main lines of argument used by the two parties have been vague and imprecise. The Democrats have said in effect, "We've done well. In the past four years, Just look at the Agures. The country economically is back on its fect Be grateful, or yOu cannot be grateful at Toast. be sensible and don't vote for the Republicans which would be voting for return to the 1929 depression. The Republicans answer, "We may be! doing well, but we could be doing better and will be if London's eleeted. Other countries. unhandicapped by any New Deal, have done better: than we did. If" Roosevelt Is re-elected his policies will lead to a Mnanelal crisis just as serious as that 1920.
Two criticisms of the New Deal! Administration which appeal most. to the average man are that it has led and will lead to high taxation and that it will lead to inflation. They have not been hammered home the Republicans as they might have been. One reason Is that Republican politicians (any politicians for that matter) don't feel at all sure of themselves when talking about such abstruse questions as the effect of ination, while discussion of Increasing taxes, it is fel, must of necessity be rather boring and of interest only to the amateur and professional mathe-magicians. The Democrats are fully aware that one of their weak spots here and wore specially troubled by a Republican scheme to get butchers and retailers to display 2. board on which appeared the price of the article split up into actual cost and
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