Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
DEFEAT OF PURGE
GAINS APPROVAL
Commentators Disapprove At.
tempts to Control Elections.

The failure Of the administration to
apply Its purge" in the primaries for
selection Of Senators in several States is
widely approved by the press. The sue
cess Of Senator Tydings in Maryland and
that Of Senator George in Georgia are
held to have been in accordance with the
American idea Of independence for the
legislative branch of the Government.
There is growing opposition" accord
ing to the San Jose (Calif0 Mercury
Herald, against the domination of the
Democratic party and of the Govern
ment by the President" The Illinois
State Journal advises that since the
purge has proved ineffective as a means
of enforcing the discipline of the New
Deal, Mr.. Roosevelt will have to find new
ways of achieving his program to make
the Democratic party the liberal party.
The struggle now points toward the 1910
national convention where Mr.. Roose-
welt may find 1t necessary to seek third
term to gain his goal"
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1.-THE primaries demonstrate to Sem
ators and Representatives that it is safe
to vote their convictions, and tend to
give confidence and move US out of the
recession" states the Burlington Hawk
eye Gazette, but the youngstown Vindi-
Gator feels that "the outcome in Mary
land still leaves regret that 1t had to be
attained by the defeat of so good can
didate as Representative Lewis"
"Mr. Roosevelt" remarks the Chicago
Tribune, threw everything that he had
into Maryland to defeat Senator Tyd-
ings :. The result was another of the
f1ops which have marked the progress
of Mr.. Roosevelt's efforts to defeat every
Democratic Senator who refused first to
give him packed Supreme Court and
who then opposed other measures by
which he has sought to make himself the
sole authority in personal government
over the. American people ;. The black
listed men will have something to re-
member when they return to Congress"
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The Maryland battle appears to the
Louisville Courier journal as an indica-
ton that "the political outlook for the
near future is not clouded with any pros
pect Of doldrums." and the Louisville
Times observes that nobody who knows
American politics could have believed
that President would shake the foun-
dations Of democracy by speaking in
congressional campaigns"
THE traditional leaders Of the party"
said the Providence Journal, ARE greatly
strengthened in the long developing CAM
paign to recapture control of their party.
The opening of Congress will find them
in strategic position for making the great
record upon which they can enter the
convention with some hope of success"
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ut is perfectly clear" advises the New
New York Times, that influences beyond
Mr. Roosevelts control were powerful
enough in Maryland, as they were in
South Carolina, to override the expressed
wish of powerful and popular President
on an issue of his own choosing"
Any liberal argues the Philadelphia
Record, who tries to hide his disappoint-
ment over the results of recent primary
elections is kidding himself /. A liberal
was beaten in Maryland :. The Presi-
dent has courageously chosen the hard
way of realigning American political par
ties, of making them stand for some
thing more than tweedledum and twee-
dledee. He may never succeed-for the
political traditions have been to set up
two major parties and let them both
avoid as many issues as possible-but it
is a noble effort"
Even the New Deal sympathizers," as
viewed by the Baltimore Sun, accept
the outcome as real defeat"