The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-14
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Why A New Deal Congress
Should Not Be Elected
By ROBERT A. TAFT

If New Deal Congress is elected November there
doubt that item Of the original l9a program
will be enacted into law by July !, 1899.
President has stated his intention Of reinroducing
the Reorganzation Bill Simple amendments the Wage
Hour Bill and the Farm will them to their original
Such Of the Supreme Court B as nave not
been accomplished by the resignation Of judges Or otherwise
will certainly be enacted into law.
The issue Of this election therefore clear; is not
whether the original New Deal right IS not
the merit like the Social Security Act is whether
the people going to practical revision OF the
all the Of government in
the Chief Executive of the American business
system abolish free competition and to permit the govern
regulate every detail of industry and even
individual life
This power regulate sought the Of the poor
man Whenever the young Brantruers in Washington
get idea about regulating the country it advanced "
the the "Underprvileged onethrd We have had
five Of the New Deal however with constantly hcfea
ing regulation and constantly increasing power IN ne
nothing show that the poor man has been
benefited
In the 'underprivileged onethird under
privileged than There is more discrepancy today be
tween the rich and than there under Republican
mnstraton There people who have not enough 70
time since 1896 IS true that relief has been pfoViaea
certainly relief at maximum wage q about 5000 year
family giving privilege to the unaerprepea
certainly favor the continuance prompt and adequate
until business conditions produce private employ
ment at good wages,
received t. Over 100000 Old Age Pensions are pad = ono
New began promoted by the Faterna Order q Eagles
and the Federation Of Labor These pensions have not
been paid Social Security Act and no payments nave
been made under that except few lump sum payments
under the old Age Pension provisions Of that law
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pensions but could have been approp
aed purpe without Social Security Act az all IT
Social Security Act has taken out OF ONO 9l2oOOoVo
the employers and the employees Of TINS state ana Only
00O In short the Social Security ACT mas not
AS vet benefited the poor man IL Ohio
The expenditure of Of money only fraction OF
relief has not produced prosperity or given permanent
jobs in private industry IN fact the tremendous m
the public debt has only produced additional taxation
falls heavily the proportion TO their re
taxes payroll and countless other taxes
increase the cost everything that the buys even
those who WPA.
of
in the industries regulated that today experts calculate taat
per Of the poor mans income is absorbed BY increased
prices everything that he buys The policy OF government
regulation of everything and everybody has produced announcer
depression and the most from that condition
still underpriveged His standard OF vng instead ol
being increased, has actually been reduced
The best help the poor to stimulate private
industry to condition Of prosperity which every who
wants lob can get Job Prosperity not brought about by
regulation, taxation government spendng It IS bfoagt
BY financial policies and BY building up private
business activity.
Men should be encouraged to 90 into business by reduc-
on in taxation and reduction in regulation In the last eight
have out Of business than into business
and Of therefore, there fewer men employed ~
q private industry.
The New Deal has discouraged people from as ng money
and has discouraged them from putting into enterprise
where Other might be employed There is little incentive
today for to spend his time his money IN opening
q new manufactures, assuming any risk
Additional taxation imposed right may wipe out al
opportunity Of profit Government regua raise the
prices Of yng business has to buy reduce
q the price Of what he has to sell.
The poor is entitled to relief entitled an old ace
pension but neither Of these will him anything but
poor Jobs at good wages jobs in private employment
present the only solution for poverty Government
and government regulation have t aled to create Jobs ii
the nd bound fail
another New Deal Congress-