The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-09
NEW DEALERS
TRAIN GUNS ON
HUEYS PLANK
Prepare to BOmbard King
fiSh'S Ideas for Spreading
Nations Wealth.
FARLEY ATTACK HALTED
And So Long Will Have His
Chance to Keep Talking
in the Senate.
8Y THOMAS L. STOKES
Times special Writer

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The
Administration began TO turn today
from Huey Long the personal-po-
liticaI issue to Huey Long the eco
nomic-political issue
Now that the Louisiana Senator S
attempt to investigate Postmaster
General James A. Farley has been
suuclched- though Huey will have
plenty more to say about this-Ad-
ministrati0n leaders will pay heed
10 his. economic evangelism, which IS
meeting with more success than
most people like to admit.
After considerable travail, the
Senate Postofice Committee pre-
vented an exploration of Mr.. Farley
which-hOwever harmless II might
have turned out to be-wOuld have
been an annoyance to the Admin
istration-
You Can't Shush Huey
But this does not stop Huey Long,
either as a tOrmenting KlngfiSh or
as a man with a persuasive war-cry
TO the masses in the tolls Of depres-
sion.
II is the second role which hence
forth will concern the Administra-
ton largely. for the constant pick
ing on personalities is something
that must be borne. No one can
curb Huey's tongue.
A new strategy is expected 10 be-
come apparent soon, designed 10
deal with Huey as a political leader,
to keep him from weaving away the
leftist element which helped TO elect
Mr.. Roosevelt in 1892 and which,
lured to another camp. might Jeop-
srdize his success in 1886.
This probably will consist on the
one hand Of an attack, by search
ing analysis. on the "share-the-
wealth" plan. and. on the other. of
new emphasis on the Administ-a-
tion's desire to break up the concen-
tration Of wealth and spread 1t
more widely.
EccIes to Get His Head
Henceforth. instead of speeches by
Administration satellites indorslng
the profit system. and purring mes
sages to the financial fraternity, the
country is likely TO hear more
about such ideas as those Of Gov.
Mariner Eccles of the Federal Re
serve Board for redistribution OF in
come. which he has long espoused-
He would do It by taxation.
Huev has not explained satiSfac-
torilv how he would redistribute
wealth by his so-called "share-the-
wealth" plan. and Administration
experts believe they can shoot holes
through IL with ease. They con-
cpde the need of a redistribution,
however. for the concentration Is
greater now than ever
They concede also that the SIM
plicity Of the Senator's issue Is po-
tent. In effect he says:
a few people have got all the
wealth. Well just divide 1t up ana
give everybody something
II Has Its Defects
Having Just one simple issue, now
over has defects as well as merit<
they observe. If that can be proved
unavoidable and fantastic. then the
props may be pulled from the Long
economic plan. or the Long School
Of logarithmS." as it Is being called.
Huey has thrown up a big clay
pigeon and the Administration
knows at what 70 shoot.
For the immediate present, the
Senator will devote his own sharp
shooting 10 Mr.. Farley.
He served notice. when Senator
Kenneth McKeller ID. Tenn0 pre-
Sented the report opposing an in
vestigation. that there would be
further consideration" of that sub
iect in the Senate Monday.
The issue has been dragged from
the committee closet to the open
forum where Huey can poke at 1t
at will