Evening star., 1938-09-10
PRESIDENT QUOTED
FOR FREE VOTES
Tydings BIames Lewis for
Roosevelt Reversal on
Washington 'Dictation.'
BY J. A. O'LEARY,
Star Stan Correspondent.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 10.-Reachins
the climax in his fight to beat the ad-
ministration's purge move IN Mon
days primary, Senator Tydings called
President Roosevelt as a witness to
support his plea against outside inter-
ference in Maryland election.
The militant Senator also quoted
the words of three ex-Presidents-
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson
and John Tyler-against Federal in
trusion in State elections, as he spoke
over a Statewide radio hook-up last
night.
Still going at full speed as the dra-
matte primary race turned into the
home stretch. the Senator left here
today for a final speech at Capitol
Heights, in a bid for the seven-unit
votes of Prince Georges County. The
Senator is scheduled to speak at the
Capitol Heights Community Park at
3 o'clock this afternoon.
The Tydings camp Is confident OF
victory, but will keep working at TOP
speed until the balloting starts Monday
morning. The Senator will return to
Baltimore to address several more rail-
lies tonight, and tomorrow night both
he and his New Deal opponent, Rep
resentative Lewis, will make their
final appeals over the radio.
Cites Roosevelt's Stand,
For the past two weeks, addressing
scores Of Democratic meetings, Sena-
tor TydingS has made Federal inter-
ference the keynote of his campaign,
and the high light of his radio speech
last night came when he quoted Mr..
Roosevelt as having taken a similar
stand in New York while Governor OF
the Empire State in 1880. After hay
ing quoted the three ex-Presidents,
Senator Tydings said:
And finally, Mr. Lewis, let me call
to the witness chair our present Presi-
dent, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who
just eight years ago in a public ad-
dress at a time when the Federal
Government attempted to interfere in
the elections Of his State, New York
State, and when the President himself,
who was then Gov. Roosevelt, had
this to say: Said the then Gov. Roose-
velt:
I'VE in this State New York;, in
every city and on every farm, know
the high improperly of interference
by the Federal Government in the
purely local affairs of any State, and
we are fully conscious of the effective
manner in which the people of this
great State will at the polls show their
resentment against such conduct.
Before We look into the soundness
OF the instructions given to the people
of this State by these representatives
at Washington, we have a right to
demand that they show their ere
dentials.'"
"On My Side as to Rights"
Now, mark you. Mr. Lewis, I am
quoting the very words used on SINH
lar occasion of the very man whom
you asked to come to Denton from
outside to aid you in this election. I
have quoted his exact words when the
Federal Government attempted to in
wade and interfere in the elections OF
his home State of New York to show
you, Mr.. Lewis, that he Is on my side
and not yours as to the rights of the
people to decide their elections without
outside interference
Mr.. Tydings began his speech by
reading a long list Of the measures
he has supported and voted for since
President Roosevelt took office March
4, 1888. He also pointed out that
while he has voted for all appropri-
ations for benefit payments to farmers,
Il have never favored or supported
laws which advocate acreage control
as a means of solving the farm prob
lem"
Contending that he voted for most
of the lasting and worthwhile bills,
he asserted that Mr. Lewis discussion
of the issues Of the campaign "boils
down to this-that since March l.
1888, he has voted yes for every bill
that has been submitted to the Con-
gress by the national administration.
He states that have not voted yes
for some of the bills for which he,
Mr.. Lewis, voted; and, therefore, be-
cause I have not voted yes for them
all, should be defeated
Defends mo" Votes,
The Senator then defended in detail
Ills opposition to the N. r. A., the
Supreme Court bill and the Govern
ment reorganization bill, which he
called the three great controversies
before Congress In the past fve years.
He said Mr.. Lewis favored all three
and added, Not one word Of defense
comes from Mr.. Lewis for his own
position thereon or in criticism OF my
position"
The Senator said the N. R. A. set
aside the antitrust laws and raised
the cost of everything entering the
home. He said his judgment in op-
Supreme Court unanimously ruled it
unconstitutional Mr.. Roosevelt. he
said, later told Congress the N. r. A.
had gone too far.
OF the court BILL he said it was not
in the Democratic platform and was
defeated in the Senate, where the
Democrats were in full control.
The Government reorganization bill,
the Senator said, was opposed by the
American Federation of Labor, the
American Legion. Veterans of Foreign
Wars and civil service employees. He
charged that Mr.. Lewis went back
on" these organizations by supporting
the bill.
Directs Criticism at Lewis
Contending that the primary elec-
tion Is solely a matter for Marylanders
to decide, Senator Tydings continued:
Supporting my side Of it, I am
going to quote briefly from statements
OF four great Presidents of the United
States, all of whom take my view:
That is. that it is wrong to have out
side influence and interference in q
n all