The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-23
IN THE GOOD OLD WAY.

Financially, the nation is on the wrong side ne ledger Economically, it is in hard strai ndustrially, it lags. And business has been shot ne demnitdon bow VOWS. But politically, it bout to demonstrate that it is normal.
 That is the conclusion of columnist in t lew York Times who previews happenings to etween June and November and gives his audien ne benefit of his insight as follows:
 Franklin D.
 Early in July the Democrats will nom- mate Franklin D. Roosevelt for President and they will do so because they think they have the best chance of winning with him. And if some one should raise the ancient question whether it is right for political parties always to nominate the man who has the best chance to win instead of the man who may be best qualified for the office of President then the answer is "Yes, it's quite right for them to nominate winners" A political party that went on nominating combination EinStenS and Elihu Roots and kept on getting licked would sim ply fail to serve the purpose for which parties exist in a democracy. That is what parties are for: to win elections or to come near enough to winning to put the fear of God into the other crowd
 And therefore when the Democrats nom- mate Governor Roosevelt for President be- cause he has carried New York State by three quarters of a million votes, 1t will be a signs that Americans in Presidential elec- tions reason and feel as they have done almost from ths first It will show that everything in the country is not changed beyond recognition. It will suggest that there is a very fair chance that this here country will last for some years yet, pos sibly long enough to celebrate the two hun- dred and fiftieth birthday of George Wash ington.
 Herbert
 On Nov 8 Herbert Hoover will be either elected or defeated for a second term. In either case the outcome has its obviously cheerful significance. If MT Hoover is re- elected it will mean that business is reviv- ing. If MT. Hoover is defeated, 1t will mean that one of the fundamental habits of our American democracy flourishes intact, and that is the habit of electing Presidents for reasons of prosperity and depression.
 For that matter, why say "our democ- racy?" From the beginning of time 1t has been the custom for the people when the crops are good to raise hosannahs for their King Pharaohs, Medicine Men. Judges Pro- phets, Caliphs, Premiers, Mahdis, MahatmaS and Mikados. But when the crops fail the people always murmur and throw stones and storm Bastiles and turn 40000 Repub- lican pluralities into 5000 Democratic pur- alities Wise men will be grieved if MT Hoover is defated by Roosevelt and Depres- sion next Fall, and perhaps it is stupid way of doing things. But it will reveal the American people doing things in the good old way and that is something to cling to at this moment when many are won- dering if there will be next Fall an Am erican people at all.
 The current year viii bring out more than ornal amount of politics in our own Territo Or one thing, there will be the largest field andddates on record, both in the primary eneral election campaigns There are more offi' , be filled Both parties probably will have col lete tickets in the race. And there are suggestio nat the situation may be cluttered up with inc endent candidates.
 All of which promises merry campaign sual it will be long one. Primary filings clt n the first Tuesday in February The party cit ons are held on the last Tuesday in April. I uccessful party candidates then have until the fl tuesday in November to display their wares to lectorate. It's a long time from February november, too long to keep general. interest all q candidates and their campaigns. This year. ho ver local candidates have the comfort of knowi heir own efforts will receive aid from the stimu royided by the national conventions and the cal aigns that follow.