Evening star., 1936-01-01

President Roosevelt's emotions and
sentiments at the turn OF the year
thoughts about 1885 and hopes for 1856
are to be reflected in his impending
messages to Congress. F. D. r. fore
shadowed such revelations when invited
bv his press conference to indulge in a
bit of retrospection and dip into the
future So between his annual report
on the state of the Union this week and
his budget message next Monday. the
country is promised an insight into the
executive mind, as Mr.. Roosevelt faces
the critical year of his campaign for re-
election. BY unwritten law newspaper
visitors never ask the President any
questions about politics that directly con-
Germ his personal fortunes. Otherwise
they would have yearned this week. Tor
example, to quiz him about Al Smith.
But it requires no croSS-examlnatlon 10
know that the New Deal boss con-
templates 1896 with serene equanlmity.
National Chairman Farleys recent super
rosy broadcast pOrtrays the unalloyed
optimism with which adminiStrationists
await the quadrennial battle Of ballots
With recovery and prosperity as their
paramount issue, they look to RooSe-
velt majority that will duplicate the
landslide proportions of victory in 1882.
At any rate, that's the Democrats story,
and they're going to stick to it.
Withholding of publication of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's personal" reply to Glf-
ford Pinchots charges of political
work relief in Pennsylvania may be-
token a White House desire to avoid
ANYTHING capable of inciting the former
Governor into a belligerent anti-New
Deal attitude in 1885, Pinchot is still
a very considerable factor in Keystone
politics. Aggressive opposition to the
Democratic national ticket, If he should
organize his supporters militantly against
it, would put a crimp in administration
hopes of carrying Pennsylvania into the
Roosevelt column this year. Pinchot Is
incorrigibly anti-Guffey and anti-Earle,
but is supposed to share with his old
Progressive comrade in arms, Senator
Norris. a good deal of admiration for
many of the things the New Deal stands
for. There's no reason to suspect that
the ex-Penn executive would not Loyalty
support for President Republican lib
eral nominee such as Borah.
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r. F. c. Chairman Jesse H. Jones
again remembered Washington friends
and official associates with holiday con-
signments of "Texa Sweet" the new
brand of grapefruit which the Lone Star
State is seeking to popularize through
out the country in competition with the
products of California and Florida.
Citrus fruit growing is relatively new
Texas industry, but is making Substan-
tial headway against its Pacific Coast
and Dixie rivals. Raisers of "Texa-
Sweet" claim as its distinguishing quail
ity that it is delicious without sugar ;"
BY the way, whatever became OF De-
partment of Agriculture experiments
that were designed, with the aid OF Q
congressional appropriation, to invent as
a boon to the American breakfast table,
squirtless grapefruit?
In accordance with his custom, the
President will give washington news
writer's the first glimpse of the secrets
and mysteries of the budget about TO be
sprung upon an expectant U. S. A. For
that purpose they've been invited to
Sunday afternoon conference in the
White House. At these heart-to-heart
seances Mr. Roosevelt explains the COM
plicated intricacies of monumental hg-
ures and the underlying aim OF his budget
policies in given directionA Writers are
ct liberty to pop questions end 70 initiaW