The Washington times., 1936-02-10
B0RAH CALLED
NEW DEALER
BY FESS

sent Senator William E. Borah to
Ohio voters as more of a New
Dealer" than a Republican.
Fess told his hearers:
"The Republicans will want .
candidate who has voted for
more Republican measures than
Democratic proposals, and who
IL more popular with Republi-
cans than with Democrats"
Fess asserted Borah's record
showed that he supported sub
stantially the entire New Deal pro-
gram save the NRA."
Answers BOrah Challenge
His statement was in response to
Boral's challenge Saturday for
other candidates for the Republt'
can presidential nomination to op-
pose him in the Ohio preferential
primary May IL, in which Borah
mas SuG6TeQ 1l1S LdA4S'
Borah last night suggested that
if Fess favored former President
Hoover "it would not be discredit-
able to him to say so publicly"
Fess replied that Borah's IN.
formation regarding his support OF
Mr., Hoover was false" adding:
''HOwever, I wish to say to him
and others that couldn't be for
BOrah without feeling compelled
to apologize to the Republicans
Of the State and nation"
Fess, who served in Congress %
years. and was close to Mr..
Hoover, said Borah's demand to
know what he stood for was not
important, as he was not a can.
didate, but he outlined his views
on issues the Republican standard
bearer will have to espouse. He
said:
"The Republican candidate
must stand for the square deal
Of an open door to all citizens
and against the New Deal phi.
lOsophy Of requiring him to seek
approval from q washington
bureau. ..-.
FIGHT PLANNED ECONOMY
"He must stand for free com.
petition in industry and against
New Deal economic planning.
He must stand for Government
as well as individual saving for
investment and against the New
Deals wasteful folly Of attempt
tng to spend itself into pros
perity.
'IIe must stand for increased
purchasing power through in
creased production, or plenty,
and against the increased cost
Of living through decreased pro-
ductiOn, or scarcity.
"He must stand for q sound
currency as against a managed
currency Of irredeemable paper.
He must stand for a stabilized
dollar that possesses 100 cents
on every counter Of the world,
as against the New Deal dollar
manipulated by devaluatiOn,
sterilizing gold, and the silver
debauchery.
''He must stand for respect Of
the Governments solemn pledge
to citizens and against the per.
fidy and national dishOnOr Of
repudiatiOn. He must stand for
living within the nations in
come by an early balanced
budget as against the trends to
national bankruptcy and newt
able initiation.
'We must stand for preserv-
ing the home market in behalf
Of American labor and the
American farmer through the
protective tariff as against the
invasion Of that market through
q competitive tariff system.
'1n other words, the standard
bearer Of the Republicans must
take position against the new
philosophy Of the New Deal as
q common sense proposition"
ROOSEVELT QUOTED
Fess spoke Of having read that
President Roosevelt was pleased
over Borah'S candidacy. He said
the President. when asked If it
was because Borah would be easy
to beat, was quoted as replying
ooh, no, it is because, II he
were elected, he would go fur.
thest in carrying out my poll
cieS.'
FeSs saw great significance for
Republicans in this statement, pur-
portedly made the day after Borah
lunched at the White House. He
said:
"My one contention is, and
has been, that If we are to have
q New Deal candidate it would
be best to allow the author Of
the New Deal to take all the re-
SpOnsibilitieS and liabilities and
not to dilute Republican princi-
pies with such nOstrums. When
the convention comes to vote it
will find no difficulty in chOOS-
ing man who will fill all these
qualifications. If Senator BOrah
can qualify 1 shall be very happy
to support him."
DIN Dn &C