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 bloc for personal publicity and personal ad-
The New Deel ee- Demeeeeey 1’§;‘;°°;’§°‘i1L,1”,¥"3.$,§§%i‘§§.°“ 3;.5:;;;, Ztltig
ir later ensued, up to tl1at time, fortunately, there
` IN THE ELECTION of 1928 the Democratic has tgcgnalggtgc (:lictlB;;;ig:§t;§ ?;cp§;;(:1
Party suffered its third successive disastrous de- Sa indgso the Dgemocratic Party, listed by mam;
feat. As a result, members of the Party through-   as dead at the beginning of 1929 had in two
out the country were thoroughly disheartened. f Short ears Come to life with a being.
Newspapers and magazines published articles Y
written by Democrats claiming that the Party ,
was dead, that like the Whig Party it had served FOR A FULL YEAR before the Democratic
its purpose and should pass out of the picture. Convention was held at Chicago in 1932 it was
Even sitting and elected Democratic members of apparent to any judge of politics that the nomi-
the two houses of Congress shared this pessi- nee of the Convention, no matter who he might
mism, expressed utter discouragement and, in be, would be overwhelmingly elected President.
specific instances, offered the opinion that it was There wasn°t any doubt about it. Conditions
useless to carry on the {ight. made it certain. It was just one of those things
that in sporting circles would be known as a
IN THIS DARK HOUR, Some of us Set about "natural.” The Democratic Party happened to
the task of reviving and rehabilitating the Party. possess an unusual number of Plltstaudmg men
It was my privilege to serve as Chairman of the but Fmny of them ,wcrc lmwlumg to, bgcomc
Executive Committee and, in that position, to C? nd1dat€S' , AS Chauzman of the Party S Xcizgll
attempt to arouse the voters of the country to a iw? gommlttcm I dld. noi favor any Spam HC
renewed interest in tl1e principles of the Demo- Hldwldual for the nommauom But I was (ic -
cratic Party. Believing so firmly that its basic Illtcly and Outspokcnly Opfmsed to the nominal
tenets were those on which this country could non Of M1" R?0??V€1t' I Thls gas got fuicausc of
go forward both economically and socially, our lilly pflgonalf (mln? t was asg ioliy on mg
task assumed almost the fervor of a crusade. A ~ now c gc 0 I" OOSCVC t an O IS mem.
competent staff was engaged to carry forward ee Govcmqr ef New York' .
the work of organization and publioity. Almost y Ie th",1‘gl“ ef ’E""°““t °""“”*, °“°“m?“‘“°°S
immediately the effort was crowned with suc- Surmundlilg the Qhlcago Convemgim and lt; cub
cess. In one after another of the bye-elections , iomc {Ec lrétegcstlnglii Thlgsc pastl ,cW mol? S we
maria necessary by the death of House rnornbora ` b“"° , "“" mm I" °°S°Y° t S SP° "Sm"“’
a real Eight was made- In nearly every instance _ oth.1n and out of Congress, bitter attacksupon
those H hm were won. And then came the n_ \fV1ll13H1 Randolph Hearst. Save for William
g . . gc . Randol h Hearst Mr Roosevelt would never
eral Congressional election of 1930. By an P , ’ ' , , ,
aimaa nnpraoadontoti Ovaaum, tbo Damooratio here beee eemmeeee ee Cheeese ee ee Ie Wee
Part ravmaa the Hoover naasnaa of tara eee eeeeel Me- Heeeet eeve hee eedeee ee Me-
Y . ° M Adoo to switch from Garner to Roosevelt
won entire control of the House of Representa- C , M
tives and virtual control of the United States that the ,d€al was .mad€ which Enabled Y'
Senate. I say “virtual control” because while y Roolcvcit S nommamm and Without  hlch that
tbo Democrats laokod by one vote tba rnaobin- “°“““"“°" "°“ld mt have b"°“ “°h‘°"°d‘
ery necessary to organize the Senate, they pos- ,
sessed the only cohesive group in that body. THE PLATFORM upon which Mr. Roosevelt
Our Republican friends numbered among their ran was the best platform that has been put out
members some six or eight who had used the by any political party in the history of Ameri-
label of the Republican Party only as a con- can politics. It was clear, direct, definite. To
venient vehicle on which to ride into oflice and it Mr. Roosevelt, in reiterated speeches, gave
had then proceeded to form themselves into a the most loyal support. As soon as he became i
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 President he started in to carry out the most im- Public works, despite grave dcnbte 35 to thc
Pertant Plank ef tnat Platform which was tne desirability or usefulness of the projects.
