Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-02-07
THE UNHAPPY WARRIORS ATTACK


welt Administration We feel that full of good sound
doctrine reproduce it for the benefit of readers
Happy Warrior of extremely unhappy because
he put it, he brain trsters caught the Socialists in
swimming and away with their clothes journeyed to
Liberty League Washington Saturday night and de-
vered suphurous against the who thrice nom
presidency for repudatng the platform
which he elected and for berayng the historic party of JEFF
ferson Jackson and Cleveland.
Try he will Republican orator in the campaign just get
ting under way will better it. Mr. Smith uttered his denuncia
ton The Republican orators will repeat it with glee
For it the kind of speech that works political havoc 1t works
it's havoc because reduces complex political problems
kindergarten smpy-the kind of daectc in which
Mr. Smith master without kind that moves peoples
emotions fixes their reactions with little disturbance
possible of their critical faculties
may search Mr.. Smiths speech in vain for aluson
dire disturbance that attended the birth of the
New Deal and conditioned it's experiments One would nfert
had of information other than Mr. Smiths
Of President Roosevelt were normal years in which
budget unbalanced wantony and in which
public works and farm relief undertaken by of
pedents known advance to be and because
three @ Se son un S e es
tenn and substitute for it personal dictatorship
and Millions will helped to that belief by his passionate
camaion of his thesis but that does not warrant it's nccal
Smith would have one believe, only
persons packed into the great ballroom of the
relief effort hey started the indus
Of three years their affirmative policy is abso-
aey nothing better than the negative policy OF the mist
himself advise the party unemployment relief
three years ago? in AIS words look the
Of the hotel to hear The speaker the Jackson
y e Of Of an
got appreciate fact state
n a E Tas @ a
hanging over the country today working greater havoc with the
or had constructive suggestions to make Here of
would suggest Congress empower the Pes
dent of the United States to appoint Federal Administrator
Public Works does this remind anybody of ckes Hopkins
President position cothe him
Gtcs ours to cut slash and dig through the statutory
restrictions that placed the the progress OF
public worsn other words invoke all the tactics of war in
works construction.
relief Mr. Smith proposed large of bonds
sold to the pope with special appeal to them to buy them
bonds end the He did not then mention the amount but
was S. The total unempoymen relief
RsndeS Of the Roosevelt works. d0S
Among those who three at the jackson Day din
ner applauded Mr. Smiths proposal for public works dictator
with pnay and armed with bondfnan
ced budget were two who Joined him Saturday night the Lip
to obtain results from just such program-on W. Davis
all Of And his at things present is more impressive
Wo an nus haTe Saturday ss he pd
his argument for what amounted to call for the return of the
John Davis denounced the Harding Coolidge and Hoover
he would when denouncin the admin
istaon for expenditures vastly in excess OF the public revenue
ing administration had piled heavy deficits during the first
when had yet lost then
momentum 5000 100000 in 1881, 49, 100000 1882
the fiscal year ending three months afte
Roosevets Inauguration.
Mr. Smiths attack has served useful It has da
aicay the coming fight has brought under attac
waste extravaganza bureaucracy headong experimentation
and put those who have had part thes
things questions government which, al
though not simple Mr. Smith conceves them to be- need
animation that he has done udcia
and examination of the forces that attended the brit
Deal it's dveopmen not to be pretended Tha
must economists who approach the issues wit
passion They will probably not be found in the America