The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-17
LOOKING FORWARD
By FRANKLIN MAILMAN
Publicity Director, Republican National Committee

II Publicity Director, Repu
Immediately after the Republican
victories last November it was assert
ed in this place that the New Deal haC
come to the end of its road. Having
led the American people up a blinc
alley, the New Deal was repudiated a
the polls, we said 1t was further con
tended that the days of blank checl
appropriations, wasteful and rockies.
spending, dangerous experiments ant
un-American activities were over.
The Democratic spokesman dissent.
ed. Yet surely the record of the last
session Of Congress fully bore out oul
predictions. Indeed, even casual OBJ.
servers recognized that President
Roosevelt lost control of Congress.
early in the session, despite the over
whelming Democratic majority in
House and Senate. By the time the
session came to an end the New Deal
was in full retreat.
Far and away the most significant
action in this Congressional session
was the refusal of the House of Rep
I resentatives even to consider the
Presidents nlis-labeled lending" bill.
Its original figures cut in half by the
Senate, this bill was tossed into the
wastebasket by the House. Conceived
in cunning and deceit, this proposed
Legislation met deserved ill fate.
Saved From State Socialism
The fact that this bill, as original
ly proposed, would have permitted
the New Deal to spend another four
billion dollars which some day would
have to be paid back by the workers
and farmers of this country was only
one reason why it was obnoxious.
More important was the fact that it
would have started this nation on the
road to State Socialism which would
have jeopardized all private enter
prise eventually. From that evil, thank
heaven, sturdy patriotic majority of
the House of Representatives saved
US.
AS was to be expected, Mr.. Roose-
welt let loose a loud howl of protest
when his Socialistic program went into
the wastebasket. He said that the ac-
ton of the House would have injurious
effects on business and industry and
would prevent the unemployment of
many thousands Of the unemployed.
In other words, his contention Was that
this Socialistic, spending measure was
the solution for the Roosevelt depres-
sion.
1t was an amazing statement. In
the first place, all the business and
industrial induces commenced to ad
vance as soon as the House action be-
came known. Many industrial securi-
ties sold at new high prices for the
year. AS matter of fact business did
not begin to shake off the lethargy
which has marked it until Congress in
Dictated a spirit Of independence in the
last month.
But, let US suppose Mr.. Roosevelt
was correct in his contention. Was
not his statement surprising con-
fession of ineptness on his part? III
his latest spending plan was the rene
dy for the depression why did he keep
it a secret so long? Why did he not
such a program years ago?
Could it be true that Mr.. Roosevelt
only wants his country to be prosper
Gus in Presidential election years?
House Action Widely Praised
Of course, the Presidents protest
against the House action should not
be taken seriously. 1t was an express
sion of chagrin and anger over his
to have his own way. The |
country apparently has not been dis
turbed by Mr., Roosevelt's gloomy
wall. In every part of the country
the House action was greeted with
enthusiastic praise.
The real meaning of the House
action is that at last the country has
become aroused over New Deal spend
ing and taxation. Were this not so,
the House would not have acted as it
did. Therein lies the explanation why
the New Deal is finished, for spending
other peoples money was all the New
Dealers had left. 1t was their only
solution for the country economic ills.
Not only has Congress put its foot
down on greater and greater spending
programs but it also has injected {,
little sense into the administration Of
the relief program. 1t has repealed
the harmful undistributed profits tax