The Washington times., 1937-11-20
Democratic Sabotage


engrossed in the pastime of underwriting their
party and leader.
Representative Arthur Lamneck, Democrat of Ohio,
mousy man who works in his shirt sleeves and looks
as though he might be pay clerk in steel mill-which
he once was-sits the Republican side and basks in
their applause as he storms against the Administra-
ton which helped elect him.
From the South Representative Eugene Cox of Geor-
gia grey-hared tired and dsilusoned, is not too tired
to rant against the New Deal lunch with the Repub
pc,t. Arr;,ot. icans, and hold ght meetings in
his office attended by Republican
A"e I've" LIZ" plotters against Cox's own party.
Both Cox and Lamneck rose from humble circum-
stances Lamneck drove pair of mules along the tow
path of the Ohio Canal Cox hoed and pushed plow
in the Georgia cotton fields as soon as he could walk
But both are bitter foes of the wages and hours bill
sponsored by President who was to the manner born
Then there is Martin Dies of Texas, whose chief
pastme is taking up collection for the wife of the IN
known Soldier and secretly sabotagng his party's i'm
portant legislation.
Again there is Senator Tom Connally of Texas that
great statesman whose contribution to legislation has
been the art of standing with foot inside the Senate
door, the other in the coakroom, putting cigar smoke
in direction and watching the Senate in the other
Thus he manages both to smoke and to fbuster against
the nt-lynching bill at and the time.
The of Tom Connally is interesting It illus
traes the fact that Senator elected for six years is
not particularly loyal to President elected for four
years. This is political axiom worthy of diagnosis
and the Senator from Texas presents excellent lab
oratory case.
The last time Tom was up for nomination (Which in
Texas election if you belong to the Democratic
party) he was afraid he was going to lose both his
1,,nrooo;ro shirt and his seat. Representative
Joe Bailey, ir. son of the late Sem
nuns 70 VOteTS ator, was his opponent and as the
folks in Texas getting little fed up with getting
nothing out of Tom Connaly smile and sartoral
smartness, it looked as if Bailey would win.
So Tom appealed to the White House.
Now the President makes policy not to intervene
in between two Democrats but the President liked
Tom, and where old friend is concerned, he will go
down the line And he did twice for Tom Connally
The first time was at White House reception for
$50 Texas editors who had to invite Roosevelt to
the Texas centennial. AS they filed past the President
for hasy handshakes he suddenly pulled Senator Con-
nally out of line, threw his around him and ex-
claimed
'EHello, Tom! Where have you been all this time?
want you to come in and see just soon as you
can have some very important matters to talk over
with you.''
It was all prearranged and had exactly the effect
Roosevelt expected The editors of Texas went back to
tell the State how important Senator they had in
Washington
Even despite this, however, Tom faced hard political
sedding So once again he appealed to Roosevelt and
once again his friend in the White House went down
the line. This time he invited him for trip on the
yacht Potomac to discuss "imporant affairs of state
This too impressive for the people of Texas to
overlook. They took the hint, and renominated Con-
naly.
Once he safely back in the Senate for six years,
however Connay turned the friend who had elected
him. He leader in the fight against the Supreme
Court bi and has voted more often against the Admin
istration than for it.
It s of course the privilege of every legislator to
vote according to convictions in the case of
Connally Dies Cox and Lamneck prejudice is the bet
Prejudice ter woro' Dut having voted
according to prejudices-consst-
see" W 'O'e0 emily against the party which
elected them, it is no longer their privilege to demand
party support and patronage.
We hold particular brief for the Democratic party
It may be that breakup of the Solid South would be