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wrought up about this. He might have felt sorry for her and comforted her for being put aside when she wanted to be the Governor's secretary, but at the same time it would not necessarily blind him to the fact that Roosevelt had certain rights and that he also had certain assets that the country ought to use.

He was very ardent for the support of Roosevelt because he was interested in social progress primarily. That was Henry Moskowitz's basic interest in life - social progress. That wasn't Belle's primary interest in life. She married early and her primary interest then was her first husband's career, promotion and professional standing. Then when he died she had to earn a living for herself and for her children. Then when she got mad at Whitman, she became interested in politics to square off against Whitman. She became interested in Al smith because he was handy. Then she became truly devoted to Al Smith, but her interest was politics.

I don't mean to say that she didn't believe in social progress. She did. But it wasn't her primary and basic interest. She had never had much of any connection with social progress. She was a graduate of Hunter College and had gone to work as a teacher when she first came out of Hunter College. She hadn't taught but a year or two when she married Charles Israels.