Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-05
PRESS |NTERPRETS
ROOSEVELT SWEEP
Faith of "PeopIe's Front"
Puts Responsibility on
President.

Inc CHlCASO ITiouhcs Sohh'SAAeAA'o
editorially on President Roosevet's
victory over Gov. All M. Landon, said
yesterday:
"Mr. Roosevelt's victory marks the
!. beginning Of q new chapter in Ameri-
!, can history 1t is a chapter of which
Z the outlines are already clear. From
: his own record. and especially from an
appraisal OF the forces which combined
!. TO give him his overwhelming indorse-
! ment at the polls. the trends OF the
! next few years can be forecast.
Vast numbers Of men and women
voted for Mr.. Roosevelt because times
Tare better. but Mr.. Roosevelt owes
Z nothing to these followers which he
: need pay. Neither, Of course. does he
%cwe anything to the old line Demo-
Gratis who remained faithful to their
: traditional political allegiance. They
: have been taking orders from Mr..
Roosevelt for four years and they will
, continue to do so in exchange for such
patronage as he deigns to bestow. 1t
is not to be expected that their tradi-
tional ideals-State rights, individual
rights, economy in Government-will
receive any more consideration at his
hands in future than in the past.
y There Is one group of his sup
s porters to which Mr.. Roosevelt does
feel himself indebted, both for ideas
furnished him and for votes delivered
to him. That is the group which calls
itself the Popular Front here as in
Spain, in France and other lands. The
bulk Of its voting strength can be de-
scribed as liberal, using the word
loosely. Its leadership and its OBJ
3ectives are provided by the radicals.
ct Is to men of the stripe of Du-
binsky, Antonini, La Guardia, Norris
and Lundeen, If not at once to Brow
der, that Mr.. Roosevelt will turn for
counsel. The old leaders, particularly
the organization men in the metro
politan cities, do not know it yet, but
they are already on the way out. The
more penetrating, the more self
respecting among them recognized the
fact long ago and, led by Smith, Reed.
Davis, Ely, Douglas and others, de-
serted MI. Roosevelt.
: 1T would be incorrect to say that
Mr.. Roosevelt will turn to the left. He
has already turned in that direction
- Millions who voted for Mr..
Roosevelt are due for sharp awaken
ing. -"
THE Republican party accepts the
verdict, Of course. but its opposition
will continue, and, we are confident,
will gain in strength as the trends of
the second term become manifest"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Cnde-
pendent Democratic) said editorially
today:
Those psrtisans who have pictured
The New Deal as q step toward COM
munism, who have been crying to high
heaven to save the Republic from
,Rooseveltism and pretending, at least,
to believe that national bankruptcy
and dishonor lay just around the cor
ener If this administration were re-
tanned in power, may read in this
mornings news how little their coun-
trymen think of them as prophets. -" .
Few Presidents in American history
have been given so flattering an in
sdorsement. 1t is clear that people like
Mr.. Roosevelt, regardless of party
saeanings, approve his humanitarian
policies and have faith that in his
hands Democratic traditions and our
constitutional system are safe.
: 1T Is. indeed. solemn obligation
which the votes Of many millions have
placed on the shoulders of the Execu-
tive. Democracy, trampled under die
tators' heels in several countries and
f1ghting for its life elsewhere, Is also
under fire here.
Had the American people not been
confident that democracy was safe in
the hands Of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
,heralding not . Roosevelt, but .
t1andon tidal wave. -
= Our confidence in Mr.. Roosevelt
leads us to expect that in the next
four years he will administer the
Government as q liberal immune to
radical faint, as humanitarian who
IS also realist, as q builder of con-
structive policies socially sympathetic
and economically sound"
: The New York Herald Tribune Gre
-publican) triumph is plainly
not for the Democratic party No
more is it for any clear set Of princi-
pies or policies. Rather, it Is q rising
vote Of confidence in q man. - Per-
haps the new Congress may be more
independent, less ready with the rub
per stamp. But why should these vot-
ers expect 1t to be? Two obstacles still
Anterpose. They are the Constitution
and the Supreme Court. These two
safeguards of American freedom, these
historic guardians alike of the national
structure and Of minority rights held
last against the presidential will to
power during the last four years. Will
they hold fast during the coming four
sears?"
The New York Times independent
Democratic, supported ROOSEVELT
ut leaves no doubt of the Presidents
great personal popularity. Even
In these first hours of triumph the
President must ask himself what is
the true significance of the great VIC
tory he has won. Plainly, if the re-
suit Is judged in the light of his own
appeal to the electorate, this victory
q an Endorsement of broad principles
be has followed in the past, rather
than Of specific measures he now adj
Socates. :" What can be more con-
GENIAL to Mr.. Roosevelt's character
than . desire to leave behind him q
record of national unifying and
strengthening?"
= New York American and other
Hearst newspapers supported Lam
dom - "The reelection of Franklin
p. Roosevelt as President of the
United States reflects the present wish
u the American people.
= Acceptance of this verdict becomes
IN immediate obligation upon those
who have cOunSeled another course