The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-22
O.P.Predicament
Shown in Keynoter
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WASHINGTON April 22.-Yards of good news
w paper space will be consumed debating
whether the selection of Senator Frederick Stewer
of oregon Republican National Convention key
noter defeat for the Landon forces or whether
the Eastern HilleS crowd went in for remote control
and put over Pacific Coast man, if not, why not.
That doesn't matter much. A convention key
noter is one-edition wonder. If you can remember
anything any keynoer said you are good. 1t is
not the keynoter, nor very much the platform, that
interests the voter He votes on the candidate.
But 1t does throw some light on the predicament
OF the Republican Party to look at the record of its
keynoter. Theoretically, the keynoter is chosen
to personfy and voice the party principles. But
there's quite bit of RECOMMENDATION in Senator Stei-
wers record for rugged old Republicans to swallow
He voted for AAA and later amendments for IVA
and later amendments. the World Court, MIRA SEC,
and the Wagner labor bill True, he whitewashed
these sins away TO some extent when he voted
against the gold bills Bankhead cotton control work
relief the utility death sentence and the holding
company bill, against the 1885 taxes on wealth. and
the Guffey coal bill. Undoubtedly Steiwer will key
note against Roosevelt extravaganza and spending.
He voted for the soldier bonus and helped over
ride the Presidents veto.
DEMOCRATIC members of the House WAYS and
~ Means Committee shut out Republican mem
bers and drafted the new corporation tax BILL en-
bodying complex and revolutionary changes in the
principle of corporation taxation. Yesterday they
let the Republicans have copy of the bill 1t will
up for 16 hours debate tomorrow Republicans
have barely one day in which to study the bill,
write their minority criticism of it, and prepare
themselves to debate it.
When such procedure is condemned as ham,
stringing thorough study and consideration by the
opposition Democrats Indignantly reply that Repub-
hcans used to treat them that way in the old DAYS
and that Vice President Garner, when in the House
complained bitterly but in vain about these steam
roller methods. But the House Democrats are so
BUSY copying old-time Republican strong arm
methods that perhaps it never occurred to them
that they might take this opportunity to set bet
ter example more in keeping with the principles
OF parliamentary elaboration.
PUBLISHERS meeting in New York have worked
themselves up into state over the freedom of
the press and now some Washington correspondents
are complaining that President Roosevelt is out to
discredit them.
No President likes newspaper criticism Some
conceal their dislike of it better than Others Hoover
used to complain to editors about critical DISPATCHES
written by their Washington correspondents Some
times he set the Secret Service to irving to discover
reporters news sources. Roosevelt never has liked
speculative dispatches Most of the time he has con-
cealed his feelings. Recently he has taken to crack
ing back at his newspaper critics. He is making
mistake, from his point of view because it is good
advertising for his critics
But IN almost 20 years experience in washington
TINS observer mas never heard of reporter coming
out second best if he had his facts STRAIGHT There
Is no man in the world who has as much freedom
as washington correspondent whose editor will let
him have it.
COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. in accentinv
~ third term as President of the National Repub-
lcan club, urges as one remedy for maldistriblton
the development OF co-operatives similar to those in
sweden: state. and where possible Federal laws
snouo ne passed implementing these co-operatives.
Business In general should take these UNDER
lying precepts for its guide and should strive to de-
wise methods through profit-sharing O.. otherwise
"nacn Would attain the same general ents."