CAPE VINCENT EACLF NOVEMBER 18, 1948
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS-
President Truman Astounds Nation
By Winning Election Over Dewey;
Senate, House Go Democratic, Too
-By Bill Schoentgen, W N U Staff WriterKEDITOB'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these column!, they are those o(
Weitcrit Newspaper Union's news analysts and net necessarily of this newspaper.)
ELECTION:
Ghost Walked
The night of November 2-3 was
supposed to have been a wake for
the defunct Democratic party but
t h e corpse wouldn't lie still. It not
only sat up but went around slapping the premature mourners on
the back.
IN THE FACE of the supposedly
eut-and-dried nature of the campaign between President Truman
•aid Governor Dewey the results of
the election were fantastic. Everybody had been wrong—from the second-guessers on every street corner to the "infallible" pollsters of
public opinion.
It was Truman all the way—
from the first early returns which
indicated the trend until the great,
pivotal states of Ohio, Illinois and
California swung over into the Democrats' camp, crushed Dewey and
forced him to concede.
MR. TRUMAN'S two million-plus
plurality which gave him 304 electoral votes (to Dewey's 189) was
nothing less than a popular directive to serve.
Thus, for the first time since he
entered the White House, President
Truman was able to feel that he
had full, untrammeled control of
the administration.
MORE THAN that, the President
was enormously elated about the
fact that the Democrats had gained
control of both houses of congress.
How justifiable that elation will turn
out to be, however, is a question for
time to answer.
"We have a congress now, and
I'm sure we'll make some progress
jn the next four years," he said.
Yet, full cooperation between a
U. S. president and his congress,
even when they are aligned politically, is, if not quite a rarity, at
least unusual.
Personalities
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York must have been the most tormented man in the nation for a
few days after November 2.
AT 46, an age when most men in
politics are only beginning their
climb to the top, he had sat for a
few weeks on an imaginary pinnacle — created by himself, with
yeoman help from the pollstersonly to feel it dissolve under him
when the votes were counted.
Dewey was through, a man to be
pitied. Never again would he find
the ambition or the chance to be
president of the United States.
BUT FOR President Truman
these were days of such happiness
and triumph as few men savor in
a lifetime. He had pummeled his
way through the allotted number of
rounds in the campaign almost single-handedly.
He had fought Dewey and the
Republicans. He had fought the
apathy of his own party. He had
fought for and won over to his side
a majority of the United States
voters.
Harry S. Truman was the man of
the year.
WHAT NOW?
Program
Now that it is going to be President Truman again for the next
four years, what can the nation expect of him to do along legislative
lines?
His program will probably be
elucidated in two phases, his annual
message to be delivered to the January 3 opening of congress and his
inaugural address oh January 20.
In the meantime, if his campaign
speeches are taken as being reasonably reliable, Mr. Truman has
committed himself to a program
Involving these principal issues:
PRICES: "I'm still in favor of action to hold down the cost of living." He wants price control laws,
the President indicated,
LABOR: "The Taft-Hartley law is
the opening gun in the Republican
onslaught against the rights of the
working man. It should be repealed." He also is expected to
ask for the raising of the minimum
wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.
COMMUNISTS: "We are on guard
against them."
CIVIL RIGHTS: "We cannot be satisfied until all our people have equal
opportunity for jobs, homes, education, health and for political expression."
AGRICULTURE: "Full markets for
farm products . . . a floor under
farm income . . . increased farm
income through cooperatives, market development and research."
SOCIAL SECURITY: "A comprehensive insurance system to protect
T H E VANQUISHED
Called the wrong tune
all our people." Probably he will
recommend expansion of the law to
cover self - employed domestics,
farm workers and others not now
included.
ATOMIC ENERGY: "Civilian control under government management
should be retained."
HOUSING: "The Taft - EllenderWagner bill passed the senate and
should have passed the house."
TAXES: '''The tax reduction (passed
over his veto) is inequitable as well
as untimely. Some readjustment is
required to afford relief to families
who are suffering. But total receipts should not be reduced."
