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Evening star., 1944-10-26

fine the art of government as 1t
has developed these past IL years
Here is the opening sentence of a
fourth-term campaign pamphlet, of
which two million copies have been
distributed on behalf of Franklin D.
Roosevelt. 1t reads: Politics is the
science of how who gets what, when
and why"
Lesson of IL Years.
There in brief is the practical
lesson of IL years under the New
Deal. There is the practical reason
why We find working together for
a fourth term the bosses of the COR
rupt big city machines, Sidney Hill
mans Political Action Committee,
and Earl Browder and his Com
munist party.
They are working together to per-
petuate my opponent in Office for
Is years because they think they
know the answer to the question of
who gets what, when and why"
What it is they expect to get, the
American people are not supposed
to know. When and why they ex-
pect to get it is clear They expect
to get it in the fourth term and at
the expense of the American peo-
pleas a reward for their serv-
ices.
But the American people will have
another answer. From the Amer
tI,ic rr,I,a
power-hungry assortment will get
a resounding mo" next November
7th.
The New Deal began by casting
aside the platform it had adopted
in this city II years ago, That was
the platform that was called a
solemn covenant with the people
and which Mr.. Roosevelt promised
to support 100 per cent.
ou know what happened to that.
The New Deal went on from there
to exploit for its own political ends
the plight of millions of Amer
ican men and women for whom in
peacetime it never succeeded in pro-
viding jobs.
Points to WPA Payrolls.
Men and women on WPA and on
relief in State after State were
shaken down for political contribu-
tions to the New Deal. For the
sordid purpose of buying votes with
money which belonged to the needy,
people were added wholesale to the
WPA payrolls before election only
to be brutally thrown off after the
votes had been safely counted.
Take, for example, the following
instructions given to a director of
WPA by Democratic county chair
man in South Dakota:
please place this man on WPA
on the special setup you have that
takes care of rush men as welfare
will not certify. Have looked into
affalr-haS nine votes in family
The whole story was set forth by
a Senate committee, four of whose
five members were Democrats
Funds appropriated by the Con-
this Senate committee said. have
been diverted =" - to political ends. "
The facts, it said should arouse
the conscience of the country"
But my opponents conscience was
not aroused. Instead, he made a
speech in Kentucky, where some Of
the worst of these scandals had been
uncovered, and said: Personally, /
am not greatly disturbed by these
stories" Instead of government
consisting in the art of being
honest" my opponent gave us gov
ernment as the science of who gets
what, when and why
The tragedy was that the needy
suffered, so votes could be garnered
Evening star., 1944-10-26

hind this plan Of my opponent. This
is what II says, and I quote:
Members of this organizatit
undoubtedly will be granted special
privilege and prestige by party
leaders. These members will be
called into conference from time to
time to discuss matters of national
/ Importance and to assist in the
formulation of administration poll
cies." Those are the words of the
letter.
ITO be eligible for membership
in the One Thousand Club will re-
quire contribution of $1,000 to
the national Democratic campaign
| fund"
Crude, Unblushing Words.
There, in crude, unblushing words,
is the ultimate expression of New
Deal politics by the theory of who
get what, when and why For a
thousand dollars laid on the line
| to finance the fourth-term drive.
this administration boldly offers for
sale special privilege" including
the special privilege of assisting "in
the formulation of administration
policies"
And the sponsor of this idea is
frankly stated in that letter to be
the President himself. The man
who holds the highest Office within
the gift of the American people, at
conference in the White House,
sponsors an idea to sell special
privilege" and voice 'in the formu-
lation of administration policies"
for one thousand dollars on the
barrel head. That's why it's time
for change.
Let me make one thing clear right
now. In the new administration
that takes office next January 20
there will be no special privilege for
sale to any one at any price. There
will be no special privilege for in
dividuals, groups or sections of our
people.
When that new administration
takes Office, every American will
stand equal in the eyes of our Gov
ernment. We will once again restore
honesty and integrity to the White
House SO that its spoken word can
be trusted.
Years That Lie Ahead.
In the years that lie ahead the
United States must give leadership
to the world il we are to realize the
aspiration of people everywhere for
enduring peace.
How can We give that leadership
when our own Government has lost
the moral confidence of the Nation?
How can such an administration
give strong and effective representa-
ton to the interests of the American
people anywhere? How can we
hope to solve the massive social and
economic problems that will con-
front us in the postwar years with
Evening star., 1944-10-26
Text of Deweys Speech in Chicago
Administration Is Accused of Lack of Even Rudmeno Honesty
Theory Of Who Gets Whot When and Why AssoiIed

