Nogales international., 1936-06-06
The Republican Keynoter

When the Old Gurad management of the Republi-
can party announced its selection of Senator Fred
erck StelWer OF Oregon keynoter at the Cleveland
convention the general impression of the staff cor
respondents seemed to be that the choice was ideal
He accurately described as "a little of this and
little OF that, Westerner sponsored by Messrs
HllleS ROraback and Dave Reed He had voted for
NRA, for AAA and all amendments, for IVA, the
Wagner Labor Act, the Securities and Exchange laws
but fought valianty against the work relief BILL the
1895 tax bill to include bloated incomes the famed
utility "death sentence" and holding company bill
Some commentators averred that the selection evi-
denced rather precariOus predicament considering
that the theoretical task of keynoter is to personfy
as well as portray the principles Of the party
However, the cOncensus of G P editorial opin-
ion was most favorable None had more vehementy
demanded suspension of federal expenditures even
for relief, and completely balanced budget without
another nstants delay But the impression sought to
be conveyed was that he "centrist he had con-
fined his efforts to the floor of the Senate thew said
and there nothing to indicate that his perform
ance at Cleveland would be partisan
The truth is that Senator Steiwer had at least
two trial heats at keynotng prior to his unanimous
choice on April 21st. On March 24th he the key
noter at the North Carolina Republican state conven-
ton At Raleigh he said the issue this year is short
and simple: "Save America from the New Deal; IL
quidate it" In the Republican state convention at
Bangor, Maine on April End he keynoted thus: "The
paramount political issue at this time may be stated
in question, s the retention of the New Deal as
distinguished from governmental administration by
either the Republican the Democratic party good
thing for American"
A thousand times no, he thundered. The Roose-
welt administration, he said, permits the American
farmer to degenerate into peasant; is Destroy
ing the peoples administration of their affairs"
Ii these declarations of principle" mean any
thing especially the determination to lqdate, the
keynoter would wreck every policy adopted by Presi
dent Roosevelt for relief recovery and reform Since
ne made exceptions in either of these three trial
discources he would repeal the bank deposit insur
law social security, stock exchange regulation
the HOLC, the CCC camps, all public works and re-
lief and all else. And Notwithstanding the fact that
the people approved them by vastly larger majority
in 1884 than they voted for their proponent in 1882
"Voters are not being fooled by Gov Landon's an
posa that forces that all but completely wrecked the
nation be returned to power Opposition to the New
Deal has been apty called ghost opposition, with
Republicans embracing basic principles of the Roose
velt program while they ask the country to permit
them to operate the machinery built by the President
"In his radio interview, Gov. Landon put it this
way: You tell how hoss will work till you
hitch him.. That's fact, Af And here's another. The
American people aren't going to switch Presidential
horses this year-especiay not for horse from the
Hearst stables who won't tell where he is headed
Philadelphia Record. Qnd)
Among labor-saving devices the wastebasket
holds high place.
Speaking of names, there's Helen Heaven, who
lives in St. Louis.