CONSIDERABLE IN THE CONTACT
Paine, Robert F.
CONSIDERABLE IN THE CONTACT By ROBeRT V. PAINT. WIIFN trying to get into office, Mr. Hoover declared for government operation of Muscle Sho.ils plants. And the good foiks of Tennessee whooped it...
...Take a man, however efficient in his particular calling, who has always been a lieutenant of big business, who has never engaged in political manipulations or held political office, who has, possibly, never had any convictions as to big political issues that would stand fire,—take such a man and put him in the White House and it is not at all unnatural that he indicates the strongest symptoms of being an apostle of big business ac heart...
...Washington is surprised at Mr...
...His contact with the people is hazy and remote...
...And, may not such power contacts legitimately and pleasantly anticipate the effects of the Tennessee interference upon Republican would-be congressman everywhere...
...Perhaps a more refined, comprehensive way to put it would be to say that he is running true to rearing...
...Mitchell and power to issue permits for distribution of alcohol left with Sec'y Mellon...
...These "influences" had to deal with a man who hadn't committed himself as to such as government vs...
...Hoover's change of heart...
...Hoover docs this in one district, why not in another wherein his power contacts are interested...
...Hoover interferes in a Republican fight for a seat in congress, declaring that he favors leasing the Shoals to private parties, component parts of the Power Trust...
...Inaugurated, Mr...
...Herbert is, simply, Herbert...
...Hoover's administration...
...That's the sort of tariff relief that delights the big interests...
...We shake the tariff a'pple tree, and the farmer gets the cores...
...In Washington, Mr...
...That suits the so-called "secret government'' at Washington and possibly all of the big Mellon family...
...Why all the shock...
...More armor, powder and bullets suits the larger elements having close contact with Mr...
...Hoover anxious over a necessity to meet deficit of income by raising the income tax...
...Hoover's crass violation of party ethics...
...The Tennesseeans who voted for Herbert, thinking thai the power interests that grind them could not convert him, are surprised and considerably grieved...
...Race horse men ^would say that Herbert is merely "running true to form...
...He interferes in behalf of one Republican candidate for congress in Tennessee as against another Republican, because his man stands for leasing Muscle Shoals to Mr...
...Hoover gets contact with the big interests, private, organized and financed for the purpose of seeing to it that Mrg Hoover gets the contacts to suit them...
...But, of intense present interest, passing up such little indications as the nominations of Hughes, Lenroot and Parker to judgships, which were pleasing to the president's big contacts, is Pres...
...Hoover found himself surrounded by men big in politics and of influence in big business, who knew just what they wanted and how to get it...
...Hoover's big power contacts...
...His contact is close with just exactly the sort of people with whom he has associated throughout his career...
...private operation of Boulder Dam, who hadn't committed himself as to prohibition, but who had committed himself to crass fallacy in thinking that a "regular" Republican congress would reform the tariff in behalf of the farmer only and permit the people to pluck the juicy Muscles plums...
...We rejoice in the London armament pact and, if loyal to that pact, have to spend $100,000,000 annually on more warships, with Mr...
...When in office, Mr...
...Well, we have enforcement of Volstead put upon Atty...
...If Mr...
...And the good foiks of Tennessee whooped it up for Herbert's election...
...It should surprise nobody, save those who undcrcsttmste the effects of rearing...
...He is, by no means, the first successful business man who stopped a while in Washington and acquired the obsession that Washington is the nation...
Vol. 1 • August 1930 • No. 37
