Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-08
Party Splits Delay
Close of Congress
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Committee Chairman James c..
Scrugham gave out a very hopeful
report too. The meeting was strictly
on the ct, but Scrugham's account
was that it was perfectly harmonious
If there really was any hair-pulling,
though, he wouldn't have been likely
to emphasize it.
The fact of the matter is that not
much Congressional progress has
been made yet with any important
business except the national defense
program. AS to defense, there is lit
tie difference of opinion. Not only
are Democrats in general agreement:
Democrats and Republicans concur
relative to main essentials There
are criticisms Of the administrations
foreign policy, but few lawmakers of
either major group deny that Uncle
Sans cue is to arm himself for bear.
in the face of a highly threatening
overseas situation. There's plenty of
objection to his participa ton in any
scrap which may develop abroad, but
few legislators fail to recognize that
such developments may Stop over in
to Uncle Samuel's world area.
Concerning domestic problems,
there is no similar degree of unani-
mlty-as between Democrats and Re-
publicanS or as between Democrats
and Democrats.
Split-up Democrats.
The truth is that the Democrats.
already badly split, are re-splitting.
There are the New Deal Demo-
Gratis
There are the Old Deal Democrats.
The administration is making con-
cessions to the Old Dealers. MANY
OF the New Dealers resent these con-
cessions. Many of the Old Dealers
consider said concessions insufficient.
Thus the Old and New Dealers are
split. The New Dealers are internally
split, as between concessions and no
concessions. And the Old Dealers are
split, as between accepting conces-
slons and not accepting them. All this
is lovely from the c.. O. P. stand
point The drawback is that the Re-
publicans realize that they aren't
offering anything particularly salts
factory.
representative Bruce Barton syn
dictated story the other day that's
too good not to quote. Somebody
asked an old lady how the Metho-
dist church in her neighborhood was
doing. mot SO WE'LL" answered the
old lady, "but, thank God, the Pres
byterlans aren't doing any BETTER
Ditto the Democrats. They're not
doing very well, but the Republi-
cans aren't doing any better.
incidentally, many chroniclers
have reported chorus Of acclaim for
Thomas f. Dewey as a C. O. P. presi-
Dental candidate in 1910. | haven't
heard such unanimity of applause for
him. It's conceded that he's in the
llmelight, but he doesn't strike me as
being SO overwhelmingly popular.
The complaint seems to be that he's
Smarty. Pictures Of him don't make
a hit. He looks fresh, opponents saw.
It's no kind Of a size-up, but it
counts politically.
Back to Foreign Affairs.
But to return to foreign affairsl
The State Department has been
congratulating itself that the Span
ish danger is over.
But is it?
Spain has been licked before-by
the Romans, by the Moors, by Ma
poleon. But il never has stayed lick
ca. Now it's licked, principally, by
the Italians. Nominally it's squelch-
cd. Its record is, that so vanquished,
1t has resorted to guerrilla welfare,
and won in the end.
II this rumpus finally is over, it
Will be unusual for Spain.
And 1t will be an international
headache while it lasts.