Evening star., 1949-05-29
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financed him Even mort thar 10 a~sns ass
fathers son Nj Roosevelt ow~s aas sscxxsA
TO Mr., Dahansky T1ae ssosss 10 snaee q
srTsear a great serscssAI triumph are absurd.
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essoe is that without NJ DussnKKy ne eosaa
nos have woa All sax politicians axFe< sesss
that
As 10 the effects thess aisrf CRAFTY.
Among the Old Nee Dwai anti. Truman ssswsa-
ers Of the Americans foy D~meczasAe Acssun
there ~as almost hsstssaeal enthusiasm.
charaeisrastioalis sta6lne The tseta their
journalists and radio sgsokrxfnsn evpaessd
young Roosevelt a. q noble yossng mar wna
had sacrificed his c~n private life foE q
political career In aESieg 10 seFsr humanity
as did his father rnauessionaeiy Re wvAald.
they declared oe drafted into TIRE S~w
York gosrTnotship asxt year and. again
esading taets. such as Ire rather gmpwtAn,
one ef his having ocsn rendered Ineligible hy
eetng born IN campooeiio, Canada certainly
would be nominated Tor the psealdeacy 4
not in 1882. then In 1854
In brief, they see vision et a ne~ Rease.
welt regime In which the old Roosevelt lob.
holders will again emerge ffnn onseustty
and once more hold public positions al
dignity and power. II iS--toE lhem-a
pleasing prospect, and in various paFts al
the country the more eenspleaously Amhi.
tioas were stimulated and ENCOURAGED The
true liberal" columnisss and commentators
report that The nomination Of Brother James
Roosevelt for Governor Of California Is nov
assured and that congrenwonan Helen
0ahagan Douglas Is certain 10 be named for
Senator TO replace Senator Downey Also.
the claim Is II viii strengthen that unsslnsn
and retiring lover Of the lowly. Gov, Chester
Bowles OF Connecticut known 10 be reaching
franticalls toward the top Of the tree.
Another whom the RooserellssQceeSs nour-
tshes Is Senator Hubert Humphrey ~ Min
nesota, known 10 some of his colleagues as
"Lippy" Humphrey, Senator Humphrey
is the ofn0al head OF the ADA who. before
his election wired MIR. Roosevelt, Hurry UP.
We need you" II Is diffieult 10 believe that
Senator Humphrey needs Mr.. Rouxevsits
personal help, because the astnnsshing rec
ord which MI, Humphrey has hung up 40
4 spender makes IL clear hs can achieve
eminenee alons spending lines entirely an-
aided.
Between January and May he introduced
bills sponsoring II different projects. the
cost OF which totals s22 .oos 900 600 lie has
five years and eight months yet 10 serve.
Considering what he has been able 10 think
up In his flrst four months, u seems probable
he viii eclipse all others Ions before the end
OF his term
Finally there IL Defense Secretary Lculs
johnson. whose liberal friends are already
booming him for the presidency. whose not
very convincing contention ia that be was
drafted" into his present hish position and
whose political affiiiations we're AIl With lhs
old Roosevelt element,
n is also true that young Roos~ysfts
election seetns Q cause for rejoielns to Re.
puhlicans inoculatrd with the spending
philosophy and whose hearts bleed for the
erpriviIeged-partieulariy Just before
election. But conservatives. both Democrats
and Republicans. take q different view. Tfasy
do not feel that the Roosevelt eieetinn 10
important. But are certain that whatever
the effects they viii be politically unwhole-
some
They by no means regard him a. q noble
young man eager 10 serve humanity and
well equipped TO raise the political level
In their opinion he not only combines oil
the worst qualities OF his father and mother.
but In addition has personally developed
for himnelf q number Of especially ohror-
ious ones. entirely unaidsd by his ancestry.
In their opinion his election Ia an encourage
ment TO demagogues and hnmbuss.
They do not expect him 20 make much
headway In the House because they cay.
while he Ia q showy fellow with Glib tongue.
he has no taste for work. A. bottom he 10
playhoy. Though. Like his ADA friends
generally. he Was against Mr.. Truman In
the last convention. he b already committed
10 the so-calied Truman -fair deal" policies.
Therefore. nothing original nor surprisans
can be expected Of him In the House
His personal weight win BE- on ths side af
the xpenders. against economy. automatically
In favor of nil costly social iegss;ation." And.
OF course his vote On the labor tssas siil
be against any regulation not sanctioned By
the union bosses. Considerins his DEBT 10
Dubinsky and his family sfrlistsona with the
Cfo he could do nothing eise
music and private orwanist 10 ths ousen.
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