Evening star., 1936-05-29

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was interpreted in some quarters as
meaning that II the convention nomi-
mated candidate whom Borah re-
garded as the protege of the monop-
olistic interests, and failed to write a
platform denouncing monopoly and
promising to end it, the Idaho Senator
would take walk"
Borah said that if the convention
failed to nominate him for President,
II would make no real personal differ
ence to him.
AS he has during his entire pre-
convention campaign, the Senator at
tackled Old Guard leaders, mentioning
by name Charles D. Hilles of New
York, Henry j. Roraback of Connecti-
cut, Walter F. Brown and Ed Schorr
of Ohio.
Predicts Simple Greed.
Borah, however, gave no comfort to
the New Dealers in his address. Not
only did he assail the N. r. A.. which
was the very keystone of the New Deal
arch before the Supreme Court pulled
it out, but he predicted q return to
the "creed Of simple, sincere, loyal
Americanism.'
Borah's address, widely advertised,
had been awaited with keenest interest
by Republicans who realize he has a
wide following and who were anxious
to know whether he would utter
defiant threats to pull the party to
pieces. With no less interest, the
Democrats listened, hoping for a clear
declaration which would give the DEM
ocrats a chance for another 1912
political situation. They had hoped
he would blow the Republican party
wide open and Gov. Landon, who
seems to be the likely presidential
nominee, out of the water.
Makes Oil Thrust.
Senator Borah's thrust at Landon
was found in charge that some of
the oil companies have been extremely
active in the pre-convention cam
paign. Landon Is an oil operator
Said Borah.
"On my desk is letter from an
independent oil company which says:
The Standard Oil and four other
companies are out to secure the
monopoly Of the worlds oil production.
They have it now in the United States.
We who are known as independents
are permitted now to follow the oil
business with the grace of the Stand
ard Oil Co. and its associates
"These oil companies, or some of
them, have been extremely active in
this convention campaign. Their
representatives will sit in the conven-
tion. Some Of us shall be interested
to know where they throw their influ-
encel If the Republican party can
hnd no way to control the economic
power which these companies exert
upon every person in the land, regard
less Of State lines, shall we hope to
make effective with the voters our
argument that State rights under the
Constitution must be maintained?
These oil companies are now, as
private corporations, exerting power
over the private citizen in the respec-
tive States which the Constitution has
declared the Government does not
possess"
Stresses Candidates Views.
Early in his address Borah declared
the coming national campaign would
be battle of candidates. He laid
great stress, therefore, on the selection
OF the Republican candidate, saying:
In speaking Of the position Of the
party with reference to public ques-
tions, 1t Is not my view that its position
can be determined. or even fully
defined, by the platform alone. In
this campaign extraordinary as 1t
undoubtedly will be in all its phases,
the candidates Of the respective parties
will be the platforms. We shall ind,
in my opinion, that the people will
accept no other.
1T is undoubtedly right and proper
and according to old custom to make
platforms. But these platforms have