The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
BORROWED
MONEY
Staggering Tax Load EnsiaV'ns
Nations People
Bv SEN. JOSIAH w. BAILEY
of North Carolina
published by permission OF the
Magazine, Americas Futurc)

The crucial issue in American
politics at the present time is the
use of borrowed money TO contro!
the nomination and election Oh
representatives and senator's IN
congress and governors OF states
The control of political contests
bv this public money predlcateS
control of the entire public pol
lev. Unless it il stopped 1t VIII
be useless 10 attempt to arrest
Capitalization of power at wash
ingtOn. :.
II is bad enough when our poll
tics are controlled by money from
unseen sources and special inter-
eSts. but il is still worse for gov
eminent to use its credit and It's
taxing power TO control the con-
press and the states and even a
presidential election. For by this
means, those in power may per-
petuate themselves in power. 10
tolerate this policy is to invite a
dictatorship, - a dictatorship OF
borrowing on one hand, of taxing
ON the other and of absolute con-
troll of the people as 4 conae-
quence.
40 MILLION ON PAYROLL
We are informed that some 40
100000 receive money from the
federal government. This IN
eludes members of families. In adj
dition, many persons having Things
TO sell TO the government feel they
must comply with its political de-
mands. Men who get contracts,
who sell steel or socks or other
textiles or fish or fruits or cotton
or potatoes to the United States
government all feel that they
must do what the government
SAYS. All of which amounts to
what we used to call patelnallsm.
We do not dare differ with the
fatherly government from which
we draw our means of living. ,
Heretofore the situation had
not gone so far as to be signlfl-
cant, but since we now spend from
nine to ten billion year, and we
are not only buying but actually
giving money and projects to mil
lions of voters, the matter has be-
come of the utmost significance
Consider the statements OF
Harry Hopkins the administrator
of relief. He vehemently denies
any political intention, but he Is
sues a statement indicating that
he expects the three million reclp-
itents of WPA money to vote
with him. Why did he go to the
radio when the court fight was on
except to line up the people?
He knew nothing about the
subject matter of that fight.
His whole experience is that of
a professional uplifter. | doubt
if he had. ever thought of the
independence of the Judiciary
in his life. He went for the
purpose of arraying as many of
the WPA recipients and office
holders as possible on the side
of those who wished to control
the supreme court and its opin-
ions. -... --. -. ......-.
Why did Mr.. Ickes go to New
York to canvass for a candidate
of the Republican and American
labor parties against the Demo
cratic candidate? He went and
was proclaimed as the great dis
tributor of public works projects,
and he did not hesitate to boast
of the capacity of his candidate
for getting these projects. He
knew that every one hearing him
understood this to mean "vote for
my candidate and you will get
more projects" He was trying to
control an election with public
money. The power given him by
congress for the purpose of relief
or pump-priming he was using for
political purposes and specifically
for the purpose of printing the
pump of his candidate for mayor.
FORGOT HIS PURPOSE
When the president of the Uni
ted States went to GAINESVILLE,
Ga, to dedicate a rural electric
ity project, he chose TO speak as
head of his party and to denounce
two candidates for the senate and
advocate the nomination of
third. He became so absorbed as
head of the party that he forgot
that his real mission as president
was to start the rural electricity
project. He left the stand with
out pressing the button. The sing
ular instance should not be for
gotten.
When the president went to
Maryland to canvass against Mr..
Tydings and for Mr.. Lewis, his
first act was TO promise the peo-
pie of Maryland two great bridges.
He was making friends by his ca
pacity to make allotments.
would not say that he expected
these friends to follow his advice
and vote for his candidate. but l