Evening star., 1935-11-13

vocates the same prescription for farm
relief. In a recent speech in his home
State Senator Dickinson said: 1T Is
possible to build agriculture into pros
perity that will be permanent and last
ing without reliance for its accomplish
ment upon political miracles. 1t will be
founded not upon optical illusions pro-
duced by Government magicians but
upon Self-reliance and common sense. 1t
will be grounded upon the solid and basic
American conviction that you and can
manage our own affairs better than any
outsider who happens to wear a Gov
ernment badge" AS the G. o. P. must
win the West. or a husky section OF it,
to beat Roosevelt, Dickinson's friends
think the Senator's claims on the nomi-
nation are not to be disregarded. His
qualities include the fact that he's prob
ably the most presidentiallooking entry
in the race. Eastern interests are said
to view with favor the Iowan's available
ity, if the elephant must seek leader
in the open spaces.
Washington's Town Hall, which will
begin operations for the season on No
vember "a, will go international in a
big way, with the most distinguished
program of foreign speakers heard here
in many day. On December Germany
will be represented by Emil Ludwig,
famous historical biographer; on Decem-
Der Great Britain. by Sir Norman An
gell. former Labor member of Parliament
and Nobel peace prize winner: on De-
cember IS Italy, by Goetano Salvemini,
member Of the pre-FaScist Italian Par
lament. and on December % France,
by Andre Siegfried, economist. author
and former foreign office Official After
these various overseas spokesmen have
dealt with problems germane to Europe
and their respective countries the Town
Hall will 60 native. with list of eminent
Americans who will fill programs running
up to April. 1896, including Mrs Roose-
velt's February 2 talk on Should Women
Be Allowed to Work."
From Michigan comes word that when
Incumbent Jim Couzens. Republican.
tires Of running for the Senate his son
Frank, just reelected mayor of Detroit
by four -to-one ma jority, will aspire to
the paternal seat in Congress. The chief
magistrate of the motor metropolis,
chip of the old Progressive block, will be
only "a years old in February. His friends
think he is at the outset of public career
destined to carry him far beyond the
Wolverine border. AS native Detroiter
he is eligible to the presidency. a quality
not possessed by his father, who was born
in Canada.
Representative John W. Flanagan, jr.,
Democrat, of Virginia has broken down
into political statistics the various acts
of Congress declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court. He states that OF 81
acts invalidated during a period of 146
years only 20, or about % per cent, were
passed by Democratic Congresses. Forty
two or around So per cent, were the acts
of Republican Congresses. Four of the
other unconstitutional statutes were
passed by a Democratic House and Re-
publican Senate and one by the first
Congress, which was non-partisan. The
Old Dominion Representative thinks
these figures are knockout answer to
the cry of the Tories" that Democrats
are the "Constitution-w party.
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Not often since the Harrison-Van
Buren campaign of 1840, when "Tippe-
canoe and Tyler, Too" was the victorious
battle-cry, has presidential contest
been fought and won with a rhythmical
party slogan. II farm relief is to be
paramount it's suggested that the New
Deal may take the field in SO with
jingle running, "a. A. A. Is Here to
Stay"-that is to say, unless the Supreme
Court says nay.
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