Show presidential TOWER POWER it is to be devoutly hoped that congress even this expiring fraud of a lame duck layout will have sufficient glimmer of reason to give the new president ample executive power to bring about a complete and far reaching reorganization of the government president hoover qualified by experience peri ence training and desire to bring about an efficient reorganization has continually been blocked in his efforts by congressional self seeking stalling since election it has been too late for him to accomplish his once ambitious program in this direction but mr air roosevelt will enter the white house backed by overwhelming majorities in both houses of 0 congress and bearing his bartys pledge to reduce governmental expenditures by at least twenty five per cent congress has played horse with this subject for decades and there Is no reason to look for any change in the tactics of the past where every member has nurtured carefully one department or another where he could obtain jobs tor for his deserving henchmen tor for the sole purpose of perpetuating himself in his job under this sort of regime inevitably everi every appropriation has had its defender for its patronage and log rolling roiling ignoble trading and worse have blocked action for the good of the country if given the power as he should be the new president can by executive order bring about the eliminations and consolidations which would accomplish the needed and promised economies congress can caa successfully pass the buck to the president joy y giving him the requisite powers and we believe either mr hoover or mr R roosevelt G big enough to accept the responsibility and carry out the mandate of the taxpayers for reductions in government spending |