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told his audience. he would acquiesce
in a change of identity of the Repub.
lican party to obtain victory. Para
phrasing Lincoln's word on the Union
he said:
If could save the American sys-
tenn without altering the Republican
identity, would do it; if I could save
1t by entirely altering this identity, !
would do it; If could save it by
partially altering its identity, I also
would do that. But would save the
American system; and that believe
to be the uncompromising attitude of
at least 81 per cent of the Ameri-
can people if they ever get realistic
chance to speak"
Aiken Rebukes G. O. p. Leader.
While Senator Vandenberg was call
ing for coalition and a political re-
alignment in Boston, Gov George D.
Aiken of Vermont, one of the two
States which went Republican in the
1886 presidential election, bluntly
told the National Republican Club at
THE greatest praise I can give to
Lincoln on this his anniversary is to
say that he would be ashamed of mis-
party's leadership today.
To-day the Republican party at
tracts neither the farmer nor the
industrial worker. Why not? To
represent the people one must know
them. Lincoln did. The Republican
national leadership today does not
Gov. Aiken not long ago addressed
a letter to the Republican National
Committee in which he called for a
thorough house cleaning. He renewed
this attack last night in the very
citadel of Republicanisni.
More than that. he called upon the
New York Republicans, to whom the
name of Franklin D. Roosevelt has
become anathema, to forget your
hatred of the President"
The Vermont Governor said that
hundreds of thousands of. the same
people who turned to Roosevelt in
1882 were now turning away from
him.
But, do not delude yourselves that
these thousands looking for leadership
have yet turned to the Republican
party" he added warningly. "The
people are just as hungry for leader
ship now as they were then. and they
are not getting the sort they want,
either from President Roosevelt or
from the Republican party. Give
them Republican leadership-warm,
human. understanding, sound-and
they will turn to u.s.
Raps Franks Committee.
Gov. Aiken ripped out a criticism
Of the Committee on Program, set up
by the Republican National Commit
tee, with DR.. Glenn Frank as its
chairman. 1t has been sponsored by
former President Hoover and opposed
by former Gov. ALI M. Landon, the
party standard bearer of 1896.
Lets look at this Committee on
Program" said Aiken. 1T has 2l7
members. OF these, 65, nearly one
third of the whole committee, repre-
sent banking, insurance, stock and
bond selling, manufacturing and busi-
ness. There are SO lawyers-one-
quarter of the whole membership.
"Our millions of organized and un-
organized workers are represented by
Just four labor men,"
He added that the rural population
is represented by 81 members of the
committee-"and I am afraid few of
them are dirt farmers"
Nov, let's take look at the New
Deal" said Gov. Aiken. THE rank
and file of the Republican party is
not opposed to Federal leadership.
The country needs it. We want it.
We cannot tolerate Republican lip
service to the slogan of States rights
simply to cover up abuses which back
ward States Or backward big business
refuse to exterminate.
Recalls Fights on Utilities.
1.-THE States have rights-vital
rights. To preserve these rights ]
have at times had to fight the public
utilities. At the present time I am
having to fight the Federal Govern
ment. Far apart as these two forces
are, I find the palms of both have the
Itch Tor acquisition.
I'VE must not make the mistake of
thinking we are protecting States
rights when we protest against Fed
eral leadership. States rights need
protection only against Federal dom
ination. There is difference between
Federal leadership and Federal DOM
81 ination, and that difference is the
issue today.
"Of late years the Republican party
has not been successful in Federal
leadership; the New Deal seeks to be
too successful in Federal domination
Both these attitudes are wrong"
Senator Vandenberg, who repeatedly
has been mentioned - . peobabk