Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-19
Republicans =
Face Big Job
In Congress
Hold Strategic Position.
Must Have Program
BY GEO. ROCKWELL BROWN

W The Western Union and
Postal Telegraph uniforms Of
Sam Rayburn and Dear Alben"
Barkley have been laid away in
the moth balls for the duration.
No longer will they ride their
bikes up and down Pennsylvania
avenue as messenger boys be-
tween White House and Capitol.
No longer will they burst
breathlessly into the Democratic
cloakrooms with word that the
Big Boss wants this-and wants
1t right away!
Them days is gone forever!
The seventy-eighth Congress.
which will assemble January 3,
Will be no rubber stamp. for
those days are gone, too, lost in
a whirlwind of public indigna-
ton on historic Nov. 3, 1912.
NO SERVILE and supine group
' will take orders from the
White House for the next two
years. and pass hand-me-down
laws al the dictation of the New
Deal chief, for the ladies and
gentlemen OF the Congress have
hardened 10 the voice which
they fear even more than for 10
or II years they have feared
that Of F. d. R.-the voice of
the people.
Most OF the members Of the
present House-and many OF
them will not be with US next
year-have long been waiting
for the mandate they have now
received from the people.
Indeed. the people themselves
have been largely responsible for
the servility of these past few
Democratic congresses. for until
that Tuesdays elections they re-
fused TO speak out as good
American citizens should speak
out.
CONGRESS, long chatting un-
~ der the domination of the
strong man in the White House.
welcomes the opportunity 10
assert little independence. bull
warked and buttressed by the
knowledge that the people are
with them.
There Is an encouraging spirit
among the Republican veterans
who survived the election, and
will constitute the backbone OF
the greatly enhanced minority
party in the next Congress.
This Is spirit OF service.
and a readiness to accept re-
sponslbility. II the Republicans
do accept the responsibility Of
being a real minority party, and
not the mere tail 10 kite, there
will be better government on
Capitol Hill than we have
known for decade.
THIS Republican minority will
Il be in a strong strategic
position in the next Congress.
But the minority party must
have a program. II must be
constructive, not obstructive,
but II must not falter in its
duty.
It's job will be TO bring TO
public attention such things rs
II believes should be done, and
II the Democratic majority does
not do such of these things az
are wise, and the people favor.
the people will know how 10
deal with them two years
hence.
The Republican Party, under
the leadership Of Representative
Martin OF Massachusetts. al
ready has shown that il is be-
coming increasingly alive to its
responsibilities.
Not long ago IL adopted a
really constructive program. in
which IL placed the winning Of
the war at the top of the
agenda.
IN TIE field of economy, the
Il Republican Party in the
House can render a real service.
II will have potent voice in
the next Congress. a voice al
most as strong as the voice Of
the majority.
The retrenchment of expendi-
lures is a principle that VIII
liam j. Bryan would have de-
scrlbed as paramount"
No, the messenger boy DAYS
OF Messrs. Rayburn and Bark
ley are at an end.
They should even feel so en-
boldened by what has happened
As TO be able to GO 10 the White
House some morning
AND TELL THE PRESIDENT
WHAT CONGRESS PROPOSES
TO DO.
AS the late Doctor Munyon
would saw "'Thera ic bonaiU