Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-12-12

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CARELESS OF the decreased support reg
istered for what one might lump into
the term New Deal measures" many
political observers are of the opinion
THAT Mr.. Roosevelt is much stronger
than his party or the administration
program as a whole.
The fact is that former President
Herbert Hoover has many republicans
guessing as to his political intentions.
In this respect he is somthing like
Senator Borah of Idaho, also a poten-
tial candidate but not yet definitely III
the fight. The party managers realize
that no cordial relation exists between
these two leaders and, in fact, believe
that each is determined to maintain
himself as a factor in the republican
party's candidacy race until the other
has been definitely eliminated.
The feeling between these two re-
publicans goes back a number OF
years. Senator Borah campaigned ac-
lively for Mr.. Hoover in 1928 and his
pledge. of a special session to deal with
the farm problem was very effective
in the west. Afterwards when MIR.
Hoover took office the Idaho senator
was dissatisfied and has been pointed
ly aloof from the Hoover camp ever
since that time. The clash between
them seems to be one of ideas rather
than a personal feeling. Neither has
much regard for the measures favored
by the other and will do everything
possible to prevent the nomination of
the other or the adoption by the party
Of the ideas c~hampioned by the other
man. The fight will probably go on
under cover for a while but if they
remain in the running it will come to
he surface and may be the big issue
at the republican convention. Both
are mastering their forces quietly for
a showdown fight on the principles
they believe in. The margin of differ
ence is extremely wide and there
seems to be no possibility of a bridge
10 span the gap.
The tariff is not the issue it used to
be. This much is evident to anybody
who has watched the public reaction
to the reciprocal treaty with Canada
Some republicans, recalling President
Tafts effort to secure a similar agree
.ncnt, will not attack the one offered
On the other hand, some democrats,
won to the high tariff argument, will
assail it. In short, it will be lambasted
powerfully by the interests that fear
a loss through its operation but not
by those interests that hope to regain
some of the lost Canadian trade.
The pact must be ratified by the
Canadian parliament and, for that
reason, its supporters are not claiming
too much. At the proper time, how
ever, you will hear more about the
advantages that they think will accrue
to thiscountry. The president, in ac-
cepting Secretary Hulls contention
that world recovery depends upon the
removal of trade barriers, was careful
to insert quotas and reservations to
protect domestic price-fxing on agri-
cultural products.
Secretary Hull has long advocated
'ow tariffs. He was in congress in 1905
when the Payne-Aldrich tariff was
passed and he was also present when
the Hawley-Smoot tariff went through
IN 1880. He has been a conspicuous
advocate Of the unconditional most
favored nation principle which, while
in the Canadian agreement, does not
operate Importantly because the con-
cessions apply mostly to articles OF
Canadian origin. He fays lobbyists
md specially privileged interests for
he ~log-rolling which has so often ac-
companied tariff-making and asserts
hat the present pact was carefully
atudied and considered for ten
months.