The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-11-12
THE FUTURE RESPONSE
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The election of 1886 is over. It was
the greatest victory achieved by an
American President in modern times.
The New Dealers control not only the
White House, but the Senate and the
House of Representatives, by over
whelming majorities. They elected
most of the governors and thousands
of county officers all over the country.
They will have undisputed. control of
the national government certainly for
two years, and very probably for four.
Only the future can foretell what is
ahead of US. -
1t is not to be forgotten, however,
that victory brings responsibility. And
landslide brings double respnsibil-
ity. 1t gives the direction of the ma
tional policies into the hands of the
victorious administration without men,
tai reservation or mental 'equivoca-
ton. In the present instance there
is no possibility that the. policies of
the administration can be blocked by
the handful of Republican opposition
in the Senate or the House of Repre-
sentatives. The New Deal must take
responsibility for what happens in
the next four years. There can be no
political stalemate as was the case
in the Hoover administration when the
opposition was in power in the House
and the Senate.
With these facts in mind it is not
surprising therefore that the victors
are celebrating with note Of serious
ness. They realize that the excitement
of the campaign is now over and that
they are faced with stern reality.
They are still faced with the problems
which are sure to develop in the next
four years.
And these four years will be filled
with problems as serious as any that
have gone before. In America there
come the possibilities of more strikes
and lock-outs. That these may be
avoided will be fervently hoped by all
loyal Americans. But that they are
possibility, anyone who. has: studied
the labor situation in the United States
will be free to admit. 49,
The foreign picture itself isnone too
reassuring. Spain is still in the throes
of bloody instruction which promises
to give the fascists new power on the
continent of Europe. Great Britain is
feverishly arming for future warfare
and France is planning the building of
new Notifications on the Belgian and
the Swiss frontier. If war comes, as
it seems likely to come, in the next
four years it is going to take all the
skill of American diplomacy to keep
the United States out of the mess. Let
us hope most devoutly that the boom
ing of cannon over Europe can be
avoided.
There are other domestic problems,
of course, which must be faced. Among
these are the solution of the relief
problem, and the balancing of the bud
get which must be accomplished if we
are to avoid serious trouble and get
back to normally. - -.
And so, it is to be seen, that despite
its landslide victory at the polls, the
future does not look entirely rosy to
the New Deal. In its efforts to avoid
European entanglements and restore
normally in America the administra-
ton will have the cooperation of all
real Americans. Let us hope that the
problem will be solved. And the VIC
torious New Dealers cannot fail to
realize the serious responsibility which
has been placed upon them.y