The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-08-31


are made public every day-for the
period from February to the ad-
journment of congress, will show a
perfectly astonishing number of
talks between the two.
Montana Senator PLAYS
Ball and Keeps His " ord
Many of us in Washington have
believed since the fight to enlarge
the Supreme court. In which Wheel
er was made the leader against the
President, that Roosevelt would new
er forgive him. Some of us still be-
-lieve that. We simply cannot re-
member any other man who has
fought Roosevelt and been forgiven
and we find it difficult to conceive
of his doing it in Wheeler's case.
But we may be wrong. Whatever
one may think of Wheeler, he is
very likable personally as well as
forceful character. He plays ball
and keeps his word. He seldom
promises anything that he cannot
deliver. His judgment as to what
can or cannot be done is excellent.
Roosevelt has not found many
among those whom he has actively
liked since he entered the White
House who have possessed all those
qualities. For instance, Senators
Sherman Minton of Indiana, and Joe
Guffey of Pennsylvania, who we're
as enthusiastic about the purge
as Tommy Corcoran and Ben Cohen.
For instance, the great Marathon
orator, whom the President made
Democratic leader of the senate,
Alben w. Barley of Kentucky.
So it just may be that next June,
il the President discovers he cannot
nominate a man who agrees with
him 100 per cent, he might turn to
Wheeler rather than see the nomi-
nation of someone eager to tear
down more of the New Deal than
Wheeler. Always assuming of course
that Roosevelt is not nominated HIM
self.
1t must be remembered that
Wheeler has been so liberal for
years that some have called him a
Communist, that he was one of the
most active of the For Roosevelt
Before Chicago" club, and that de-
spite the fact that the White House
ignored him on patronage in favor
Of his bitter political enemy, j.
Bruce Kremer, Wheeler never OPP
posed the President on any impor-
tant issue until the Supreme court
battle.
incidentally both Garner and Jim
Farley are friendly to Wheeler.
President Seeks Credit for
I'm prouement in Business
Improvement OF business despite
defeat of the spend-lend bill, bump
er crops on top of carry-overs and
big crops abroad, and the obvious
intention of the G. o. .-Conserva-
tive Democrat coalition to upset
more New Deal apple carts when
congress meets next January-all
these are squirting Franklin D.
Roosevelt to develop new theme.
Call it new rabbits from new hats, il
you like, but what the President
needs is something to bring about
three things:
Make the administration the
| leader in the Improvement of bust
ness-in other words, get the credit
thus upsetting the picture now
that the improvement is in spite 81
the New Deal.
2.-Divert Capitol Hill from its
conservative course toward undoint
New Deal reforms by giving con
gress something new to fight ovel
-but-not at the risk of another
major defeat on the eve of the ma
tional conventions and the election
campaign.
3.-Work out some bigger and bet
ter way of handling the farm sur
plus and low farm price situation
Not necessarily, for example, let
ting prices slide away down to en-
courage consumption and exports
and compromising the farmers di
rectly by 'AAA checks, but some
thing as radical as that.
If Roosevelt can produce formu
las for these three problems, HI
may have the political bear by ;
nose-ring instead of by the tail mex
winter.
Wafch for Another Fireside
Chat or Big Set Speech
So when the President gets roun
to another fireside chat, or has t
make big set speech on some 'oc
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