The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27

xsd in the capital. New Deal
 aocrnts generally were critical
 Dubllcans applauded. Both were
 Ied as to what he intends to do M tho coming campaign.
 EzIs much-heralded speech was more cnustic than had been expected, ||e xspudiation of the New Deal
 6re emphatic. But he left his own /U'uro ia doubt.
 Political Washington speculated whether Smith intends actively to fanhpaign against the New Deal t|aket or sanction a Jeffersonian constitutional democratic national tonvention to nominate an opposi- flcn ticket.
 Disposes of Possibility
 1Eis statement that he was born ja the democratic party and expected to die in 1t appeared to dispose Of my possibility that he would cam. paign for Q republican presidential nominee or lead @ coalition ticket.
 Smith, his voice tense with emo- 1lan, shouted that New Dealers might Aiskuise themselves as Karl Marx, Norman Thomas or Lenin if they Wfrhed, "but what I won't stand is ko lot them march under the banner 0s Jefferson, Jackson or Cleveland"
 While politicians specuiated on the Dosibility of Smith becoming the ace tive leader of c conservative demo- cSative move against Mir. Roosevelt's xneelection, Ickes and Barkley quoted Hoover in Washington'S town hall forum last night.
 They dramatized Q socialism ex- change" between Hoover and Smith during the 1928 campaign. Barkley naked Ickes if he recalled the Hoov- er-smith debate on socialism. It was during the "questions" period follow. ing Ickes speech.
 Quotes Their Very Words
 sT do, and by strange coincidence, have their very words right here," xcIkes said.
 fEe took . paper from his pocket and read an excerpt from what he said was MT. Hoover's address at Madison Square Garden, New York, on October 22, 1928. MT. Hoover said Smith and his supporters had "abail. doned the tenets of their own party md turned to state socialism" for Q boiution of the country's problems.
 "sThe cry of socialism 1ckes quoted Smith as saying in Boston two days later, "rhas been patented by large interests that desire to put h damper on forward, progressive legislation.
 railing to meet arguments fair. ~ end squarely, special interest falls back on the old stock phrase pg socialism .. to refer to the remedies for all these evils as state socialism is not constructive states- flanship, it is not leadership and lcadership is what tho country is hungry for today"
 Well, Here We Are
 well, here we are" 1ckes said in a nasal twang, mimicing Sn lth'S infection and using the phrase Smith used in charging tho New Deaf had failed to keep It's campaign promises. His exchange with Barkley nppeared to have been rehearsed. Barkley quoted Smith in an appear. ance before the senate finance com snittee on January 8, 1883, aS having advised "a public works dictator and khelving the constitution during the Emergency. That political Washington was 1 Renuinely puzzled as to Smiths ins tentlong regarding the presidential campaign this year was indicated by | the wariness of leaders of both par- |, ties in comment. They obyiouBly were waiting indications of definite Strategy. The White House was silent. PreSi- dential secretaries refused even 10 reveal whether President Roosevelt had heard Smiths speech on the radio. Democratic leaders generally walt. cd to take their cuo from Robinson'S "ofiiciap reply. Robinson, mean. while declined to comment, locking himself in his office and preparing his speech.
 Senator Norris Bellttles Him Sen. George W. Norris, E., Neb., who supported Smith in 1928 and has been friendly toward many New Deal measures, belittled tho New Workers speech as offering nothing new and Representing the suppressed feeling of Q bad ioser." Tho peroration, he baid, twas that Of a demagoguo'. Other republicans were kinder. Rep. James W. Wadsworth, r, N. Yp Thought Smiths speech perfectly wonderful" while Sen. Arthur Van- denberg, r., Mich, saw it aS "the courageous statement of an honest man. wye, one of Smiths western man. agerS in 1928, said 1t was the speech of Q great man gone wrong," and hdded that it was to "the masters of corporate wealth" that he made it.
 While most New Deal leaders TO. snained silent, some others were ntung into sharp reply. Donald R. Richberg, former head of the NRA, Joined Melvin D. Hildreth, executive secretary of the National Progressive league, in q statement.
 f Take Look at Record
 The two adopted the customary Emith tactics of taking . look at the record"-Smitiis record this time.
 They recalled that in 1928 Smith flnyited and obtained the support of pTogregsives because he advocated c program of agricultural relief, electric power development and protection of labor similar to that which President Roosevelt has put into effect"
 One paragraph in smiths speech caused more comment than any other. After predicting the Philadel- Mothers :!
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