Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-28

toward the elimination of this con-
t:S:on and its inevitable abuses ard
which will aid in an equitable dis
tributio nof the wealth which has
flown TO few from this crop would
be a blessing to a large majority of
the thousands of families dependent
upon growing tobacco for their eco
nOmlc existence and welfare"
Hancock said that he had been in
formed by friends recently that "a
few of the warehousemen" were OBJ
posing his candidacy because of the
leading part he took in sponsoring
the tobacco grading and inspection
bill.
IT. hope these reports are untrue"
he said; "but on the theory that where
there is obliged to be a little fire 1
want to meet that opposition if it
should develop. !
IF the Warehousemen in your COM
munity is opposing me because he be-
lieves the junior senator will make
you a better representative and is
more interested than I am in the
problem of the tobacco growers, you
may laugh heartily to yourself but
you should not question his right to
believe that, if it is a sincere belief.
If he comes to you quietly, however,
and with the contention that nv OBJ
ponent has looked after your interests
and welfare better than I have, then
! want you to insist that he sit down
and have little talk with you about
It.. [ won't you to ask him whether
your interests are in North Carolina
and Washington or in Russia and the
virgin Islands.
Il also want YOU, Hancock added
here, ito look him squarely in the
eyes as man to man ask him if he
honestly thinks that l have ever fail.
ed to do my duty by you"
1T was my privilege Hancock
also said, ito analyze the provisions
of the tobacco inspection act for
President Roosevelt and to present
that analysis to him in person. When
I had explained to him the purpose
and machinery of this bill, here was
his comment: "Why, Hancock, that
is an excellent measure. What can
] do to help you get it passed? I do
not see how anybody could be against
! it." t-l
"He Immediately picked up the tele-
phone" the congressman continued
land called Mr.. Chester Davis, ad :
ministrator of the AAA, and urged
him to lend his best assistance in get
ting the bill enacted into law. l hope
you will pardon a personal reference
but also want to tell you that as an
lded appreciation of the work and
efforts I did in securing the passage
of this measure the President gave
me the pen with which he signed The
act. That pen | have in my lock box
ct home for safe-keeping. AS an in
.strument of writing it means nothing
to me, but I shall always treasure its
possession because it came from Pro
sident Roosevelt and because it is
for the efforts which I had made 10
aid the farmers of our State and ma
;ion."
Hancock referred only briefly in
Ellington to the fight being made a.
eainst him by CLIO organizers in
| North Carolina, a fight that the con-
gressman brought into the open in a
verbal exchange recently in Winston
Salem with Roy r. Lawrence, repre-
sentative in the South for John L..
! owls.
After mentioning most of the meas
ures proposed by the President which,
| he supported, Hancock concluded:
''These were things close to the
! heart of the President, but then my
/ opponent preferred to be closer to tbs
headlines of Hearst than to the heart
of Roosevelt. The fact is I have real
ly done something to further the main
purposes of President Roosevelt's pro
gram I have pulled an oar, one way
or another, and not merely shouted
] back to the country, me to, me too,
me too'."
! Senator Reynolds has had a finc
! time for almost six years, playing al
! over the world. If he has missed a
social capital in Europe or the Orient,
his playboy friends back at home do
not recall which one it was. Because
he has so thoroughly enjoyed him.
! self, a great many of his amiable as
sociates find it pathetic that he is
| now brought back to an accounting
| of how he has discharged the duties
of the high office to which the people
| Of North Carolina, in moment thous-
ands now regret, elected hin"