The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-09-08


the Republicans this year are pressing
the same issues they used in 1886. The
Republicans, they say, have no new
ideas but must beat the same drums
used two years ago.
Why bless their souls, of course, the
Republicans in this years campaign
are going to press the same issues as
in 1886. Do the New Deal spokesman
believe the Republicans were insin-
cere two years ago? Do they believe
that the Republican platform builders
of 1886 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 1886. 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 tn eNew Deal would
end in trouble and disaster, they can
today say 1--WE told you So"
Purge Tactics Prove Charge
Is not the Republican platform con-
tention of 1886 that "the powers of
Congress have been usurped by the
President" truer today than two years
ago? Has not Mr.. Roosevelt by his
"pudge" tactics confessed to the
charge that he cannot tolerate an indie
pendent Congress?
Is not the 1886 Republican conten-
ton that "the integrity and authority
of the Supreme Court have been
fiounted" truer today than two years
ago? If evidence were needed, did not
Mr.. Roosevelt supply it in the interval
with his Court packing plan?
Is not the 1886 Republican conten-
ton that regulated monopoly has dis
placed free enterprise" a more self
evident truth today than two years
ago? Indeed, the belated effort of the
New Deal in recent months to do some
thing about monopoly constitutes a
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 parti-
sar political purposes" conclusively
proved by what has happened in the
last five months?
Piling Deficit Upon Deficit
Is there any less truth today that
two years ago in the 1886 Republican
contention that the New Deal has
piler leficit upon deficit" and that 1t
threatens national bankruptcy and
the destruction through imitation OF IN
surance policies and savings bank
deposits?"
Has not the breakdown of the New
Deal economic policies, as exempllhed
by the Roosevelt Depression, fully sub
stantiated the 1886 Republican conten-
ton that "real security will be pos
sible only when our productive capacl-
tv is sufficient to furnish a decent
standard of living for all American
families and to provide surplus tof
future needs and contingencies"
And, finally, do not the present army
of unemployed in the country, the
closed factories, the low prices Tor
farm products, the stagnation OF Dus1-
ness and industry, the disappearance
Of business profits, the critical con-
dition of the railroads and the increas-
ing army of hungry people all sub
stantiate the 1886 Republican conten-
ton that the New Deal ''has bred Tear
and hesitation in commerce and IN
dustry, thus discouraging new enter
prises, preventing employment anu
prolonging the depression
More And Worse Is True
Everything the Republican platform
and candidates in 1886 said about the
Roosevelt Administration and New
Deal is not only true today, but great
deal more and worse is true. In 1890
Republicans believed that eventually
Mr.. Roosevelt would move to balance
his budget, but now it is apparent ne
has abandoned even gestures IN thal
direction.
Few persons in 1886 believed the
President was so arrogant and lnseh-
sible to American tradition as to pro
pose his brazen Supreme Court pack
ing plan or that he would undertake tc
set himself up as Der Fuehrer, doml-
mating the Legislative and judicial d
we'll as executive branches OF the
government.
No wonder New Deal spokesmei
wish to camofage this years cam
paign and seek to divert the Repuoll.