at election time. We don't want t.
go back to that after the war
That's why it's time for change.
Recalls Court Packing.
Time and again this administra.
ton has sought to do by subterfugt
what it did not dare to do directly
You remember Mr.. Roosevelt's at.
tempt to pack the Supreme Court
He had Congress overwhelmingly
composed Of his own supporters, but
that was not enough. He wanted
an obedient Supreme Court-ont
which would follow his advice tt
Congress not to permit doubts as te
constitutionality, however reason
able" to stand in the way of his
designs. He knew no such propose
| could succeed if presented in 6
straightforward manner. So hi
disguised it in a lengthy plan te
reform the courts. He solemnly
said in message to the Congress
of the United States that the Su-
preme Court was behind in its work
But the Chief Justice of the United
States nailed that one personally
He announced that "the Supreme
Court is fully abreast of its work
and he cited the figures to prove it
The Senate Judiciary Committee
a majority of whose members were
Democrats, denounced the plan as
"a proposal that violates every
| SQnrnd IittNf, of Lo
mocracy." The Congress rejected it
But time and mortality and IL years
in office have enabled Mr.. Roose-
velt to pack the courts with his New
Deal appointees. The very preserva-
ton of our liberty demands that
this practice be stopped-and that's
another reason why it's time for a
change.
Fraud" and "Fakification."
Now, my opponent, whose veracity
had to be corrected by the Chief
Justice of the United States, is now
talking in this campaign about
fraud" and Justification" He i'm
plies that others have adopted his
devious methods. Well, once again,
he has asked for it. Here it is.
A few months ago, Mr.. Roosevelt
drew up list of New Deal achieve
ments for the benefit of the press.
Almost the first achievement for
which he took credit was the Fed
eral Deposit Insurance Corp. for in
suring bank deposits. This is a mat
ter that goes right to the heart of
the honesty of this present admin
iStration. The truth is the man who
sponsored Federal insurance of bank
deposits was Senator Arthur VAN
denberg of Michigan, a Republican.
and Mr.. Roosevelt opposed and
fought against it every step of the
way.
Here Is the record. Senator VAN
denberg first introduced a bill for
deposit insurance in December, 1882
Mr.. Roosevelt had previously op-
posed the whole idea as IAN impos-
Sible drain on the Federal Treas
ury,' Senator Vandenberg again
proposed it as an amendment to
the Banking Act of 1888. Mr.. Roose-
welt, on June 2, 1888, wrote Senator
Carter Glass as follows:
Il must, therefore, again express
to you my definite feeling that the
Vandenberg amendment must be re-
Jected in toto, even as revised, and
again repeat, no modification of
this amendment proposed so far will
avoid a serious situation But
Evening star., 1944-10-26
| Congress passed the bill and now he
claims credit.

