Evening star., 1939-10-18
Says q President Needs
More Than Personality
knowledge Of Farming and
Industry Called Other
Essentials


Industry CuIIed Other
Essentials
To the Editor Of The Star:
Not long ago there appeared in your
columns a letter signed Progressive"
which emphasized the Importance Of the
President of the United States having
fine personality. The undersigned
agrees with Progressive" that person.
ality is real factor in the success Of
any candidate, either for President or
for any other post, political or other
wise, but coupled with personality must
be outstanding character and wide ex-
perience.
Ever since the last World War the
people generally have been subjected to
a great deal of trial and tribulation.
For few years this country seemed to
be again on the road to prosperity and
happiness, but unwise speculation ruined
it all. Scarcely any one has escaped
this situation. People generally have
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really need jobs or money, but also
many who must have assistance in order
that their resources will not be wholly
exhausted, and they, too, come to ruin.
The United States was founded and
developed on the premise that our Gov
ernment could be maintained by the
people putting their shoulders to the
wheel and doing their part. Today,
seemingly. many have the fallacious no
ton that the Government should sup
port the people instead Of the people
supporting the Government. Until this
idea has been ,dispelled from the minds
of the people we are travelling dan
gerous path.
There is no doubt but that there are
many today in actual need who must
be helped. Our next President must be
kindly disposed toward this class and
do all in his power to alleviate their
unfortunate condition. But there are
many now burden upon the Govern
ment's exchequer who honestly do not
need or deserve help. This situation
demands more than pleasing person.
ality 1t demands Chief Executive who
has the ability to place himself in the
shoes Of the farmer as well as those OF
the manufacturer, for only from these
groups will it be possible to derive relief
for the many out of employment. This
can best be done by one who is init
mately acquainted with the problems
of the farmers and the troubles Of the
manufacturers and employers. He must
have had actual experience in both these
industries.
Our national debt has reached figure
where it is apparent to all that halt
must be made soon or our countrys
credit will be endangered. Financiers
and economists on all sides are watching
this situation with grave apprehension.
There can be but one solution; jobs of
some kind must be found for the great
army of jobless. With the constantly
increasing taxes and the Governments
fixing of much higher scale of wages,
the manufacturer and employer sees no
opportunity to help by employing more
men. He Is sorely trying to keep his
own head above water. His finished ar
ticles are placed on the market at q
higher production cost, which means he
must get more for his goods, and conse-
quently, the public becomes less able to
buy. The farmer is in worse straits even.
First, he has no control over what his
product will sell for, and, second, he is
unable to hire necessary help to operate
his farm because the scale of wages in
other industries is fixed at so high q
rate that he cannot compete with it.
For these reasons, our next President
should be some one who has had ample
experience, both as farmer and an en-
ployer in the other industries, so that he
can work out the situation intelligently,
He should be a man who can, and will,
act impartially and fairly with both the
employer and employed; one who recog-
nizes that the worker is fully entitled to
an honest wage and will see that he gets
1t, while, on the other hand, he must be
just as solicitous to see that the en-
ployer, too, gets an honest break.
Another factor begins to loom large
IN the coming election. The war over in
Europe Is almost sure to be going strong
next year. Our next President must be a
man OF maturity, cool and calm, one
who Is not going to be moved or influ-
enced by the clarnor of excitable people,
II we are to be kept out of this great
struggle. An able, successful business
man with legal experience is most apt
to have this necessary poise, and can
best be relied upon to exercise good
judgment, as exigencies arise.
Another thing not to be overlooked
while our President is our recognized
leader. the Congress, too, has its place in
the picture. In fact, in almost all re-
spects, the Presidents hands are tied
completely unless the Congress sees eve
to eye with him. Members of the Con-
gress can usually be depended upon to
carry out the requests of the President
providing they have confidence in his
abilities to decide the right courses to
pursue. realization that the President
has been a successful and experienced
businessman would go far to give the
members of the Congress this necessary
confidence, which assures their hearty
cooperation. With this kind of team
work between the Chief Executive and
the Congress, the problems of our Nation.
which in the mast have aluovc haa,, ,...t,