Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-22
New Dealers
Facing Bump
In New York
Farley Victory Promises
SIaps at RooseVeIts
By WEsTBROOK PEGLER

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NOMINATION Of Jim Farley's~
~ man. John Bennett. means,
among other things. that there
will now be a reaction against
the New Dealism in domestic
affairs in the state, for Bennett
is not a New Dealer and. OF
course. Tom Dewey. who is al
most certain TO carry the ban
ner. or target, for the Repub-
ricanS. is an out-and-out anu.
II is not easy TO define New
Deal, but il you were TO say that
il is personified by Mrs. Rose
Welt and expressed by her activi-
ties you would not be far wrong,
Bennett has not declared him
self against the New Deal in so
many words. but he and Farley
licked President RooSevelt's
candidate, jim Mead, and he
and Jim have also. in very plain
effect. given the so-called Amer
lean Labor Party the back OF
their hand
This party, or club. has been
getting by as a threat and
nuisance hut has not had 10
stand apart TO be measured
alone.
II has always tagged along
with the New Deal and thus has
been able 10 claim, without be-
ing called on TO prove, that II
is quite a factor
INASMUCH as the so-called
party. composed Of a ma
jority Of Social-Democrats ord a
loud minority OF red-hot Com
munlStS. has threatened 10 put
a third candidate into the fec.
II Bennett is nominated a show
down seems certain this time.
But the greater the so-called
party'S strength, In that case,
the greater its contribution viii
be 10 Dewey's election.
Farley Will ignore II and app
peal strictly 10 Democrats in thd~
old-fashioned political way.
II took nerve on FarleyS part
10 +uuSh off this group, for IL
has q noisy and dirty press, in
GLIDING not only the regular
Communist line but the recent
litter of newspaper wood
pusSleS.
n has been argued that this
victory Of Jim's over the PTesi-
dent puts him in a position TO
head Oft Mr.. Roosevelt in the
national campaign Of 1914 and
prevent his nomination for a
fourth term or his selection Of
has successor, but that is looking
pretty far ahead.
IF Mr.. ROOSEVELT Is win
ming the war in 1914, the peo-
pie may want 10 renew his con-
tract or, II he is by then tired
from II years Of work al a ter
rife job, accept his pick for the
remaining period Of the war and
the negotiation OF the peace.
Possibly. in that case. the peo-
pie Will have been persuaded
over 10 the plan Of world broth
erhoOd, but they might prefer
Woodrow Wilson's alternative OF
armed might and aloofneSS
But If Farley and the Repub-
licanS expect 10 head of the
President or his pick in 1914
they had better get busy, be-
cause they haven't shown any
one Of presidential size or prom
lSe up 10 now. unless II he
WIllkie, who is only a guest Re-
publican and no Democrats idea
Of Democrat.
Looked al as a state fight and
nothing else. this campaign pre-
SentS contest between two men
who accept the war as fact
and may be expected 10 do all
that a patriotic American gov
crnor Of big state could do to-
help win IT.
There is no need for either
one 10 concern himself with a
foreign policy. because that is
national business.
THE greatest domestic prob
L lem is the control of the
unions and Deweys attitude
toward crooks in unions has
been demonstrated in many ef-
fectlve prosecutions of Scoun-
drels who enjoyed powers
derived from Senator Bob Wag-
ner'S law and the administra-
tons political policy toward
unioneers.
Bennett lately has been NOV
ing against the great shakedown
racket operated by one union
and the leads developed in this
inquiry might result in other
Investigations. prosecutions and
prison sentences, If he should be
! elected.
Dewey is a vigorous. magma
tive fellow who knows the
methods and personalities of the
racketeerS and the enormous
size Of their graft. but knows
also how vulnerable they are 10
intelligent, honest investigation
and able prosecution.
Within year or so he would
show the American people things
in court about the political
of