| Congress passed the bill and now he
claims credit.
Acknowledged by Others.
am glad to say other members
of this administration have &C.
knowledged the truth. For example
the chairman of the Federal Deposi
Insurance Corp. wrote to Senate
Vandenberg in 1894: Il consider yoi
to be the father of the Federal De
posit Insurance Act"
Once again we find that socia
progress is not the property of any
one party or of any one man. Ger.
tainly it Is not the property of the
| tired and worn out New Deal.
! Yet, my opponent, who brazenly
claims credit for what another mar
did, recklessly tosses about The
words Justification and "falst
witness"
| This is the same man who, wher
he ran for second term, said my
great ambition on January 20, 194l
is to turn over this desk and chail
in the White House to my sue.
cessor."
This is the same man who, when
he ran for third term, said: "Wher
that term Is over there will be an
other President" And to make that
doubly impressive, he said to his
neighbors on the evening before he
cast his ballot in that election that
/ this, and I quote: rs the last time
very obviously, that I will do this
as a candidate for office" and now
he's running for the fourth time.
Deception as Strategy.
Is it any wonder that when the
White House speaks, the first ques-
tion the people ask is not whether
the news Is good or bad, but lis ii
true?" Is it any wonder that the
Christian Century, an outstanding
religious publication read by thou
sands of God-fearing men and
women in this country, has passed
this sober judgment on the present
administrations:
From the very beginning Mr..
Roosevelt has used deception as a
major political stratagem until to-
DAY he has lost the moral conf
dence of the Nation. Even in the
ranks of those blocs which repre-
sent his followers his support rests
not upon their confidence in his in
tegrity, but upon the cynical assur-
ance that he will serve their inter-
eSts because their votes are neces-
sary to his maintenance in power"
But deception is not the only polit-
lcal stratagem that this admins
tration has employed in the effort
to perpetuate itself in power for
10 straight years. Listen to this
brazen piece of business.
l have here a letter dated October
10. 1914. 1t is written on the letter.
head of the National Democratic
Campaign Headquarters. Little
Rock, Ark, and signed bv HI, Nc
Allster and Sam j. Watkins. State
finance directors.
"One Thousand Club"
1t begins: This is an invita- ton
10 you TO join the One Thousand
Club. .. ="
The idea of such a club" the let
ter continues, originated at a re-
cent conference at the White House
between the President. Robert f,
Hannegan, chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. and Ed
win w. Pauley, treasurer of the COM
mlttee. At this meeting the Presi-
dent commented:
" I think it would be a good
idea to have list of one thousand
persons banded together from all
over the United States to act as
liaison to see that facts relat-
Ing to the public interest are
presented factually to the Presi-
cent and members of Congress.
The letter explains the idea be-
Evening star., 1944-10-26
THE EVENING STAR, Washington. D. C.
THURSDAY OCTOBER =

sible cabinet, composed Of the
ablest men and women in the coun-
try. We need once more to make
government responsive to the will
of the people We need men in
Washington who believe in the peo-
pie of America and in the unlimited
future of this country. We need
the kind of government in which
there will be no place for deception
or for special privilege. We need
Evening star., 1944-10-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 26-FolloUing
Is the tert OF Coz. Thomas E.
DeiDey'S campaign speech last
night IN Chicago:
1t is good to come again Il
Chicago and to be the guest of you
great Governor, Dwight Green. 1
is also good to hear from everyon,
that he, together with your mex
Senator, Richard Lyons, will b.
Overwhelmingly elected on Novem-
ber 7th.
Since I was last here in June, s
great campaign has gained force
daily to restore honesty and COM
petence to our Government. AL
over the country that movement has
taken hold until now it has become
an irresistible tide, sweeping or
toward victory for a free America
in November. The strength of thai
movement does not lie in any in.
dividual. 1t springs from an urgent
conviction in the minds of oul
people,
women Play vital Part.
The women of our country have
had a vital part in advancing thi.
cause. Today, throughout the Ma.
ton, there has been a splendid
demonstration of women's contribu-
ton to public affairs and of theil
faith in America. And tonight. Re-
publican women in cities, town.
and farms areas all over the coun-
try are meeting to perfect theil
plans to get out the largest possible
vote.
Gov. Bricker and I appreciate
deeply the great work women are
doing in this campaign. They have
again shown an active and public
spirited citizenship. They will. ]
hope, take an increasing part in oul
national leadership in the years tc
come.
The women of America have an
especial interest in this campaign
because they know that the deci-
sion they make will determine the
KIND of a country their husbands
brothers, sons and SWeethearts will
return to when the war is over
They know, too, that the decision
we make next November 7th will de-
termlne whether America is to have
the kind of government which can
carry through to success the hopes
of all of us for world cooperation
to prevent future wars. And women
are, also, deeply concerned in this
campaign, because the fundamental
issues OF this campaign are moral
the simple questions of honesty and
good faith.
Inevitable Victory.
AS this World War moves toward
our inevitable victory, it becomes
our high duty to decide in an cleo
ton whether we shall save in Amer
lea the principles for which we have
fought abroad. We have fought at
greater cost than ever before in our
history for high moral principles
for freedom, justice and integrity
Without these, America would be-
come an empty huSk. With these
America is the land of opportunity
Of faith and of freedom.
Governments, like people - are
judged on the principles by which
they live. Thomas Jefferson defined
1the basic principle of government
this way. He said: The Whole art
of government consists in the art
of being honest" That was a good
definition when jefferson pro-
$nounced it. And l am old-fashioned
enough to believe that it is still a
good definition today.
Now, let us see how the New
Deals most vigorous supporters de-
Evening star., 1944-10-26

