Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1938 — Page 2

Roosevelt Assists Rep. Lewis in Race; Lewis Takes the Coe

_ Tammany Fears or De: feat in Supporting O'Connor.

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have so often them privately;- four men who have long’ and distinguished careers in' the public service—Congressman David J. Lewis] of Maryland, who is known as one of the American pioneers in the cause of social security; Senator Robert F Wagner of New York, who! was long its: advocate; Senator Harrison of Mississippi, and Con- « Doughton of North Carolina, who carried the bill successfully through the Senate and the House of Representatives.”

See Peace Move

The reference to Senator Harrison, Senate Finance: Committee chairman, followed hy only a few hours his pledge to oppose any efforts to retore the undistributed profits and ‘capital gains taxes, favorites of the President which. Senator Harrison succeeded in emasculating at the last session. In some quarters the inclusion of Senator Harrison was seen as a bid for

pesce. In ‘mentioning Senator Wagner, * whe is. up for renomination this year, Mr. Roosevelt merely veiterated support of one of his most loyal Senate supporters. There was no stake in the case of Rep. Doughton because he already has been renominated. The . President also paid tribute “to those splendid citizens who so greatly helped me in making social legislation possible.” “Pirst of all,” he said, “to the first woman who has ever sat in the Cabinet of the United States—Miss Frances Perkins—then and now the Secretary of Labor.” Indicating his desird for prompt amendment of the Soeial Security Act, the President declared hintself “hopeful that on the basis of studies and investigations now under way, the Congress will imyrove and extend the law.”

Health Insurance Unmentioned

Mr. ‘Roosevelt mentioned specifically only employees’ - widows and orphans. While he ‘reminded that recently he had called a national health conference to consider means of extending to the masses more adequate medical service, he did not indicate that legislation to that end was in the offing. Neither did he mention providing old-age insurance to domestic help and farm labor. “One word of warning, however,” he said ‘with apparent reference. to ghare-the-wealth plans, “in our efforts to provide securjty for all of the American people, let us not allow ourselves to be misled by those who advocate short cuts to Utopia or fantastic financial schemes. “We have come & long ways. But we still Have a long way to go. There is still today a frontier that remains uneonguered—an - America unreclaimed. This is the great, the nation-wide frontier of insecurity, of human want and fear. That is the frontier—the America—we have set ourselves to reclaim.”

Senator Smith Hits ‘Coat-Tail Swingers’ WALHALLA, S.C. Aug. 16 (U.P). —Senator Smith (D. S. C.), reportedly one of the conservatives President Roosevelt seeks to drive from Democratic Party leadership, said today he is determined to protect the President from ‘‘coat-tail swingers.” . Campaigning for renomination against Governor Johnston who bears the blessing of the White House, Senator Smith defended his 30-year Senatorial record. Referring to Mr. Roosevelt's indirect indorsement of Governor Johnston at Greenville, S. C., last week, Smith shouted: “I have to defend Mr. Roosevelt frim his coaf-tail swingers.”

Minton Favors Purge But Backs VanNuys

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—President Roesevelt’s party purge meets ‘with 100 per cent approval of Senator Minton (D. Ind.) and he expects to tell the President so, he said today. “Certainly President Roosevelt has |

a right to demand that the general |

pattern. of his party policy be progressivé and urge election of Congressmen and Senators who are like-minded,” Senator Minton said. ‘Must Move Forward’ “We can’t stand still. | We must move and the President wants a Congress ‘interested in moving forward and not backward.” Senator Minton de¢lared, however, that he would campaign for Senator VanNuys . in the Indiana general election, since it was Governor Townsend and not President Roosevelt who had pablicly urged his defeat.

Wyoming Vote ote Likely To Be Light Today

national issues and lack of competition in the Democratic Congres- |; oo sional race made it improbable that more than half of the qualified 100,000 voters would go to the polls. Paul R. Greever, the State's only

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By FRED W. PERKINS : Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16—Frank=- | | lin: D. Roosevelt; quarterback of the |

named David J. Lewis, who quickly ran it deep into enemy territory.

