The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-29
FORMER MATE
IS BITTERLY
ATTACKED
Senator Quotes From
Old Speeches to Show
Al Is 'Turncoat'
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service


International News Service
The Roosevelt Administration
today was definitely committed
to a war to the finish on Alfred
e. Smith, the Democratic stand
ard-bearer of 1923, regardless Of
its effect on the 1886 election.
This was the widespread inter
probation given here to the speech
Of Senator Joe e. Robinson, Sen
ate leader, in reply to Mr.. Smiths
attack on the AdminiSt alton at
the Liberty League dinner. Sen
ator Robinson was Smiths run
ming mate in 1928 and toured
the country then praising his
virtues.
Senator Is Sarcastic
Senator Robinson called Mr.,
Smith "the unhappy warrior"
charged him with diScarding the
brown derby for the high hat"
and read the record" on him in
an effort to show he advocated
the very Roosevelt policies he now
condemns.
It was believed here that Sen.
ator RobinSon's sarcastic attack on
Mr.. Smith would block all future
attempts to heal the breach be-
tween President Roosevelt and the
former New York governor.
Senator RobinSon's reply was
partly addressed directly to Mr.,
Smith. He began by praiSing his
old runnipg-mate's "clean and
honorable campaign in behalf Of
the common men and women
in 1928, but expressed amaze.
ment that he now found Mr..
Smith aiding the very enemies
who whipped him in that cam
paign.
Gibe at Du Points
Calling the Liberty League din
ner 1.-THE SWEETEST party ever given
by the Du Points," Senator Robin
son declared Mr.. Smiths speech
was "juSt a rehash Of confusing
and meaningless generalities." He
added:
1.-THE progress of recovery Is
apparent to every man who
looks about him, and the story
Of its onward march fairly leaps
At you every day from the pages
Of the daily press. Bear in mind
that when the Roosevelt Ad.
mlnistratiOn came into power
hungry and abandoned men in
the cities were searching the
garbage pals for waste scraps,
and the American farmers were
halting court foreclosures by
physical force which bOrdered
little short of revolution. And
Governor Smith says there has
been no progress"
Time after time, Senator Robin
son quoted one Of Mr.. Smiths
criticisms Of the Administration,
and then quoted from one Of AIS
1928 or 1892 speeches to show the
party's 1928 nominee favored the
basic principle behind a Roose-
welt policy.
Quotes Many Speeches
Senator Robinson declared:
Throughout the 1928 cam.
paign, Governor Smith ham
mered at the power trust, de-
nOunced greed and special priv
lege, and faithfully promised
the people that If he were
elected he would establish q new
order of things and bring about
what he called q more equitable
distribution of prosperity Now
he talks about stirring up class
hatred but what he said then
sounded q good deal more like
share the wealth than it does
like the comparatively mild
statements of President ROOse-
velt."
Repeating Mr.. Smiths denunci-
alton Of the NRA as a giant
octopus" Senator Robinson read
AIS speech Of August 20, 1888,
praising the NRA. Reading Mr..
Smiths attack on spending, Sena-
tor Robinson read Al'S Jackson
Day dinner statement on Janu-
dGy o. 1857. saying:
''NOw IL it ID all right to put
the credit Of the Government
behind business, let the credit
of the Government be used to
keep the wolf Of hunger away
from the dOormat Of millions
of people"
AS for AIS attack on the con-
Stitutionality of Roosevelt laws,
Senator Robinson read Mr..
Smiths utterance Of February 8,
1888, demanding that the eco
nomic emergency be fought as
q democracy additionally fights
by arrogating to itself the
powers Of a 'tyrant. a despot
and monarch"
Cites Constitution Attack
Senator Robinson then quoted
Mr.. Smith as follows:
"Let us look back a few years
to 1917 and 1918. What did we
do then? Why we took the
Constitution, wrapped it up and
put it on the shelf and forgot
it until it was over"
Senator RobinSon's comment
was:
Gust think Of that. Alfred
E. Smith proposing in 1888 that
we wrap up the Constitution
and put It on the shelf until the
depression was defeated and
then coming down here in 1886
to lecture Democratic leaders on
Constitutional government"
In conclusion Senator Robinson