Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-24

ron co!umnist that President Roose-
"elt would get just about as manv
votes in this election as he received
our years ago, while some thought
&c would get more.
mere was considerable difference
Of opinion among those present. how
ever, as to why virtually all of the
democrats in North Carolina are ex-
pected to vote for the reelection of
resident Roosevelt. When the uues-
ION was raised as to whether most
Il the Democrats in the State believ-
I'd he would bring trout a swing
7ck towards greater economy and
:"eater conservatism in the Federal
FNVernment or whether he would he
come even more liberal if reelected.
no Of those present expressed the
,oln'on that the bulk of sentiment in
me State was that he would become
more conservative instead of more
liberal, but agreed that probably 40
per cent of the Democrats in the
State both hoped ard believed that
he would become more liberal
The feeling among most of those
present who participated in the dis
O-O--
there was general approval among
most of the Democrats in the State
and come Republicans over what the
President has done during the past
four years and that they are willing
to trust his judgment and leadership
for another four years It was also
agreed. however, that this does not
mean that North Carolina Democrats
approve of everything which the New
Deal has done or attempted to do. or
that some mistakes had not !-een
made but rather that the good which
had been accomplished so far out
weighed any harm that had been
done, that the reelection of Roosevelt
Offered more hope for the next four
years than the election of Landon.
One of those present pointed out
that conditions in North Carolina are
so much better now than they were
four years ago that most of the peo-
pie prefer to go ahead with Roose-
welt than take a chance on any
! change, and that the people of tie
State had no desire to return to five
cent cotton and ten-cent tobacco and
the excessive unemployment of four
years ago.
1t was readily admitted, however,
that there is a sharp division of
thought within the ranks of the Dem
OcratS in North Carolina both as to
the desired future course Of the Pre-
sident and the Democratic party in
the nation and as to the future course
which Mr.. Roosevelt will follow if
he is reelected. Most of the Demo-
Gratis nrO-nnf FRANKLY fo1 hot
there has been a very decided growth
Of liberal thooght within the party
and that there is steady increase
in the nhmber of Democrats who ia
vor even greater liberalism on the
part Of the President and his admin
| istration in. the foture than during
| the past four years. The recent Dem
ocratic primaries were pointed to as
indications of this growing trend in
liberalism, even to the point of in
creased dissatisfaction with the ira
ditional conservatism of the Demo-
cratic State government.
1t was indicated by MIR. Lawrence
that this same condition exists with
in the Democratic party in almost all
Of the other states and that in many
other states both the conservative and
liberal groups in the party are sup
porting Mr.. Roosevelt, the liberals
confident he will become still more
liberal if reelected and the conserva-
tives believing he will trim his sails
and head back to the right, if he is
returned. for another four years.
The direct benefits which have
come to North Carolina under the
| New Deal have reduced to a mini
/ mum the fears which some have as
| to future effects, the sizes of the ma
| tional debt or the fear of too great
Capitalization of power in Washing
| ton, Mr.. Lawrence was told.
Progress is possible, since progress