Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-11
WHAT EDITORS SAY
ABOUT TIE ELECTIONS

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Nem York HeraId Tribune, Ind. Rep
One must (now) look for a greater indie
pendence among the Democratic major
itv in congress. But now there will be
standing beside it a cohesive anG really
powerful Republican minority. It should
nut an end to the whole strategy of the
reckless experiment, the white rabbit
program. the exciting and unsound must
legislation. 1t should create some real
possibility of revision of those measures,
such as the Wagner Act, above all, which
experience has demonstrated very badly
to need revision d. . ii may induce Mr..
Roosevelt to make real peace with his
own conservatives.
Neu York Daily NeuS, Ind.-The Am
erican political pendulum has begun to
swing back to the right-toward conser-
vatism The Republicans may elect
a president in 1910 Or the Republicans
and conservative southern Democrats III
the new congress may effect coalition
and balk further Roosevelt reforms. Or
both. But will the various New Deal
reforms be repealed? Such things, we
mean, as Social Security, the Wagner
Act, the Fair Labor Standards act, bank
deposit insurance -. We think not. The
people are too much in favor of them.
swing of the by-elections happened be-
cause of numerous occurrenceS-labor
warfare sit down strikes, the condition
of business, taxes. loose spending and
many others But not the least the causes
was public disillusionment brought about
by the discovery that New Dealers were,
after all, like other men. We have lived
to see the day when cynicism was pun
ished at the polls. And not the least of
the good results was the disproving OF
the political epigram that you cant
beat four billion dollars.
Neu York Times, Ind. Dem.-It is a
fair conclusion to be drawn from the
results of Tuesdays voting that the Am
erican people are moving toward the mid
die of the road =. No one can fail to note
among the successful candidates the
great number of Republicans who have
pledged themselves this year to defend
the essential principles of New Deal
legislation :. that the results of the cleo
tions constitute a sharp reversal for the
Roosevelt administration is undeniable.
Yet the Roosevelt administration can
claim, even on the basis of these returns
that it has accomplished fundamental
change in the American point of view"
San Francisco ChrOnicle.-It remains
now for the Republican party to take in
telligent advantage of the ground won.
1t is the duty of the leaders in congress
to show the country not an obstructive
but a constructive opposition for all
of Tuesdays election Mr.. RoOsevelt's
personal popularity may not be greatly
impaired, but the idea that congress is
his rubber stamp cetainly is.
arizona Republic, Ind. Rep.-While we
would not say or wish that the events Of
the day pointed the New Deal to the way
out, the election figures give promise of
a more intelligent direction of it than it
has ever had and of cessation Of the
appalling waste which has attended its
administration of it We trust that
III the two years to come no Republican
faction selfishness will attempt to bring
to naught the splendid start made
Los Angeles Daily NeWs, Dem.-Credt
for the evidence of life displayed by the
Republicans = relatively feeble as they
are-will no doubt be claimed by the Hon.
Herbert Hoover. Alf Landon sounded a
few sour notes for the COP before the
primaries, but made little effort in a
national way thereafter. We doubt
if any Republicans will challenge Hoov-
er's right to lead the herd in 1910, which
will practically insure a continuation of
Democratic administration in Washing