Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-24 | Page 2 | Hopkins Denies Spending Quote

HOPKINS DENIES SPENDING QUOTE NEW YORK Nov 24 Harry Jp-Harry Harry L. L Hopkins works progress administrator administrator administrator admin admin- in a letter to the Editor published in the New York Times today denied that he had ever said we will spend and spend tax and tax ax elect and elect Hopkins s said id the quotation was attributed to him in a Washington dispatch on November 12 by Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur Krock the Times' Times Washington Washing- Washing ton ion correspondent and special columnist and added I have never made such a statement statement statement state state- ment and there is no basis in fact for such a quotation Krock Hrock Replies Under the Hopkins' Hopkins letter the Times printed a reply by Krock who said the quotation attributed to Hopkins was first published elsewhere in September and between between between be be- be- be tween its first appearance and November November November No No- vember 12 had had been often reprinted reprint reprint- ed twice by me me I used and reprinted the quotation quotation quotation quota quota- tion after careful verification because be because be- be cause while it fitted completely into Mr Hopkins' Hopkins political philosophy as I 1 have understood it I 1 wanted to be certain of the language wrote Krock Among those who heard it is a most reputable citizen of New York and in lighter hours a playmate of Mr Hopkins They were at the Empire race track in Yonkers at athe atthe atthe the he time and were discussing spending spending spend- spend ing ng and the new deal in serious vein Had the quotation not previously previously previously been published or had I not verified it and been assured that it t was said seriously I should not have reprinted the remark Sorry Hes He's Embarrassed 1 I T I am sorry Mr Hopkins is embarrassed embarrassed em- em by the publication and I Ican Ican Ican can well understand that it may cause special difficulties with the senate if he is nominated to the cabinet But since I know the informant informant mormant in- in formant to be accurate and since his us recreational associations with Mr VIr Hopkins are very close I can only conclude that Mr Hopkins has forgotten the incident though he should easily recognize the consistency consistency consistency consist consist- ency of the remark