Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-10

with his principles Of always keeping
faith with the people.
II suppose you would like me to tell
you tonight who will constitute the
cabinet of the thirty-second President
Of the United States. Honestly / doubt
If there is anyone within the sound of
my voice who is not as able to guess
the Identities of the cabinet as l am.
Perhaps the Governor has had the
chance to canvass certain names IN
the few moments that were his own
since he was nominated at chicago
last July. If he has, he has kept his
own counsel. At least he has never re-
vealed those names to me. II IS one
of the blessings Of the present admin
istration that the Governor becomes
the President without commitments OF
any kind mean this literally. No man
or set of men has a mortgage on him
or on his opinions or on his act. No
bargains were attached either to his
nomination or to his election. He is
his own man and therefore free to
shape his Government both as &c poll
cies and personnel unhampered by OBJ
legations, except obligations to the vel
fare >of the whole body Of his fellow
countrymen, united except for the es
that bind a conscientious statesman to
do his full duty by the people who have
placed their trust in him.
This may be an unusual situation
for a PreSident-elect to find himself
in. I do not know This is my first
venture as national chairman. II
seems to me that I have read of adj
ministrations in the past which have
taken Office bound to things that had
no relation to the public good OF
this much you may be sure, and base
this statement on my knowledge OF
Franklin D. Roosevelt. my familiarity
with his mental habits and with the
code of ethics that has been his since
he first came to Albany as member
of the State Legislature-he will gather
around him as his advisers and his
deputies in directing the great Depart
ments of the Government the very best
he commands to those services.
Pledged to Economy.
He is pledged to an economical and
an efficient management of our national
affairs. He will choose nobody incapa-
Bile or unwilling to conduct the Gov
eminent on that basis. 1 do not think
he is under any oelusions as to the
burdens and difficulties of the high
Office to which he has been elected, and
I am quite sure that he will meet all
his problems, which are our problems,
as courageously and effectively as any
man who could be chosen for the place
Of greatest responsibility in our Gov
eminent. Though the immensely OF
his task might daunt President less
well equipped, have no doubt his will
be one of the most successful aemlnls-
trationS in our history.
-; he int q
candidate OF united party. Added to
this is the confidence in him displayed
by the millions Of Republicans and
independents who have joined with the
Democrats in bringing about his cleo
ton. Moreover, he brings into office
with him a sympathetic Congress, with
adequate majorities in both the House
and the Senate of members of his own
party.
This means there will be no bicker-
ing between the legislative and execu-
tive branches of our Government, and
the concord at Washington diSposes
of one Of the greatest handicapS that
has at times beset the Government.
1T has been the source Of innumer-
able delays, and through forced COM
promises it has given us at times legis-
lation that fell short of enactments
that would have been best for our
country
The platform on which Gov. Roose-
welt ran is no less binding on the Demo-
cratic Senators and Representatives
than it is on Gov. Roosevelt himself.
With such Congress as goes into office
with Gov Roosevelt we need anticipate
no coercion exercised either by the
President on Congress or on the Execu-
tive by Congress.
Each has his functions and each, I
believe, will be equally careful to avoid
intrusion on the others province. If
I may venture guess, I will say there
will be fewer vetoes by President Roose-
welt than have characterized the adj
ministration OF any of his recent pred
ecesSorS Not because there is not
enough iron in the man to insist that
nothing obnoxious be done, but because
there will be fewer occasions that call
for veto during his administration.
Congress knows him. and the majority
look up to him as their party leader.
They will counsel together. Should
questions arise Of controversy between
the White House and the Capitol, I