an administration which lacks even
rudimentary honesty-an admin
istration which has forgotten that
"the whole art of government con-
sists in the art of being honest?"
Let us resolve here and now to
put an end to government by the
cynical theory of who gets what
when and why" We need house
cleaning Of the followers of that
practice who have for IL years in
tested our Nations Capital.
We need then to create a respon-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05

to the pending Green-Lucas bill
which would have limited use OF
federal ballots to soldiers from
states lacking adequate absentee
voting regulations, pointed to
the likelihood OF Senate ap-
prevail Of a modified federal plan.
He said
Il should think some modified
form OF federal ballot would be
approved by the Senate. / think
the vote on the substitute (42-46)
was indicative of this. or course,
a few changes in votes can change
the entire situation. II is now
you see it, now you don't situa-
| ton"
--iajority Leader Barley, who
won his wish for deferment of &C
ton Of the House bill until to-
day, said he preferred to complete
action on the Green-Lucas bill be-
fore considering a motion to write
1t into the ranking measure.
The Administration-b n X
Green-Lucas proposal already has
been amended to provide federal
short" ballot for all men overseas
and for those in this country I'M
able to obtain state ballots under
congressionally-imposed conditions.
The modification-still far from
satisfactory to states rights advo-
cates-was Offered by Sen. Dana
her (R) Conn, and adopted Thurs
A.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05
Post War Problems Found Already in Making

operation from the federal govern
ment," he says. TITS policy will
determine whether America will
have free enterprise or a regi-
mented. totalitarian industry"
The problem Of reconyersion Is
more difficult than conversion
was. Bickel declares.
Conversion was comparatively
simple" he says. The pressure
of -self-preseryation after Pearl
Harbor made II mandatory. Our
boys were dying, the urge was
patriotic. But the urge 10 recon
vert Is a selfish one. The govern
ment holds the whip hand and can
compete with private industry II
II chooses to do 90"
Although the government Is the
largest Industrial plant owner In
the country today. embracing more
than Is per cent OF the nations
productive capacity. Bickel be-
lieves 1t is unthinkable that the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05

The Ypsilanti University OF Life.
sponsored by youth groups IN Ypsi-
lanti and Roosevelt High Schools,
cooperating chur hes and the Ypsi-
lanti Ministerial Association. will
be resumed again this year begin
ming Feb. 20 and ending Mar. 26.
The series of meetings are plan
ned especially for high school age
youth, but all others are welcome.
The Sunday evening meetings will
open with a Fellowship Lunch at
s o'clock and grocp singing led by
Carl Lindegren. At $40 on Feb.
20, the worship service will be pro-
vided by the Methodist youth. Rev.
Warren f. Jackson will be the
speaker. For the Feb. q meeting.
the worship service by the Episco-
pal youth. speaker. Rev Raymon
Bair; Mar. s, worship by Brown
Chapel youth, speaker, Prof How
ard Y. McCluskey, OF University Of
Michigan: Mar. ~. worship by
Presbyterian youth, speaker. Rev.
Henry G. simmons: Mar. 10, wor-
ship by Baptist youth and Roose-
welt High School musicians: speak
er, Rev. Charles w. Brashares, Ann
Arbor; Mar 20. worship by Con
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05
speed Victory. Buy MORE BONDS
Detroit Feels
Labor LayoH

