The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-17
l94O- Exit MT. Roosevelt
Editorial By Raymond Moley (FrOm the March goth Issue Of Newsweek)

Editorial By Raymond Moley
 From Issue Of Newsweek)
 surprise politics Democratic % % s now oi s ts ,s,s bet for s $ s lSss I I po of ~oas s s country had meyer seen M before t clear that MI the normal M voters and to the millions of heterogeneous person expected discovering denominator of supporters ing increasing political iudg ona sT that that e % in m a upon purge which was foredoomed to failure and most recently in makes difficult to determine what he will do about the nom under which sailing an experienced seaman can pretty is e ha of a R d0 e anything a1 Well almost anything may happen between and the But there are few things likely happen others MT. Roosevelt could conceivably:
 I. Announce say next fall, positively will consider accepting renomnsOn that m tiff rsnomnated rem he
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 cabinet pastys ssadisasss & put svsa commitment % sbe subsequent entry himself;
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 with Taft
 that he is for who favoIs his policies %hs condemning them, he has done in or two
 5 Remain a up last minute either by mak-
 eqivoa statement as to his own candidacy or by say
 those candidates by of official loyalty of
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 Meanwhile will the rest of the party leaders do They this pretty safe bet that while Garner no one will have majority before the convention begins It also looks though Garner will have considerably more than the the sS sss of n @ two join forces they d'ess candidate @ he should on s % doud m % ss Ten S # s ag a ta the other Two years ago would have expected ed him to single Bary leadership the senate extnsuished him point that Reed Hoover appolntee with candidates around Roosevelt whom he'd be willing party candidate that might personally pick of obsiy sas M the s % .ppssa over by his %aa u great the Roosevelt influence will be almost wholly negative
 
 that Roosevelt could not be elected at this moment even he spreads. his positive influence in the party dwindes
 It is difficult for those who know him well to see how he go election He is reluctant to admit that many his policies in the past of the word These deeply significant facts are well leaders They i'll for the maintenance pre- eminent influence
 objective politician Mr. Roosevelt has lost caste As reformer he has outstayed the market
 His policy of business been forced him by dominant public opinion and mildly militant Even his radical advisers accept its necessity although nfounded that they bitter at Hopkins and Moge thau They that business improves result Roos welt take credit: it doesn't they blame business
 policy appeasement upon a premise both politically and economically The only question Is whether it has come too late.
 within five months the evidence that 1t expect the radical of the administration that they reconcd themselves seeing the defeated Deal party headed by Roosevelt in 1914 That will actually their hopes be blasted History renuncaon intended to be temporary proving be permanent.
 The Democratic party is to meet the confidence of the but program promise country not super president but responsible reasonable by experienced in public affairs Its candidate stand his feet The voters not going They not going permit the country From Hyde Park.
 in all it would that Garner, Clark Farley meeting these requirements than predict that of them would be ominous months lie ahead.
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