Show HEAR around the NATIONAL CAPITAL CAPITA By Carter Field FAMOUS WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT Washington Tammany Tammany Hall flail so 10 vi tal to any plan for carrying New York for Franklin D. D Roosevelt next year jear has haa not the slightest reason rellon at the present moment for desiring the Pres Prea- Ment Ident's continuance In office It has bu gotten cotten gotten so 10 little patronage that It 1 Is le Inconsequential On the contrary most Tammany leaders feel that It was wu Roosevelt and James A A. A Farley who 1 were responsible for Tammany Tammany's not having the tremendous New York city patronage at the present moment For or It U was a Roosevelt Roose lieutenant Joseph V. V McKee who ran with the tacit bless bless- lug ing of the White House DOMe and Ind the more open support of Farley for mayor on o an Independent ticket thus bringing about the election of Mayor Florello n. n La Guardia And the tile President has been almost as friendly with La Guardia Guar Guar- dia dla since the latter's latler's election eledon as he has with certain other Republican Pro Pro- notably Senator Robert M. M La Follette Even this Is not all aU that Roosevelt and Farley have done to Tammany When Roosevelt was governor he went after the administration of Mayor James J J. J Walker aided In to Its Ita being shown up In spectacular fashion an and finally forced Jimmy Walker out Tammany never held this against Roosevelt Its leaders leader are always They knew there was nothing else Roosevelt could do unless he aban abandoned all hope of becoming President They knew that to pick picka a fight with Tammany has always been good national politics And besides while many of them were sorry personally per per- about Jimmy Walker they put their own man mau In as mayor and the Ball Uan continued to flourish nourish But Dut It must be remembered that for the two years preceding this Tammany bad been deprived of any IDY share of state patronage Tammany rather expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex this of a Presidential candidate but when Roosevelt's Herbert n. n Lehman continued to starve the tiger despite the fact that AI Al Smith had supported Lehman the grievance bagan to grow This would have made no DO difference If It It had not been for tor the tM La Guardia election which left Tammany without federal state or city Jobs to dispense In fact at the lowest ebb of Us its power since the Civil ChU war Always Dangerous But Dut that does not mean that Tammany Tammany Tam Tam- many will be weak In the next election By Dy no means I If It the record of past campaigns Is a safe guide Tammany when furthest from Irom the patronage trough Is always the most dangerous Nor Is this due to desperation or to the Idea of fighting with ones one's back to the wall wan It Involves other elements which very few v people out In the country country country coun coun- try to whom the very word Tammany Tam Pam Tammany many Is one of opprobrium under under- stand But Dut It Is a thing which a very brief conversation with any old New Yorker will confirm The point Is that when Tammany Is In power at the city hall everything that goes gocs wrong Is blamed on the Wig Wig- warn By Dy the same token when Tammany Tammany Tam Tam- many Is not In power at the city hall everything that happens which does not appeal to the voters Is an asset for Tammany Moreover and this will surprise folks west of the Mississippi especially most people who have lived In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York for a few years year and have had a chance to contract Its administration with that of other cities titles believe belle solemnly solemnly solemnly sol sol- wh whether ther right or wro wrong g. g that the taxpayer In New York Tork gets more for his money than do the taxpayers of most other cities In the United States The writer Is not attempting a statement statement state state- ment moot of the merit or lack of merit of this contention He lie Is stating staling a political political po po- fact which can be easily demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated dem dem- by a few conversations with New Yorkers on your next visit to the metropolis Hope for or Bonus Payment of the bonus In full fuU no not t long after congress meets In January while not a certainty Is considered a aleast at least probable President Roosevelt commitments d de despite has m made de no definite spite the face that certain American America n nt L Legion leaders have bave been giving that t Impression No one really doubts that t he will again veto the mea measure lire Th The e change In the situation as compared compare t to o last lut session Is th that t the President Is n not t expected to turn on o anything like t the e heat beat to prevent his veto nto from bein being g that be he did last time Without so 10 much Presidential pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure congressional experts say gay there re senate will 1 Is n not t much doubt that the follow tollow the house In overriding th the et e Chief Executives Executive's disapproval In ID fact fac t this theory Is commonly accepted i Incon In o con congressional as well as Lt Legion Ledon Jon circles I In short abort official dc l Wa assed Washington believes the te bonus bonu w will b be p passed months before the national conventions meet In June S Bonus politics Is II one of the queer quee r I It bbl hasto has exceptions to general rules a generally accepted that l II It C I come e to be I does not kurt hurt a President to oppose se b bonus nus payments But Dut Jut Just as general J It is believed that against t In anything y thing the soldiers l want Is I. little a ar suicide for a I senator r Ih short rt of political o- o m mem ner ler of the h house This theory nosy may or may map not be n r adequately adequate 1 curate It has hAi never