The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1937 Page: 2 of 8
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Austin.—What tho aonoto dot*
about continuing its three-vreek fili-
buster against tax bills anu tbs racs
horse repeal during the final two
weeks of the regular session took
second place this week among the
political observers here to the <|ues-
tion of what effect the uprecedented
fight between Gov. Allred and the
solons may have upon Texas poli-
tics next year.
Most 'interesting was the specula-
tion that the battle over race horse
repeal may result in Allred seeking
a third term on a “vindication” plat-
form. Close friends of the governor
have decided he is toying with the
idea, altho no official comment was
available from him.
‘If they will let a governor alone, he
dies a more or less natural political
death in two terms,” Allred is quot-
ed by one friend as saying. “But if
they keep on, it is quite possible they
could force a third term upon him.”
“They” refers to his senate opponents
who have held up all important legis-
lation for 23 days filibustering with
futile debate on proposed constiutional
amendments for a sales tax.
OTHER CANDIDATES ACTIVE
This report, together with another
that Chairman Robert Lee Bobbitt of
the highway commission is being urg- red fs trying
in behind Woodul, debpite the ml
that the field of potential opponents
of the lieutenant governor includes
Sen. Prapklin Spears of San Antonio,
Ralph Yarborough, Austin Judge and
Allred appointee, and Gerald C. Mann,
ex-secretary of state ana Allred cam-
paigner, and other Allred friends.
iNMd Oaee Mall Mat-
atsfflee of Oram! Saline,
the Act ef March S.
under all this pressure, okay be
ing up enough , to get a vote on ram
repeal, pass the appropriations HU*,
and possibly pass some tax lealsin-
tion If the first of these two thing*
happen, it is very likely the governor
will not call the special session for,
raising new revenue by taxation until
September or October.
)wnrte«. Resolutions. Cards e*
ts and other matter not “news"
• darted for at the rate of ten
pa? Hne.
governmental activity should be re-
stricted* or entirely eliminated. It
was like a charge of bird shot. It
scattered. There was nq. target
mentioned except in a general way.
There has been some talk that
oossibly Mr. Roosevelt’s message
md promise to use every means at
. iis command for curtailing ex-
penditures may have been intended
as a message to his own subordi-
nates that definite orders were to
follow?; that he intended his subor-
dinates should see where they them-
selves could lop off spending plans,
and could put their own houses in
order. I hope it works out that way.
On the other hand, I entertain very
serious doubt that such a procedure
will ever cause such individuals as
the impetuous Mr. Harry Hopkins,
relief administrator, to cut down on
his spending. Mr. Hopkins loves to
spend money. He seems to be hap-
piest wheVi he has billions to spread
around, regardless of whether the
spending plans really accomplish
aid for the destitute. I suspect that
congress alone can curb Mr. Hop-
kins and the only way congress can
do so is by declining to appropriate
extra money for him.
What I am trying to say in using
Mr. Hopkins as the “horrible ex-
ample,” is that Mr. Roosevelt has
taught his subordinates to spend
money as freely as they can. To a
considerable extent, he has let con-
gress have a taste of new spending
morsels and what politician does not
like to spend money! Therefore, the
President is confronted with the ne-
cessity of educating both his own
subordinates and congress to the
new order of conserving taxpayers’
money. If he does not accomplish
this, we will be saying in another
six months what we have said many
times—that we are confronted with
national bankruptcy.
I cannot believe that the budget-
ary situation looks any different
than it did last January. The dif-
ference in the picture is that Mr.
Roosevelt at last has begun to see
some of the dangers in the situation
which he either failed to see or
ignore last January.
Washington.—Several weeks ago
I reported to you the apparent ne
cesaity for presi-
Must Cut dential action in
Spend in* the direction of a
curb on spending
I have written about this subject
many times and I have no regret
that I have done so, because for a
half dozen years our government
has been spending money too rapid-
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NOTES
The Dallas district judges, after *
hard battle, succeeded in getting their
pay raise of $1000 a year thru as an
amendment to the bill hiking appeal*
court judges’ pay. They wifi receivf,
under it $7600 a year each—the
highest paid district judges hi all of
Texas, and $1000 more than the judg-
es of the fifth court of civil appeals
at Dallas receive, even with the in-
crease the latter got. Something will
doubtless be done some time about
the condition of) inmates of the state
reformatory at Gatesville, in the light
of the report of a house committee
which visited the place, condemned it
as a “crime incubator instead of a re-
form institution,” and pointed out
confining of dependent boys of 8 and 9
years, who have committed no crime,
with hardened youthful criminals. A
similar investigation \of the girls’
training school at Gainesville\will be
made by the committee, headed by E.
H. Harrell of Paris.
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through be bad involved four nbvsi-
eians. seventeen lawvprs nml four
notaries. It wa° revealed tb«t be bad
built un bis “businnaa" from fiftv fnlre
claim case* in 1029. to a neak nrodu-
eHhn of five hundred in 1935 and
1936.
He had an amazingly efficient or-
ganSsation. He himself scouted
around spying out defective steps in
front of buildings, broken vault lights
In the sidewalks and other conditions
affording an opportunity to file fake
ei»{rzz. As the district attorney said,
**He believed in quantity production
and quick settlement.”
