Evening star., 1936-02-13


Quotes New York Times
TO Show Vast Expenditures.
The New York Times, q supporter
of the administration, is the authority
for the statement showing that the
resettlement administration employs
1909 Federal officials, that 1t Is CIV
ing relief to 5.012 persons or families,
that 1t costs $1,750,000 a month for
the officials and 100000 month for
the relief. II that Is true. each family
head had $3.50 worth of Federal offi-
cials devoted to him each month to
see that he got $50! He must be hav-
ing a strenuous time keeping these Of
ficials busy.
We are deluged with inconsistencies
in action and conflict in purposes.
Statements, propaganda and philos-
ophy collide every day. Many are
half truths and some are murky on
that other half.
President Roosevelt has called upon
the shades of his favorite past Presi-
dents to enliven the effervescence of
Righteousness which bubbles through
intoxicating waters of the finer life.
He has at times recalled Jefferson.
jackson, Lincoln and Theodore Roose-
welt to justify this state of the Union.
I have not noticed any call upon the
shade of Grover Cleveland.
To clear up some confusion as to
their views may also summon the
shades of these favorite Presidents
upon the same subjects.
First, Thomas Jefferson, who said
"were we directed from Washington
when to SOW and when to reap we
should soon want bread" Apparently
this was forgotten when they created
the A. A. A.
Jefferson also said, "' the prin-
ciple of spending money to be paid
by posterity, under the name of fund
ing. is but swindling futurity on a
large scale" That would seem even
truer to the children of this genera
ton.
President jackson said, 'all history
tells us that free people should be
watchful Of delegated power" He
did not know what it was to watch
perpetual motion in delegated powers.
jackson also believed in ito the
victors belong the spoils" He was
contented by appointing 1000 of his
followers to office. After all, he had
a moderate spirit.
Recalls Theodore Roosevelt
Views on Currency.
Theodore Roosevelt said, 'if a
change in currency were so enacted
as to amount to dishonesty, that is
reputation of debts, it would be very
bad morally"
Congress with New Deal currency
bills.
And may 7 add one quotation from
Daniel Webster, who said: He who
hampers with the currency robs labor
of its bread. He panders indeed to
greedy capital, which is keen-sighted
and may shift for itself, but he beg
gars labor. which is unsuspecting and
too busy with the present to calcu-
late the future. The prosperity of the
working people lives. moves. and has
its being in established credit and
steady medium of payment"
Theodore Roosevelt also made many
remarks upon the civil service. For
instance: mo question of internal
administration is so important .
as ." civil service reform, because
the spoils system has been for
10 years the most potent of all the
forces tending to bring about the
degradation of our politics" That is
not often quoted out loud.
Theodore Roosevelt further said,
"a broken promise is bad enough in
private life. 1t is worse in the field
of politics. No man is worth his salt
IN public life who makes on the stump
a pledge which he does not keep after
election. ."
There is more to that quotation
but omit it lest 1t would create hard
feelings.
The President quotes Josiah Royce
Perhaps he overlooked this remark
from that philosopher: The present
tendency to the Capitalization of
power in our national Government
seems to me. then. distinct danger
1t is a substitution Of power for
loyalty"
Just a quotation or two from Lin
coin. He asked that President Polk
answer certain questions. and said
Let him answer fully, fairly, and
candidly. Let him answer with facts
and not with arguments. Let him
remember that he sits where Wash
ington sat, and so remembering, let
him answer as Washington would
answer"
That shows they used to treat Presi-
dents less gently than we do.
Beyond all this there are more
somber confusions. The ideals of lib
erty have been confused.
Behind all this is the great and
fundamental conflict which has
brought infinite confusion to the Ma
ton. That Is the conflict between