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===Opposition to Roosevelt===

===Opposition to Roosevelt===

Smith felt slighted by Roosevelt during Roosevelt's governorship. They became rivals for the 1932 Democratic presidential nomination, but Smith's old enemy Hearst used his influence to help swing the nomination in favor of Roosevelt. After losing the nomination, Smith begrudgingly campaigned for Roosevelt in 1932 but was not offered any post in the new administration.  When President Roosevelt began pursuing the liberal policies of his [[New Deal]], Smith began to work with the conservative opposition. Roosevelt's heavy spending was a betrayal of Smith's good-government Progressive ideals, and ran counter to the goal of close cooperation with business.  Above Smith was committed to a society with unlimited opportunity and he feared Roosevelt was putting a ceiling on that opportunity. He had warned in 1932, against the "Demagogic appeal to the masses of the working people of the country to destroy themselves  

Smith felt slighted by Roosevelt during Roosevelt's governorship. They became rivals for the 1932 Democratic presidential nomination, but Smith's old enemy Hearst used his influence to help swing the nomination in favor of Roosevelt. After losing the nomination, Smith begrudgingly campaigned for Roosevelt in 1932 but was not offered any post in the new administration.  When President Roosevelt began pursuing the liberal policies of his [[New Deal]], Smith began to work with the conservative opposition. Roosevelt's heavy spending was a betrayal of Smith's good-government Progressive ideals, and ran counter to the goal of close cooperation with business.  Above Smith was committed to a society with unlimited opportunity and he feared Roosevelt was putting a ceiling on that opportunity. He had warned in 1932, against the "Demagogic appeal to the masses of the working people of the country to destroy themselves  

by setting class against class and rich against poor."<ref>Raymond Moley, ''27 Masters of Politics'' (1949) p. 22</ref>  He joined other prominent conservative Democrats in 1934 to form the [[American Liberty League]], the focus of political opposition to Roosevelt's [[New Deal]]. Smith supported the Republican presidential candidates, [[Alfred M. Landon]] in the 1936 election and [[Wendell Willkie]] in the 1940 election.

by setting class against class and rich against poor."<ref>Raymond Moley, ''27 Masters of Politics'' (1949) p. 22</ref>  He joined other prominent conservative Democrats in 1934 to form the [[American Liberty League]], the focus of political opposition to Roosevelt's [[New Deal]]. Smith supported the Republican presidential candidates, [[Alfred M. Landon]] in the 1936 election and [[Wendell Willkie]] in the 1940 election.