Evening star., 1936-03-22
Defends Votes on New Deal.


Defends Votes on New Deal.
Borah, while he declared his opposi-
tion to some policies of the Roosevelt
administration, defended the votes
which he has cast for some New Deal
measures.
with the party in power" he said
ct have often agreed. For this have
been criticized, and my allegiance to
my party questioned. have no apol-
ogy to offer. ANY measures I sup
ported, supported because thought
they were entitled to my support. I
have no intention of repudiating any
position / have taken. I have a GER
tain distrust of the sincerity of those
who engage in wholesale assaults upon
the policies and measures Of the ad-
ministration. 1t will get them no
where as a party and it is not good
craftsmanship"
Borah made no mention of Col.
Frank Knox, publisher of the Chicago
Daily News, against whom he is pitted
In the presidential preference primary
in this State, but voters know Col
Knox has been bitter in his attacks
upon the Roosevelt administration.
Borah, introduced as native son
Of Illinois by Edgar j. Cook, in charge
of the Borah campaign here, was given
m enthusiastic welcome.
Upon the young men and women Of
che country, he declared, would de-
pend the outcome of the coming po-
Gtical campaign.
He said he came to address the peo-
ble of Chicago for two reasons-to
seek their support for the presidential
nomination and to aid in rebuilding
and reinspiring the great Republican
party"
"I am more interested in putting
che party on the road to success than
In my own candidacy" said Borah,
after declaring he was entirely sin
cere In his campaign for the nomina-
ton.
The Republican party, he said, had
fallen into a sad state because its
leaders had not kept pace with the
times.
Borah said he had entered the cam
paign at the instance of friends in
Wisconsin and other States who urged
him to make a fight to liberaliZe the
party.
"I am not going to get out of the
campaign unless am thrown out"
said Borah, as the crowd applauded.
Attacking the leaders of the Repub-
Hcan organization in Illinois, Borah
said it was these leaders and those
like them in other States who had
caused 10000, 900 voters to desert the
party in 1882.
"If they are sitting in the front row
ut the Cleveland convention, these
10000 900 voters will never come back"
he declared.
'I ask you if monopoly would be
disturbed in the slightest degree If the
Cleveland convention is controlled by
the men who are saping that control"
continued Borah. Il am the only can
didate seeking the presidential nomi-
nation with any chance Of success who
has never bolted the Republican party.
It is reported that will not support
the action Of the Cleveland conven-
tion If am not nominated.
II have no purpose, have no plan
TO bolt. But am going to reserve the
absolute freedom to look over the
candidate nominated and the plat
form adopted"
Admitting that there has been some
recovery, Borah said: Look where
the recovery Is going. There are 12,-
100000 unemployed today"
What recovery there has been has
gone, he charged, too greatly into the
hands of monopolistic corporations.
IF monopoly is going to nominate
the candidate and write the party
platform, reserve my rights"
Among the Roosevelt measures
which Senator Borah has supported
are the banking act and the act set
ting up the Securities and Exchange
Commission. He has voted, too, for
many Of the relief measures of the
administration.
Opposes Some Policies.
"On the other hand" continued
Borah. II have differed and do differ
with some Of the measures and poll
cies of the administration, and some
which are being proposed. I think