Evening star., 1938-07-16
The Political Mill
Farley Plea, Support the President May Emphasize
Repetition of Wilson's Mistake.

1lSOf1'S Mistake.
reelection. And the New Deal DEM
ocrats scoff at the idea of the Repub-
licans electing a majority in the
House.
A Mistake Repeated?
The personal interference of the
President Of the United States in
congressional elections in 1918 was
deemed by some of the Democratic
leaders Of that day a great political
mistake, calculated to arouse the re-
sentiment Of voters who, irrespective
OF party, had been helping the Presi-
dent win the war" The personal
interference of the President of the
United States in his own party pri-
maries this year may prove another
serious political mistake. Indeed,
there are plenty of Democrats today
who assert that Mr. Roosevelt's foot
has slipped; that the people out in
the States will resent an effort to die
tate to them their candidates for the
Senate and the House.
While Mr.. Farley was speaking in
Seattle, extolling the great accom-
plishments of the Roosevelt admins
tration, Representative Dewey Short,
Republican, of Missouri was drawing
"the deadly parallel" in an address
in Charlottesville, Va. Mr. Farley
and other Democratic speakers like to
harp on the condition of this country
when Mr.. Roosevelt took over in
March, 1888. They like to show, for
example, that the New Deal admins
tration found 100000 men and
women out of work, corn selling at 80
cents, wheat at 40, and the national
income reduced to $40 0,00o, 900 900, and
the railroads insolvent.
Suggests Inspection Now.
Well, said Mr.. Short, look at the
darn thing now. After five years of
the New Deal, there are more than
100000 men and women without
jobs-unless they are on the Govern
ment dole. within the last two
months farm prices in the terms of
the old gold dollar (the President cut
the gold dollar down to SO cents and
that is what the dollar is now, have
dropped to the lowest levels in our
recorded history Short continued.
He said that the railroads now face
the ''severest crisis of their entire
history; that at no time has the New
Deal brought the national income
within hailing distance of the days of
prosperity, and that the national in
come this year will be only a few
billion dollars above the national In
come for 1882"
This kind of argument is painful
to New Deal ears. The New Dealers
are engaged in trying to overcome it
by spending four or five billion more
dollars, drowning out the shouts of the
critics. These tactics may work. and
work so well that Democratic House
will be returned this fall.
Drives Home Point.
However. Mr., Short hung up a few
figures which those who look into the
future are likely to view with msgiv-
ings. The New Deal, he said, has al
ready spent more than SAC, 1000, ,000, 900,
"a greater sum than YVES spent by the
Federal Government from the adop-
ton of the Constitution down to the
outbreak of the World War" It will
spend $1,000 100000 more during the
new fiscal year, now getting under
way. The deficit for this fiscal year,
1t is now estimated. will be $4,000
100000 The President himself esti-
mates that the public debt on June
30, 1889. will reach the all-time high
of s40,650, 100000. To this, Mr.. Short
says, should be added the outstanding
debt which is guaranteed by the Treas
ury, bringing the total debt up to
$50,000, 100000.
Since this column appeared on
Thursday, two additional cases of
justices of the Supreme Court who
were appointed during recess of
Congress and mounted the bench
before senatorial confirmation have
turned up, making three in all. The
first, mentioned earlier, was John
Rutledge, appointed Chief Justice
July l, 1895. whose nomination was
rejected by the Senate December Is
that year. The other two were Levi
Woodbury., appointed associate justice
September 20, 1845, who took his place
on the bench December 2, 1845, and
was confirmed by the Senate June 3,
l846, and Benjamin r. Curtis, ap-
pointed associate justice September
%, 1851, who took his place on the
bench December l, and was confirmed
by the Senate December 20 of that
year. Court officials say they know
of no other recess appointees to the
Supreme Court who have taken their
places on the bench before being con-
f1rmed by the Senate, although many
have been appointed during recesses.
A tiny flower from the Rocky
Mountains was exhibited at London
garden show.