The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-06

BOake Carter
A Gross Betrayal
The Worried South
Mr.. Gamers Mistake

One Of the greatest stumbling
blocks of the American political
system is that politicians, above
all else, must be faithful to the
party"
This characteristic began long,
long ago with the spoils system,
and down through the years of
American political history it
has been the case of political de-
cay, party collapse. political log.
rolling, innumerable scandals,
and worst Of all, too often a
gross betrayal Of the national
interest and welfare.
Peter Molyneux, veteran editor
Of the Texas Weekly, and one Of
the keenest students Of the
South, declares:
An increasing percentage Of
the rank and file Of the Demo-
Gratis Of the country are grow.
ing sick and tired of this kind
of leadership" Such leaders
are strong for harmony" be-
cause their constant labor is
for party preferment" in Con-
gress and for keeping the con-
troll Of the jobs in the hands
Of the party"
This astute observer of South
ern political trends places his
finger on a spot additionally
tender, but which Is rapidly be-
coming an aggravating sore.
Those who believed that the
bitter party row would be all
smoothed over at the conclusion
Of the Supreme Court battle,
now realize that not only were
their beliefs cockeyed, but that
the Presidents stubbornness in
driving a tired and embittered
Congress to carry out his will
has provoked further bitter ami.
moSitieS.
Virtually the whole South re-
sents the Hours and Wages Bill
demanded by Mr.. Roosevelt.
They feel that it is a subtle at
tempt on the part Of Mr.. Roose-
velt's bright, radical college
brain trust composed Of Tommy
Cochran, Ben Cohen ct al, to
gain control of Southern In.
dustry by controlling the work.
ers through a centralized, Fed
eral Labor Standards Board.
Editor Molyneux declares that
the five-point program that the
President insists Congress enact
before it goes home:
represents more than
the scheme of a few social
frontiersmen" at Washington.
1t embodies a determination to
modify our form Of govern
ment and the existing eco
nomic order in a fundamental
way which is shared by power
full elements that have become
influential in many Of the
States of the North and the
East The leaders of these
various elements are resolved
to convert the Democratic
party into a radical, semi
socialistic Labor party
1t Is interesting to note that
these words appeared in print
July "a issue of Texas Weekly.
On August 2 the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers magazine,
the Advance, virtually confirms
Editor Molyneux's contentious
in an editorial which declares:
We staked on the President
In the last election, not on his
party. Will he be obliged from
now on to eat, politically
speaking, out Of the hand Of
Jack Garner and his Texan
dynasty?
The magazine urges Roose.
welt to take the Supreme Court
issue before the country. and
then asks:
Will the President act? In
the answer to this question lies
the answer to the question:
whether the New Deal pro-
gram, which Labor and Pro-
pressives have made theirs,
will be placed on the scrap
heap Of American history or
be carried over the heads of
the Tories.
The interesting point about
this magazine is that the union
1t represents is an affiliate Of
the C. ]. o. and its president is
Sidney Hillman. one Of Lewis
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