Shoreham Hotel, two miles away. But it went by radio. . Mr. Lewis was one of the honor guests at the third birthday banquet

suits and filmy dresses sat through the summer's hottest evening while:

Labor Secretary Perkins and others

told the benefits of the Social Security Act. Then: Senator Wag~ner (D. N. Y.) said: «I have the honor to present the man whose humanitarian philosophy and’ inspiring leadership transformed social® security’ from a glorious vision into a functioning reality.” Four Are Praised

The next veiee, -reaching the gathering. by the air waves, began with the customary “My Friends” and ended by “thanking publicly four men whose long and distingu~ ished careers in the public. service have been marked by continuing and successful efforts to help their fellow man.” The four, to name them in inverse order to that used by the President, were Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D. N. C.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which handled the Social Security legislation; Senator Harrison (D. Miss.), chairman of the Senate Finance Commiittee, which. performed . the same’ function at that end of the Capitol; Senator Wagner, Senate sponsor of the hill, and—whose name led all the rest—Congressman Lewis, who drew an extra tribute with the Presidential statement that he is “known as one of the Amerjcan pioneers in the cause of social security.” Before the echo had died away Mr. Lewis was seated ‘before a microphone in the adjoining “Gar- | bo Room” of the hotel. He peeled off Nis spike-tailed coat, loosened his hard-boiled colar, and began broadcasting to the State of Maryland, in which with New Deal backing he is attempting to unseat the conservative Democrat, Senator Tydings. Analyzes ‘Courage’ Plea

It was not long before he got to the Senate vote on the Soeial Security Bill, in which Senator Tydings voted “present.” The Congressman. analyzed the argument that Senator Tydings had “proved his courage” by opposing some Administration measures. “Here,” said Mr. Lewis, “stand some two million grandmas and granpas, whose arms are no longer swift or strong enough to turn the great wheels of industry, who are

' on their way to the poeerhouse and

from there perhaps to a pauper’s grave. Senator Tydings, what is your answer to their pleas for security in their old age. Yea or nay? Senator Tydings—'My answer is “present.”’ “Here are some hundreds of thousands of human beings deprived of that most necessary attribute of life—the blind, groping along the highway of life. Senator Tydings, what is you answer to the question of giving them assistance. Yea or nay? Tydings—I answer “present.” ’

Tydings te Reply

And so on. Rep. Lewis visioned “million of dependent children” and “millions outlawed of the right to work through neo fault of their own’ standing before Senator Tydings and asking for yea or nay. Each time he answered “present” for the man he would succeed in the Senate. Mr. Tydings said yesterday he

1 would state his position fully in a

forthcoming speech on the social security subject. “I am for social security on & pay-as-you-go basis,” he said, “and not for financing Government expenses out of moneys collected for social security purposes. Further, I think a reserve fund of 47 billions of dollars represented. only by & Government debt is 4 very poor guarantee to the workers that they will receive the benefits due them from the money they have paid, because a Government debt canok Je used for distribution of beneThe Roosevelt-to-Lewis play, apparently prearranged, was regarded by the Congressman’s supporters as probably a prelude to more spectacular efforts by the President in the Congressman’s behalf.

Tammany Apprehensive Over O'Connor’ Race

Times Special NEW YORK, Aug. 16—Whether President Roosevelt can eliminate Rep. John J. O'Connor, House Rules

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in the successful fight against Government Reorganization Bi. is a question that is causing’ much apprehension in MY; which has designated Mr. O'Connor for another term.

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City to Begin Budget Hearings Cuts Sought to Keep Taxes at 38 Rate

City Councilmen this afternoon are to begin a three-week study of the proposed’ $8,129,211.72 Civil City budget submitted to them last

night. The: proposed: expenditures; which are $292,000 higher than” 1938 appropriations, would increase the Toss Civil City tax rate from $1.2522 to $1.3615. In @& series of daily public hearings the Couneil, meeting, as & committee of the whole, is expected to attempt to trim the proposed 1939 expenditures to or below the 1938 budget of $7,837,115.57. Today's meeting was set for 4 p. m.

Adoption: Due Sept. §

The hearings must” be: completed in time to adopt a budget at the next regular Coungil meeting, Labor Day, Sept. 5. The budget ordinance was given me reading last night. A plea for heavy slashes in proposals was voiced ‘by William H. Neff, 2002 E. Washington St., who spoke as a “taxpayer.” Mr. Neff, the only citizen to speak on the budget, urged that City em~ ployees be: required to take a. day or two off each month without pay te eut costs. “I've taken my layoffs and never have been on relief,” Mr. Neff said. “I don’t intend to go on-relief, but

