Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
HAND IS GIVEN
ROOSEVELT REGIME
Victory So Sweeping He Has
No Special Obligations to
Warp Leadership.
By The Associated Press.

By he Associated Press.
The more the election returns are
studied the more apparent it becomes
that few Presidents in the history of
the country have entered the White
House through so wide a door of Oppor-
tunity as that which awaits Franklin
ID. Roosevelt
Not only the task ahead but the
instruments at hand are impressive.
THE millions Of his supporters repre-
sent every section and every political
party. Serving with him will be a
Congress highly sympathetic with his
political purposes. And he has come
through the campaign pledged only to
broad principles. and fettered by a
minimum of promises as to specific en-
actments.
Chance to Make History.
It is the unanimous judgment of
these on both sides Of the political
fence that much Of future history de-
pends On the degree to which the new
President measures up to this challenge
to bold. independent leadership
The election figures demonstrate that
the country is i'll a state of peaceful
insurrection against the present order
in Washington Even the Democratic
SIIlPo4t5II Ild4l15t4N SIht NItGIb 10 lIlt
advantage they derived from resentment
against the Hoover administration. In
an extraordinary degree the country
viii look hopefully on as the Roosevelt
administration shapes its policies, and
the vast majority who voted it into
power viii be eager to applaud when
exc opportunity offers
The situation in Congress after
March 4 viii b. the most advantageous:
any President has found in recent
wears. Not even the Wilson victory of
1912. though 1t split the Republicans
left that party at so low a point as It
Will reach i'll March. The House will
be 3-to-1 Democratic In the Senate.
scarcely 20 cut Of 96 will remain who
can be counted on to go down the line
for the Republican organization.
Power to Cut Expenses.
At one particular point. the Demo-
cratic strength in Congress will offer
a tremendous leverage to the Demo
cratic administration. With so many
members elected on a pledge TO reduce
Government spending the new Chict
Executive will be in a position to slash
drasticaIly at the Federal budget with
every expectation of both congressional
and popular support
III StAtlGi Vi Ills Cain pdISu SDtttIltS.
Mr. Roosevelt voiced an aspiration foc
closer corporation between the White
House and the Governors Of States. and
declared the President should take ma
tionaI leadership for reduction Of State
and local taxes For such an en0caVOr,
conditions scarcely could be moro pro-
pitiouS. or the 48 Governors. 38 will
be Democrats who supported him for
the presidency.
Special political debts incurred in
the election have been the greatest
handicap to many Presidents but Nj
ROoseyeltS support vas SO widespread
as to make his obligations national in
their scope.
No Special Obligations.
It has been said before, but It is
point Of special moment: Neither the
South. nCr the agricultural States, nor
the industrial centerS Of the East nor
any individual among his supporters
nor the organization of any local pOlltl-
cal leader can claim to have supplied
the margin Of victory. He could have
done without any one OF these single fac
tors and on the basis Of the figures.
won the election.
serious economic situation un-
doubtedly Will face the new admnistra-
ton. but even that is not without its
favorable side Whatever may have
been said in the heat of the campaign.
those who believe things will grow much
worse are far in the minority. The
generally accepted belief is that Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt Will catch the economic
cycle on the upgrade and will profit
politically by Whatever Improvement
follows.
To enumerate these factors IN the
situation is by no means to predict
whether Ny Roosevelt Will take full
advantage OF his Ire dom fer indepnnd-
ent leadership. Time alone can tell
that Bat the circumstances themselves
ere 50 striking as to challenge the
imagination.