The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-23

OF these two, the first Is more
spectacular, the second more
fundamental. No one Is going to
care very much two months
hence or two years hence wheth-
er Jimmy Roosevelt continues
to be a nationa officer Of the
Young Democrats.
But the question Of whether
the younger members Of the
democratic party shall accept the
new and (for many people) revo.
lutionary policies of the elder
Roosevelt, Is one which gets to
the root Of most of the presi-
dents trouble within his own
party today.
1t Is a pretty safe bet that both
the Young Roosevets and idealis-
tic New Dealism will come out
of the Milwaukee convention on
the little end OF the horn.
Young Roosevelt
Tho Young Denis got their first
breath Of Jimmy Roosevelt back
In the glamorous days when the
democratic party was solidly
united behind the one goal Of
defeating Herbert Hoover; back
In the good old days before revi-
sion Of the constitution, or the
holding corporation bill, or pro.
cessing taxes ever had arisen to
plague party councils.
Jimmy at that time became
treasurer of the Young Demo.
Gratis.
After all the shouting was over
and the new organization met In
Atlanta for It's first national con-
vention, Jimmy mailed In his
treasurer's report. For some un.
known reason that report never
arrived. Nor did Jimmy attend
the convention.
And when a large delegation OF
bubbling Young Democrats went
to call on the president-elect at
Warm Springs, they all chorused;
where's jimmy"
~ guess" replied his patient
father, "thnt's he busy trying
to make a living at insurance"
After that Jimmy indicated
that bookkeeping was bit bor-
ing and said that he would prefer
to be secretary. To this job he
was elected at tho Kansas City
convention In 1898.
Slips Up Again
At Kansas City also the Young
Denis adopted certain constitu-
tional OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by
Jim Farley regarding the Sc
lection and seating Of delegates
at national conventions. But
Jimmy never transcribed the
amendments or sent them to
different state organizations to be
ratified.
Some Young Denis said he
was too azy. Some said that the
organization lacked the money
to pay postage.
At any rate, one of the prob
lens at the present Milwaukee
convention Is how to seat dele
gates, inasmuch as no one quite
knows VIII her the Farley
amendments are in effect or not.
Jimmy, for one reason or an
other, will not run for Office
again. His place as national Sec
rotary probably will be taken by
Wilbur Heekin, a member of the
capitol police from Missouri. who
studies law by day and sleeps on
Congressman Duncan's office
couch by night.
Unpopular
There Is no question that both
Jimmy and Elliott Roosevelt are
anything but popular with the
Young Democrats. Young Dem
ocratic resentment against the
transforming tour that Jimmy
and Elliott made of Texas this
summer was not an accident.
The opposite Is true of their
father. With the Young Dems,
the president Is about 90 per
cent popular.
This, however, is a personal
popularity. 1t does not extend to
issues. On these the Young Dems,
as a whole, perhaps are even
more conservative than the elders
of their party.
II was the Young Democrats
of. Texas who were among the
first to censor the president for
his blast against the supreme
court and his admonition that
the eourf had taken the United