The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25
CONVINCED PRESIDENT Is PRO
LECTION AGAINST EXTREME
RADICALISM.

There is a report from eastern CEN
tiers to the effect that a growing ten
dency is evident among business men to
lessen their opposition to Roosevelt
policies and swing over to his support.
This is due to the conviction on their
part that the President is for the pres
ent. their best protection against pos
sible extreme radicalism that is liable
to develop in the next congress.
This conclusion is stated in a weekly
service letter this newspaper receives,
covering political and financial matters
in Washington and New York. The let
ter of October IL says:
THE course of business during the
summer and fall, together with the
progress of the election campaign, have
given business leaders food for thought.
Out of it energies a state Of mind from
which hostility toward the President
and the Administration is, for the time
being excluded. In its place is a dis
position to compromise and support,
This is the result of two broad con-
siderations.
TN the first place, there is unnis-
taxable evidence that the next congress
will be more wild-eyed than the last,
and will touch an all-time high for
generous intentions toward the dis
tressed and desire to legislate the re-
turn of prosperity. In pathetically
overwhelming number of cases the
campaigns are being conducted along
lines of competitive generosity. The
man who promises the most gets the
Job. Even conservative, /. republican
Maine succumbed to this type of cam
paigning.
1T Is doubtful If the party will lose
by republicans of 30-seat gain are
now less vigorous and less frequent.
On the other hand. it is certain that
the administration will gain in the SEN
ate and NAV for the first time since
| the Civil War show party with a
two thirds control of the upper house
| Much satire has been showered
upon the President for his ability to
embrace conflicting policies, and for
the facility with which he absndons
previously assumed positions. With this
vacillation there is combined a political
personality and an influence over con-
i gress which are without precedent. Ar
/ inflexible Wilson would have beer
sweet aside by the radicalism of the
73rd Congress
Roosevelt poured warm tea into its
disciples on Sunday afternoons in ths
White House, smiled upon them mos
overwhelmingly, and persuaded the ex-
tremists to accent a substitute which
bore scant resemblance to their origina
programs The test will be repeated IL
the new congress
Business leaders may deplore ths
errors of the New Deal and view with
alarm the current degeneration of de-
mocracy They are forced to recogniz:
that the man in the White House |.
their ablest and in fact, only effective
representative Hence it is to their in
terest to park their hostility for future
lit any, use, and support the Presiden
in his coming battle with the Long
and the Bilbos
THE second consideration which
tempers the resentment OF business
men is mute confidence in thei
ability to survive any harm which TIL
New Deal may inflict. The thing tina
keens them constantly off balance ant
unable to make any progress is tn
dread of change Once they know wha
the New Deal will do to them individu
ally and to their business, they cal
adapt themselves and move ahead