Evening star., 1940-10-08
Jesse Jones Believes
Public Experience
Big Roosevelt Asset
Makes Radio Address;
Other Developments
On Political Front

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who has been in business nearly
so years does not believe that
businessman without experience in
public life makes the best public
executive, and he feels that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's long experience in
public Office lis an invaluable as
set" at this time.
This implied comparison of the
two presidential candidates was
made last night in a radio address
by Mr.. Jones, who did not, however,
mention Wendell l.. Willkie, the
Republican nominee, by name.
Other Developments.
Other developments on the polit-
ical front overnight included:
A conference of House Repub-
licans in which resolution pledging
"steadfast allegiance and continuing
loyalty" to Mr.. Willkie was adopted,
and a prediction made that the
party ticket would be victorious in
November.
A statement in the Senate by Sem
ator Norris, independent, of Ne
braska that Mr.. Willkie must share
at least a part of the blame for the
death of the Chattanooga CTenn)
News. Senator Norris was replying
to a speech last week by Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire, who had branded as malicious
lies" charges that a subsidiary of
Commonwealth e. Southern, which
Mr.. Willkie formerly headed, had
brought about suspension of the
News, an advocate of public power
development.
Green Issues Statement.
A press conference statement by
William Green. president of the
American Federation of Labor, that
there was mo political significance"
attached to his Sunday morning talk
in New York with Mr.. Willkie. Mr..
Green said that the Republican
presidential candidate had made no
request for political support and that
politics wasn't discussed or re-
ferred to-
A declaration by Donald w. Horn
beck of Cleveland, chairman of the
Young Republican National Fedora
ton. in letter to Secretary of War
Stimson. that unless the 'short-cut" ;"
appointment of Elliott Roosevelt as
captain in the Air Corps is re-
scinded, confidence in the fairness
of the consumption program is
threatened
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Tennessee said in the Senate that
Mr.. Willkie favored conscription of
manpower but not of industry and
declared the Republican nominee
thinks more of industry than any,
thing else under the sun except his
holding company
Senator Guffey. Democrat. Of
Pennsylvania referred to Mr. Will
kies call for the observance of
October % as mo Third-term Day.
and said, "the American people will
set aside November election day.
as No Willkie Day.
Opinion of Jones.
In his speech Secretary Jones
said: 1T has long been my thought
that man coming directly from the
business world without experience
in public life. regardless of how
good a businessman he might be,
could not make the best public
executive, whether it be in the
presidency or a lesser office" He
added:
MY reason for this is that men
are in business, particularly big
business. primarily to make money,
which is not to their dlScredlt.
Their training is along this line rath-
er than thinking about the welfare
of the whole flock. The successful
public official, like the successful
businessman. is usually the one who
starts at the bottom"
He said that "the case in point Is
that of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
started as very young man in local
politics and has successfully occu-
pied important positions of trust In
his county, his State and his Ma
ton. He is we'll known to you and
the experience which he has gained
over this long period in dealing with
public questions is an invaluable as
set at this particular time when the
world is on fire and dictators are on
the march"
Mr.. Jones, the Federal Loan Ad-
ministrator as we'll as Secretary Of
Commerce, eptomized his observa-
tions of "the attitude of the Roose-
welt administration toward business"
with the assertion that the Recon-
struction Finance Corp never made
a loan, large or small. that the bor-
rover could get on fair terms from
private sources"
House Conference Resolution.
Chairman Martin of the Repub-
lican National Committee said
adoption of the Willkie resolution
by the House conference followed
encouraging" reports from men,
bers on the progress of the Repub-
lican campaign.
The resolution follows:
THE Republican members Of the
House of Representative in confer
ence assembled. this 7th day of Oc-
tober, view with great enthusiasm
the progress of the campaign and
unanimously commend our leaders,
Wendell Willkie and Charles Nc
Nary, for their splendid work in
presenting the American cause to
the country. We are fighting shoul-
der to shoulder with Wendell Will
kie and Charles McNary and the
other patriots who are gathered
under our banner
ITO them we pledge our steadfast
allegiance and continuing loyalty,
confident that our great efforts in
our great cause will assure us of
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