ptennee te teduee enpenditutee ef the Federel The New Den nes msnnneti e series of boon-
Gevernment hr 25%- Dnrlng the earlY weeke doggling enterprises which are as ridiculous as
of his administration I began to wonder whether they are unwise.
l hed net been mletaken in mY judgment ef the The New Deal has all but destroyed the ex-
man· APParentlY¤ he was meaaurlng uP SPleH‘ t port market for American agricultural products.
didly to the duties and responsibilities of his I The New Dee] hee Opened American markets
ediee- APParentlY» he regarded tlle Platform ef to import of foodstuffs which properly should
his Party as a solemn compact with the people   be Suppligd by the American farmer,
end was Prepared te earrY lt eut· But. unter- The New Deal has harassed American busi-
tunetely. after So exoellertt a Start there eame a . ness and has entered into competition in almost
C01'l1plCtC Cl18l1g€. II1tO IHBHSHICS designed f01T gvgry pgggiblg way   private industry,
recovery there were injected principles wholly `
foreign to the Democratic platform and wholly
alien to the American concept of government. THE NEW DEAL has misused the Federal
Regimentation of industry, regimentation of taxing power in an effort to promote visionary
agriculture, regimentation of every business, no schemes for the redistribution of wealth.
matter how small, regimentation of the people The New Deal has imposed taxes heavier than
in their daily lives became the apparent objec- were ever before placed upon the nation in time
tive behind much of the proposed legislation. of peace and by reckless borrowing has saddled
The economy plank was summarily scrapped. huge obligations upon generations yet unborn.
Instead of attempting to reduce governmental The New Deal has led the nation far along
expenses, instead of attempting to balance the the road toward national bankruptcy and has
budget and to do away with deficits—subjects increased the national debt to unprecedented
to which he had devoted so much attention in size.
his campaign speeches—Mr. Roosevelt started The New Deal has manifested its contempt
upon an orgy of spending which has no counter- for constitutional government.
part in all history and which continues without The New Deal has sought to make the Legis-
the slightest suggestion of cessation and without lative Branch of the government subservient to
the slightest consideration of its effect upon the the will of the Executive.
fiscal affairs of the government. The New Deal, through its official spokesman,
- has criticized decisions of the Supreme Court
R because in the interpretation of the basic law of `
I SHALL NOT here attempt te review in detail ` the land that tribunal held pet New Deal acts
the New Deal Administration. These facts, \ uncguStituti0ua1•
however, are onvlona _ W The New Deal, in the words of Mr. Roosevelt
The New Deal nee bulk up a huse bureau' himself, has set up "new instruments of public
cracy which has shown no regard for the Con- Powers, admittedly dangerous in thc hands of
stitutional rights and liberties of our citizens. men {ho mi ht misuse that Owcr
The New Deal has converted the Federal Civil I d eh N D 1 h P ° d
Service into a bare·faced spoils system. n a wo? ’ t C cw ca as Sought to Bstmy
The New Deal has used the money of tax_ IIIC AIHCIICBD gyS'lZCII1 of g0VCI'IlIl1€llt composed
payers of all Political parties to build up a of three coordinate branches and to upset the
propaganda machine to aid its egorts to een, dual sovereignty as between state and nation
tinue in power. which the Constitution provides.
