Evening star., 1938-07-31

Whatever sum
WAS used to de- Franklyn Waltman.
feat Mr.. Maverick could not have been
q drop in the bucket compared with
the money lavishly tossed about by
this fountain OF New Deal inspiration,
not to mention personal indorse-
ment by Mr. Roosevelt himself For
instance, few days before the pri-
mary the New Deal Slum Clearance
Authority announced an ALLEGATION of
heart Of Mr.. Mavericks district.
Whenever q New Dealer is renomi-
mated or wins an election it is always
due, according to the Democratic
propagandists, to the popularity of
the President and the overwhelming
ever 4 New Dealer goes down to de-
feat, according to these same objec-
tive, non-partisan authorities, it is
because Of the hostility of the local
machine, or the use Of antiRoose-
welt money, but never because the
voters might look on the New Deal
with jaundiced eyes.
Radicalism Defeated Him.
The truth of the matter is that Mr..
Maverick was defeated because of his
radicaism and his cloUning. He was
no follower OF the New Deal. He was
one of its leaders. Whenever less
valiant souls wavered in reckless ex-
perimentation or inane subversion Of
constitutional government. it was Mr..
Maverick who spurred the breathless
House leaders on to faster pace.
Yet Mr.. Maverick sees almost eye
to eye with the President on most
issues A typical instance of their
harmony Of viewpoint was evidenced
on February 5, 1887, the day Mr..
Roosevelt took the country by storm
with his demand for an immediate
packing of the Supreme Court in order
to get judicial approval for his un-
constitutional schemes.
While the Democratic leaders OF the
House we're left stunned by the
breath-taking presidential message.
Mr.. Maverick jumped to his feet.
rushed to the clerks desk, seized the
mimeographed copy OF the President s
court-packing bill. scribbled his name
across the top and introduced it as
his bill.
Votes Not In Bag.
Subsequently, when it became ap-
parent that the votes were not in the
bag for the measure. as predicted by
genial Jim Farley. the President and
his satellites were quite willing to have
| the bill become known as the Ashurst-
Maverick bill. Thus one OF the spon-
sors Of that iniquitous legislation has
gone down to defeat. There will be
more.
So far not single outstanding op-
ponent of the court-packing bill has
been defeated. even though the New
Deal has sought their political scalps.
As the Texas voters were retiring Mr..
Maverick to private life. they renomi-
| mated for another term Representative
Hatton w. Summers. 1t was Mr.. Sum-
ners who affronted the New Deal
leadership by arising on the House
floor and severely denouncing the
| court-pacing bill in speech regarded
then as its death blow He got no
friendly pats from the President nor
| were millions OF New Deal money
promised to his district.
Humor in Maryland.
Almost as humorous as Mr.. Nav
erick's whimpering remark was the
pious. solemn lecture delivered a few
days ago by Representative David j.
Lewis to Senator Millard E. Tydings.
Mr.. Lewis. flaming New Dealer. was
persuaded by the White House to op-
pose Senator Tydings of Maryland
for renomina ton as part OF the New
Deal purge.
IT," said Mr.. Lewis to Senator
| Tydings. "offer you this advice:
Without consistency there is no moral
strength We cannot reverse our
selves too often. The voters are not
deceived by it. We cannot have our
cake and eat it, too"
In view of the gyrations and somer-
saults Of Mr.. Lewis political god.
President Roosevelt. for six years, 1t
is no wonder that Marylanders burst
out laughing.
By all means, let us have humor In
this years campaign. 1t will not re-