The Coolidge examiner., 1940-07-11
ECONOMIC HICHLIGHTS

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neTTe nomination Wendell Wlkie the Republican
i ldential ndidate signied triumph of aggressive
IIuhc Il sentiment over machine politics. And top of
t,ateit political miracle.
"a Mr. Wilie has never held public office Six
Sevehyears ago he virtually unknown in limit
Il Industrial circle Up to year the public at
LIge knew lille or nothing about him. A few months
before the convention, of the leading coumnists
began writing about him. OBSERVING that he would make
fbdel candidate but that unfortunately his complete
lek of influential political backing made his nomination
Virtually impo ossible. Major newspapers edoriay
pressed similar views MI. Wlkie was in other words
the darn OF dark horses, in field filled with political
finares Ions the public eye Apparently Mr. Willke
himself first COX suggestions that he might be the candl
date tlattering but rather idle conversation
rs When the Willke campaign got underway, it was
entirely BY amateurs His name was not entered in
any state primariesthough he did receive very large
md purely lnary wrten vote in states No dele
gate to the convention really pledged to him. The
comparative handful of votes he received the first bal
came from unpedged delegates who with the whole
field to pick from, considered him the best And
long before that ballot poed it became evident that
supposed Dewey and Taft stronghods cracking fast
in favor of Wike Some of the party leaders, finding
their influence waning, organized almost hysterca
"stop-Wilkie' movement 1t apparently added to his
support and the third ballot when Dewey lost heavily
it cleear that Willkie to be the
The obvious question is. What manner of is this
And the obvious is that he is very remarkable
indeed No doubts his intellectual capacity for
the number U. S. job. Jeffersonian in political
philosophy (ne first voted Republican in 1885, when he
became convinced the New Deal had abandoned Demo-
cratic principles and moving toward coectvsm) he
has done magnificent job publicizng the the
individual the statehe is mpacaby opposed to
government going into business competition wit it's
citizens and to dctaora government domination of the
social and economic life of the nation But these days.
initial 1lQptIo nityyi
needed and Mr. Wkie has them too AS William Allen
White has written he is extremely photogenic-he is a
hig man, Jovia in manner. with shaggy leonine head
He is quick they his mental feet and has a
highly develored of humor AS speaker and radio
platform nality, he is of the bes-many think
better ir this regard than President Roosevelt He
has strong of DRAMA and great aptitude for the
telling phrase In brief seasoned political observers feel
that he was the only COP asprant with the important
physical well mental attributes needed to battle the
strongest Democratic candidate terms
The Republican platform says little and means less
That is not important-Mr. Wkie will make the plat
form himself and in these days pays much atten-
ton to the politician planks While he believes private
enterprise he believes also strict regulations and the
ron-handed elimination Of business abuses On foreign
policy he favors aid to the allies is pledged against
ceclarng war He is especially strong in defense of civil
liberties for ninores less than maorities and has
Pointed out that if to the perpetuaton of
freedom must always protect the liberty of those
whose views abhor less than those whose view we
endorse He detests fascsm and all it stands for
The nomination of Senator McNary of Oregon for
second place the ticket what the sporting
~ call natural No senator has strong following in
the West and in the almportant agricultural states He
is perhaps the ables pariamentaran in Congress- and
universally popular His as minority leader during
the COPS leanes days has been excellent He is def
mite asset to the ticket
Many experts saying that the nomination of Mr.
Wike makes the renominaton by draft if necessary of
President Roosevelt almost certain. Reason is that the
Democrats must put their best foot orward-and The
President is their best foot by far Mr. Wikie far too