Carbon County news., 1936-09-18
Glass AIIIIdig!ns !
New Deal Evils
Veteran Democrat Denies
Patrick Henry Would
Have Approved.


Senator Carter Glass Of Virgini;
In taking issue recently with twC
advocates of Roosevelt policies EN-
phasized the division between con
stitutional Democrats and the New
Deal party. The veteran states
man who more than two years age
said "the New Deal is not only 9
mistake; it is a disgrace to the ma
tion," was aroused to indignant
protest against attempts to claim
that Patrick Henry, if alive today,
would approve of the New Deal
conception of the Constitution.
His fire was directed at William
c. Bulitt, United States Ambassa'
dor to Moscow, and at Stanley
Reed, United States Solicitor Cen
eral. Mr.. Bullitt, appearing as a
representative of Mr.. Roosevelt at
a Patrick Henry Bicentennial cele-
bration at Hanover Courthouse, Vir-
ginia, had declared:
I'VE must open wide frontier
of freedom within our economic
structure if we are to preserve in
tact the liberties for which Henry
and Jefferson labored and Wash
ington fought
Constitution a Curb?
Solicitor General Reed had ex-
pressed the opinion before the Pub
lie Affairs Institute of the Univer-
Sity of Virginia that the Constitu-
tion lis a living, vital institution
whose function is to guide and not
to curb necessary governmental
processes"
This was interpreted by the press
as declaration that the New Deal
assumes the right to ignore the
Constitution whenever a new prob
lem arises involving the divisions
and limitations of powers.
Senator Glass appeared as
guest at the Patrick Henry Bicen-
tennial celebration at Ashland, Vir-
ginia, few days after the Reed
and Bullitt speeches. He was not
scheduled to speak, but when called
upon made an extemporaneous ad-
lress, bristling with epigrams.
IT was amazed to note" he said,
to the speech of Mr..
Reed, that high official of the
at the University the
'ther day, in the shadow of Thom-
Is Jefferson's tomb at Monticello,
asserted that the Constitution was
lot designed to curb Government
but to lead the Govern
nent. Patrick Henry was very
much opposed to Virginia's ratify-
ng the Constitution. His reasons
vent toward the proposition. that it |
lid not curb Government enough. |
md because of his efforts the first |
en- amendments were drafted.
1.-THE Constitution was intended |
o curb Government enterprise |
Vhen the Government hasn't got |
ense, patriotism or courage
nough to curb itself and remain
1ithin Constitutional limitations.
Defend Patrick Henry.
The former Secretary of the
'reasury under President Wilson
aid to the press regarding the
'u1lftt speech:
81 have to contravene Bullitt's
tatement that Patrick Henry
Eould have stood for all these laws
1e Supreme Court has held uncon-
titutional. The idea that Patrick
[enry would have placed his ap-
roval on these propositions cannot
e tolerated"
Some of the epigrammatic shots
/ the Senator's Ashland speech
ere as follows:
''The easiest thing in the world
do is to spend somebody else's
honey and it must be a very
Leasant thing judging from the
lmber of people who vote for it,"
''If Patrick Henry were living to-
ay he would not cure one evil with
multitude of other evils" I"
''When the Government needs
Loney it goes down in your pock-
and gets it. All this Govern
!ent-aid talk is folly
No Rubber Stamp.
II am up for reelection. I ex-
.ct to abide by my oath of Office
I'd an oath is as sacred to me as
the President or to anybody
se."
Patrick Henry, if he were living
w. could he 60 along with the !
Igaries and whirns of impractical
'ademicians, some of whom never
d days work, or earned a meal
, the sweat of their faces?''
'The President of the United
ates has been bitterly criticized; 6
It my comment on his actions c
ould be to the effect that he made c
e mistake Of taking all the power
at Congress was willing to give
m."
Senator Glass also criticized Con- r
ess for "abjectly surrendering its
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