The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-01
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1882
Take Your Choice, Folks


 that those who take to political addresses over the radio had to compare the respective merits of the rival candidates for the presi. deney. We trust that no supporters of Norman Thomas the socialist candidate, will take offense at this statement as no slight is intended. We simply believe that the outcome will be decided by Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The president has finally decided 10 drop the holier-than- thou expression which he has been wearing ever since be was fenominated by the republicans last June. And deprived of 1t he makes a sorry appearance. Claiming the sympathy of the nation was bad enough. The underdog is often ptied. But when he starts 10 talk about the foundations of inc nation being destroyed by democratic rule, then Mir Hoover isn't conscious in the slightest degree of the makeup of this great nation of ours.
 With the president and a good many other high republican officials, swollen with pride over continued rule and patronage dis tnbution. the United States begins and ends with republican party. The sooner that action is destroyed the sooner we will get back to normaley If President Hoover and his horde of speakers hope 10 instil fear in. to the htarts of the American voters by their predictions of dire distress following a dem oeraiic victory next week, they certainly ought to clear away first the clouds of doubt and suspicion that have hoyered over Us for almost decade now. We should think by this lime the republican powers. that.bc in the nation would have realized that the voting public is desirous Of change. It is tired of government by the fsw, of the few, and for ,hc few,
 Al least under ibc administration of ! democratic president and Congress we are bound to get a new deal and 10 say that il will be welcomed is putting it mildly. Why argue the fact that the Hoover adminlstra' ton has been flat failure Even stauneh !. republicans admit that he has failed to live ID to expectations. He hasn't proved big enough for the office When we think of ihe means adopted 10 pu, him in office in 1928 and keep Alfred E. Smith out, the situation becomes almost Iudierous. The bresidcnt has failed 10 display any signs of Fieadership and has been compelled to rely upon under officials for guidance and for actual accomplishments. We say this with tlc knowledge that many will point 10 the 1. events of the past year. the last one in the Hoover reign we hope. But what of his first three years in offieei Must we elect .a president for experience, 70 that his second 1. term may amount 10 something while his first is non productive. What proof have we that Hoover would change in a second lerm'
 As Governor Roosevelt said last night in Boston, a short time after his rival has made those dire predictions in Madison Square Garden, The administration attempts 10 underminc reason through fear 10 tell us that ihc world will come to an end on {. Novemba 8 if they are mol returned to ' power for four years more lt sadly mIs' eoneeiyes tbc good sense and self reliance of our people They tell us further that the z present administration will be unable to hold . in cheek the economic forces that threaten us in lbc period between election and in. auguration. They threaten American busI- ness and American workers with dire destruc. ion from November to March They know. of eourse, that this is going to be hard winter for all of us, SO if anything hap. pens t can be blamed on democratic vic. tory next 1uesday Nobody can deny iL if they claim it would have been different had Hoover been returned to office for we won't be bale to change it then. But we can put our tongues in our cheeks and smile sadly al such sli-uffieIeney I, ha, always been the chief stock in trade of the national republican party. I''' outmodcd now.