Evening star., 1936-10-28
c. G.O.P.|SACCUSED
OF EXCITING RACES
Party Branded Democrats
as "Enemies of Negro"
Prescott Charges.
BY JACK ALLEN.

SILVER SPRING, Md, October %.
"A charge that Republican leaders
are endeavoring to excite racial preju-
dice in Montgomery County was hurled
by State Senator Stedman Prescott
from the platform of the Roosevelt
Lewis rally held last night in the Ma
tional Guard Armory.
Declaring that while opponents Of
President Roosevelt are "hypocritically
trying to brand him a fomenter Of
class hatred" Prescott said they are at
the same time engaged in attempting
to promote racial and class prejudice"
in their pleas for the Negro vote.
He told the assemblage of some 600
people this policy has invaded Mont
gomery County through the medium
of an appeal written by Walter w.
Dawson, chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee. in which
'the Democrats are branded as enc
mics of the Negro"
Calls 1t "Trickery."
This is the lowest type Of political
trickery." the Democratic chieftain
of the county shouted.
Senator Prescott said in his address
that not only has the Republican party
tried to stir up racial hatred through
out the country, but has also dis
tributed circulars against the social
security act in the pay envelopes Of
large corporations employees.
The rally was held amid conven-
ton atmosphere, with the Elks Club
Boys Band of Washington playing
martial airs, while members from the
Young Mems Democratic and Wom-
ems Democratic Clubs of Takoma Park
paraded through the hall carrying
banners and placards hailing Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the New Deal.
District Attorney Leslie c. Garnett
of Washington and former United
States Senator Blair Lee of Silver
Spring, who presided, also spoke. 1t
was the first time the latter, one-time
county Democratic leader. has taken
the platform for a political address
since nominating the late Gov. Albert
c. Ritchie for reelection in 1880.
Compared to Wilson.
Garnett opened his talk by compar-
ing Roosevelt with Woodrow Wilson
and lauded both as Outstanding ex-
ponents OF liberal Democratic Govern
ment," declaring the American people
were without a leader until March I,
1888.
The speaker contrasted the Hoover
breadlines" of 1882 with the "Roose-
welt controlled prosperity" of 1896.
He said that while farm property
declined $4,000, 100000 during IL
years of Republican control before
1888, farm values increased more
than $4,000, 600, 900 in the past three
years and farm incomes increased
more than $2,500, ,000, 900 during that
period. He told also of the relief af-
forded home owners, bank depositors,
insurance companies, unemployed and
large corporations.
Turning to the critics of Roosevelt
he leveled an attack against ;dis.
gruntled Democrats" and took John
w. Davis and Al Smith as "ex-
ampleS."
Landon Is Denounced.
He denounced Landon for trying to
"blow hot and cold at the same time"
and asserted that whereas the Repub-
lican presidential candidate FIRST
praised Government control Of the
Oil industry he now "criticizes Roose.
velt for applying Government con-
troll to save industry and help thu
average citizen"
Former Senator Lee traced tn
principals of the Democratic party
said they were founded mainly y
opposition to monopoly and the hisl
tariffs which make monopoly possible.
and declared the Democratic party Z
the party representing the purchasinI
class of the American people"
| He described New Deal spending q
akin to q blood TRANSMISSION to save
dying man."
Mrs. Charles Y. Latimer Of Takom,
Park, president of the Women's Demo
cratic Clubs of Montgomery County
and Charles M. Ireland, jr., presiden
of the Young Mems Democratic Ciul
Of Silver Spring, were introduced.