Evening star., 1938-08-12

cessful service in the Congress of the
United States and that his opponent
did not have that experience. In
Kentucky, there was no clear-cut issue
between a liberal on the one side and
a dyed -the-wool conservative on
the other. Neither gentleman on his
record could be classified as re-
dictionary, therefore the criterion of
experience especially that Of the ma
jority leadership of the Senate of the
United States, weighed heavily in
favor Of Senator Barkley.
Argument Of Service
For Senior Senator Fails.
Here in Georgia, however, my friend,
the senior Senator from this State,
cannot possibly in my judgment be
classified as belonging to the liberal
school of thought-and, therefore, the
argument that he has long served
in the Senate falls by the wayside.
Here in Georgia the issue is differ
ent one from that in Kentucky. I
speak in terms Of liberal and con-
servative, for the very simple fact
that on my shoulders rests a response
bility to the people Of this country.
Twice I have been chosen Chief Execu-
tive with the mandate to seek by
definite action to correct many evils
of the past and of the present; to work
for a wider distribution of national
income, to improve the conditions of
life, especially among those who need
it most, and above all to use every
honest effort to keep America in the
van of social and economic progress.
To the Congress make recommen-
dations-in most cases recommen-
dations relating to objectives-
it to the Congress to translate the
recommendations into law. The ma
jority of the Senate and House have
agreed with those objectives and have
worked with me and I have worked
with them to translate those objectives
into action. some have given Zip
service" to some of the objectives but
have not raised their little fingers &C
lively to attain the action itself. Too
often these few have listened to the
dictatorship of the small minority
of individuals and corporations who
oppose the objectives themselves. That
is real dictatorship and one which
We have been getting away from
slowly but surely during the past five
years. AS long as I live you will find
me fighting against any kind of dicta-
torship-especially that kind which
has enslaved millions of our people
for more than half a century.
What am about to say will be no
news to my old friend. Senator Walter
George. because I have recently had
personal correspondence with him
and, as a result Of it, he fully knows
my views.
Differences Not Personal.
But Of Principles and Policies.
Let me make it clear that he is.
and hope always will be, my personal
friend. He is beyond question a gentle
man and a scholar-but so also are
affectionate regard, but with whom l
differ heartily and sincerely on the
principles and policies Of how the
Government of the United States
should be directed.
For example, I have long acquaint-
ance and great personal friendship for
people like Senator Hale of Maine,
Representative Wadsworth of New
York and the minority leader, Repre-
sentative Smell. All of these lifelong
Republicans are gentlemen and
scholars. but they and learned long
ago that our views on public questions
were as wide apart as the poles.
Therefore, I repeat that I trust
that Senator George and I will always
be good friends even though I am
impelled to make it clear that on