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Show President-Elect Roosevelt FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, by a victory unprecedented in American history, is the choice of the people to become the thirty-second president of the United States. He is the third Democrat to attain that high position since James Buchanan turned over the office to Abraham Lincoln a month before the opening of the Civil war. Grover Cleveland defeated James G. Blaine., because of a divided Republican party, in 1884, and Eenjamin Harrison in 1892. Woodrow Wilson was elected against William Howard Taft of the Republican and Theodore Roosevelt of the ProgTessive party in 1912 and succeeded himself in 1916. Governor Roosevelt contended against a united Republican party but with economic forces in his favor of a magnitude unheard of before. In his reply to congratulations last night, Governor Roosevelt declared that the election was a "great liberal lib-eral victory." Perhaps more than politicians realized during the campaign this matter of liberalism was the controlling element. The discontent of hard times and unc-mploymcnt had brought the population profoundly to desire a change, and they turned, not alone in anger, but with a searching spirit toward what they felt might be better things. Deep in the heart of the masses of the people is a yearning for security. Not only unemployment but the fear of it has wracked the souls of the men and women of this country who bear the responsibility of family life. The fact that in every part of the Union the election elec-tion returns are of the same Character indicates that there is a compelling distrust in the power of our present pres-ent methods to attain security. The accumulation of wealth into the hands of the few, making it impossible for the masses to purchase the products of their own labor because of not receiving enough in salaries and wages, is the fundamental fault of oar present system. When ninety-eight per cent of the people receive incomes sufficient only to purchase back sixty-nine per cent of the commodities they produce,, pro-duce,, depressions are inevitable. President-elect Roosevelt declares for liberalism. He has spoken scores of times of the "forgotten man." His desire to make his administration liberal and to extend justice to the downtrodden is beyond the slightest doubt. He possesses in a marked degree the power to work harmoniously with others. Both the Senate and the House will be overwhelmingly members of his own party. He is a man who listens to advice and maintains an open mind until the time for decision arrives. Whether he has the almost superhuman genius to lead the people, not only out of the depression but out of the danger of depressions of tihis nature, remains to be seen. If President-elect Roosevelt and the Democratic party, which has now an unquestioned mandate from the people peo-ple to liberalize our economic systm, are able to adjust the delicate relations of capital and labor, farmer and mrnufacturc-r, so that reasonable returns can come to business and reasonable and safe returns will come to the man who toils, they will be as gratefully remembered remem-bered as was the Republican party after its courageous defense of the Union and abolition of slavery. The people are not interested in names or brands. They desire realities, and every true American will give tfne new administration genuine support in its efforts to improve conditions in this loved country and turn the world toward better things for humanity. Deseret News. |