Show Tribune Tri une Supports Willkie i ie in Election I I From the Salt Lake Tribune of Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun- Sun day October 20 we quote the foIl following following follow follow- owIng ow- ow ing The presidential campaign of 1910 is unique unconventional and unexampled unexampled A new is alignment gradI gradually gradually grad- grad I taking place I I Party ties are no longer considered binding The transformation began begar I with Roosevelt's alienation of many manyI prominent leaders of the Democratic I party It culminated in the national conventions of both major political I organizations this year ear When Republican delegates assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled in Philadelphia and nominated for the presidency of this republic c a aman aman man who had h d been a Democrat until 1938 they served notice on all party zealots that they were impatient with politicians and and would place their hopes for peace progress and prosperity prosperity prosperity pros pros- on the record and character oia ofa of oi a man of business experience re regardless regardless regardless re- re of his former affiliations When Democratic delegates were faced with the appalling dilemma of Roosevelt or repudiating repudiating repudiating his administration they surrendered surrendered surrendered dered their hopes disregarded their traditions swallowed their consistency consistency consistency consist consist- ency an 1 yielded to the inevitable Then at the dictation of their candidate candidate candi candi- I date they nominated for vice president president dent a man whose pedigree and proclivities proclivities pro pro- were identified with the history history history his his- I tory of the Republican party Two parties are deemed essential to the welfare and proper functioning of a true democracy The people of these United States Slates now have two tickets before them for con con- I Without discounting the I achievements of the present adminIstration administration administration admin admin- or discrediting motives of ol the chief executive the Salt L Lake k Tribune favors the election of Wendell Ven Wen Ven Vendell Vendell dell L. L Willkie for the following reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons He is a successful executive and there never was a time in the history of this republic when such a man was more sorely needed he is needed for foi forthe forthe the rehabilitation of industry for the restoration of confidence for the rec- rec of antagonistic elements for the banishment of class enmities I that have developed in recent years for the unity essential to national de de- de- de I He is a liberal in the best sense I of the term with a record of oC struggle for tor an education for a living for a place in the sun for a position of I influence in the industrial Ven dell L. L Willkie's career has been very similar to that of some great leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers who have risen in emergencies and made the world a better place in which to live He is neither a reactionary nor a selfish standard bearer so concentrated ed on personal aspirations that he cannot see or will not acknowledge the good that opponents may have ac ac- ac- ac While endorsing many New Deal policies he holds that they have been in ways that defeat their obvious purpose to the injury of a worthy cause and the weakening of public expectations He is frank and sincere in his utterances utterances utterances ut ut- ut- ut so much so that party bosses bosses bosses bos bos- ses have been shocked and chagrined at times to learn later that the public public public pub pub- lic is hungry for what had been so long denied them Although his criticisms criticisms criticisms crit crit- of the present administration have been caustic and comprehensive sive they have not Included the president president president pres pres- ident personally nor his family nor his antecedents And yet one may doubt if a more scathing of an administration was ever heard I Iby by the voters of this country He is opposed to slavery of all kinds personal political industrial and fi financial financial financial fi- fi he is appalled at the size of our national debt and the increase of public expenditures his chief concern is the adoption of some fiscal policy that will free the American people collectively and individually from the bondage of indebtedness He is fighting almost alone along I lines of his own tracing regardless I of warnings and chary of counsel as ashe ashe I II I he does not care to enter the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse I I House burdened with campaign lia lia- He regards this tendency to I pay personal or political obligations with public honors salaries and opportunities opportunities op op- I as one of oC the besetting I sins of modern politics He wants to reduce the commissions I I and dispense with many bureaus re return return return re- re I turn responsibilities to congress and elevate the office for Cor which he strives es esto to the place assigned it in the he Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Constitution The Salt Lake Tribune is opposed to toa toa toa a third term in the executive department depart depart- ment The powers of a president are me almost unlimited and they have I been stretched in recent years beyond beyond beyond be be- beI I yond their strength of resistance The Salt Lake Tribune is supporting supporting supporting support support- ing Wendell Vendell L. L Willkie for president for these and for other reasons which will be presented to the reading public public pub pub- lic lIe from time to time I |