Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04

Sharp Difference Of Opinion
Reflected in Lost Letters
From Public
| 70 the Editor Of The Star:
The present administration was instru-
mental in having millions Of dollars Of
the peoples money appropriated for the
construction Of enormous dams for the
ostensible purpose of irrigating arid
lands.
One wonders II these irrigation sys-
TENS are absolutely essential to the well
fare Of the Nation. At the present time
the A. A. A. does not have nearly enough
grain products at its disposal to pillow
under nor is there an adequate stock of
cattle to be slaughtered. Further, it is
within the power of the people to con-
tribute more taxes for payment to the
farmers and the ranchers not to grow
or raise any Of these products
GEORGE ACKER.
To the Editor OF The Star:
Many people are not aware that when
Thomas Jefferson refused a third term
the Nation was confronted with a for
eign problem similar to that which faces
us now. Napoleon controlled the CONT
nent of Europe with an iron hand, just
as Adolf Hitler dominates 1t today. The
independence Of young America was
threatened by both Bonaparte and
Britain.
Did Jefferson decide during those trou-
bled times to seek third term, which
might have been his for the asking? On
the contrary, he definitely and positively
rejected the idea. He recognized q
mighty fact viz, that there is no in
dispensable man in our democracy. The
Nation was being built by the people.
With that thought in mind, Jefferson
condemned the idea Of perpetuity in
Office. This he did in language anybody.
including New Dealers, can understand.
When twitted by friend for not seeking
reelection, the author Of the Declara-
ton of Independence replied: II am
sensible of the kindness Of your rebuke
on my determination to retire from office
at time when our country is laboring
under difficulties truly great. But If the
principle of rotation be a sound one. as
conscientiously believe it to be with
respect to this Office, no pretext should
ever be permitted to dispense with it,
because there never will be time when
real difficulties will not exist and furnish
a plausible pretext for dispensation."
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH.
To the Editor OF The Star:
President Roosevelt's speech at Will
mington, Del. the other day-in which
he quoted Abraham Lincolns definition
of liberty-recalls the Biblical admoni-
ton to stand fast in the liberty where
with Christ hath made us free"
To what extent has the New Deals
much advertised forgotten man" been
liberated during the past eight years
since he still finds it necessary to enroll
In the c. c. c. and rake leaves and
collect rubbish as alternatives to hitch
hiking about the country penniless in a
vain search for lucrative livelihood?
During the 1886 presidential campaign
better jobs were promised our youth.
Instead of returning to power an
administration that has failed to make
good, would it not be wiser course to
give business executive of proven ability
tr,ro OF y,lo h1,ci
a healthy economic basis so that our
youth could find jobs in which they
could render valuable service to their
country?
DOROTHY LEE CASWELL.
To the Editor OF The Star:
So John L. Lewis has finally come
out in the open! If for no other reason
than to rid the American labor move
ment of him, would vote for President
Roosevelt.
LEAH STERN POLLOCK.
To the Editor of The Star:
In The Star today that virtuoso Of
inconsistency, Jay Franklin, in his
amusing leIltI W lllc ullucCluCu FOecioy
says: You will be voting for the party
which has steadily purged itself of its
evil elements, which prosecuted its own
corrupt bosses in Louisiana and Kansas
City, and which has shown a capacity
to change and grow with the times"
This whole paragraph is debatable,
but will Mr.. Franklin explain why this
party Of virtue stopped purging before
it got around to the Kelly-Nash and
Hague machines? E. T. P.
To the Editor Of The Star:
am glad to see that Joseph W. Mar
tin, national Republican chairman, is in
more generous mood today than he was
in 1896 when he served as Eastern man
ager for Gov. Landon.
On october %, 1910, he predicted that
Wendell Willkie would win with more
than 325 electoral votes, while on Oc-
tober 81, 1886, he said Il firmly believe
Gov. Landon will have more than 300
electoral votes. This is conservative and