It ie easy to visualize the insidious
undermining effect which the fake
claim racketeer has on the entire in-
surance industry, and on the insur-
ed public. It is imperative that these
evil “enterprises" be ferreted out and
destroyed. flBfe strides have been
taken in through
operation h<R^m the insurance com-
panies, represented by the National
Bureau of Casualty and Surety Un-
derwriters, and law enforcement
bodies. Success is assured if the in-
dividual citizen will also cooperate to
the best of his ability at every op-
portunity. _ ^
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ed in some quarters to get into the
governor’s race, presumably as an All-
red standard-bearer, was causing some
concern to backers of Col. Ernest CM
Thompson, railroad commissioner, and
Atty. Gen. William McCraw, both
openly, but unannounced, candidates in
1938. McCraw continued his campaign-
ing program of speeches, landing an
“ace” with a place on the program of
the West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce convention May 10 at Brown-
wood. Col. Thompson, whose strategy
has been to hold his political fire,
nevertheless registered strongly in
Washington, when he made the un-
precedented recommendation to a con-
gressional committee, that the power
of the Texas railroad commission to
determine limitation of oil produc-
tion should be cut down, and the con-
servation program of the state out-
lined more specificly by statute. He
drew two significant comments from
members of the congressional com-
mittee. Rep. Pettengill of Indiana
suggested Thompson’s statue in the
Texas hall of fame as “the first mem-
ber of a regulatory body who ever
advocated a reduction of his own
are many country district senators,
who while they don’t like the governor
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There were few who believed in Jan-
uary that the tax receipts were go-
ing to amount to the estimate given
congress by the President. The fact
that they have fallen short of his
calculations by four or five hundred
million is a serious thing but it is
not so serious that a remedy can
not be worked out. The remedy, it
seems to me, is a simple use of a
simple practice among Americans:
When you do not have the money,
deny yourself some of the things
you would buy if you had the cash.
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on following date:
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IAILROAI) REDUCING
ECONOMIC WASTE
Mr. Roosevelt’s message asking
for a billion and a half for relief
served to get the
Relief collective mind of
Message congress off the
Supreme court
packing plan only temporarily. The
relief message caused quite a stir
in the house of representatives
where there has been a decided
move already to continue appropri-
ating huge sums of federal money
for relief purposes, but it held the
senate off the
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lightii]
the wi]
sink g
court question no
longer than one business day.
I think there has been no ques-
tion more frequently asked in my
time in Washington than: “Will the
President’s bill to pack the Supreme
court pass?”
I have watched the ebb and flow
of the tide of sentiment in the sen-
ate constantly since the court pack-
ing plan was submitted. As the
situation now stands, I believe Mr
Roosevelt has the odds in his favor
There is probably a margin of from
five to ten votes on the President’s
side. Whether that will be the state
of affairs when a vote comes, I
think no one can foretell because
the vote in the senate is going to
be close.
Many informal polls of the senate
have been taken. The results have
varied somewhat. They have va-
ried of necessity because there are
many senators who remain non-
committal, and who are unwilling
a* this time to take a position for
or against the President’s scheme.
One may properly ask why this
is. The answer is politics. A good
many senators do not know ho*
their home states feel about the
plan. That is, they are not able to
determine whether there has been
• crystallization of sentiment for
or against the thing.
Consequently, these senators are
trying to wait outside of the playing
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and yon in their money spending
spree. On the other hand, the lack
of competent financial men in the
Treasury again is glaringly shown.
—- |S THl DfllVEWO PRICt
64036 » GRAND SALINE
m. Thrill, "M" »•**»
To get back to the question of
curtailed spending I should like to
call attention to
Sounds t h e President’s
Strongf but—• language in his
latest message.
He said that he proposed to use
“every means at my command” to
eliminate the deficit next year. That
statement sounds strong enough. I
question, however, that it can be
called a program of retrenchment.
In other words, Mr. Hoosevek was
content in his message to congress
simply to criticize, if not to de-
nounce, extravagant outlays insofar
at ‘new commitments fs re con-
# The ndw Thrifty “60” shown here
has exactly the same roomy body
on the same 112" chassis, as the
brilliant Ford V-8,“85”. It has the
same, easy-acting, powerful new
brakes, the same easy steering and
the same big, outside luggage com-
partment.
Bat it la powered by a.smaller, more
economical 60h.». V-8 engine wM»tab
owners report, is giving them be-
tween 22 and 27 miles per gallon of
gasoline.^ It’s a good performer, too
. . . Drive one and see! /
THEN, LOOK AT THl PRICK . . . And
realize that your present car will
probably more than cover the
whole down payment, leaving yon
less to pay on the easily«retJtred
tehnde. See Yotts Ford Dsmlsr Tit day
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field until they can tell whether
they cam be justified in
going
against presidential wishes or ca-
pitulating to the President’s com-
mand. It is to be remembered that
if they turn against the President,
they antagonize the adminiatration
and particularly the Farley politi-
iy only whst you rsnnot
rst IJgrm of charity.
Bfni Is he who exhibits
tetft.iMr
By WILLIAM BKUCKAR1
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Proctor, Willard. The Grand Saline Sun (Grand Saline, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1937, newspaper, May 6, 1937; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1017338/m1/2/?q=corinth: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.