The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-23

away at rate never before equalled in
this or any other country, but the fact that
expenditures initiated and set up as emer-
gency or temporary are rapidly becoming
fixed and permanent.
The, course of this policy exactly paral-
leIs the administration experience with
AAA. The Washington experimenters un-
dertook to control production of single
farm crop, and ended in about two years
nv undertaking to control production, mar
keting and pricing of fourteen farm crops.
One thing compelled another. Having
ootten the farm relief bear by the tail
the administration could not let CO. Thai
was the history of NRA, also. 1t will be
the history of every socialistic or commun-
istic scheme introduced in our country, for
the simple reason that these forms of gov
eminent call for and depend on policies
that 90 all the way in reorganization of the
neonle, in making the government supreme
and the people subjects. The whole his
tory of the world furnishes proof of the
truth of this statement and today there are
fearful lessons staring civilization in the
face in Russia, Germany, Italy and other
countries.
Bad as it is, the piling up of national
debt which will exceed 35 billion dollars
by next July first, may, as Mr.. Lippman
suggests, be far less destructive in this
country than the continuation OF apology of
insane spending and maintenance indefini
tely of the payment Of gifts and subsidies
to favored classes Of citizens. This policy
will undoubtedly continue until the coun-
try is bankrupt if the majority OF the voters
of the United States place their stamp OF
approval upon the present Socialist dlcta-
torship in Washington at the election next
November That is all Roosevelt and his
supporters are awaiting. They may eXer-
else some caution from this time until No
vember, although the general lines OF his
policies will be followed through the Spr-
ing and Summer; but when the election is
over, if the country records Socialist VIC
tory no doubt there will be inaugurated an
orgy of misgovernment, looting OF the
federal treasury, and destruction of Amer
lean principles and policies which will
plunge the country into financial and eco
nomic ruin.
This is not pleasant prospect, but it is
the prospect facing the country, according
TO the sincere views OF millions of Amer
lean citizens, including millions who, in
politics, are Democrats, as we'll as millions
of Republicans and Independents. That is
why a majority of the country's citizens,
according to Literary Digest polls and 9TH
err estimates of public sentiment, have,
turned against Roosevelt and his admins
tration. The people no longer trust him
and the crowd with which he has surround
ed himself and entrenched in control OF
the national government; and the basis OF
this distrust is the simple record of the
Roosevelt administration over a period OF
three years in power.
The distrust of the administration eX-
tends to Congress, which long ago abdicat-
ed us cOllSllIuLloIldl pl e1oSaIlSSo anu i"iie
lions and gave Roosevelt all the support
asked for the setting up of Socialist die
tatorship. Congress, Jointly with the Pres
ident, must bear the responsibility for the
record made by the administration. Meth
er Congress or Roosevelt can dodge the is
sue.s They are going to be compelled to
'face the music" in this years campaign.
Thecvoters know what it will take to put
over a hcase-cleaning of experimenters.
bureaucrats and other undersirables in
Washington.
AmericaniSm. FEELING mortified by