Detroit, Mich, Feb. SINS -
Temporary layoffs. the bug taboo Of
the automobile industry in peace
time, today showed signs Of return
ing to plague war industry.
First hint that contract cancella-
lions amounting to two billion doll
lars. announced only three weeks
ago by the Automotive Council for
War Production. are already affect
ing war workers came from the
Michigan Unemployment Compen-
sation Commission.
Approximately 400 applications a
day for unemployment tbenefits are
being received. the commission re-
ported, a sharp increase over the
negligible number received daily
until three weeks ago.
The Automotive Council, although
Il had no figures available on lay
offs, declared that cancellations
and cutbacks were already adverse
ly affecting worker morale in the
war plants.
Officials of the large corpora.
lions. such as General Motors,
Chrysler Corporation. and the
Ford Motor Company, however,
pointed out that layoffs are usually
due to reconyersion to other types
OF production. War workers laid off
for a period are usually placed in in
other Jobs within their own plants
as soon as these jobs are available.
Also, the War Manpower Commits
sion may place them in acute la
Dor shortage areas.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05

New York, Feb. 5-INS-lndus-
trial Missionaries now theorizing on
the best way TO meet the post
war reconversion period may be
interested to learn that It has ar
rived before they did.
The postwar era Is already
here" says J. NJ. Bickel, chairman
OF postwar planning for Carrier
Corp, Syracuse. N. Y. War con
tract cancellations and termina-
tions are putting factories back in
the production Of civilian products
daily. We are facing the problem
now"
Under Bickels leadership, rep
resentatives from sixty Of the ma
TONS leading industries have met
in the past year. hopeful OF in
surfing at least $4,000 900 Jobs In
stead OF a depression at the end
OF the war.
We must have sympathetic CO.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05
Harmon to be
For w ar
Bond Auction

Tom Harmon was added TO the
list OF war heroes who will be
honored tonight at Ypsilanti High
School auditorium when Ypsilanti
residents will gather to hear ex-
periences OF the men and TO show
their appreciation OF them by pur.
chasing war bonds at the auction Of
merchandise donated by Ypsilanti
business men.
Harmon will be accompanied by
"Wally" Webb. freshman football
coach from University OF Michigan.
and Warren Cook. county chairman
OF the fourth war loan drive. Mr..
Y ebb will interview Harmon on
his war experiences. Capt. Paul
Laughter and Corp. Forrest Swine
heart. both OF whom made the
famous march over the owen Stan
ley Mountains in the Buna cam
paign, will be the other men honor.
ed They will be interviewed by
Col. Glenn b. Arnold.
The fourth war loan drive. com.
mittee OF Ypsilanti will formally
present each OF the three men with
a 800 war bond purchased with
money contributed here for that
purpose.
Superintendent OF Schools Ern-
est H. sGhapelle will be chairman
for the evenings program which
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05
speed Victory. Buy MORE BOndI
.Mikado Loses
Island Power

Pearl Harbor. Feb. 5-INS-The
power Of the Mlkado over the Mar.
shall Islands was suspended today
for duration OF American occupa-
ton as Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
Issued his first proclamation as mil
itary governor OF the Jap-mandated
m.d-Pacific stronghold.
Admiral Nimitz. in an announce
ment addressed TO the people OF
the Marshall Islands," said that the
need for the United States to prose
cute the war against Japan makes
It necessary for our armed forces
to occupy the island chain"
lie added, however. that this ma
ton has no quarrel with the natives
and promised them their property
rights will be respected.
1T is the policy OF the United
States forces not TO make war upon
the civilian inhabitants OF these Is
lands" said the announcement, but
TO permit them 10 continue their
normal lives and occupations in a
peaceable manner as far as wars
necessities and their own behavior
permit.
so long as you remain peaceable
and comply with orders OF United
States forces OF occupation. you
will be subject 70 no greater inter
ference than Is made necessary by
war conditions.
you may 20 about your normal
occupations without fear"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-05
Senate Democrats Hope to
Modify Soldier Vote Bill

Washington, Feb. 5-INS-Sen-
ate Democratic leaders hoped 10
pass a modified federal ballot bill
today and send the bitterly con-
tested soldier vote legislation to a
conference for compromise.
While Administration forces we're
cheered by defeat OF the Taft sub
stitute to the Green-Lucas federal
ballot measure, states rights lead
ers in the Senate made it clear
they had mot given up the fight"
Opponents OF any form of fed
eral ballot for men and women in
the armed forces pinned their
hopes on acceptance of the House
approved Rankin state ballot bill.
A move to bring the House meas
ure up Immediately was defeated
yesterday but was expected to be
renewed today.
Sen. Taft (R) Ohio, who with IA
colleagues sponsored substitute