Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
Nov. 3 Vo+inq
Reflected by
Congressme1H,
New Deal Tanned Down
Since Landslide
BY GEO. ROTHWELL BROWN
special Ia THE DETROIT TIMES

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are heavily undermining the ire
mendous significance of the re-
cent November elections.
Already Vice President Wal
lace's preposterouS explanation
of that mighty landslide, as d
Roosevelt victory. has been thor
Oughfy dfsproVed and discred-
tied. as Mr.. Wallace might have
known il would be, If he had
been gifted by nature with
little more Sagacity than he
demonstrates.
Democrats in Congress, who
almost lost control OF the House,
in those elections, and suffered
heavy losses in the Senate, are
laboring under none OF those de-
lusions in which our starry eyed
vice president continually in
dulges.
GENERAL things have hap
~ pened since the elections 10
illustrate how badly the PreSi-
dent and the New Deal have
slipped. Congress no longer
stands in hang jaw awe OF them.
To enumerate:
If the elections on November
3 had resulted in another ire
mendous Democratic victory.
this country today would be so
close TO the brink of a total
tartan government that in all
human probability il could never
draw back. but inevitably would
go over the precipice. r
Just before the election
three measures were pending
before the Congress. among
others, which put A point 10
the observation made above.
In the Senate. action had
been deferred until after the
election recess on the admins
tration's anti-poll tax bill de-
signed 10 strike mortal blow
al state sovereignty, virtually
wipe out state boundaries 20 all
practical political purpose and
establish an all-powerful ma
tional government in Washing
ton that would be above the
Constitution
Al tie House. a bill was pend
ing to authorize an appIoprla-
ton Of S15.0O00OO for the re-
hef Of the starving victims OF
Puerto Rico Of Rex Tucwell's
Socialistic and communiStlc eA-
perlmentS IN totali'arianSm.
60 CONFIDENT was PreSi-
- dent Roosevelt that the cleo
tons of November 3 would give
him another rubber stamp Con-
gresS Of subServient and intimi-
dated StoOGeS, that. on Novem-
Der 2. he sent 10 the Congress
special message demanding
the complete abdication OF the
Congress and the surrender 10
him Of totalitarlan powers that
would enable him TO get aside
~ his pleasure any or all Of
= he existing tariff and TuTrnIgTa.
ton laws.
If the people had elected an
other Congress controlled over
whelmingly by the New Deal.
and It's political clowns. there
can be little doubt that all three
OF these measures BY now would
be well on the way 10 final en-
actment.
II these three measures b.
been enacted IN the form a
manded, Mr.. Roosevelt WOULD
nave been the greatest dictator
since Caesar Augustus.
The CommuniStic experiments
OF Rex Tugwell in Puerto Rico.
which have impoverished the
helpless people there. and driven
them almost 10 despair of their
liberties, would have been Der.
mltted 10 60 on unchecked.
WHAT has happened n these
w three measures makes II
plain as the MONDAY sun that
Congress, for the first time in a
decade, feeling that the Ameri-
can people are swinging away
from reckless radicaliSm back 10
safe and sane conservatism. is
enjoying sense Of independence
on. the executive power. such as
II has not known before since
the New Deal began 10 unfold
IN all it's bewildcring ramlfca.
tons, as an attempt 10 Substi-
tute state socialism for our re-
publican form OF government. in
the midsummer of 1888.
A House committee has read
lily authorized $4,000, 900 for the
poor bedeviled people Of Puerto
Rico-but with a provision tina,
none Of il shall be available
until Rex Tugwell is ousted as
governor.
4 SENATE committee plans
"A TO investigate Mr.. Tugwel's
communistic high inks in Puerto
Rico, and there is talk AZ the
House OF oustIng Tugwen. if
necessary, by the Impeachment
process.
The effort to pass the antipoll
tax bill al the Senate has thrown
southern conservative Democrats
backbone Of New Deal Voting
strength in that body-into ono>-
revolt against the Socialistic III
wing. =
The ways and means commit
tee of the House. dominated. nj
course by ocratS has
thrown into the waste basket