I'm not a great fan of the Fed -- and neither was Milton Friedman, to say the least.
But still, if you think the Fed "ran wild" during the 1930's, then it appears that you are regrettably ill-informed about monetary history.
In fact, the Fed SHRUNK the money supply during that period -- the very opposite of "running wild."
Moreover, it was this shrinkage of the money supply that (1) transformed a routine downturn of the business cycle into the Great Depression and that (2) prolonged the depression until the outbreak of World War II.
This history is painstakingly documented by Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz in their monumental Monetary History of the United States. I daresay this book has been the most influential and important empirical study in the history of economic inquiry. It's explanation of the Great Depression has never been successfully challenged -- and probably never will be.
Well, that’s what I meant. They did what the chose, and wrecked the economy. There were any number of factors, but that was certainly one of them.