cratic primaries Sept. 20, will be one of the severest tests that the President’s influence will undergo this year. Rep. O'Connor is running virtually as a 100 per cent antiNew Dealer in a district heavily populated by supposedly ardent supporters of the President’s policies. |Although James H._ Fay, personally pepular and the possessor o a distinguished war record, is Rep. O'Connor’s Democratic oppenent of record, Tammany views the fight as one between the President and Mr. O’Connor. Supposedly Rep. O'Connor has an advantage in that six of the eight distriet leaders whose districts make up the Congressional distriet are Roosevelthaters. But Mr. Fay ran against this combination four years ago, when he opposed Rep. O'Connor in the primaries; and he lost by fewer than 100 votes. Then he had ne one of impertance supperting him aside from World War veterans. Tammany Worried Tammany leaders had charge of the counting of the returns that year. This will be different this time, as Tammany no longer controls the police. Some leaders who are supporting Mr. O'Connor criticize the speeches he is making. They say he should not have sought the Republican nomination, for which he is also fighting. Tammany is worried. Boss Christopher D. Sullivan sent - for Rep. OConnor’s leaders and told them he did not like the speeches .the Congressman was making, attacke ing a Democratic President. He said that if Tammany had known that Rep. O'Connor would repudiate the New Deal instead of trying to justify his fight against the Reorganization Bill he would not have been designated for renomination. Only one Tammany district leader declares that Mr. O’Connor will win. All the others say it is going fo be a battle and refuse to make a prediction. Even if Rep. O'Connor wins in the Democratic primaries he will have to fight as no other representative from that district ever did for re-election, since Mr. Fay will be nominated by the American Labor Party and will be supported by Mayor La Guardia, who had considerable to do with inducing Mr. Fay to enter the Democratic primaries.

if taxes go up, I may be forced: <o. “When you cut. the budget items, slash them deep.” Béfore the budget ordinance was submitted,. Mayor Boetclier and City. Controller H. Nathan Swaim, who- spent. weeks. preparing it, declared the various items already were “cut to the bone.” Their, proposal calls for raising $6951,02381 of the proposed $68,129,211.72 budget by property tax. Of the remaining $1,178,18791, it is proposed to utilize balances’ totaling $110,000, obtain $590;910.70 in estimated miscellaneous receipts and $477,277.21 in estimured special tax receipts.

$6,420,633 in: Taxes

Last year, in computing the 1938 levy, the City arranged to use $288,000 from balances. in. various funds, estimated special taxes at $468,127.67 and miscellaneous revs nue at. $673,236, leaving $6,420,633.87 to be raised by the property tax. The Chamber of Commerce, Indiana Taxpayers’ Association and other civic groups are expected to demand that the Civil City, County and Township proposed: budgets be trimmed sufficiently - to: hold the

1939 total property tax rate to the | 43¥

1938 level, or to cut it even lower, if possible. On the basis of budget proposals, the present. $3:20: property tax. rate for Indianapolis in Center Township would be increased at least 20 and possibly as much as 40: cents. Besides the threatened Il-cent Civil City rate increase, a boost of from 7 to 9 cents would be required by County budget propesals, while it has been hinted that the Center

Township. rate may go up as much: as 20 cents because of poor: relief | } f | needs. : }

Assessments Cause Rise Assessed valuation reductions announced yestérday by Fabian Biem-

er, chief deputy County Auditer, will |

account for pessibly several cents in the total tax rate increase.

Mr, Biemer's estimates show a |}

drop of $1,000,000 in Marion County assessed valuations, $2,800,000 in the City and more than $4,000,000 in Center Township. Most. of the townships: outside Indianapolis showed increases in property assessments. : The assessed valuation drop accounts for about 2% cent in. the Civil City’s proposed tax rate increase. The Council last night passed an

ordinance transferring a $5000 balance in the City Hospital payroll fun to a fund for repairs maintenance at the institution, WPA labor: is to: he used: Passage of this ordinance was

| urged by Mayor Beetcher to test the

‘State Tax Board's reported new policy of disapproving transfer ot ‘funds. "An erdinance authorizing sale. of 1$85,000- in bonds for straightening and widening E. East St. was: passed under s of rules. Pre‘viously, the Council passed a $266,000. bond issue to acquire the property necessary for the proposed $420,000 project. PWA already has | ' approved a $69, 882 grant for the | | work: The Council also appropriated about $7000 to pay debts incurred in 1937, but. for which the City did not receive ‘bills gntil this year: . Upon recommendation of Police Chief Morrissey, the Council designated 34th St. at Pennsylvania St. as a preferential. -

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