Evening star., 1935-11-08

Although detailed analysis, State by
State, does not justify the claim that
the New De<l met its Waterloo on No
vember S, it was heavily jolted in in
Vulnerable localities. The psychological
effect that Rooseveltism underwent a
reverse and reputation has undoubtedly
been created on a wide scale. Loss of
the New York State Assembly is the
thing which mainly roots that important
impression, and it is likely to stick.
There's an inclination to pin the blame
for this particular State of affairs on
Jim Farley. He 1t was who accepted the
G.. o. P. challenge to make the Empire
State campaign a New Deal test. The
circumstance that the lower branch at
Albany has been recaptured by the Re-
publicanS will not be obliterated in the
public mind by the fact that the popular
vote shows big Democratic ma jority,
thus indicating that had Mr.. Roosevelt
been candidate, he probably would have
carried the State. BY and large, the re-
suit in the Presidents home Common
wealth has Symbolical value that will
be capitalized by the Republicans for all
it is worth in spreading the gospel that
the New Deal has lost caste. From now
on the elephant will trumpet Justify
that as Rhode Island went in August
and New York and host of other places
in November, so the industrial and
financial East will 60 as soon as it gets
a chance-in November, 1886.
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Unquestionably, New Dealers face the
future with tempered cocksureneSs. One
of their bitterest heartburns is the failure
to elect Democratic mayor of Phila-
delphia, to round out the gubernatorial
and senatorial triumphs of 1884. Hence
forward there1l be less sunny talk about
taking the 36 keystone electoral votes
into next years Roosevelt and Garner
column. Victory of Happy" Chandler
in the Kentucky feud is the true bit of
cheer in the Democratic cup. The net
of the late unpleasantness, in the esti-
nation of politicians capable of thinking
impartially is that while there's no lack
Of evidence hither and yon that New
Deal stock has slumped, it would be rash
to jump to the conclusion that the Presi-
dents reelection fortunes are already
sunk without trace. The consensus re-
mains that the New Deals fate depends
on the State of the times year hence
and has not been remotely determined
by the recent scattered balloting on
issues which were Overwhelmingly local.
President Roosevelt is becoming almost
as Unsuitable traveller as his wife. He
made Straightaway for Hyde Park after
his recent vacation cruise in the Pacific.
Later this month he's going to Georgia
for his annual Thanksgiving sojourn at
Warm Springs, which will include an
important political visit to Atlanta on
November 20. On his way home from
Dixie Mr.. Roosevelt will address the
annual meeting of the American Farm
Bureau Federation at Chicago on De-
cember 9. At the end of May, 1885, F.
D. R. will attend the Texas Centennial
Exhibition, tarrying en- route at Vln-
cennes, Ind, to dedicate the George
Rogers Clark Memorial. In June some
authorities think Mr.. Roosevelt may
duplicate his famous 1892 feat and jour-
ney to the Democratic National Conven-
ton, provided it isn't too far away from
Washington, and accept renomlnatlon IN
person. In August or September, 1t Is
expected, the President will make
political swing around the circle. Strenu-
Gus travel agrees with the chief New
Dealer. AS q campaigner, he Is 1nde-
fatigability itself and generally the least
frazzled member of his encourage, no
matter how hard the going.
Washingtonians who listened by radio
10 Gov. Landons keynote speech at