The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-03-03
A BAD TIME FOR THE
PRESIDENT
BY j. e. Jones

Washington, D. c., March lit is
an accepted fact that President
Roosevelt has held Congress under
his thumb since the present war was
declared on December 8, 1871.
Quite recently he attempted to just
ify his Federal ballot scheme on the
theory that he is Commandtr-in-C Chief
of the Army and Navy-which is
very poor reasoning, inasmuch as
it disregards the clear authority over
elections that rest within the States.
But, Senate Majority Leader AL
ben w. Barley stunned the Senate
and the country when he charged Mr..
Roosevelt with attempting to be
little and discredit Congress" in his
tax message, and notified the Senate
that "if the Congress of the United
States has any self-respect yet left,
it will override the veto of the Pres
ident and enact this tax bill into
law" Pandemonium broke loose in
the Upper Chamber of Congress when
Barley announced with some emo
ton that he was utterly Indifferent
as to what the consequences may
be-"
Washington accepts this amazing
event as positive break in the DEM
ocratic party. Even more important
than that it is the first proof of the
long-boasted intent of Congress to
decluare it's independence"
The fact that practically all but a
half dozen Senators enthusiastically
endorsed the attack upon the Pres
ident must be accepted as a demand
from the Senate to insist upon its
legislative rights and prerogatives.
The Senate event had not been
completed before similar proceed
ing was enacted in the House OF
Representatives, where the revolt on
the tax veto was led by Chairman
Doughton of the House Ways and
Means Committee and supported by
Democratic leaders. Representative
Doughton announced: 1.-THE s
where l part company with the Pres
ident of the United States" This row
10 AuCl0IOOU HI w oohlA5tOA 90 q
distinct demand by Congress upon
The President to mind his own bust
ness and to let Congress DO the same.
The distinction between the Con-
stitutional authority of the Admin
istration and the legislative branch
of the Government has been made
rather clear and understandable in
the last hundred and fifty years.
Other Presidents before Mr.. Roose-
welt have assumed to act independent
IF Congress. The tragedy in the life
and death of Woodrow Wilson was
a sad, but recent warning.
1t is strange indeed that Mr..
Roosevelt, protege of Mr.. Wilson,
should have ignored the historic re-
suits and consequences that befell
The first World War President.
Subsidy Results
The Administration won out over
Congress in the subsidy issue which
applied to 40 different agricultural
products. Under the subsidy plan the
Government set ceiling prices on
those agricultural products and paid
a certain additional amount direct to
farmers.
There has been a feeling among
the farm groups that they should be
allowed to take advantage of favor
able markets and prices. Members
of Congress have taken the position
chat subsidies are merely disguised
price increases effected by transferr-
ing them from his grocery bill to the
tax bill. The Administration has in
sisted all along that under the sub
sidy method the total increase OF
prices would be smaller. Foes of SUBJ
sides have let it be known that they
will attempt to put an ant-subsidy
provision in the Price Control Act
which is due to expire on June 80.
In any event that doesn't have
much effect on the number of points
carried around in friend wife's handL
bag in order to save milady long de-
lays at the meat and grocery count
ers.
Is Airplane Space limited?
If you are getting V-mail from
overseas you will understand what
great saving in the weight Of trans
portatioR is accomplished by this