"President Roosevelt must run for a fourth term. It is the President's duty to make himself available for continued service whether he likes or dislikes the idea. ... As a matter of fact, the fourth term should not be an issue. The issue should, and I believe will, be: Is the President the best qualified man to do the job?"
Thus spoke Illinois's stanchly New Deal Representative Adolph J. Sabath last week, in an interview with the Chicago Sun.
There had long been signs and portents that a Fourth Term movement was in the works; here was the first acknowledgment from...
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