Evening star., 1936-09-30
Michigan

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years of the depression He is law
yer. and most of the time since he left
law school he has held public office of
one kind or another-taking time on
to serve in the Army during the World
War. Vandenberg never held office
until he was elected to the Senate
eight years ago. Before that he was q
newspaper publisher.
Gift for Phrases.
The Michigan Senator has gift
for making phrases-with a punch.
At the same time he is constantly dig
ging in for ne wideas and ne wines of
attack on his political opponents.
Recognizing labor. for whose vote
the President and the New Dealers are
making a great play in this campaign.
the Michigan Senator has taken the
automotive industry of Michigan and
its great upswing during the last year
to demonstrate to the workers that
J2lc IlOOOCtClt diI NlOA6s
The Michigan automobile industry"
he says. has led the recovery parade
by reversing the Roosevelt formula.
The Roosevelt formula calls for re-
stricted production, higher prices and
controlled industry. The Michigan
motor formula. on the contrary, makes
better cars cheaper, sells more Of them
and thus makes higher wages possible.
The President said recently in New
York: Reduction of costs Of manufac-
ture does not mean more purchasing
power and more goods consumed"
Vandenberg argues that the Presi-
dent, as shown by the automobile in
dustry formula, is clearly in error, and
he adds: Let Michigan labor (and
he meant all labor everywhere) par
ticularly take note. The automotive
process creates more and better jobs
and passes them around. The Roose-
yelt process creates fewer jobs and
rations thsm" And here is typical
Vandenberg sentence: 1T Cthe Roose-
welt process) is an obsolete theory
which the hammers of reality have
smashed to smithereens on the anvil
Of our motor-car prosperity. 1t Is
unsound and suicidal 1t is bad for
labor, bad for capital and bad for
the ultimate consumer"
That Is the argument which VAN
denberg and other Republicans feel
they must get across to labor, in an
effort to make labor understand that
Roosevelt is after all not such friend
of labor as the New Dealers make
out.
Other Vandenberg Gems.
Here are q few other oratoricai
gems which the Senator from Michi-
gan Is feeding to the voters Of Mich
igan:
1T is constantly whispered to your
unemployed-of whom, unfortunately,
there are nearly as many now as
there we're three years ago-that they
must not bite the hand that feeds
them, as though only Roosevelt Demo-
Gratis pay taxes.
Business itself must be success
full or it has no benefits to share with
labor; and we maintain that there
will be more benefits to divide If
enterprise itself is free than If it is
restricted, regimented, controlled, in
timidated, harassed and bludgeoned by
political overlords In Washington.
I'VE would restrict and punish sinful
business, but We would not burn down
the barn to kill the rats
OF the New Dealers, Vandenberg
goes on to say:
They devalue pledges even more
rapidly than, they devalue money.
"It is q good thing to throw the
money changers out Of the temple
But it Is even more necessary. at the
moment, to throw the money spenders
out of the temple, or there will be no
change left"
Ringing the changes on President
Roosevelt's declaration in his accept
ance speech in Philadelphia when he
said, I'VE have a rendezvous with
destiny" Vandenberg says the New
Deal Federal job holders have "a gang
rendezvous with the more abundant
life"
This is the kind of thing that Mich
igan's premier campaigner is feeding
to the voters.
Murphy, who was brought back to
the United States from his job as
United States high commissioner to
the Philippines to run for Governor
and so help the Roosevelt ticket in
Michigan, is one of the most attractive
men in politics, personally.
He has a real gift of oratory.
He is an ardent uplifter and New
Dealer. And despite the frowns
Of ssme older Democrats who do not
like to have their candidates for State
ofice dictated from Washington, he
has firm grip on the Democratic
party in the State. It is q New Deal
party, as matter Of fact. Not only
did Murphy dictate the personnel Of
the State ticket, but he also impressed
the State Democratic platform with his
own ideas.
Here are some Of the things he is
promising in the platform on which
he stands:
Establishment of fair minimum
wages. maximum hours and proper
working conditions for labor. - @
Occupation with the Federal