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separate from and in addition to tn.
regular Republican organization that Or
dinarily would be working for the G..
| o. p. ticket. In some places these
groups may not be functioning smoothly
with the old-line leaders, but they are
a factor to be counted
May Get "Stay at Homes"
These clubs may succeed in bringing
| to the polls many stay-at-home voters
men and women who do not usually
bother to register or cast ballot.
On New Yorks first registration day
there was an increase of 96, 367 over the
| first day in 1886. OF course. these were
not all Willkie votes, but aides of the
Republican nominee are confident the
great majority of new registrants
| throughout the country will be individ-
uals preparing to vote for change.
Wilkes Running Mate-The name OF
Senator McNary of Oregon, veteran Re-
publican leader of the Senate and friend
of the farmer, on the ballot with Mr..
Willkie should prove a decided asset to
the ticket in the Far West. The selec-
ton of former Secretary of Agriculture
velt's running mate is a partial offset,
but Senator McNary's nomination should
help the Republicans win back some
Western States that broke away to back
the New Deal four years ago.
Debt and Unemployment-The fact
fhot 1oroo ro1iof flaws et;11
necessary despite the heavy expenditures
| of the past eight years, and the mount
ing public debt have given Mr.. Willkie
a strong talking point in calling for q
change. He has made it salient fea-
ture of nearly all of his speeches.
On the Debit Side.
And while he has given assurances
he will not take men off relief until
jobs are available to them, the basic
philosophy of his campaign is that the
New Deal has discouraged private en-
terprise; that he knows how to revive it
and put the recipients of relief back
into industry He has told the people of
every State that only through the slim
ulation of industry can the economic
structure be restored to normal
On the debit side of the Willkie cam
paign there are other potent factors,
including
New Deal Laws-Under President Roose-
welt series of laws has been enacted
that hold a strong appeal for large blocs
of voters.
For labor there is the Wagner Collec-
tive Bargaining Act; the Wage-Hour
Law and social security: for the farm
ers, soil conservation benefit payments,
aid for tenant farmers and special mort
gage financing opportunities: for urban
centers work relief projects and low
cost housing
Wherever he has gone Mr.. Willkie has
sought to meet the drawing power of
these various forms of Federal aid and
social reform by insisting he will defend
the gains made by labor: that he will
continue the farm program until bet
ter one can be found: that he will not
cut off relief until recovery is complete
He argues, however, that the Nation
cannot 60 on indefinitely borrowing
money to sustain these programs, and
that the New Deal method of approach
has held back the economic recovery
that would render most of them un-
necessary.
At Disadvantage.
The disadvantage he faces, however,
is that the benefits are actually being re-
ceived from the present Democratic adj
Jr,ic fro Z ov,1V Nf
ing so potent factor is to convince
them that the present trend in Federal
financing cannot go on.
The national defense program is a de-
cided asset to the President. because
its urgent need is universally recog-
nized. and it will have the effect Of
stimulating private industry. Mr.. Will
ke has Endorsed 1t Fundamentally, but
insists that his business experience will
enable him to get the job done with
greater speed.
In their attitude toward world events
there are no essential differences be-
tween the candidates. Both are for aid
to Great Britain against the dictator
ships. AS the campaign approaches a
climax, however, Mr.. Willkie in recent
days has been accusing the administra-
ton of taking the United States closer
to war, at time when it is not pre-
pared.
The Democratic argument that the
Nation should not change governments
in world crisis has been met by Mr..
Willkie by citing England's change from
Chamberlain to Churchill in the midst
of war
One fact has stood out above all others
in the Willkie campaign thus far, name
ly, that the labor vote is the biggest
hurdle in his path.
In the principal cities, where the cleo.
toral votes of the key States may be
decided, ne has drawn larger crowds
than the Republican nominees of 1882
and 1886, in the opinion of veteran po-
Mical observers.
Once workers-and they represent a
large segment of the electorate-have
cheered him on. In the factory dis
tricts the picture has been noticeably
different, and the answer to the ques-
ton, What are WILKES chances?"
may depend on what impression he has
left on the thousands Of men in over
alls he has gone out of his way to
plead with.
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