Evening star., 1946-11-07
Varied interpretations Given
Election by Notion's Editors
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Dy me Asseeisisd Press
The sweeping Republican election
victories were viewed by newspaper
editors today variously as protest
against bureaucracy" - shattering
reputation Of New Deal abuse of
power" and "a vote OF no confidence
in the Truman administration"
Some editorials tempered their
expressions Of qualification over the
results with words of counsel for the
Republican leaders,
SAN Francisco Chronicle-The Re-
publican Party has been returned to
power In the United States. This Is
an occasion for qualification among
Republicans, but above that 1t Is an
occasion for self-searching. For If
this power is considered primarily
as 4 triumph and only secondarily
as an opportunity to promote the
national welfare, 1t will surely be
lost again. The Republican Party
has not yet . victory, all 1t has won
is an opportunity.
Portland (Me.) Press Herald-The
future Of the Republican Party
depends on its ability to act with
restraint. wisdom and statesman
ship.
indianapolis Star - Republican
leaders now owe the people a posi-
tive and definite legislative program.
This must include labor legislation
to bring balance again between
union and management, new budget
and tax laws commencing with the
retirement Of the huge national
debt, workable public housing legis-
lation. the end Of QPA, bipartisan
foreign policy.
Indianapolis Nswy-The millions
who cast Republican ballots Tuesday
were not voting against the ideals OF
liberalism but against the perversion
Of those ideals.
New York Daily Mirror-The Re-
publican landslide means the end of
the New Deal. It is kaput. 1t is
finished. 1t is over. It is a separate
chunk of American panorama, now
past, now buried.
Chicago Tribune-The election re-
suits form the greatest victory for
the people 49, since Appomattox.
The meaning Of the victory for this
country h plain enough. The bu-
reaucracy will be cut to size. Its
arrogance will disappear and the
conspiracy to destroy the economy
Of the country by meddling with it
will be broken.
The Chicago Sun For the
Democratic Party the lesson of the
election Is clear. When voters want
"normalcy" and . conservative,
backward march, they will turn to
the party which Is expert in these
moves. That h the COP.
New York Herald Tribune-Re-
pubNcans naturally are look
ing to ls4s. But to achieve the
promise 1t now offers they are not,
like the Democrats Is years ago
under any necessity for paralyzing
all action in order to produce q
crisis by that time: on the contrary
the unity and efficiency which they
display In working, even under q
Democratic President. for concrete
and sound results will give them
their best title TO assume the COM
plets responsibility which Demo-
cratic chaos and confusion has sur
rendered.
Minneapolis Tribune-The Nation
can look forward now to . sharpen
ing Of controls over Government IN
stead, Of control over people. -.
Cleveland News-They tthe vot-
ers) voted for an end to New Deal
ism and q return Of power to the
people. u The next two years,
with split control and divided ALL
thority in the Capital. easily can
prove chaotic and depressing. 1t will
be the responsibility OF Republicans
In Congress to work out q progress
sive program under most dtmcult
conditions. It is q tiune for. thu
moderation and careful planning
of true craftsmanship. ss -. =
Atlanta Censtitution-The i'm
mediate result Of the elections
means without question the break
ing up Of the Democratic Party. A
Republican victory In 1s4S is almost
. certainty.
Detroit News-The over all mean
ing of the election is to be taken as
repudiating New Deal leftist tend
encies.
Detroit Free Press-The election
returns are evidence that America
has reafiirmed its belief in the two
party system.
Omaha World Herald-The GOF
sweep was to q large extent a non
partisan victory in which Democratic
and independent voters joined with
Republicans to pronounce judgment
against Government too big, too
powerful, too autocratic to fit in with
the ideal Of free citizens in q free
republic.
Seattle Times-There is little
thought Of boasting in winning COP
ranks. There is deep down . real
ization that (the) veto was to be
rid Of those OF. whom too long power
had made careless. The voters hope
for better things from their new
servants but won't be sure until they
see the results.
Miami Herald-The swing to the
COP showed the people want a
change because they can no longer
trust the Democratic majority on
Capitol Hill to guide them through
the perilous period Of reconversion
to q profitable and progressive peace
Miami Daily News-If the Repub-
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