Evening star., 1944-11-04
Roosevelt vs.. Dewey
Appeals Are Outlined
Writer Offers Set of Reasons for
Choosing Either Candidate
By David Laurence

By David Laurence
As the campaign winds up, almost
every one doubtless is developing in his
mind q set Of reasons for supporting
either President Roosevelt or Gov.
Dewey. Some will consider certain
aspects of domestic policy and some
will consider certain aspects of foreign
policy. And some will decide on the
basis of emotional appeals that have
aroused prejudices of class or creed or
color.
Looking at the matter effectively,
what are the best reasons for the sup
port of either of the two candidates
which. If placed side by side, would en-
able various groups of voters to make
their own selection? Here Is an attempt
at such an outline.
Fourth-Term Argument.
Reasons which the supporters OF
President Roosevelt present are based
on nearly IL years of record, but their
argument for fourth term can be
condensed as follows:
% Belief in continuity of adminis-
tration because it involves an intimate
knowledge of the background of gov
ernmental problems.
CD Belief that wage levels will be
sustained by Government spending and
that jobs will be provided by the Gov
ernment in the event of depression
90 Belief that Government is a mat
ter of political alliances and that labor
union groups, for instance, cn expect
more favors from Democratic than a
Republican administration.
"a Belief that Mr.. Roosevelt will
assure American participation in a new
League of Nations and that this will
prevent another world war. Along with
this goes the impression given by Mr..
Roosevelt himself that he will be able
to defeat the isolationists of both
parties in Congress.
go Belief that Mr.. Roosevelts war
leadership is essential to the winning
OF the war against Germany and Japan.
Argument for Dewey.
Reasons supporters of Gov. Dewey
could present for voting Republican
are:
n Because internal peace in Ameri-
ca is the key to external peace. Unless
class warfare IS stopped and there is
some one in the White House with
desire to conciliate factions in the
United States, antagonisms will be
formed which will imperil our entry
into new League of Nations.
~ Because Mr.. Dewey will select
cabinet of outstanding men who will
seek the cooperation of all persons
INSIDE and outside of Government who
possess knowledge useful to the attain
ment of victory
90 Because he has a keen mind and
good judgment and will know how to
follow the advice of the United States
joint chiefs of staff even when the
head of some foreign government for
political reasons of his own opposes
that advice.
| "a Because the oft-re referred-to
friendship of Churchill. or Stain. or
Chang Kai-shek for the President Is
/ not personal asset belonging to Mr..
Roosevelt, but an asset of the American
people and probably will be retained by
Mr.. Dewey, if elected, as long as Amer
ican lease-iend money and American
manpower continue to be contributed
by LIS to help these three men build I'D
their respective empires.
80 Because Mr.. Deweys attitude to-
ward Government and public ONCE is
lmpersonal and because he does not
feel that he must keep personal friends
in Office even when proved incompe-
I tent.
| t6) Because he is a true rather than
pseudo-liberal and believes that the
way to make progressive legislation
| and social reforms effective is to ap-
| point honest and fair administrators
who DO not make decisions the way the
| White House may want them made for
political reasons but who construe the
laws the way Congress has written
| them.
Cd Because the House of Represent
atives will be Republican and the
Senate will be anti-New Deal and hence
new personality, is needed in the
White House who can work harmo-
niously with the legislators. Also be-
cause, irrespective of the outcome Of
this election. an overwhelming ma jor-
ity of Republicans will be elected in
both houses of Congress in 1916 in the
middle of the next administration.
| Argument for Change.
90 Because a change in political
party in Washington after IL years is
healthy.
| t9) Because the building of a new
Republican party should be encouraged
so that it can serve as progressive
instrumentality as contrasted with the
lack of cohesion and the hopelessly
irreconciliable conflicts between North
ern and Southern Democrats and be-
tween conservative and radical Demo-
Gratis. The Republicans have shown
their progressiveness, for instance. by
nominating such able and internation-
aliy-minded men as Alexander Smith
OF New Jersey and Gov. Saltonstall Of
Massachusetts, for election to the United
States Senate.
| 10 Because Mr. Dewey's experience
as Governor of the most populous Stats
In the Union-the very experience Mr.,
Roosevelt had in 1882 makes him
capable of penetrating national prob
lens quickly, and because continuity in
the war effort is really just as much
assured under one President as another
for the simple reason that no one man
actually runs the war machine.
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