Evening star., 1949-04-30
Trumon Seen Set TO SWING
Federol Patronage Club
Rattle With Southern Dxsnaxvs sss
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civil Esgats program. ~aso ar egsg>aA4ng ssza
or The administration laeos asg rwp~atsNs
the TAts- Hartley Aei, and VIC 10 ssa ~~s
eve Io eve ~tta him ca h4s AxrbcaitaTaa pre-
gram and on esheF scca&l re!ayma
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the administration laaos e4ll /. a naeassa4s
ef party aosaiIy letl In tAe EaIass es many
no caaes taai . member wtsp cssansea thai
bal need aci strp up 10 tAe pie euskngsx II
saS made 81 time Wnen lass aeaass cx ths
laeoE eall sas under fal x~Ing IN ttae Aosan<
and II eAased an Immediate and hsttrg ts-
action on ths sAAgt ei Sesns G! the sraIh.
eTDfTs
Nsthsd l. Ne4 Nee
Ho~ sEfectlse-and IN ~hAt cgwxtlon--
the supposed threat Slii be remains ts as
SEEN aS The SSsion Of CoakreSs pgogYeAs<a
The Withholding Of Federal PATRONAGE 10
force members Of ConEreSs lata llYs o. TO
punish them tof failing 10 suppcgs admin.
S1Fataon measures, Is not new II hAs hera
praet!eed by other Presidents althouxh
rarely in such Wholesale style A. new s~rn,
IN the ali The rlghi 10 recommend fer
Federal ofsee, exercised hy members ug tie
senate and HouSc who helong to The party
IN control o! the executive branch Of the
Government has come 10 be regarded a. Q
vested rieht- When this right is denied hv
the Chief Executive II Is decidedly elow 10
members who ind themselves ignored when
IL comes TO the appointment Of JudssA.
United States attorneys. United States mar
shaiS, posimAsters and thousand. Of other
Federal ofncsrs and agentx
II the President ls unable To prevail hy
use OF the patronage club. there remains 10
him another step which he mlsht take--
the purse" With a congressional election
coming UP next year, the administration
could. II II 80 desires. undertake 10 put can
didates In the neld against reealeltrAnt
Democratic members coming up for renon.
ination, In the South. Democratic nomina-
ton for the House and Senate Is tantamount
10 election. II Ia dangeFous step to
take, for outside influence Is sometimes
deeply resented by the voters in state TIE
late President Franklin d Roosevelt Under
took such o purge In the elections OF 1914
after his Supreme Court packing bill had
been defeated through the opposition uf
Democratic Senators many OF them from
the South, Mr. Roosevelt got nowhere wfth
this purge. President Truman in the con-
gfessional elections OF le&s. undertook 10
purge-and did purge-former Representa-
tive Slaughter Of Missouri, a Democrats
member OF the House Rules Committee who
had opposed some OF the administfatio
measures OF that day The result Of that
effort. however. Vas 10 brins about the cleo
ton OF Republican in a district that had
been for years Democratic
Battle On In Earnest.
The battle between Mr.. Truman and the
Democrats In Congress who are opposing
some OF his principal program items Is ap-
parently on In earnest. at last. Certainly
his battle with the Southerners who fought
him In the ls&s election Ia increasing in
bitterness. The States Fighters who save
the electoral votes OF four Southern States
Mississippi. Louisiana, Alabama and South
Carolina--to Gov. ThuTmond OF South Caro-.
Ina are by no means giving Up. And ihs
strife which Mr.. Truman has more recently
stirred up may have the effect OF still fur.
ther solidifying this opposition.
Within q short time II Ia expected there
Will be set up here States RIGHTS Inatt-
tute.' whose purpose will be 10 oppose the
administration al every point where II pre-
poses to move into control OF activities which
have hitherto been solely in control Of the
States As an organization Of propaganda
the institute will 40 into States outside Of
the South. seeking 10 persuade Democrats
all over the country to return 10 the States
rights idea.
Former Gov. LAney Of Arkansax was
sought TO head the institute. but for per.
sonai reasons he was forced TO decline Nov
1t Is reported that another former Cover.
nor OF Southern State Ia considering se-
ceptanee OF the job