems to be not in order at this time, it occurs
to us that suggestion as to the possible political
consequences of big business folly might be needed
We remember that big business more than eager
OF save itself from it's own folly in 1888
sa So in spirit of helpfulness and with desire to
promote domestic tranquility and prosperity, we
should like to point out:
First, that President Roosevelt and the congress
sonal majority are politicians an dcandidates for
re-election;
Second, that with his breathing spell announce
ment his overtures of cooperation for recovery and
his promises to slash the budget have all been forth
right bids for the support of conservative voters
Third, that the attitude of the manufacturers
together with the expression of the bankers at their
recent New Orleans convention and the angry de-
fiance of the utility holding companies indicates the
obvious objective of bludgeoning all conservative
voters into the ranks of the opposition, and
Fourth that politicians know they have to have
somebody on their side to win, and that if business
interests persist in ganging up on the New Deal
President Roosevelt and his congressional majority
Will in sheer self-defense"-a sthe manufacturers
president would saybe forced to seek those millions
OF uncorraled votes the left, by calling off his
breathing spell' and joining with the radicals in
ganging on these same business interests
This observation is offered with the belief that
business men as whole are not so stupid as to
want to pitch the 1886 campaign on key of class
hatred. in battle to death between the HAYES and
the have-nots.