Evening star., 1948-11-04
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

American newspapers, a majority
Of which had opposed President
Truman editorially in his battle to
remain in the White House, gen.
orally viewed his election both as a
surprise and a major personal VIC
tory.
Sample post-election comment:
The New York Times-"His VIC
tory is personal triumph, accom-
plished in the face of apparently
heavy odds and despite the fact
that both the left wing and the
right wing Of his own party de-
serted him. . ." While we favored
a change Of administrations.
we have found ourselves in agree
ment with Mr.. Truman in the past
on important domestic issues"
New York Daily Mirror: 'Mr.
Truman has now won an election
as the head Of a ticket and running
on his own record. We wanted Gov.
Thomas z. Dewey to win-and we
are proud Of it! = - The voters
were for President Truman.
Omaha (Nebr) World Herald:
I'VE said he was not big enough
man for the job. Unhappily we still
believe 1t. That 'scrappy lit
tie guy Is today the most important,
the most powerful man in all this
world. May he gain in wisdom, in
vision, in prudent. cautious self-con-
troll in keeping with the trust re-
posed in him"
Sees Overconfidence.
Denver Post: THE amazing come
back Of President Truman may
finally be traced to the overconfi-
dent campaign waged by Dewey and
the Republicans. This goes, in part,
to a basic human factor-people
just don't like boastful complacence
of the sort the Republican candi
date exhibited throughout his cam
paign."
Kansas City Star: "The political
upset was the most amaz-
ing in a generation. |" The
President has received this vote of
confidence at time when he faces
problems Of greatest difficulty at
home and abroad. The situation is
up to him in the fullest degree be-
cause both houses Of Congress will
be with him"
st. Louis Post-Dispatch: at will
be long time, We venture, before
another candidate for President
makes the mistake of running on
the assumption that he is already
elected. This election clearly is
victory for the progressive principles
and policies Of Franklin D. Roose-
velt."
Baltimore Evening Sun: 1.-THE
biggest political upset of this gen.
Grafton his Congressional sup
port may prove more nominal than
real. Many Congressman are hos
tile to Mr.. Truman, but he will be
in better position to deal with
them than In the past"
Truman Right.
New York Herald-Tribune: "He
has dumbfounded all the experts.
The pollsters were wrong. The
wise money was wrong. The DEM
ocrats themselves did not dare to
expect it. Harry Truman was the
only man who really believed that
he could be reelected. And he was
right. This newspaper. which
strongly supported the candidacy
of Gov. Dewey, hopes that the Pres
dents leadership will be such that
the country can be united behind
him."
New York Daily News: "His elec-
ton was perhaps the most sensa-
tional upset in American political
history. We were for Mr.. Dewey,
aren't apologizing on that account,
and hated to see him lose. Never
theless, we feel more than a little
admiration for the way Mr.. Tru-
man fought out from behind the
eight ball and through a witches
den of polls and dopesters, and not
only won his own battle, but also
carried husky Senate and House
Democratic majorities with him."
New Orleans Times Picayune:
Many. observers of the campaign
scene criticized the Truman style of
battle as unbecoming and unworthy.
Evidently, however, he got results
and his jubilant followers probably
consider that the end justifies the
means"
San Francisco Chonicle: "The
almost-half of the voters who op-
posed him will join with the half
who elected him in accepting the
verdict as the equivalent of unani-
nous .. The rest of the world
probably shares our establishment
at this colossal political upset which
confounded all the experts But
we hope the rest Of the world will
also recognize and accurately anal