What Is the reason for this. change? Let us take Governor London's atlltude first. "Theoretically an excellent case could be made out on paper for having him stay at home in. Kans trending to the business of the State, The various groups who were opposed to Roosevelt. were 50 hetero-generous that it would be impossible for him to say anything which would bs. pleasing to. them all, Tt might logically, therefore, be assumed. that the best plan would be to remain tilonts or a8 near silent a8 possible, relying upon all opposition groups fo east a vole against Roosevelt rather than one in favour of London, "The result of this excellent theo tical stand has, however, been unfortunate for the Republicans. It is tone that there are many people in the country who dislike Roosevelt, but unless they are given something Positive to Uke they will either not Vote at all oF will vote for Roosevelt riy way. There are specific items Im the Now Deal to which they are strongly opposed but they cannot help fooling that the President is a man who has behaved with dignity in his high offs and has added lustre to It, He looks the part well and he falke the part well. They fect that his theories now may not be 80 di turbing; but he must surely have {led about all the experiments he had tu mind, Republican "Milquetoast"™
The Democrats are careful not to disturb them In this belief, The Administration have been roaring at business as gently ox any sucking dove since the electoral campaign became Intensive and nothing has been done to ruffle their feelings. They begin to think that London, since they have been shown nothing to the contrary, may perhaps after all be what the Democratic publicity machine has sublly suggested, " synthetic candidate, Aman of straw with mo personality or volition of his own. Democratic cartoonists have begun to represent him as Mr. Milquetoast, a timid soul who appears in one of the American comic strips and Is seared by nearly everything.
An impression of indecisiveness bewilderment or timidity is the very worst that could possibly be created owing to the troubled "European situation. The spectre of European war has evoked once again the om= ergency psychology. There is once again a feeling that a man of ection, even if he act wrongly, Is better than man of inaction, who holds that he should do as little as possible. Dex moeratle spokesmen have done noth~ ing to minimize the possibility of war their speeches. If world tra quillity were assured, then London's quiet methodical and somewhat. pro-sale outlook might have proved the most attractive. This is not to say that London's personality is in real-quiet or prosaic, but it is that side "of it which the Republican publicity department have emphasiz-
'Had they built upon the fact that] Tandon wan an old Bull Mooter, follower @ the great Teddy Roosevelt, and made him appear' slightly less' orthodox than they have done his prospects would be better. In an unsettled state of affairs qui cie action is wanted, brilliant improvisation to meet the changing situation. "In fact just the. type of, mentality which Roosevelt has shown that he possesses. Avman who. can meet a national emergency with a new scheme every week is the man to rely on if the European war-pot starts to boll over.
Campaten Fallacies Those are the two chief reason for: the check to the rising London for~ tunes. A great deal has been said about the effect of drought and re-Hef money. Now that the drought has provided an excuse, Republicans say, huge sums are being poured into the' farm country. far more. than Is actually needed for relief. Government relief workers are being made believe, the Republicans also complain, that unless they vote Dem" rat they will be turned off the re Het. rolls, Gratitude for relief money and a fear that a Republican administration would be less generous would, however, be enough to secure their votes without the need for any pressure, If relict work "buys" the votes of those on relief it probably looses many of those who work. collar workers sot to dig ditches are Inevitably inetelent and can hardly help spending part of their time Teaning on their spades discussing the best way of tackling the next stretch. The sight of a relict project. und way Is not necessary good Democratic propaganda, To meet ihe threat of public funds in the hands of the Democrats, the Republicans bent their energies to building up a large campaign fund of thelt own," They thus lay themselves that the "princes of privilege" and the "money bags of Wall Street" are trying to buy the country. The defeat of the Democrats in Maine to the excessive employment of Republican money, and as a political move the Democrats announced that the lection of Senator White (who had smaller majority than. his fellow Republican victors) would be chal-Tengod. Had the results gone the other way the Republicans would undoubtedly have complained of the excessive amount of relict money spent and the promise of further expenditures on public works, including the Passamaquoddy Tide Harnessing Project. The money question is probably not so important either party makes out,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.