Nogales international., 1938-11-26

watchers of events are agreed.
These men, the Washington cor
respondents of the nations impor-
tant newspapers and the great press
associations, are the most unbiased
and cool-headed group In the ma
tional capital. It is their business
to report the facts as they find
them, without prejudice, and to
keep their editors and the reading
public informed of trends and
probabilities. Only in a few IN
stances are their reports colored by
the political bias of their employ
erS.
Many Of them have spent their
entire working lives as washington
correspondents, some OF them 1orty
or fifty years. They come nearer
to knowing the infost thoughts OF
the political individuals and groups
that come and go than do many OF
the professional politicians.
They have seen so many changes
some of them that seemed revolu-
tionary at the time, and have seen
the pendulum of public opinion and
government policies swing so vio-
lently from one extreme to the
other, that they do not regard any
change as permanent.
The first and major conclusion OF
these observers is that the swing
toward the Republicans in the late
elections was a natural and normal
swing away from radicalism and to-
ward conservatism such as has oc-
Cured many times before. After a
sufficient period has elapsed the
pendulum will swing the other way,
but lust now it is swinging toward
conservatism.
Control in IL States
AS these observers see the pic
ture. the most important result OF
the elections is not the gains OF Re
publican seats in Congress, but the
capture of control in eleven more
state governments by the opposi-
ton. That gives the Republican
party an opportunity which it has
not had for several years, to build
up a solid working organization.
For under our two-party political
system party machines are built on
patronage, and kept alive by pro-
viding political jobs for the party
workers. Even with gain OF 0O
seats in Congress, the Republicans
are still in the minority in Wash
ington and cannot look for much
more Federal patronage than they
have had for the past six years.
But with eighteen state organlza-
tions under their control, instead OF
seven, there will be a lot of political
jobs for faithful Republican work
ers. which should make it possible
to build strong party organizations
in those states.
Even in New York, where the
Democratic Governor Lehman was
reelected by a narrow majority
over Thomas E. Dewey, Republican
District Attorney of New York
County, the Republicans captured
control of both houses of the State
LEGISLATURE and of numerous county
and municipal governments.
Had Mr.. Dewey been elected,
Washington observers almost una
nimously agree, he would have been
the inevitable Republican candidate
for the Presidency in 1910. AS it
is, he proved himself such an ef-
fective and popular campaigner that
he is certain to pull a strong oar
in party councils from now on.
It cannot be said that any one
of the victorious Republicans stands
out ahead of all the others as q
Presidential possibility, but several
new political figures have come tc
the front and their Is no longer the
feeling that the Opposition has nc
first-rate Presidential timber.
Among the names most frequently
mentioned as possibilities for 194(
are those of Gov. Leverett Salton
stall of Massachusetts, and Gov
John W. Bricker of Ohio. How fal
they may develop as Presidential
. disabilities depends upon their per.
fcrnance in office; but they are j.
the limelight now because the.
headed the winning tickets in tW
important states.
: The same is true of Gov. Arthu,
H. James of Pennsylvania, thougl
there is a feeling in Washington
that he and his supporters stanc
for a less progressive public polio!
. than the candidates of both partie'
in 1910 must advocate.
: Both parties may easily find theil
candidates in the United States
Senate 1t is no secret that thu
choice Of the anti-New Deal Demo
Gratis is Senator Bennett Chaml
Clark of Missouri, who was re
elected by an overwhelming major
ity. The 49-year-old son of the for
. mer Speaker of the House, Chaml
Clark, who was narrowly edged ou