Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-21
C|n |narge. Nearly
All Papers Anti lllli
Roosevelt. Denied.

Is'VrD
NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 20.-The
policies of the Roosevelt Admins
tration were generally supported
in 1886 by A per cent of the news
papers whose editorial policies were
tabulated in a nationwide poll con-
Quoted by The Headlines page of
the New York Daily Mirror
The poll was conducted to test
the accuracy of the repeated con-
tention of President Roosevelt and
members of his administration that
the New Deal was reelected in
spite of the opposition of from 80
to 80 per cent of the nations news
papers.
The poll reached 1898 daily news
papers. Replies were tabulated from
827 newspapers, representing to-
tai circulation of approximately 25-
million.
No replies were received from
1,O71 newspapers representing to-
tai daily circulation of approxi-
,nately 14-million. +
The circulations of the papers
answering the poll represent two
thirds of the nations total daily
circulation.
Papers Shifted Stand
At the present time, with Con-
gressional campaigns again defin-
ing issues, President Roosevelt is
generally supported" by 303 news
papers, 38 per cent of the papers
whose policies were tabulated.
His policies are generally oppos-
ed by 81 per cent of the papers.
The present stand is 6 per cent
more critical than the stand of the
press in 1886.
The present stand is 13 per cent
more critical than the policy OF
the American press toward untest-
ed candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt
in 1882.
Governor Roosevelt was backed
by 40 of the polled papers in 1882,
representing 81 per cent of the
total number of dailies, and CT per
cent of the total circulation of U.
S. dailieS.
Stand in States
Broken down, The Mirror poll
figures show that the press of %
states are generally opposed to
the Roosevelt policies.
The press in II states generally
supports" the New Deal. In two
states, the score is even. There was
no reply from either of DelaWare'S
two papers.
Since 1886, the President has
gained the balance of power in
only one states press-New Jersey
based on circulation figures.
Arizona has shifted to the anti
Roosevelt camp. Major surprise
comes in Georgia where the press
now opposes Roosevelt in "his Sec
ond state. 1t is in Georgia that
the New Deal forces are waging
political war against conservative
Senator George.
Based on circulation figures, the
ress of only one other solid south
state is opposed to the President
that is in Oklahoma.
DETECTION Down South
Since 1886, "a southern newspa-
pers have bolted the President on
his policies.
Of the total of SIS papers in AM
erica that have turned against the
President since 1886, three -fifths
of them are published in the Solid
South.
Based on circulation, the press in
only 9 states outside the south
generally supports" Roosevelt to-
day. He is opposed by the press
of 25 states.
Those supporting him are noun
famous Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, and
Wyoming; and industrial New York,
New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, and
West Virginia.
The same lineup existed in 1896
with the exception that New Jer-
sey was listed with the opposition
then.
The picture today is sharp re-
versal from 1892, when the untried
New Deal of Franklin D. Roose-
velt was supported by the press in
81 states, (based on circulation
opposed by the press in only 16
states.