Evening star., 1936-02-02
THREE COURSES ARE OPEN
TO BOLTINC DEMOCRATS
Can Vote Republican, Form Third Party
or Remain Silent if They Decide
to walk Out

April 8, 1894, taken all in all, Is not
only a mistake; it is disgrace to the
Nation. and the time is not far dis
tant when we shall be ashamed OF
having wandered so far from the die
tates of common sense and common
honesty" Speaking of the New Deal
itself coupled with the actions Of the
New Deal Congress he added. II
there weren't so many people de-
pendent on me. and oy that do not
mean nv family. I would rather have
died ;han live to see the disgrace OF
this era"
On another occasion Senator Glass
said: Perhaps it would be better to
drop the expression, brain trust and
substitute a word more apt. more ac-
curately describing a bunch of super
cilious men and women, looking with
scorn on all who have notions OF con-
stitutional democracy and liberty Oh
choice. seeking the millennium over
night by use of nostrums and arrogat-
ing to themselves all the intelligence
there is
On vet another occasion, Mr.. Glass,
speaking about triple A, said; "Ihefe
is no human being who has ever oeen
created by God upon whom would
confer the authority and the power
that this bill undertakes to confer
upon the Secretary of Agriculture
Again. speaking of N. R. A., and de-
Tending small businesses against the
Blue Eagle, Senator Glass said:
thousands of struggling industries
are being driven out of business.
have not had anything to do With
it. nor have / permitted 1t TO nave
ANYTHING to do with my business
Not Deserving Party.
Vet again Senator Glass. speaking
of the New Deals fiscal policies, SAID:
THE newspapers of yesterday and to-
dav have stated that the senior Sena-
tor from Virginia (Mr. Glass himseI)
has created a sensation by dlsagreeing
with the President (Mr Roosevelt.
The implication is, OF course. that any
Senator who now preserves his INTEL
lectual integrity and consistently
maintains the views which he has pri-
vately and publicly expressed lor
manv wears is creating a sensation. l
have not deserted my party. l wrote
with my own hand that provision OF
the national Democratic platform
which declared for sound currency
to be preserved at all hazards
this simple recital will indicate that l
have not deserted anybody or any
party in opposing the bill I am SIM
ply consistently maintaining an attl-
tude of earnest conviction on public
questions, which is more important To
me than the favor of party or poten-
tate,
Indictments of the New Deal SINH
lar to those coming from Senator
Glass, and going as far as anything
ex-Gov. Smith said, have come
from other Democratic sources. To
understand what they may lead to, to
consider what actions may follow the
words. it is necessary to bear in mind
a distinction among Democratic critics
of the New Deal. They fall into two
groups. And the division that marks
one group from the other Is tnat one
group is active in public life. holds
office wishing to remain in office
while the others are not. The sig
nificance of this distinction is seen
from the fact that almost the opening
words of Gov. Smiths indictment, the
preface that gave to his philippe
some of its force, were to the effect
that he is not a candidate for any
public office.
Two Groups of Critics.
The Democrats not now in Office
nor candidates for Office who are
open critics of the New Deal include
ex-Gov. Smith, ex-Gov Ely of Massa-
chusetts and ex-Gov. Ritchie of Mary
land. I mention only a few OF the
better known. There are others almost
equally prominent.
The Democratic critics of the New
Deal who are still in active public
life who are now holding office and
are or will be candidates for re-elec-
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