The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-09
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 .A SMILES THE THING. Good evening.
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 Franklin D. Roosevelt has been elected president of the United States, swept into office on the comes the president of all of us, democcats, republicans. socialists, socia1ist-la labor, communists and what have you. He is entitled to the support of every American who places country above party, especially at this trying time in the nations history.
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 The campaign Is behind us now, Roosevelt in front. Pro- duct of q great family, he is said to be especially qualified for the high office to which he has been elevated. A unan of rcputcd sterling character, keen mind, intensely human, student of government philOs- Ophy, the new president would give the idea that he is blessed with the hall mark of service.
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 He takes command of the ship of state at critical time. True, we have passed through a great storm and into calm waters for the present. But the storm still rages beyond the breakwater. We must head out into it again, since it blows along the shores of foreign trade and world activities.
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 Roosevelt must rcfucl and relnan this ship of state. A new personnel goes on. Then the. anchor will sbc hauled aboard once again America will fight the wind and waves ! of dormant trade, depression, unemploymcnt and national 0ysteria.
 Let us take good look at our new captain. Long before Socra- tes took hemlock, the world was given the challenge. "Know myself"
 President Roosevelt. 1t would seem, knows himself. He knows himself physically which Is the first requirement. of greatness. For he tri- umphed over g physical im- pairiment from which men of younger years would have rec treated. When stricken with infantile paralysis a few years ago, there were some physicians who dcspaircd of his recovery. But not ROOsc- welt. He began a fight back to health. He tackled the job with the same zest and en- tIlusiasm as he did the presi- dental campaign. There was the smile of youth on his face { and a song in his heart. There was more than . song, . gal- Iant poem became tenant of the Roosevelt soul.
 O-O-o & Day in and out, week in and out, month in and out Franklin Delano Roosevelt fought his way to health. Temporary setbacks mattered not He dragged numb limbs to gym nasiiims, to watering places. And in his heart kept pounding the tune, II can win.''
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 Elected governor of New York and reelected by the greatest majority in the his tory of the state 1t was only natural that the democratic party should see In Roosevelt an answeP to their dreams.
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 His Chicago victory practically assured his election to the presi- dency. And here aga :, he showed the vim and vigor oi the Roose- welt family. With characteristic enthusiasm he flew from New York to Chicago and delivered his. speech of acceptance before the nomination had time to cool. He knows the psychology of America. The Roosevelt family has been saturated with 1t. It is this psychol- 'ogy that made mighty general of the late T. R. It is this psychol- ogy which promises much for Franklin D.
 o-O-o X when the campaign started the mind of Roosevelt elOwcd anew. He knows the passion of Americans for slogans, catch phrases, sermons in single sentences. It was RoOscvelfwho gave smith in- mortal fame >by calling him "I'he Happy Warrior" And so he caught the vivid fancy and imagination of the Amer ican people with his promise for a thew deal"
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 That wasn't enough. Throughout America the past three years mill lions of our citizens have figured themselves forgotten" Deprived of a job, their finances dwindling, facing utter bankruptcy. their role became common divisor for the joblcss. They believed themselves to be forgotten. Roosevelt gave the world his forgotten man."
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 Here was fetish the job- less could worship, here was n kite to which they could at- tach their tail. Here was an answer to their prayer.
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 The thew deal" took. The forgot ten man swept the country. He be- came an American symbol in an age of great adversity. Franklin D. Roosevelt had sstarted for the White House with ten million for gotten men pushing him along. He had given the yeast which was to raise the presidential loaf.
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 To-day we know these mill lions of forg0tctn men did not forget Franklin Roosevelt. They have taken him at his word. To them he is nd pO- litical Messiah, for we have none and never will. But he docs challenge their souls and imagination with . promise for . thew deal".
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 How soon that deal will develop depends on Americans themselves. Wars, even wars of depression. are won by armies in the main. Gen. erals may direct but 1t takes the fighting courage of privates in the