Politics in America
The American election campaign is warming up. President Roosevelt fired his first shot on Saturday with a speech which im- mediately drew vigorous counter-fire from Governor Dewey. Neither side is at a loss for selected material for charge and counter- charge. Mr. Roosevelt dwells on the trough of depression into which the last Republican administration let the country drift ; Mr. Dewey points to the io,00st,000 unemployed seeking jobs no longer ago than 1940. Mr. Dewey accuses his opponent of culpable unpreparedness for war ; his opponent throws all the responsibility for opposition to preparedness on the Republicans. In the field of domestic politics the tactics are much the same, though the general WW seems to be that the trend of public opinion is driving the Republicans inevitably towards a position not substantially different
the Democrats. But Mr. Dewey cannot easily court Big Busi- nd Labour at the same time, and the President can count has ledirkg;n4t
14:40/ on the support of Labour. His broad appeal, in- on the not-swapping-horses principle ; the man n the war, and worked out preparations for
peace, sirgcl with carrying through the peace, and
manTholiiilkia.nrieti: sation and re-employment should given/48 Popportdhify of pfttii his plans into operation. There fundamintal l*c about th• which is likely to be worth some millions of votes be744'r. Roo vat.
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