Evening star., 1938-09-10

President in all our history who will
support his view of this matter"
After giving quotations from Wash
ington, Jefferson and Tyler. Senator
Tydings quoted the words Of President
Roosevelt. Then. addressing his re-
marks to Representative Lewis, Sena-
tor Tydings continued:
THUS by quoting the President of
the United States himself, President
Roosevelt, prove your case is wrong,
that your action was wrong by the
very witness that you called in from
outside to help you out in your side.
BY him show the course which you
pursue is not worthy, and do it by
the words of the very man you asked
to speak in your behalf. I show by
the President himself that elections
in each State are peculiarly the right
of the people of that State only; and
remember that President Roosevelt,
speaking just eight years ago. said that
the people of New York State, in
similar circumstances. Would show
their resentment against such con-
duct
Thus you have the testimony OF
four great men, all Presidents OF the
United States-Washington, Jefferson,
Tyler and Roosevelt, all condemning
the course which you have pursued,
Mr.. Lewis, in inviting outside inter-
ference in elections in this State OF
Maryland.
Sees Declaration Recanted.
"You stand today before the people
OF Maryland as a man who went back
on his solemn and positive declaration,
stated June Is that you would not ask
for or receive outside interference and
assistance in this Maryland primary
contest.
You stand before the people Of
Maryland as a man who, in spite Of
that statement. openly cries out for
the most powerful administration in
the history Of the world to come in
and force the people Of Maryland to
vote for you whether they wanted to
or not
"Ah, my friends in Maryland, if
Mr.. Lewis cannot maintain his posi-
ton against me, one lone man, in 4
mere Democratic primary in Maryland,
without getting outside interference
to help him out, he cannot defend
the interests Of, and the position of
the people of Maryland alone in the
Senate Of the United States, should
he be elected.
Mr.. Lewis. as have pointed out,
has refused to discuss the three great
issues that should have been dis
cussed in this campaign-the N. r. A.,
the Supreme Court reorganization bill
and the governmental reorganization
bill.
Creates Greater Issue"
"Now, Mr.. Lewis. you have created
yourself even a greater issue than
these and I wish to ask you to tell
the people OF Maryland in the face
OF the four statements from the four
Presidents, which I have read, one of
which statements is from President
Roosevelt, how you can justify your
invitation to have outside interference
come into Maryland as a proper thing
in a Maryland primary election.
These are the real issues before
the Maryland voters today and you
know they are the only real issues.
These real issues are not to be found
in the slanderous and false statements
that have recently been put out by
the Lewis campaign headquarters in
its desperation and to stave OF defeat.
Such false statements are mere smoke
screens to take the attention of the
people OF Maryland from the real
issues. Mr.. Lewis cannot defend his
position on the N. R. A., the Supreme
Court reorganization bill and the
governmental reorganization bill. He
cannot defend his position upon his
about-face on the matter OF outside
interference in Maryland primary
elections. He cannot defend his posi-
ton that United States Senator from
Maryland should be rubber stamp"