The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-24
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Simmons
Here to Give Principal
Address.
ASKS HELP OF WOMEN
New Deal Expenditures Are
ASSai|ed; CriticiSeS AAA
and Social Laws.
BY ARCH sTErNEL

A farm wife, who says she
drives herself every time she
gives a political talk, just as
her husband drives his team
in blowing, was in Indianap-
oils today urging Indiana
women to. realize their re-
sponsibilities in eradicating
the enormous expenditures
of the New Deal.
She is Mrs. Elizabeth Major Sim
mons, Marshall, Mo-, who is to be
the banquet speaker tonight at the
Indiana Republican Editorial As
ISOLATION.
Honey, more mother than a
writer and speaker, Mrs. Simmons
is one of the leading feminine key
noters against New Deal policies
Il dislike calling the Democratic
Party by its name. 1t is not the
Democratic Party, it is a New Deal
party she said this morning in
her Columbia Club room shortly
before the opening at noon of the
editorial convention.
Women must realize their per-
sonal responsibility and take the
time to find out. the effect of the
New Deal. And the Republican
Party is the only group that will
honestly present to them the pic
ture of our government today"
Mrs. Simmons said.
Hits AAA Payments
She declared that farmers and
farm wives accepted the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act and it's boun-
ties with tongue in cheek" because
of the terrible drought we had"
Farmers know that the AAA is
not morally right and can not be a
permanent measure" Mrs. Simmons
asserted.
She declared that statements of
Democratic leaders that women are
backing the party are erroneous.
ANY one should know the
strategy of the New Deal party
she added
DenOunces Security Laws
Social security legislation was
termed by Mrs. Simmons as pure
ly socialism" and was being used by
the professional politicians for their
own benefit to build up patronage
and huge reserve funds ,Jhich they
can expend for the benefit of a DC
litical party.
'The New Deal encourages peo-
pie to be dead-beats and MASTERS in
stead OF saving their money by
honest labor" she declared.
Informed of the charges of Sena-
tor Frederick VanNuys that the
WPA administration in Indiana
was being used for political pur-
poses, Mrs. Simmons said, IT have
been told that it is true in my home
state of Missouri. The taxpayers
in the end have to pay the BILL"
Raps Pendergast Machine
Asked whether Missouri might
enter the Republican column in No
vember, Mrs. Simmons said:
1T takes a brave woman to resort
to prophecy. Missouri is dominated
by the PendergaSt crowd in Kansas
City and we Republicans are not
responsible for them and we're not
proud of them"
Mrs. Simmons said she believed
the issues of this years election
transcend all party affiliations and
should be considered on nonpar-
tiSan basis.
Mrs. Simmons said she was
neither for or against any Pres
idential candidate for the Repub-
lican nomina ton and refused to
comment on the Landon candidacy.
Il have been thrust into speaking
and at times I have to drive myself.
1t is much easier for me to write
for the magazines. In addressing the
editors tonight. however, I will
speak to both men and women and
not to the women of Indiana alone.
In my work on the farm I find
that both man and woman must
work together to insure success and
/ think this is just as true in secur-
ing success for the Republican
Party" Mrs. Simmons said.