JOY ABROAD:
About Harry
'
Astonishment at the re-election of
President Truman was not confined
within the boundaries of the United
States, and United Nations delegates
in Paris received the news with a
mixture of incredulity and happiness.
"
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MAJORITY opinion among the
delegates seemed 'to be that it was
a good thing.
First, the western European leaders said, the continuity of the
American government will hasten
Atlantic pact negotiations. If Governor Dewey had been elected an
inevitable delay would have resulted, pending the switch in admin-v
istrations.
Second, most of the delegates of
Russia and the eastern bloc of Europe, although chagrined at the
miserable showing of Henry Wallace, asserted they preferred Mr.
Truman to Dewey because they will
be dealing with a man and administration with which they are acquainted.
THERE IS some doubt, however,
as to whether that is the real Soviet
attitude. The Russians and their
satellites had t been banking on a
Republican victory because they
were sure that if a GOP administration took over in the U. S. the last
great depression that would destroy
western capitalism would inevitably
come.
They do expect, however, that Mr.
Truman, now having the support of
congress, will make a fresh approach toward improving U. , S.Soviet relations, probably renewing
an effort to untangle the Berlin puzzle.
Concensus of all the delegates is
that the success of President Truman demonstrates the unexpected
strength of the liberal element in
America combined with a powerful
anti-Communist attitude.
CONGRESS:
Demo Gains
Although they had needed a net
gain of only four senate and 31
house seats for control of the 81st
congress, the Democratic party did
much better than that.
By the time Dewey conceded the
election, the Democratic party was
assured of at least 18 senators
against five for the Republicans and
188 representatives against 86 for
the Republicans.
Forty-nine votes are necessary
for senate control. The Democrats
now have 54. Democrats have
clinched at least 263 house seats.
Only 218 are necessary for control.
Republican senators seeking reelection were defeated by Democrats in West Virginia, Kentucky,
Oklahoma, Wyoming, Minnesota,
Iowa, and Illinois. In other contests where Democrats were seeking re-election they won.
Colorado's Democratic Senator
Johnson was a winner in his reelection campaign. In Oklahoma,
where a Republican seat was at
issue, former Gov. Robert Kerr,
Democrat, won.
Republican Senator Revercombe
was defeated in West Virginia by
Democratic Governor Neely. Hubert
Humphrey, Democratic mayor of
Minneapolis, won his bid for Republican Sen. Joseph H. Ball's job.
In Illinois, Democratic Senate Candidate Paul. Douglas defeated Republican Sen. C. Way land Brooks
by more' than 100,000 votes.
GUARD:
Expansion
Soon after the 81st congress convenes on January 3 it will be requested to boost the authorized
strength of the national guard by
100,000 men and put all its units on
a ready-for-war basis.
And the way things look now, it
appears that congress will agree to
that request.
Guard officials said they would
ask that the authorized strength be
increased from the present 341,000
to 441,000. This, of course, would
require special appropriations for
armories and equipment.
These officials in Washington said
they also will ask that all 27 divisions of the national guard be included in the army's stepped-up
defense program.
The army so far has selected
only six of the 27 divisions for its
'-'mobilization day" force, the outfit that would be ready to strike
back first if this nation were to be
attacked.
Army spokesmen, however, claim
their present funds and equipment
cannot support more than six guard
units on a war-ready basis. .
GRAZING:
Western Problem
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be used as a grip on the .handles
of a shopping bag. It helps when
the bag is heavy and can be left
conveniently attached to one of
the ropes.
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Dough e n c r u s t e d bowls and
dishes wash easily if they are
soaked in clear, cold water before
putting them in the hot, soapy
dishwater.
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Did you know that cooked hams
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ten minutes per pound?
After sudsing w h i t e f a b r i c
gloves, add a little starch in, rinse
water to restore like '.new crisphess to the fabric.
Slightly
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When cleaning fish, be sure to
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fish m a y have a musty flavor
when coqked.
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THE PERSONAL TOUCH
With a let - Joy - be - unconflned
look on his face and obviously not
in a vetoing frame of mind, An*
drei Vishinsky, Soviet U.N. delegate, attends a special performance of the opera given for Unit*
ted Nations delegates in Paris.
With him is Madame Vishinsky.
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