Evening star., 1935-08-15
THE POLITICAL
MILL
By G.. Could Lincoln.

OcIuOCTdGlC duInlIllStTHtlOT, COZ"
fronted by an approaching election and
with many straws indicating growing
unpopularity for the New Deal, seems to
be changing it's tune. Within a day or
two President Roosevelt has signed
bill restoring to Spanish War veterans
the pensions which the much-heralded
economy BILL" passed at the beginning
of the Roosevelt administration, took
away. This action followed announce
ment by the Senate Democratic leaders
that the soldiers bonus bill would be
made a special order of business in the
Upper House next January. 1t would
appear that the Democratic administra-
ton is intent upon making itself solid
with the veterans. This may be politically
wise, but it does not smack much Of
Grover Cleveland and his fight against
padded pension rolls back in the '8Os.
And along comes the A. A. A. with an
announcement that the wheat farmers
of the country are to be permitted to
plant more wheat for 1896. 1t provided
that $500, 900 acres now out of produce
ton are to be restored to wheat grow
ing. There is a report, too, that within
short time there will be an order
lessening the curtailment placed by the
A. A. A. on hog production. The order
restoring wheat acreage to production
came after such q move had been firmly
denied 1t is In direct contrast to the
operations of the New Deal farm pro-
gram Of the past. The howl which has
been going up through the country about
the high cost of living and the high
prices of pork may have had something
to do with the quick change OF front
on the part Of the administration in
this matter.
1t is q tough job pleasing the farmers
and the consumerS-the tOilerS in mill
and factory and shop-at the same time.
The farmers of wheat, hogs, corn, to-
bacco and cotton have been pretty well
satisfied up to date over the receipt OF
Government checks for not producing
part of their usual crops. But the
processing taxes and the increasing prices
of foodStuffs have brought loud protests
from the workers. The processing taxes
on hogs and cotton, for example. were
used as effective issues in the recent by
election in Rhode Island, where Re-
publican was chosen in place of Demo-
crat to represent the first congressional
district. The workers there believed
that the cotton processing tax was
keeping them out of work in the mills
and that the hog processing tax, plus the
curtailment Of hog production, had raised
their cost Of living.
The great crop in this country next
year. 1t appears. is to be votes. None
will be plowed under. The New Dealers
may change their tune. But whether
they can persuade the people to sup
port them at the polls Is still question
There is a growing inclination among
many people to declare that what i'm
provement is coming is not due to the
New Deal, but in spite Of it. II the
New Dealers change their tune now. the
voters may be inclined to say that they
forced them to change.
The Republican presidential SWIM
ming hole, which has been viewed
aSkance for months, may be crowded
soon. Up in New Hampshire yesterday
one Of the prominent possibilities for
the G. o. P. nomination came out of the
bushes and plunged into the water. 1t
was Col. Frank Knox, publisher of the
Chicago Daily News For weeks Col.
Knox has been denying that he was a
candidate for the nomination. His hat
is now safely in the ring. For at q
Republican outing at Hampton Beach.
N. H., yesterday he was introduced to
the gathering as the next President
of the United States" According to
reports, he expressed his appreciation
and launched into an attack upon the
Roosevelt New Deal.
1t was natural. in a way, that Col.
Knox's presidential boom should be
launched in New Hampshire. Not
many years ago he was the publisher
of a newspaper in Manchester in that
State. He is a particular friend of
former Senator George Moses, who has
already declared himself for the Knox
nomination. Furthermore, the first
presidential preferential primary next
year is to be held in New Hampshire
In March. 1t will be remembered that
President Roosevelt won in the Demo-
cratic primary in New Hampshire in
1892, and his candidacy took a boost
at the time. Roosevelt carried the
State despite strenuous efforts Of Al
Smiths adherents to head him on at
the time.
1t will be interesting to see who's
next among the Republicans to emerge
from the shrinking violet stage and
admit he is candidate for the preSi-
Dental nomination There is not the
SlighteSt doubt In the minds OF many
persons that a number of gentlemen
have really been candidates for weeks
and months. The names of Senator
William E. Borah of Idaho, Senator
Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan
and Gov ALI NJ Landon of Kansas
have been widely used as presidential
possibilities. If these gentlemen came
forward as avowed candidates, there
would be lot of support for each and
all of them. Borah's popularity Is
already manifest through the poll
which Robert H. Lucas Is conducting
among the Republican county chairmen
and others.
The principal dark horse" among the
Republicans at this time of jockeying Tor
the presidential nomination is former
President Herbert Hoover. This may be
through no fault of Mr.. Hoover. 1t Is
the kind of thing that happened four
years ago. when AL Smith, titular head
of the Democratic party as its 1928 cam
didate, was urged to make statement
whether he would or would not be
candidate for the 1892 nomination. 1t
is the kind of thing that happened In
1929, when the late Calvin Coolidge
was President and all he could be
brought to say was that he did not
choose to run" Up until the Hoover