Evening star., 1938-09-11

1886. Do the New Deal spokesmen
believe the Republicans were insincere
two years ago? Do they believe that
the Republican platform builders Of
1896 had their tongues in their cheeks
when they laid down their scathing
indictment of the New Deal?
OF course the issues against the
New Deal today are the same as they
were in 1896. There is, however, this
difference: The evidence on which the
Republican indictment Of the New
Deal was based has become greater
and clearer in the last two years.
Whereas two years ago the Republi-
cans predicted that the fallacious poll
cies pursued by the New Deal would
end In trouble and disaster, they can
today say I'VE told you so.'
Purge Tactics Prove Charge.
Is not the Republican platform con-
tention Of 1896 that "the powers of
Congress have been usurped by the
President" truer today than two years
ago? Has not Mr.. Roosevelt, by hts
purge" tactics, confessed to the charge
that he cannot tolerate an independ-
ent Congress?
Is not the 1885 Republican conten-
ton that 1.-The integrity and authority
Of the Supreme Court have been fout-
ed truer today than two years ago?
If evidence were needed, did not Mr..
Roosevelt supply 1t in the interval
with his court-packing plan?
Is not the 1896 Republican conten-
ton that regulated monopoly has
displaced free enterprise" q more self
evident truth today than two years
ago? Indeed, the belated effort of
the New Deal in recent months to do
something about monopoly constitutes
plea OF guilt Of its encouragement
Of monopolistic practices during the
first five years of Roosevelt rule.
Is not the 1886 Republican conten-
ton that the New Deal has been
guilty of frightful waste and extrava-
gance, using public funds for partisan
political purposes" conclusively proved
by what has happened in the last five
months?
Pilinx Deficit Upon Deficit"
Is there any less truth today than
two years ago in the 1886 Republican
contention that the New Deal has
piled deficit upon deficit" and that it
threatens national bankruptcy and
the destruction through imitation OF
insurance policies and savings bank
depoeits?"
Has not the breakdown Of the New
Deal economic policies, as exemplified
by the Roosevelt depression; fully sub
stantiated the 1896 Republican conten-
ton that real security will be possible
only when our productive capacity is
sufncient to furnish = decent standard
of living for all American families and
to provide . surplus for future needs
and contingencies"
And. finally, do not the present army
OF unemployed in the country, the
closed factories, the low prices for
farm products, the stagnation Of busi-
ness and industry, the disappearance
OF business profits, the critical condi-
ton OF the railroads and the increasing
army Of hungry people all substantiate
the 1896 Republican contention that
the New Deal has bread fear and
hesitation in commerce and industry
thus discouraging new enterprises, pre-
venting employment and prolongine
the depression?"
More and Worse Is True,
Everything the Republican platform
and candidates in 1896 said about the
Roosevelt administration and New
Deal is not only true today, but q
great deal more and worse is true.
In 1896 Republicans believed that
eventually Mr.. Roosevelt would move
to balance his budget, but now 1t is
apparent he has abandoned even ges-
lures in that direction.
Few persons in 1896 believed the
President was so arrogant and insensi-
BILE to American tradition as to pro-
pose his bra1en Supreme Court pack
ing plan or that he would undertake
to set himself up as Der Fuehrer, DOM