Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-01-16


Senator Borah supported the admins
tration IL times on IL major New Des
bills. By comparison, Senator Vanden
burg, another likely presidential con
tender, voted for the Administrative
only three times. The Hoover antipa
thy to the Idahoan, however, is in
creased, if that is possible, by the sen
ator's advocacy Of measures that, il
some respects, would go much furthe
than the New Deal itself.
The newspaper correspondents ar,
again writing about the breach" be.
tween President Roosevelt and former
Governor Alfred E. Smith of New
York. Anyone who has kept up with
national politics since 1882 knows tina
there is very little in common between
the two men and that the happy
warrior was a most reluctant partici-
pant in the democratic campaign that
led to the election of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The present furore in the news coll
umns has been stirred up by Mr.,
Smiths rejection OF an invitation to
be an overnight guest at the White
House when he goes to Washington
to speak at the American Liberty
Leagues dinner on January 18th.
Smith is certain to make a vigorous
attack on the Administration policies
when he appears under the auspices
of the League. a militant organization
generously financed by foes of the
New Deal.
Republicans look with interest up
on the resumption of political activity
by Smith. Recalling his great hold
upon certain Democratic factions in
the East, particularly New York, New
Jersey, Massachusetts and Pennsylva-
mia, they hope that he will be a source
of strength to them in the approach
ing campaign.
Possibly they are right in this as
sumption, although the former COVER
nor, since lining up with Raskob, has
lost some ground. He will add to
Democratic worry in the industrial
East, but, except for scattered influ-
ence, he will not have much effect in
other areas. 1t should be recognized,
however, that Smith is an adroit and
able campaigner who might give tell
ing blows in any political debate.
ess
Postmaster General Farley reports
a met surplus of S5,0O0,0OO for the
Postoffice without taking into consid-
Grafton certain "%non-postal and adj
justed items" amounting to $70,000,-
900. The actual deficit is SOS ,OO0,0 900
but the surplus is obtained through a
method of bookkeeping authorized in
1890 by a Republican Congress which
voted to permit the Postmaster-Ge Gen.
eral to deduct from his deficit the
cost of certain services which the
Department performs gratuitously.
These include franked postage foi !
members of Congress and govern.
mental departments and agencies, the
cost of air mail service, the ex-
payments for ocean mail, free
distribution Of newspapers in then
nome counties and similar charges.
The Treasury's recent statement,
closing its books on the six months
period from July to December, shows
a deficit of about 81, $500 900, not
including debt reductions. This is
about the same as a year ago. Gov
eminent spending is going on at the
,ate Of about S18 for every $40 re-
,eived in enu and the difference
S secured by adding to the national
iebt. This has been the case since the
government last achieved a balanced
at the end of the first year of
he Hoover Administration. However,
t should be noted that, due to the re-
,overy of business and some new tax
IS, the receipts of the Treasury have
recovered from depression losses and
'evenue received during the past six
months actually exceeded the amount
AIKEN in during the similar period of
he boom year, 1928-29. The ordinary
expenses of the government are bal