been tested th But whether opposing the he e bonus IV n s con coo 1 or not the seniors sentor and mem IDem bers bees of ot the house who attempted to stand by bl Presidents In op opposing K the th bonus were killed off by bl their electorates elec one after the tiro other ether Curious Complication There Is le another curious complies complication tion to the present situation Several senators are known to have hue told th the bonus bonns lobbyists lobbyist I that they thel would vote to override President Roosevelt's Roosevelt veto velo If it that one additional vote Tote would put It over This Is not Just patter by the l lobbyists Two senators whose names name the writer Is la 1 not permitted to mention have confirmed such luch reports They told bonus workers I later ter that If It could b be demonstrated next time that one more vote would do the trick they thel would woul produce At least leut two such lena senators tors In telling about It afterward said they thel would probably have hue to vote Tote with the boys boys' next time adding that It Is always thelast the thelast thelast last vote before election that counts count Both senators In question are coming up for election re-election next fall and both are expected to have hard bird fights By DI making that halfway pledge the they removed In advance any grounds forthe for forthe forthe the Legion leaders making any 01 drive against them In fact both fully expect expect ex ex- to vote Tote for tor the bonus next time an and for the bonus to pass pan over the veto Teto thus eliminating any possibility of repercussions for them at the polls But Dut last time they did not feel strong enough to risk the Pres Free PresIdents PresIdent's Presidents President's ident's ire when he bore down on them to sustain the veto They were weN Interested interested Inter inter- ested ested- In bits bite of that work relief for tor Instance Not to men men- Uon tIon several other possibilities of Presidential Pres Prel favor f or disfavor Next time the understanding ln on Capitol Cap itol Hill Is there will be no threats threat from the White House not even 1 In piled ones Trip Rumors persist that the trip of Sec Sec- Secretary Secretary of the Treasury to Europe Is not Just a pleasure excursion atop sion despite his emphatic Insistence Silver senators especially attach far tar more significance to It They Insist he heIs heIs heis Is seeking an International agreement for the of the white metal They point out that more than usual pains were taken to hide the recent recent re re- cent conference between Mr Morgen Morgen- than thau and Montagu Norman famous and mysterious head of the Bank Dank of England This visit Is le alleged to have occurred at Bar Dar Harbor Maine Montagu Nor Nor- Norman Norman man slipped Into that Down East re rte resort resort sort with not even a 8 society column mention of his movements At the same acme time always a dutiful dutiful dutt- dutt ful son realized realised that he had not seen his father for several weeks Henry Sr by a curious coin cola dence was also at Bar Dar Harbor So the secretary of the treasury slipped up to Bar Dar Harbor and paid his parent the long deferred visit he o owed ed e So much mach the silver lena senators tors know They add that they also know t that at the he British financier and the head of Uncle Sams Sam's treasury had a protracted talk- talk so 10 protracted that It was the subject of much clatter In the servants servants' quarters quarters quarters all an over Bar Dar Harbor next day Nobody even claims to know what they talked about Montagu Norman Is famous for saying absolutely nothing noth noth- lag ing In his Interviews Is II not quite so taciturn taciturn but but almost i Shortly thereafter announces announces an- an a pleasure trip trio to Spain What the silver sliver senators think Is III that some very Important financiers and some of the leading finance ministers ministers minis mini of bf Europe will also suddenly decide decide decide de de- cide that a brief rest In Spain away Spain away from all the excitement about Italy and acid Ethiopia Ethiopia is Is just Jest what the doctor ordered for them What they earnestly hope Is that u will be able to persuade them how much It would be to the ad ad- advantage vantage of all concerned for tor there tobe to tobe be an In International agreement on sil sn- ver Silver Program Bogs Bogi Behind this desire on the part of the silver leer senators and senators and behind the possibility guest poul that Mr may mal be goIng goIng go- go g Ing ins to attempt Just that that that-Is Is the discouraging discouraging dis dis- fact that the administration silver program has bas rather bogged down It Is perfectly true that the United States treasury has acquired an enor enor- enormous moss quantity of silver aUver at very low prices It Is II true that even at the present resent world price for silver the United States treasury has hoe a handsome profit on what It has bought But ItIs It ItIs Is als also true that the present hopes for tor fora tora a greatly higher price in the world worl market are not particularly bright The language of 01 the famous 1111 r act directed the treasury to buy but silver nver either 1 the price was an In ounce or 2 the value valve of th the tha monetary monetary mone none tary tart reserve resells behind the United States paper currency was wal third one-third that of ot he gold so 10 held Actually of course the silver senators sena una ton tors care cared nothing about the actual quantity of silver the federal govern govern- government ment meat might acquire Especially as the treasury by paying a s fixed died price for tor all aU newly newty n mined sliver silver took care of ot that angle What they thel were ere very much Interested In n was wAi to have such each buying force farce the world price of sliver up to 1129 an ounce C o s lj r t 4 |