Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-07-15

Washington.-I believe it was
President Grover Cleveland who
=, made the very
President epigra inmate
on the Spot statement that Il
will take care of
my enemies; but please save me
from my friends" The distin-
guished Democrat, Mr.. Cleveland,
recognized one of the gravest dan
gers that besets politicians and it
was in this connection that he made
the famous remark.
Lately, I have been thinking that
President Roosevelt is getting into
the spot-if, indeed, he is not al
ready behind the eight-ball-where
he must have some protection from
his friends. He faces condition
with which some observers fear he
may not be able to deal as success
fully as has been his record.
The thing that has put Mr.. Roose-
velt in a bad political spot is the
outburst of Gov. George H. Earle of
Pennsylvania. Governor Earle, it
was, who burst forth recently with a
declaration that Mr.. Roosevelt must
run for a third term. There are
mo men in the Democratic party
or any other party who reach knee
high stature mentally or morally
to Franklin D. Roosevelt" accord
ing to Governor Earle's appraisal
Of the present Executive. Governor
Earle's record in Pennsylvania is
that of an avid New Dealer. He
has followed the Roosevelt footsteps
in every specification and he has
maintained a constant gunfire of
chatter in support of the President
and his policies.
The activities of the Pennsylvania
governor have been so constant that
it led one observer to remark the
other day that Governor Earle ap-
parently wanted to be the first man
On the Roosevelt bandwagon for
1910. This, of course, had reference
to the priority given in political ap-
pointments after Mr.. Roosevelt be-
came President to those Democrats
who had been supporters of Mr..
Roosevelt before the Chicago con-
vention that nominated him.
But instead of being fattered by
the announcement by the agile
Pennsylvania governor, I hear from
authentic sources that the President
was somewhat embarrassed. Ger
tainly, a good many of the New
Deal wheelhorses are embarrassed
because they can see how the Earle
declaration may be used to explode
various things politically as Mr..
Roosevelt goes through his current
term.
However that picture may devel-
OPP, the fact remains that no Presi-
dent ever has served a third term
in the United States. 1t is a prece-
dent established by George Wash
ington and rigidly adhered to. Thus
to have "my friend George" de-
clare Mr.. Roosevelt in the market
for third term at this particular
time constitutes a bad political er-
ror. This is true because at the
moment there are more cries of
personal dictatorship being voiced
in this country than has happened
since congress gave the President
all of the extraordinary powers that
he holds.
There is, however, another side
to the story concerning Governor
Earle. There are
Ftdylng many who do not
Politics believe Governor
Earle is stupid,
politically. These persons hold the
conviction that the Pennsylvania
governor knows exactly what he is
doing in promoting Mr.. Roosevelt
for third term at this time. Their
reasoning is to the effect that it will
be impossible to renominate and re-
elect President Roosevelt for a third
time, however much the President
may want the job again. This same
group contends that it would be ia
tai to the liberal movement for Mr..
Roosevelt to take any steps in this
direction although there are a good
ly number of people who are con-
WINGED that he wants to break this
precedent as he has broken many
others.
In consequence, according to this
line of reasoning, Governor Earle
is playing his own game of politics.
Hoping that the lightning may strike
Governor Earle of Pennsylvania,
Governor Earle is promoting Frank
lin Roosevelt for the job that Gov
ernor Earle wants.
It is plain to see that, by urging
denomination and reelection of
President Roosevelt, vernon
Earle avoids the barbs and bludg-
cons that would be certain to come
his way if he were to admit that he
is candidate thus far in advance
of 1910. Someone suggested that
the governor wanted Mr.. Roosevelt
to be the objective of the brick
bats until that happy day when the
President would step aside and la
bel Governor Earle as the crown
prince of the New Deal.
However, in talking about 1910.
there are basketsful of men who
would be m q +