The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-25
Michigan Victory

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Roosevelt administration and publ
approval of the Presidents actions arr
the reasons ascribed by the Michigan
press for the sweeping victory which
the Democratic candidates scored il
the statewide election for secondar.
offices. Democrats won every office
that was contested, according to fina
tabulations. Majorities ranged from
100000 to 10000 and swept Repub
licans from the last executives in theil
possession. Wayne county, in which
Detroit is situated, contributed from
$4,000 to 10000 to the Democratic ma
jority, an increase over the November
margin even though the total cast was
smaller. The Democrats for the first
time in half century obtained repre-.
sentation on the state supreme court
as a result of the election.
Typical comment on the outcome
follows:
Detroit Free Press Independent Re-
publiean) - The Democratic sweep
which is the second feature Of Mon
days election is an aftermath Of the
tide that swept over the Republican
party last fall. *#**There are, OF
course, reasons for the continuance OF
Democratic dominance, and not the
least of these is the prestige which
President Roosevelt has gained since
Inauguration Day.
Iron Mountain News independently
High approval of the work and pur-
pose of President Roosevelt played an
important part in the victory. *%'*The
effect of his telling strokes in dealing
with the national maladjustment were
magical ****They could not have
made such a notable showing had they
not been able to draw heavy drafts on
the prestige Of the President.
Monroe Evening News (Independ
ent) = The size of the Democratic
might be called little sur
prising, but there is reason for that.
1t is President Roosevelt's popularity
and that spirit of stand by the Presi-
dent. That feeling acted as a new
force behind this secondary landslide,
giving it an additional shove and MAX
ing it move still faster and farther.
Sault St. Marie News independent
- Leadership of Roose-
welt gave the Democrats of Michigan
a clear cut victory at the polls yester-
day.
Houghton Mining Gazette (Repub-
lican) - Because Of the aggressive
manner with which he has attacked the
problems confronting the government,
when and since he was inducted into
office, President Roosevelt is on the
crest of a wave of popular approval
If is doubtful if any President at so
early a period of his administration
was SO generally accepted as the ma
lions leader, as is the President today.
This was one of the outstanding fac
,ors that contributed toward Demo
cratic victory in the state.
Ohio Progresses
Ohio will take its place with 80 pro-
gressive states of the Union in having
is highway motor patrol cooperate
n national safety on the road"
o. w. Merrell, director of
he state highway department under
whose supervision the patrol will func-
ion has announced.
Since passage of the highway pa
-rol legislation by overwhelming vote
in both the state Senate and the House
and its approval by Governor George
White, the state highway department
has received numerous commentators
from citizens in all parts of the state.
An attempted effort Of Secretary of
State George S. Myers TO have refer
endum on the patrol measure together
with the bill transferring the Bureau
of Motor Vehicles from the Secretary
of States office to the highway de-
partment where it more properly be-
longs would if successful further detay
the opportunity to place in operation
this safety measure.
Comparative figures for Ohio fur
ther indicate that traffic fatalities in
rural areas are increasing at faster
rate than those in urban districts.
Revenue producing activities will
pay for the highway patrol while i'm
partant, are secondary to the intangi-
Bile benefits resulting from increased
safety on the highways" Mr. Merrell
advised. Human lives cannot be
evaluated in terms Of dollars and cents