The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-22
Price Sees Roosevelt Effort
To Reassure Right Wingers'
To Convince Skspties
There VIII Be Ne Dis
Fuplion OF Basic Prin-
eiples
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Amonth ago many straws were
pointing the other way. The
liberal views Of Donald Riehberg
appeared wholly triumphant in
NRA. Elsewhere there were other
indications Of a swing TO the left
which aroused expressions Of
alarm IN the financial centers. The
political opposition rose to a
charge that Dir. Roosevelt had
gone entirely sOeialistie.
Now important bankers and
business men are conspicuous
among The Presidents callers, and
most Of them 60 away saying
things are getting better. The
white House hastens to deny re-
ports that further dollar devalua-
ton has been decided on.
Messages Of confidence" fill
the speeches of administration
spokesmen. THE iva announces
Il will purchase from private in
dustry certain supplies. which il
was thought would be manufac-
tured in government plans.
To the observant, the change is
a. apparent as the autumn turn
ing Of the foliage from green to
gold. a
Locking Toward 1886?
IL is difficult to see how this
suing can be attributed to any
exigency which may have arisen
In connection with the political
campaign.
The disposition in Washington
Is 10 regard the campaign as over.
Even the most stalwart republi-
cans forsee nothing but over
whelming democratic majorities
In both senate and house. No ont
sees any reason why the adj
ninistration should think it neces-
sary 10 alter its policies now for
political purposes.
There Is, of eoSrse, the other
question Of purely economic con-
eiderations. The September up
turn in business was not what had
been hoped for. No responsible
official DISCUSSES the fact that,
however satisfactory the adj
ministration may find the politi-
cal situation, its view of the eco
nomicssituation is hardly one Of
complete eoThplacence.
Vet even this does not fully ex-
plain what has been taking place
in Washington. Il is true officials
would be pleased at a return of
confidence which would mean a
more convincing trend toward
prosperity. At the same time.
however. they recognize that
another and still more important
test at the polls is coming in
1886.
Apostle OF Cancellations
II should be remembered that
DIR. Roosevelt came to the presi.
dency as the apostle of concilia-
ton. He summoned to his side
both right-wingers and Ieft-wing-
ers. His own utterances are
filled with confidence that in the
end the nations problems can be
solved without going to either
extreme of public policy.
Always, a pronounced swing to
one side has been followed by a.
return Of the pendulum. One day
he joins jovially in the camara-I
derie Of trade unionists and brain
trusters, and takes the legislative
advice of George Norris and
Hiram johnson. The next day he
signs a bin drawn by Carter Glass.
and departs on a jaunt with other
old companions aboard the palatial
yacht of Vincent Astor.
One day he plans a breath-tak-
ing social program The next he
resists with all his power the pres
sure for radical initiation.