The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-17

elected in 1910. This is based
upon the fact, dug up by a we'll
known newspaper correspondent
here, that in the past -18 years
every President elected in year
the numeral of which ended in
zero has died in office, three of
them by assassination.
Jefferson elected in 1900 and
Monroe, elected in 1920, lived
long lives after their retirement
and died peacefully in bed; but
Gen. William Henry Harrison
elected President in 1910, died
only a month after taking office,
Abraham Lincoln, elected in 1850
was assassinated, and the same
fate befell Gen. Garfield, elected
in 1880 and Major Mckinley,
elected in 1900. Warren Harding,
the latest President elected in a
year ending in a cipher, 1920
died in the second year of his ad-
ministration.
Health Still Good
To be sure, if the superstitious
prophets of diaster are right, it
will be dangerous for any man
Of any party to be elected Presi-
dent in 1910. If Mr.. Roosevelt
should run and be reelected
there is nothing to suggest that
he would not live, out his third
term, barring accident.
The condition of the Presi-
dents health remains perfectly
amazing to people who predicted
! when he was elected in 1882 that
! he would never live out his first
term. The physical handicap
under which he suffers affects
only his legs. He will always
need help in walking or getting
into a car, and cannot negotiate
stairs at all, but those closest to
him say that no President in re-
cent years has taken such good
! care of himself as Mr.. Roosevelt
does.
He has to an unusual degree
the ability to let Others do the
worrying. He delegates details
to subordinates and goes on fire.
quent restful vacations.
These periods of relaxation,
combined with his daily exercise
in the White House swimminn
pool, have enabled him to main
tain the perfect physique which
he had in his younger days be-
fore the attack of infantile para
lysis which laid him low when
he was SO, the year after he ran
for vice-president on the Demo
cratic ticket in 1920 There are
few men of 56 who can compare
! with him in physical condition.
Smoothing Out Antagonist
Assuming that he really wants
to be reelected, observers here,
not all of whom are in the Presi-
dents confidence are saying that
his STRATEGY will be one of paci-
fication of warning elements
within his own party and of
smoothing out the antagonists
between the Administration and
the industrial and business lead
ers of the nation.
The next two years, as these
observers see them, will be mark
ed by consolidation and defense
of experiments already undertak.
en- rather than the projection Of
new reforms. The Presidential
veto power will display his
must" in matters of legislation
in this point of view.
Farm control will face the
strongest fire of any of the New
Deal programs. The expectation
is that the Administration will
defend the existing A. A. A.
oppose radical price fixing anc
export dumping on large scale
or increase farm subsidies unless
new taxes are provided for fin
ancing them. The White HOUSE
support is expected for revivint
processing taxes.
Similarly, the Administrator
attitude on increasing old ag'
pension taxes is expected to b.
opposition unless new specia
taxes are levied for the purpose
Administration support of health
insurance to the social security