The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-06-24

the voters in their districts a &c
against the court packing bill; but
that majority of the Democrats
in their district are for the Presi-
dent.
Thus they are between the devil
and the deep blue sea. II they vote
against the President, they are like
ly to be knocked off in the prima-
ries by New Dealer who charges
them with having betrayed the
cause of liberalism. fought our lead
err, and generally acted in traitor
Gus fashion. This, especially as the
Farley machine is apt to be very
efficient in the primaries.
Would Hurt Chances
But if they vote for the President
on the court bill, then their chances
in the general election are very
poor indeed. Their danger there is
that the general sentiment in the
entire district, among Republicans
as well as Democrats, would beat
them.
If Roosevelt himself were running
in 1888 the situation would be diff
ferent. The President, they still be-
lieve firmly. is simply magical as
a vote getter. People would in
many instances vote the straight
ticket, and thus the Democratic can
didates for congress would be pulled
through in most of the districts the
President carried
But the President Is not running.
So they are frightened. They want
to keep their $4,000 jobs. They
like the perquisites, the feeling OF
Importance. Their wives like the
social life of the capital. They do
not want to be retired Most of them,
as a matter Of fact, could not earn
anything like SO much money at
home.
So they are doing their best to
avoid either danger. They do not
want this measure voted on III the
house, and just because SO many
| Of them do not want it voted on, it
| probably will not be.
They want the bill to stay in the
senate until after the election next
year, or until present interest in 1t
dies away.
| But if they do have to vote
against the President, the same
i political logic will lead them to
vote for q great many more New
Deal measures than perhaps they
otherwise would. It would not do
to put themselves forward as too
strongly against the President. That
is not good politics. So the President
may be triumphant after all
To Rejuvenate G. O. P.
/ There is movement on to re-
juvenate the Republican party. SO
far the move is rather shrouded in
mystery, but man very prominent
in the last campaign until he was
i virtually shelved by Chairman John
d. M. Hamilton was in Washington
few days ago explaining to some
senator's he knew what he was try
ing to do in aiding the movement.
The main point OF the idea, 1t
seems, is to organize a large num-
Der of huge Republican clubs, start
ing In the big cities. When cam
paign time approaches the idea
would be for the young Republicans
in these clubs to work together, III
the various congressional districts
and also in the states, for district
and state at large delegates to the
Republican National convention.
Assuming success in this, the
idea then would be for them to take
over control OF the G. O. P. or
ganization at that time, and make i
a live force in the country oncs
more.
, There is at least one shreWd idei
in the plan, however ifnpraetica
it may appear to be. This is tina
! the hackers are in agreement tina
they must not try to foist any choice
they may develop as to the candi
date for the presidency.
Not Like Old Days
t It's very different from the GOO
t old days, when there were bosse
that were bosses. 1t is just littl
bit interesting, since the death OF tn
last of them, J. Henry Roraback Q
: Connecticut, few weeks back, tina
some of the young Republicans ar
e wishing the party had few leader
! who had the brains and strategy {
t the old group headed by Boies Per
S rose, even if they do think the ne'
q party ought to be little NOR
c liberal.
/ There seems to be no personal
ties particularly in the new move
d ment, which is just as well at TIL
), stage, but there are quite a fe'
y gentlemen whose names are anatl
e ema. Head and front of this list
It Herbert c. Hoover. A close runne
up, for no other reason apparent
Il than that his name is considere
oh bad medicine politically, is Ogde
e L. Mills of New York, Hoover
/ Secretary of the Treasury and gel
n orally branded as an arch conser
& alive.
!, 1t goes without. saying that Jof
st d. M. Hamilton does not rate vel
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