Evening star., 1940-03-27
Farley Lauds Record
OF New Deal, but Is
Silent on Candidates
Sees Another Victory
If Democratic Party
Stunds United
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BANGOR, Me-, March 27.-Lavish
In his praise of the administration
record, but without a word of his
own presidential aspirations or
those of any other Democrat, Post
master General Farley today
prophesied another national victory
for his party IF we stand united
and work together"
Mr.. Farley's nearest approach to
what might be interpreted as ref
erence to the 1910 nomination fight
came in the closing lines of speech
prepared for Names Democratic
State convention:
We have experienced leaders to
offer the country " ="
The Democratic National Commit
tee chairman's speech had been
eagerly awaited in the hope it might
shed some light on the closely guard
ed plans of the President, but the
man who piloted Mr.. Roosevelt to
victory in 1882 and 1886 and who,
as an avoWed presidential candidate
himself this year, would be the Pres
ident's foe if the latter decided to
seek third term, only mentioned
his chiefs name twice.
Reviews Accomplishments.
In revie wing the administrations
accomplishments, Mr.. Farley said:
The Roosevelt administration has
been sincere in purpose and honest
In practice ="
Discussing the likely trend of Re-
publican campaign policy, the DEM
ocratic strategist declared:
Having condemned the Roose-
welt adminlstrati ton and all its works
for seven long years, the (Repub-
lcanD party has now discovered that
1t may be compelled to indorse the
major administration policies 49,"
Summarizing his points to Maine
, partisans who will send 10 votes to
the national convention, Mr.. Farley
said:
In the election next November
the American people will have a
choice between a party which has
given new life and new force to the
meaning of popular government,
and (one) which has failed to make
a single contribution toward solving
the outstanding problems of the
past 10 years"
Hits G. o. P. Contenders.
In spite of "all the talk about
making the G. o. P. LIBERAL" he
continued, each of the leading presl-
dental contenders has been identi-
fed with the reactionary wing of
the party from the time of his entry
into public life
Mr.. Farley advised the Maine
Democrats. however, that the Re-
publicans would have "well-disci-
plined' and, "above all, well-sup-
piled army" then asserted:
Il feel certain that our party will
be able to meet and repulse the at
tack. We have experienced
leaders to offer the country and we
have kept the faith during the past
seven years of national rule"
In referring to the administra-
tion's naval expansion policy, Mr.
Farley recalled a Maine visit of
Thomas E Dewey, candidate for the
Republican presidential nomina-
ton, saying:
THE same candidate who so
lightly came out for a two-ocean
navy in Maine later told Middle
West audience that it was time to
cut down on excessive spending in
Washington. This is another in
stance OF working both ends against
the middle ="
Mr.. Farley alsos touched on old
age pensions and the New Deals So
cial security program.
He described as 'dud" the Re-
publlcans sinister and deceltful
attack on the social security law
in the 1896 campaign but advised
his hearers not to lose sight of the
minority party's official attitude"
toward pension legislation.
The fact is" Mr.. Farley declared,
"that the Republican party at heart
is against any kind of pensions for
, the old folks, just as it always has
been, and if returned to power, this
attitude would soon become appar-
ent."
AS for the Townsend and similar
pension plans he asserted:
You good Democrats in Maine
had painful experience with the type
of Republican who screams in an
euish against New Deal spending
and then votes for passage of costly
pension plans which would leavy
trenen6OlIs burden upon tho Federal
Treasury