Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-08-06

To Lure getting ready to
Fnym Vote spring new sur
prise among his
oanv surprises and that he will
employ it to wean away as much
NJ the farm vote from Governor
Iandon of Kansas as is possible.
The President usually has a card
I'D his sleeve, one that he can pull
ont with a flourish and one that, on
the surface at least, carries very
convincing prospects in the particu-
lar line he has chosen.
In this instance, it seems rather
well established that you may ex-
meet the President to come forward
shortly with a brand new PROPOSE
ton for greater cooperative effort
between the farmers and the city
consumers. He is likely to pre-
sent this new ,proposition-some of
his critics have been unlxind enough
TO describe it as a new rabbit from
the hat-in a dressing that will be
quite alluring. It is not clear yet
iust when the new plan will be Of
fered by the President and his New
Deal associates, but the guess can
be made that it will come in time
to permit a full exposition of the
program by the New Dealers in
advance of election. By the same
token, it is apparent that the Presi-
dents 1886 promises for the farm
ers will be disclosed late enough so
that the Republicans will have little
lime to pick it to pieces.
The tip-off on the fact that Mr..
Roosevelt is developing another
farm program comes in Mr.. Sec
rotary Wallace's latest book
"Whose Constitution. OF course,
the secretary's observations may
not be charged directly to the Pres
ident. Nevertheless, it is the opin-
ion of many of us who have
watched the New Deal wheels go
around that the secretary Of agri-
culture usually leads the procession
in offering new suggestions for New
Deal activities.
Secretary Wallace is a candid
man and his franlmess continuous
ly has been of an engaging sort.
For the reason that he is of this
type, | think it can be said usually
that his views reflect what is going
on beneath the surface. That is,
his views ordinarily serve as a trial
balloon, whether the secretary re-
Allies it or not, and if they are
watched closely, an accurate fore
cast of what is coming may be
made.
1t might have been that the Sec
retary's book would have escaped
attention as vehicle carrying a
message from the inner circle of
New Dealers except for one line
that was tucked away in the DEM
ocratic platform, or the platform
adopted by the Philadelphia con-
vention,
The sentence in the platform with
which the secretary's book may
properly be connected reads: eve
will act to secure to the consumer
fair value, honest sales and a de-
creasing spread between the price
ne pays and the price the producer
receives"
Some observers here have linked
mat proposition with a thought that
MIR. Roosevelt proposes to organize
not only co-operatives among the
farmers but to link those co-opera-
yves with similar co-operatives
among the consumers. The convic-
uon held by these individuals is
lnat Mr.. Roosevelt, astute politi-
cian that he is, is seeking to kill
TWO birds with one stone. In other
words, they contend that his plan
Will be thrown out as an induce
ment for the farmers to support
nlS policies and re-elect him and
.lia1 when he deals with the voters
IN great industrial areas he will
point out to them the possibility of
cheaper food in this manner.
II IS to be remembered in con-
nectlon with the reported new farm
program that Mr.. Roosevelt has
sent commission to Europe to
study the cooperative idea. There
mas been no fanfare, no blare of
t nIunpets about the departure of
N Neoe men, each being an avowed
ave" Dealer and each one being
thoroughly dependable. That is,
Mey are men who can be depended
upon to present the facts they gath
81 ea IN true New Deal light. They
lave 1--we oeen in Europe now about a
rn ,Oil'h' 1t is expected they will re-
.h at least one month longer. If,
t uhlen' they take month to write
nat Tla' we can expect another New
tbo ai farm program, based upon
tns e cooperative idea, to emerge
, nIln the White House around Oc-
t Soer 1t is just 80 days from
'a' GATE to the election.
vr now have had acceptance
'peeches by both Mr.. Roosevelt and
Com,o; Governor Landon,
s" his opponent. To
issues the extent that
sn.oo, the eynote
Ypeeches of the national con-
of ,So indicate the trend Of mind
len, party workers and to the ex-
ten ' mat the acceptance speeches
eh IN a wav ~ dooe1s'- slslSt'