Evening star., 1937-07-03

measure and the introduction Of
a substitute, has many aspects; it
will be discussed from many points
OF view. There will be weeks OF de-
bate in the Senate about the double
event, the death Of the original meas
ure, the nature and effect OF the
substitute.
Let us here consider one half of
the event, the death Of the original
measure. And let us consider one
point of view about it. Let US con-
slider it in relation to future politics,
in relation to next years congressional
elections, the primaries Of which are
only about 10 months away Let us
pick out certain plainly existing facts,
and some deductions from which there
will be few dissents:
/. Mr.. Roosevelt's court measure
was. and still is. the outstanding one
issue in the whole of the controversy
now before America. Unless he gets
a court rejecting his will, the at
tempted revolution cannot some to
fruit.
| Splits Party.
| 2. The court measure was beaten
mainly, by the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. When that body rejected it,
its death was foreordained This
body which killed the court measure
consisted Of l8 Senators, OF whom II
were Democrats. OF the Democrats
7, exactly one-half. stood against MIR.
Roosevelt's proposal.
| J. To the seven Democrats on the
Judiciary Committee who opposed
the court measure, should be added
about 80 other Democratic Senators
who have not yet had opportunity
to take their stand on a formal
roll CALL but who are known to
oppose the Presidents court measure.
and will vote against it when and
II roll call comes. 1t is these Demo-
cratic Senators who are defeating the
court measure. The Republicans had,
and could have. but little part in the
defeat, because their number is 30
small-there are only Is in the entire
Senate.
4, Those Senator's who oppose the
court measure, and those voters
throughout the public who oppose it.
compose one side Of the paramount
issue before the people. Those who
support the Presidents court measure
compose the other side.
Opposed by Public.
5. The voters who oppose the Presi-
dents court measure are q ma joritv
OF the whole. This statement NAV
be slightly debatable. Yet I think it
tenable to say that substantial all
Republican voters, some 1900, 900.
plus the large number OF Democratic
voters opposed to the court measure,
make a majority OF the whole elec-
torate
6. II all the voters, Republican and
Democratic, who oppose the court
measure unite and act together in the
congressional elections, they can re-
turn to the Senate the Senators who
have voted or will vote against the
court measure. They will thereby de-
feat the revolution for the court
measure is the keystone OF the revolu-
ton and the symbol of 1t.
7. Corollary to 6. If all the voters
opposed to the court measure fail to
unite, II they act separately In the
two parties, the Senators now opposing
the court measure will probably be
defeated.
3. The voters who oppose the court
measure, Republican and Democratic,
should support the Senator's who Will
have defeated the court measure. They
should support these Senator'S because
Of their position on that measure
alone, regardless Of their position on
other issues. AS respects other and
minor issues, these voters should be
willing to accept any position OF a
Senator which is within the Frame
work of the American Constitution
and the American system. In the
fight the voters opposed to the court
measure should eliminate from con-
sideration everything except the court
measure itself, together with those