Evening star., 1935-09-01

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Roosevelt must be the partys nomi-
nee for President next year; that every
Democratic member Of the House
(save the few who retire voluntarily
will be I'D for reelection on the same
ticket with Mr.. Roosevelt. Under
those conditions the Democrats have
concluded they must 30 down the
road with Mr.. Roosevelt. To do other
wise now is politically impracticable.
Those who are candidates for re-elec-
ton to Congress feel they must be
one with the man who Is a candidate
for reelection to the presidency. They
are, in the words of the title the Presi-
dent gave his book, ON Our Way"
They don't know where they are 60
ing, but they feel they cannot stop.
Vaguely they think Of reversing the
New Deal after they are in office for
another four years. But in the elec-
ton next year they will say they
approve what Mr.. Roosevelt has done
and that they will go on with him.
Change of the New Deal by the DEM
ocratic party is out"
Three Ways Remain.
With averting of the New Deal by
the Democrats in Congress now i'm
possible, there remain three ways in
which the New Deal may be stopped.
by which Mr.. Roosevelt may be de-
feated. The three ways are:
BY coalition ticket of Republicans
and conservative Democrats. That
would defeat the New Deal infallibly.
BY putting in the field a third
ticket for conservative Democrats.
That would make 1t fairly easy for
the Republicans to win.
BY the Republicans alone. And it
is by no means certain-indeed it is
seriously doubtful the Republicans
alohe can defeat Mr.. Roosevelt.
OF the possible ways Of stopping the
New Deal, a coalition ticket of Repub-
licans and conservative Democrats Is
by far the surest. Not only is it the
surest, It Is In all respects the best.
A coalition ticket would represent an
uprising of the country against the
proposal to take America into a new
form of society and government. De-
feat of the New Deal in that way
would be striking, emphatic. 1t Is
quite possible that a coalition ticket.
the nomination by the Republicans Of
a conservative Democrat such as SEN
ator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia. would
result in Mr. Roosevelt carrying very
few States. A coalition ticket would
not only prevent reelection OF Mr..
Roosevelt next year; by its moral
effect it would bring it about that
no other such attempt to change
America would be made for many
years to come. 1t would turn the
Democratic party itself back to its
traditions.
A coalition next year of Republicans
with conservative Democrats does not
seem probable. 1t is improbable be-
cause the Republican party Is N the
hands of party leaders and workers
throughout the country, and these do
not like to take the initiative toward
a coalition. toward putting on their
ticket anybody but a Republican,
either for President or Vice President.
Similarly, those conservative Demo-
Gratis who are active in public life,
who are now holding ONCE, do not
like to take the initiative toward
coalition.
Yet If the Republicans in private
life and the conservative Democrats
in private life-if these-if all con-
servatives were as scared as they
ought to be, and as they would be If
they knew the danger-in that case
they would by sheer determination
and energetic action bring about q
coalition ticket.
Third Ticket Next Best.
Next to a coalition ticket, with the
Republicans putting a conservative
Democrat such as Senator Harry F.
Byrd Of Virginia, on their ticket as
their presidential candidate-next to
that the surest way to defeat the New
Deal next year would be by the
emerging of a third ticket. a ticket
appealing to conservative Democrats
and having as its candidates for
President and Vice President con-
servative Democrats Of the type Of
and mention him only as type, as
an Observation-Disclosures d. Baker.
I do not know If it is likely there
will be such a ticket But the condi-
tions cry for it. There are millions
Of Democrats who do not want TO
vote next year for a continuation Of
the New Deal-but who also shrink
from voting the Republican ticket.
It would seem almost indispensable
that there should be some party and
some ticket to provide a political
home for such Democrats.
To suggest the type of Democratic
voter I have in mind, mention SEN
ator Carter Glass of Virginia. Sena-
tor Glass will be himself a candi-
date for reelection and for that rea-
son, if for no other, will undoubtedly
remain q regular Democrat. But sup
pose Senator Glass were not active
in public life Suppose he were merely
Democratic voter in Virginia or
any other State. Can we imagine
him voting to re-elect Mr.. Roose-
velt? For the accommodation Of
Democrats of this kind it would seem
imperative that there should be q
third ticket, q ticket which such
Democrats could vote and still remain
Democrats.
If there is not conservative Demo-
cratic third party next year, and If
there Is not a coalition Of Repub-
licans and conservative Democrats on
one ticket, in that event the only
other way of averting the New Deal
Is simply through the Republican
party. And if the New Deal is to
be defeated by the Republican party
alone, 1t is obviously desirable that
the Republican candidate should be
one Of a certain type. That desira-
bility, 1t seems to me, accounts for
the widespread favor for the sugges-
ton that Senator Borah should be
the Republican nominee. Senator
Borah would be the sort Of Repub-
lican candidate for whom the largest
number Of Democrats and independ-