Show This Week In Washington 0 D. ll C. C Now that the political observers have had time t to get over the emotional emotional emo emo- effects of the staking speech and ballyhoo of at both nominating g I conventions a servey SEl of the political I outlook is possible O One thing on which experienced l I I onlookers T are In III agreement hat hat- hatT hat hat- ever over ever th they may spy say in public JB JR I J Ith that the odds ds are more nearly even as the Republican and the Democratic can candidates than a few weeks ago Any one of a 3 number of things nHI may occur to change chang this situation one wa way or 01 the other but butI butas I I as matters ers now stand between the Ins and the Outs the chances of pf Ithe the Outs getting in appear better I while the chances of the Ins remaining remain remain- ing L g In are not as certain Behind Gov Landon is a united Ii 1 A l t 1 L 3 I 5 51 I I i l party The jarring element l is 1 the dissatisfaction of Senator Borah with some fome of the tiro party's platform planks Washington observers however however how- how ever are beginning to discount t the influence ence of S Senator Borah If he I should d decide cide to take the stump for President Roosevelt against Gov Landon don that would be another mat mat- j ter Nobody ho however hoever ever expects him to do that The Senator from Idaho has always maintained his party regularity in presidential years even oven when he h has s been hearted half in his i support t of the party candidates f I I Democratic Rift RiftOn on the Democratic side there Isi is rift bet between e t the old old guard guad De Demo o I 1 I 1 I I I 1 I 1 I I I I crass ana inn 01 or me the New Deal This rift may grow grew deeper if it itI any auy other othel leaders tape take ta e their cue fro from 1 Al Smith who has publicly taken h.'s hs walk The action of Senator Carter Glass of Virginia In inI refusing to participate in committee activities was not not perhaps entirely a surprise in view of Mr Glass's frequent outspoken criticisms of th the l New Deal I Another f factor actor which may moy place some odds odds' against again t Mr Roosevelt Ms tJ is t the a e New n ew Union Union Party J i c. Party ty p headed by Y Representative tE Lemke em e. e This movI move ment is being given serious consideration consideration consid consid- and some political students are ars concentrating much of their ef- ef ef j I I Port upon trying to figure out Its j pl probable effect Same of them con cou- I cou 1 I t tend it promises to draw more votes from the Democratic tic ticket et than it will take from the Republicans Offsetting all of these th disadvantages disadvantages I however the Democratic Party has two advantages of incalculable incalculable but undoubtedly great value I One Once is the fact that the tho party In power always has the edge edges on the i party that is trying to get in And the other is the appealing personality personality personality person person- of President Roosevelt The Platform On One of the thee favorite topics of political political political po po- conversation is is the reversal of the traditional principles of the two t major parties B By its platform and the utterances of its spokesmen the Republican Party has become becom the advocate 0 of states' states rights while by th the same samee tokens the Democratic Par Par-I Party has lias become committed to a i government n ment nt centralized at V Wash Wash- ashIngton ash ash- ington Examination and arad comparison of the two p party platforms on tho the major issues old age agee per pen unemployment relief and agricultural agri cultural assistance show differences mainly in il method rather than In principle The Republican platform for ax- ax ample accepts the system of Federal grants to states for pensions to the needy aged a and ad d differs differs' only from t the he system m n mow now in effect in propos propos- proposing i lr ing to raise funds for this purpose I b by a direct tax widely distributed I This is 19 interpreted as in ing a Federal F sales tax On the other phases of oC social ocial s so- so program which the J Dem cratic platform endorses the Republican Republican Re- Re publican platform criticizes the old age Insurance nce and unemployment I h provisions as leaving out I of consideration too large a pro pro- I of wage earners and nd proposes proposes proposes pro- pro poses a revision of the method of I 1 administration I I On the matter mItter of or relief rella the Republican Republican Re Re- 1 publican platform proposes to return I the problem to the individual states I with the Federal Federl Government confining con- con fining its activity to grant of money to to the stal stags s to help finance their theirl j l relief programs I The Democratic platform considers con con- siders alders un-empl un unemployment a a. a national problem to be he met in a national I wn way by work provided for the unemployed un un- o employed at al prevailing wages l I I Farm Relief H HI I The two parties are farther apart on the relief proposals than in the l I Continued oa ou last page lage I I I This Week In l' l Washington D. D cl G Gi i 1111 1 UI Continued from pa page e one oue matter of bounties to farmers Republican platform promises promises promises' f t fere tera era ere two kinds of ot bounties s one ai 81 B Blar lar to the bounty now paid for J plying soil conservation meth and a second designed desi ned to en farmers to export surplus Aro prod prod d for tor whatever pi price Ice they will bf tic The Democrats promise the C co con ll ii of the present soil cons conye s bounty but propose fl price IT q loans on certain commodities i I When all Is said and done fever f ever th the tha issue Isue of the election it November will hinge much ar dl upon Japan precisely what each u j promises to 10 W do anu and now how it prop r to do it in detail than upon upon- e broad question of whether the vo Y p of the United States want to t power In Washington Was hington o 0 of y s reaffirm the powers of the Ind in j dual states I Involved in that of or course fc d question question- of governmental e expo j lur lures s and nd Federal taxation on ona 5 a large part of the Republican Republic n ri riis is expected to b be bB e waged IS II I And overtopping all 11 of 1 11 questions will be as in eve every ry p I election the i ithe the candidates or rather the v 03 publics public's interpretation of their rl these will witt rev revil-i revil i sc as be re i and presented presented to them in the 1 of the campaign campaign- tin f tI Gf tf-er tf r r |