Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-11
Says 6. O. P. Nominee
Must Be q Liberal
Proposes Mayor La Guordio
As Most Promising Dark
Horse Candidate
70 the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
As one OF the few avowed Republicans
left in the city Of Washington was very
much interested In the letter signed
American Patriot" urging businessman
| as the next nominee of the Grand Old
| Party. However, the only businessman
mentioned by your contributor was
Bruce Barton of New York, who was de-
scribed as "a very capable legislator who
has been in the thick of the fight in Con-
gress all the time"
May I, as one of the well-wishers for
my party, take exception to the state
ment that Barton is "a very capable
legislator" In the first place Mr.. Barton
was elected on platform which called
| for the repeal of at least one law day.
OF course he did not succeed in the re-
peal of any laws, and did not succeed in
securing the passage of a single piece of
legislation. Why then, did our Amer
lean Patriot" call him capable
leader? He has never accomplished any
thing in the field of legislation, and a
look at the roll calls in the House during
the past session will show he was not
"in the thick of the fight in Congress all
the time
Then our american Patriot" called
the roll of those whom he termed the
dark horse" candidates who might be
nominated.
He mentioned Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, who, except for the fact that
| he had famous grandfather has Ger
tainly done nothing outstanding in
Washington. He listed Gov. Bricker of
| Ohio, who, outside his own State, has
not been heard Of. Then Joseph Martin
OF Massachusetts, the Republican floor
leader in the House, was named, together
with his qualifications, and so on through
the list of Wadsworth of New York, Col
| Frank Knox, who said all our insurance
| policies would go to pot if he and his
running mate were not elected; Senator
| Nye of North Dakota, Col. Charles March
and so forth.
But the American Patriot" did not
mention the one qualification a nominee
must have if he expects to be elected
liberal views.
The New Deal, whether We like it or
not, was put into power by Republican
votes. 1t is Well-knoWn fact that the
Democrats have never had enough votes
in the United States to elect President
The only way they have gotten in is
through the votes of liberal Republicans
who refused to follow the lead of an old
guard candidate.
On the basis of liberalism practically
all the candidates listed by American
Patriot must be ed-Vandenberg
of Michigan, Taft of Ohio. Bridges of
New Hampshire, Baldwin of Connecticut,
Martin of Massachusetts,, Wadsworth of
New York, Barton of New York, Bricker
of Ohio, Knox of Illinois and James of
Pennsylvania
That leaves only Dewey of New York,
Lodge of Massachusetts,, March of Mime
sofa, Nye of North Dakota and McNary
OF Oregon as even possible" successful
candidates for the presidency.
If member of the reactionary old
just as we'll not run any candidate at all.
The people of this country have gone
liberal, notwithstanding some of the re-
verses suffered by the New Deal in the
last election.
If the Grand Old Party cannot give
progressive, liberal leadership, the people
will not have anything to do with it.
Even Roosevelt running for third term
would be able to defeat the conservative
candidates listed above.
AS for me, I nominate Republican
who is real liberal, one who has DEM
onstrated his ability as a real public
servant, an administrator of one of the
largest governments on the continent
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of New
| York.
REAL REPUBLICAN.
September 6.