The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-30
Ickes' Dairy Gives Candid
Unflattering View OF FDR

hls tsnsns fsr any man wAlls hR
Ived. has eoms ~ wifh some tart
eplnioms a ihe Me- Deal and
FFankiin D kawsveli
Ths 90 curmadgeom- lsund
ne Nee Dssi. Il wkieh ~ cas-
. moxiag splFii. spen6thFlk eta
tbs taxpayers monay and headed
~ . mae BE leit Ne euuldn'i trust
kooseeell's aeeFefaFy uf the ~
terror wrets II - tAaf hs I'D
hsen sod down ~ river b. ths
Preaident.
Iekes regretted. h fact. that he
hadnt walked CT a RooaeVelin
cMblmea q rear b@fuHe.
Ha fNli iheFs wsa Q '.wery rWal
ehnnes" he eomld lave heen nomi.
mstnd by ths nepuhlieans 10 run
aeainsi Roosevelt Ard he thonRhi
shai. 4 nominnied. he probably
weu4 have woa.
These oplntuas sharply ehal.
IHaEad ~ ea9lime Demacraflr Ne.
uonal chairmas James a. Fsriey
emong othefs-eame b light IN
fhe Secret Dlary e Hnruid L.
lrkes." 81 whleh : first. 1nspags
inasallmenf wI1 Be pubfahed b.
mmFUw fslmoa q srhusier. 81.
Ickss Fsveals tbsf. iar al has
mlnglxim9s ahomi aoosevell, the
Prealdmmfa wlfs 80 ehiaf aides.
and u aplie Il rs eva aecrci
preaidenaial hopez. Ne stayed "a
beeamns he feared - Republican,
would deliver TIE eounlFy 10 bis
business 4 icy sol the ehamee.
Irkas died cary la rear enc
tha alk-mllllon-HoFd eiary ~ hep,
under loek sd ksy u enly nou
belns releases pieeemeal b. kia
u1oW-eensoEed. Il lkal. ls spars
Ne ieallng1 e Ne living lrom
soms q ickss' mere sulphnroul
commnnln.
Us aaJ.oy'aay rxenrd pielugaI
tna nfsi fouf years of ne New
Deal ~ domlnafa6 D. q Iaraa ex,
tnnt hg struggles Scr p0wer amona
snch ea1leiah ~ &c late Hnrry
L. hophlma - sAe shen secretary
OF ne Tfn8smry. Henry MurRen
ihau D.. and. smfmaln9 testify a
tAa midEi 81 81 this. Iekas himnell
o. aaFpriaa: ickss says shnr
sezsiary q Agriculture Hsnry
Wallaee g.. later mneA erliieizel
NJ eEanFiendlineas touad Russia
etron9ly oppased uniks.s states rec
ognliion Il TIE soxief union cal,
~ ne first Roossvsli sdminissrs
uon.
4 was allAr Roaaevels did nu
bnek I'm IN a. eKpanninm of a.
ini@Faer DNpartmena, ID tale IN Al
ennaaFpalloa activities. lhal lekal
lnmenisd - I'D bssn ''double
crossed
lie qnaied nep. Dempsey CD
NM - nayln9 4 would have beef
hare 20 lmpeaeA he ieis Sen. IIhe,
lnng gDAal fer ealing TIE presi
deui . haF slnes Lnng mighi wel
lave proved Il. And Ne eoes an
N e pretty tnanh when ghingl
llke tbs ean bs sasd ahuf ~.
frestdsni e ths listed states an.
uhsa memhsrx II De cen offleia
family ed - ewa party IN Coo
sress feel thas - ssnasl be Fslie.
upea"
A Coz IRE. Roossvell. lrkeI
eomplained blaisriy tat aha kep
menallnA N eavermmaml affairs
especially - - aecused her
alas with hopklns. who ran m
woEks PFnGress Administrators
VIZ. q spendaas monsy -hk'
orunksn salinra.s
When aaksd. Ma. Roassxelt a
ellned eommena 81 TIE hook.
N ons sarcastic passage Iekel
wrote thal soon Re woula expec
ne Fifsi LsdJ's young grandchiI
aFen. Sistie ed Duzxis Dan, % b
issuln9 erasFs b Ms alall.
Farsnnassly,- be grumhisd
taey car write "a
Y as aitsr q Fun.in win Rooss
vea taal iekes wruae he'd bee
aepsuaehed. IN Iass, wlsA shs de-
o. quistimR me cnhinet and goinl
after thR COP mominafinn.
Il weald have 80 a coed
ehan<s IS anybody else = ~ wFuse
On coarse | knsw n NJ haars
wosiid nj lave been nominated he
cause ] uuslAd 30 have made a
terms nneaasaFy - secure ne sup.
port that ] would haxe needed b
4 J I'D eeea nominated /
ea proeaAlllty I eouid have no
~ November wlth ne Kisuasiol
s'analng 81 4 6oes ioday.-
nat was tha year Rooasvnli cas-
red ever stats exeeps Mains an
Nermoui
iekea LATER rNpoFtnd he had son
suppoFt fur tha Demoeragie preaI
GENITAL nominatinm 10 $50. In Nes
Vera. commenting o. ne dlnry
faFAsf sad she adea irkes e0ui
haes beea nominatsd b. eithe
pary 81 an time was the sillies
tAing he ever heaFu.