The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-19
Easy After the Event.
(New York Times.D

There is still wide discussion of the success of President Roosevets leadership thus far. Wash ington correspondents have offered new expana- ton for it. The President is strong because Con- gress is weak. MT Roosevelt has difficulty in leading, because there are no bold and able and influential leaders in either house of Congress to withstanding him, or to propose measures of their own superior to those which he recommends. Thus the President has been able to get prompt con- sideration and general acceptance of bill after bill which he has caused to be laid before Congress He has fasified the prophecies which were made that after two weeks in the White House his place would slacken. He continues to take occasion by the hand and what he desires, item after item.
 Another and more plausible explanation is that the country has been strongly behind him. The great vgor and directness with which he struck out at the very beginning of his term, together with the promptly remedial effect of what he did captured the popular imagination This is a view of the case adopted by ex-Governor Smith in the latest issue of The New Outlook. He writes: "A great many things can be done now which cannot be done later. Public opinion is aroused and will fully support the Executive in these and similar measures of an emergency character" This it will be observed is not exactly the theory of honey moon politics" which prevailed for time It not 8 case of granting whatever is asked, but of approving thing after another that the Presi- dent does ask. To account for such result some thing is necessary than the supposition of the happy emotions of the first few days in office Such an effect comes by which have to do with political management.
 In a quiet and transformations way President Roosevelt has been showing himself sklllful poll tican. With consummate art, he has concealed his art What could be more simple and easy than his frequent conferences with the leading Representa- tives and Senators? Without any barng of trum- pets or braggadocio he has proceeded modesty from one conquest to another. Undoubtedly he has perceived how time and circumstance favor him and has let no chance slip But there has been no hasty improvisation about it. He has made ms preliminary studies He had caused bills to be drawn Whenever opportunity knocked at his door he was ready to open it. Nor did he omit the subtler influence which he could weld Presi- dent with great mass of patronage at his disposal Only the necessary appointments have been made The great reserve of thrilled minor offices has been like an army fighting for MT. Roosevelt His use of it in getting what he wants from Congress recalls the course of President Cleveland in 18s3 But for his employment of patronage as political argu- ment is doubtful if he could have secured repeal of the mischief making silver purchase law.
 MT Roosevelt in like manner, is showing what weapons he has in his hands and also that he knows how to make them effective. He has, in all this. surprised even his friends. They knew that he was intelligent but perhaps did not expect him to be able to put such drive behind his ideas. It is not only good fortune which accounts for the mastery he has displayed. Into it has gone nice estimate of times and seasons of the public temper, and of public men, along with enormous capacity for patient work. and ability to give the impression so indispensable to Executve-that he is think rg more of the goal to be attained than of the personal glory to be won