Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
Roosevelt Inaugural Address
Challenge to Good Citizenship

A view of Franklin D. Roosevelt as
national character, following in the
| footsteps of his famous Republican
kinsman, is revealed in the comments
of the country on his Inauguration as
Democratic Governor of New York.
| Outstanding is the emphasis that Is put
upon his plea for n-partisanship in
| the efforts of his administration to
serve the public welfare.
His inaugural address is an appeal
and a pledge" declares the Albany Eve
ming News independent Republican,
1T Is the address of sincere man who
will do his best as chief executive OF
the State. He appeals to citizens gen.
orally to take deeper interest in their
Government. He pledges that the
| business of the State will not be allowed
| to become involved in partisan politics
and that I will not attempt to claim
unfair advantage for my party or for
myself for the accomplishing of those
| things on which we are all agreed
| Therein he has expressed the feeling
that every citizen has. The welfare OF
| the State Is not political matter. The
States business is not something to be
conducted on the basis of political ex-
| pediency."
Recognition of the fact that "the
word has gone out that there Is to be
! no hazing of the new Governor" is
given by the Roanoke World-News dn-
| dependent Democratic), with the fur
Their comment THE Republican bosses
| of New York seem to have had enough
Of their policy Of making national
| hero by opposition. They recognize the
force and power of Franklin Roosevelt,
and do not propose to give him the ap-
! peal to the country of single handed
| achievement such as they gave Gov
| Smith," The World-News concludes
with the statement that "the new gov
ernor offers to Democracy the best
promise of leadership that has as yet
appeared on the horizon"
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The Buffalo Evening News (Republi-
CAM quotes Mr. Roosevelt's promise
that 1.-The business of the State shall not
become involved in party politics
through his fault" and that "he will
aim to serve the State rather than to
gain advantages for his party" and
! offers the comment: Let him hold to
this rule and he will write his name in
the history of the State as one of its
! great governors"
! Political differences, of course, Will
continue to exist in democracy" says
the Columbia Record tDemocratic)
but all the people are equally interested
in welfare movements, and the world
will slide backward where pickering Is
above civic responsibility.
Generally speaking there are no Re-
publicans or Democrats when war OF
other emergencies arise. Then all the
people are interested in the country and
they work for the common good. Such
! Is the obvious trend of Gov Roosevelt s
thought, and not only the people of
New York but of all the States may do
we'll by practicing that sort of patriot
! ISM"
| Speaking of Republican leaders of
the Legislature who have already made
fair proffers," the New York Times in-
dependency observes: THE very fact
that they now feel it wise to hold out
their hands to Democratic governor
indicates the beginning of better times
at Albany. No one need doubt that
Gov. Roosevelt will be firm in what he
believes to be right. But he will be
frank and conciliatory, not unnecessa-
rily belligerent. He will welcome assist
ance from the Legislature. II its Re-
publican leaders really desire to estab-
liSh working agreements with the new
Democratic governor, they should, II
they are honest in their professions, find
1t easy to do so with Franklin RoOSe-
velt''
"He is distinctively an upstate man,
associated by tradition with the party
Of that section" records the New York
Evening World independently, land
with his opportunity comes a duty
which he will undertake to meet His
success or failure will depend upon
the response" The Schenectady Ga
zette independent Democratic) declares:
Possibly it is merely superficial APP
pearance. but we hope it is something
deeper, that makes us believe this may
be the beginning of what may be termed
an era of good feeling Political pas
sions may be aroused, and. again, they
may be submerged in an honest effort
on all sides to work for the peoples
welfare"
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