The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-08
New Deal Loses in Iowa

~wvuEN Senator Claude B Pepper New Dealer, won
w the Florida primary, New Deal newspapers played
up the event with generous headlines, While the Ola
Deal papers -poohed away into lnconspcuosty'
The procedure will be exactly the opposite with re1er
ence to the Iowa primary of day before yesterday just
watch the Old Deal papers play up and the New Deal
papers play it down. That's one way to color the news
without seeming to.
There's no doubt about 1.-THE New Deal took lick
ing in the Iowa primary. Senator Guy M Gllletes re-
nomination was opposed by the Roosevelt Admnlstra-
tion and that opposition was made PLAIN by James
Roosevelt and Harry L. Hopkins. The New Deal wanted
Gillette beaten and Otha D. Wearin nominated because
Gillette voted against the Supreme Court reform BILL
Gillette said he was New Dealer all right and had
voted for the reorganization BILL the 1888 AAA' the
Guffev Coal Act the public utility holding company
death sentence and Social Security; but that ne de-
clined to be an Administration yes man, and reserved
the riqht to make UP his own mind each New Deal
PROPOSAL If the voters didn't like that attitude they
could nominate Wearn. The voters renominated Gill
lette by about to l.
This being the case wouldn't it be we'll for the New
Deal to drop the practice of making Democratic Sen
ators Supreme Court vote the test of New Deal favor
:, or disfavor when he is up for reelection?
a O''""S0 The Iowa primary results would seem to
Suggested indicate that such change would be wise
as a matter of practical politics.
Why not look up each mans vote on the reorganization
hill instead and make that the test? That was eglt-
innate plan to make the Government more efficient
Those Democrats who voted against it in the main
trying to flout the Administrations they weren't sincere
Burton K Wheeler of Montana is able and energetic
Senator though he is engaged in vendetta with
the President We're sorry for this The Wheeler-NeW
Deal vendetta could we'll be laid aside It's too bad 1t
ever began Wheeler is by nature liberal. The New
Deal should try to retire such sincere but reactlonary
enemies as Glass and Byrd of Virginia, whenever the
chances to defeat such antNew Dealers at the polls look
good Also such open antNew Dealers Copeland of
New York
There is some talk to the effect that Postmaster Cen
eral Farley wanted Gillette to win in Iowa, against
the pro-Wearn stand of Tommy Corcoran and allied
c. ru inner-circe strategiss.
"'S Of course General Farley, an
About FGrLey old-ne Tammany politician, naturally
leans every time to the he thinks is going to win.
But we're surprised to hear this talk provided there is
any truth in it. The Postmaster General is additionally
since Andrew Jackson's time at least the who does
the political work for the big boss in the White House
who gave him the Postmaster Generaship. He is sup
posed to that all the little postmasers do their duty
at primaries and conventions He isn't supposed to have
independent political policies preferences of his own.
If this talk is true sort of seachange has come
Is coming over the Postmaster Generalship.
(Fromt the New