The New Deal has prostituted the administra- The New Deal represents the attempt in
tion of the relief of the unfortunate to the ends America to set up a totalitarian government,
of partisan politics. one which recognizes no sphere of individual
The New Dee! hee spent huge etnne upen or business life as immune from governmental
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 authority and which suhmcrgcs the welfare of ministration. In doing that it will not write a
the individual to that of dw g0V€1`¤m€¤t· Democratic platform. To the contrary such en-
, dorsement can only mean a radical departure
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM of representative from the basic principles upon which the Demo-
Democracy was so devised as to assure a fre- e ereue Party Wee feuneed and fer which it has
qucm expression of thc will of the people, to consistently stood. It 1S true that there will be
prevent the Executive from assuming dictatorial I Demeemte at the eeeveetlefh but it IS equally
powers and to allow full freedom to individual tree tee'; they meet eubeembe te Strange dee'
initiative. Under the New Deal the Executive tunes lf they eeeept ue preneuneememe Aad ,
has usurped responsibilities for which members T no Demeeret whe refuses een be aeeuaee ef (ha'
of Congress Supposedly Should bc held to ac_ * loyalty to his Party. Those who have seized the
count by their constituents. Executive domina- Party meehmery have ehanged the whale Pie'
tion of legislation has become notorious. The ture of the party' They eare as httle far thc
delegation of legislative authority has permitted C Phlleeephy ef Themeeaeeersen as far the Prem'
the making of laws by executive order. An atti- ieee of the Democratic Platfarm of 193%
tude of hostility to the Courts has emphasized eeener or latex? the Present madeeea Yau PaaS·
thc New Dcars apparent Purpose to Substitute Sooner or later, a political proimse will again
Executive authority for the System of three be regarded as a sacred 0bl1gat10n. Sooner or
branches with coordinate power. Except for letele we Shell eeee mere reeegmze that two
the intervention of the Supreme Court the New and twe make fem" And wh¢¤ that Ume eelaea
Deal would have destroyed the sovereignty of tee Demeerate whe ere Demeefate heal eeuV1e'
the States, an essential Part of the System of t1011 and not from mereoexpediency will regain
checks and balances which has made our gov- eemrel of the D emeeraue Party and will make
ernment safe and desirable. In its zeal to con- It enee mere the Party ef Jeeeraen and J¤¢kS¤¤
trol the private and business lives of the people, and Cleveland and W11een‘
the New Deal has encroached upon the liberties
guaranteed under the Bill of Rights. MEANWHILE ther . t d _ k f
Complete evidence of the purpose of the New t- 1 h bh. . C IS a Iifmcn ous tes e
Deal to change the American form of govern- giggle thge Sgt Slatwn to the “?°°mPl‘“};°dé
ment in important particulars is furnished in our gvcmlgem 11;;; 5;;;: tooiignwgorgrowg
the decisions of the Supreme Court. In eight z and ilu children and our childmfs I;hZld e
. . 1 ren
cases, important outstanding New Deal laws for Ucncrtions to come must ma the whil
have been held to be unconstitutional, while in {4 Wim; The task of the next Prcgdcm of tl:. __,
C two other cases the application of New Deal U ·t`d S · . b e
_ laws has been }1eld unconstitutional. In two 001313 bctgflei ;;§31ugAt0 8 asfseverg as any That
cases in which the constitutionality of laws was R; V of hardhcadgd bugiucsgiillasz §?;nFl:;i;ai;t;?il;i
not mvolved the Execut1ve branch of the gov- i and determination is needed for the .0b Th
ernment has been declared by the Court to have   E processes of recovery have begun dgspitc th;
usurped authority not warranted by law. Other N tinkering of the New Deal but they must be Car-
important New Deal laws have been the subject ricd forward with cafe with . h
of adverse decision in the lower Courts and now Scvcranc D ’ courage wu per-
_ _ e. emocrats, therefore, who are left
ewan the verdlet af the Supreme Ceure without a Party in present circumstances must
decide the course they will pursue. They owe
ON NEXT TUESDAY the New Dea] wg] bc. no duty of loyalty to the New Deal or to the
gin its political convention in the City of Phila- T COHVBHHOH which it will hold in Philadelphia
delphia. Masking under the name of the Dem- next W€€k·
ocratic Party, the machinery of which it has
momentarily seized, the New Deal will write a
platform of endorsement of the Roosevelt ad-
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