The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-21
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
OPPOSED TO THIRD TERM FOR ROOSEVELT

OPPOSED TO THIRD TERM FOR ROOSEVELT
We are opposed both to the denomination of
President Roosevelt by the Democrats in 1910 and
70 his reelection if he should become the Demo
cratic nominee again. We say this frankly ana with
an due respect for the President 1t is not merely
a snreiudice" in favor OF the ant-third-term ira
dit;on that is responsible for our attitude The
n,.n truth is that we do not believe it would be to
tho hest interest of the nation of the Democratic
Marty for President Roosevelt to be returned to the
White House for another four years in 1910. In
decd from the standpoint of the interest of the
Democratic party, we think it would be preferable
IN asperience defeat at the polls in 1910 than to
win again with President Roosevelt as the candi-
date For in the event of such a "victory," there
,yonId not be much left of the Democratic party by
IoaA From the standpoint of the interest of the
nation. Senator Murray's arguments leave us UNI
moved. He says that President Roosevehs election
fo,,,o third term would guarantee this nation
AGAINST participation in foreign war, insure do
rnsst;c Sterilization, and preserve and augment pro-
oress;ve government" We do not get his first
,o;nt at all If foreign war breaks out during
tbe naxt six wears how would President Roosevelts
nresAnee in the White House guarantee" this ma
tion AGAINST participation in it? There can be no
.touarantee" against anything of the kind, regard
lass of who NAV be President. And President
Roosevelt himself has publicly stated in unmistak-
able language on more than one occasion that
tbere ean he no such guarantee" The United
States must be prepared to act in the interest OF
the American people in any world situation that
NAV develop in the future, but We cannot see at
all that such preparedness in any sense Whatever
reouires the keeping of Mr. Roosevelt or of any
other individual in the White House indefinitely.
We are certain that President Roosevelt himself
would not undertake to guarantee, to keep us
out of war; during the next six years. regardless
of world developments. In any event, we do not
want anybody in the White House whose presence
there purported to be in fact such a'"guarantee.
Senator Murrays first point, therefore, leaves us
unmoved not only because it is meaningless, but
most decidedly because the guarantee" he offers
II it were possible, would be entirely undesirable
from the standpoint of the highest interests OF the
American people and of civilization. AS Tor Sen
ator Murrays other two points, they are lacking
in power to convince He says the continuance
of President Roosevelt in the White House after
1910 would ENSURE domestic sterilization We
do not have domestic stabilization'' today, after
six wears of President Roosevelt. When, pray tell
us is this domestic sterilization" to begin? FL
nally Senator Murray wants four years more OF
President Roosevelt "to preserve and augment pro-
eressive government" This, suspect, is the
Senator's real reason for desiring third term for
the President. Progressive government" is euphe-
mistic language for all that we have become accus-
toned to speak of as the New Deal. And we have
no desire either to preserve" or to "augment"
that. - &C. '".
Our opposition to President Roosevelt's renomi-
nation and to his reelection If he should be nomi
mated again, is part and parcel of our opposition
to the detectives which the President and the unit
ed 'front.' coalition of organized minorities, known
collectively as the New Dealers, have been seeking
to attain all along The President describes this
coalition as "lberal" We think of it as reaction
ary' from true liberal standpoint, but this is a
disagreement over the meaning of words. The
President himself on notable occasion said that
he, and certain opponent whom he praised as a
man, do not "speak the same language" But it is
possible to get behind the mere language and to
take hold of the meaning itself. The Presidents
program regardless ofts details, is one of coercve
centralism. We are opposed to it, with or without
the President For we still have full faith in free
federalism 1t is for the American people to choose
between these in the years ahead.-Texas Weekly.