The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-23
HOOVER BLAST
AT NEW DEAL
STIUS CAPITAL
1886 Bid for Presidency Is
Seen in Latest Attack
on Administration.
ROOSEVELT MAY REPLY
Note to Young 6. o. P. on
Coast Held Attempt to
ReVitaliZe Party.
By LYLE {. WILSON
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. March 23.-For-
mer President Herbert c. Hoover
today summoned young Republicans
10 rejuvenate their party and crush
an -un-American~ government. His
mrsaee. a letter addressed TO 4
California Republican Assembly.
was interpreted by some as a Did
Tor tho presidential nomination next
year
Although directed 10 a West Coast
gathering. Mr.. HOOvcrs unqualified
dcnuncIation OF New Deal policies
gas aimed az Congress. the White
House. and ultimately AZ the 1896
national election. The defeated
candidate Of 1882 challenged the
winner 70 defend his program.
His attack on the Roosevelt Ad-
mnisfrati0n WAS fully as strong As
the one ne launched after the Su-
preme Court gold decision He sal0
American principles we're leopard
izcd daily by RECOMMENDATION and
bureaucratic domination"
sees People aS Pawns
He assailcd Democratic business.
financial, relief. labor and agrarian
policies The people. ne said, had
been made the pawnS Of a CEN
trauzcd and self-peTpetuating gov
eminent
Political judgment was divided
amOng Republicans on the effective
ness Of AIr HOOver's challenge.
Democrats generally we're scOrnful.
but none ignored Mr.. HOOver'S 1892
poll OF almost 100000 votes.
There was widespread belief IN the
capital that President Roosevelt
might reply
Events preceding tOday's political
gesture. reveal. observers believed,
sufficient OF Mr.. HOOveT'S strategy TO
demonstrate that his bOmbshellS are
not chance shots. They viii continue
az intervals into the 1896 campaign
Roosevelt on Defensive
Mr.. HOOvcr's intention to compel
President Roosevelt TO defend his
Administration appears unmistsk-
able. Pv discussion he hopes TO IN
sptrr and revive the Republican
party. He opened his campaign
cautiously I'M 1884 after almost two
Years silence. a magazine was Mr.
Ho0ver's first medium. but IN his
challenge IN Liberty articles his
criticism was general. II avoided
the direct issue OF Hoover vs. Roose-
welt.
on Feb. N. after the Supreme
Court gold decision. Mr.. Hoover re-
turnro 10 politics with demand for
resumption Of 2 gold standard. His
friends promised the challenge
would continue and today 1t was
uttered I'm these words.
The theories Of this AdminiStra-
ton do not work. They are no
longer a propaganized millennium;
thcv are Sclf-CxpOSed
The indictment Of New Deal pol
icieS shows that the area OF dis
putc Is confined 10 method. AS TO
obiecuveS-Sccurity. protection OF
the home and the Observation-Disclosures
Is no conflict.
Republicans DwindIe
Much Of Mr.. R0oSevelt's 1895 New
Deal uroEram IS in congressional
jeopardy rs the nation ponderS Mr..
H0overS worcs-
Republicans - House and Senate
are divided. -tr individual and
~
reorganization not produced
united front NJ uniformly &C
ceptable program. a titular lead
or ~ The RcpubliCa party organ
ration. Mr.. Hoover r offered the
sold standard and al ldOnment ~
recovery experimentation as a pro-
Gram with which the Republicans
NAV defeat The New Deal party.
Political observers Judge Mr.. Hoo
vcrs choice 81 time FOR his latest
criticism as opportune Legislative
compromise is beng forced on the
White House Senate business i
hampercd hv incipient flibusters.
Democratic legislative forces. numer-
icslly imposing. are divided and
weak.
Think Hoover Has Changed
II Nfr. Hoover proves 70 be an
inspiring leader. New Deal Difficult
ties may double when every energy
IS needed 70 overcome obstacles al
ready present. There are those who
believe Washington is too ready 10
discount Mr.. HOOyer's influence $
a counsellor OF Republican voters.
His 1892 vote can not be brushed
of the record.
The Capital hears from Califor-
MIA that Mr.. Hoover is a new man. 60
one % his cabinet who dined re-
Gently with the former President
came away amazed by the transfer
nation.
"It was not the same Hoover who
was IN the White House during
those four years. Mr.. Hoovers guest
said. He has become philc optical.
He has learned 20 laugh"