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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1936.

GEESE AND SNAKES HISS T a movie-reel theater he attended, Jim Farley relates, a picture of President Roosevelt was flashed upon the screen to the accompaniment of cheers and jeers. from Landon, more applause and hisses. ‘And then, with the audience keved up to that emotional partisan pitch, came a scene showing Roosevelt and Landon, smiling at and with each other, chatting together at the Des conference. The audience, momentarily abashed, suddenly saw the absurdity of ifs behavior and started laughing at itself.

mehow that story seems to typify this whole presi-

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tisans of Landon are shrieking that Roosevelt is the can-

didate of the Communists. And just as heatedly, partisans of Roosevelt are squawking that Landon is the candidate of the Fascists.

Meanwhile, Roosevelt and Landon, a couple of Amer- |

ican gentlemen who have been nominated for the highest American office, try as best they can calmly to discuss what they consider the issues of the campaign, each doubtless pained and embarrassed by some of the support he 1s receiving.

We don't hear Roosevelt preaching communism. And

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we don’t hear Landon espousing fascism. Instead, we hear both talking in American terms, paying tribute to Ameri- |

can problems which both admit exist.

When all the hysteria, the hisses and boos and catcalls |

have died away and the votes have been counted, the outcome will not be a Fascist or a Communist dictatorship. The Victor will not be either a Topeka Hitler or a Hyde Park

Stalin. He will be either Mr. Roosevelt, Democrat, or Mr.

Landon, Republican.

MERIT PLAN SPREADS

NDIANA is in a position to capitalize on the widespread

growing sentiment for the merit system. The Civil |

Service Assembly reports the movement is resulting In “action in unprecedented degree” in local, state and Fed-

eral governments.

Welfare agencies of five states which do not have state |

civil service laws—Indiana, Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas—have adopted merit systems, A recent Ohio Supreme Court decision will place about 10,000 county employes under state civil service law, Washington and California will vote in November on civil service for state, county and city employes. The Arkansas attorney

and recommend a law. Two-thirds of the Federal Rural Electrification Admin-

istrati alov 41 eo . Oivi vi ry ox oi : istration employes will come under civil service by exam- | their hard competitive instincts, have too great an

Future appointments to the Fed- |

ination beginning Oct. 1. eral Home Loan Bank Board and its subsidiaries, including

the HOLC with more than 15,000 employes, are to made |

under civil service, Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Minnesota and Vir-

ginia are expected to act on merit laws at their next legis- | lative sessions. Indiana's opportunity lies in supporting an |

adequate state system of public personnel management.

THE BLUE AND THE GRAY

N the north bank of the Potomac 900 G. A. R. veterans

are meeting this week in what may be their last en-

campment. At Charlottesville, Va., some of the boys in gray are tenting again on the old eamp ground. Mortal enemies were the Yanks and the Rebs some 70 years ago,

| rating the handicap.

{ weight | wrestling, sometimes, the weaker { man is deemed to. have won it

or 1 . : . % | 1stence. general, who is Democratic nominee for Governor, has

named a commission to study all merit system operations |

but now their hate is healed by time. Together they face a | common foe who is sure of victory in the next few years. | Many will fall within the year, for the youngest fife and |

drum boys of the war are in their eighties.

But when they are gone the fratricidal war they fought |

will continue to levy its costs in taxes, ruined lands, poverty

and other bitter aftermath. The evil that men do lives

after them.

Let us extol the personal valor of these passing vet- | erans, but let us not glorify the folly that drove them to | Kill one another. Spain is reminding us how savage a thing |

civil war is. avoided. . hs

Our own. many now believe, could have been | | only had the fun of winning while he was at it, but

Hostile economic forces are clashing again in various | - parts of the world. Certain countries are preparing to sub- |

ait the issue to the ordeal of war.

pariiamentary reforms. the intelligent way.

NATIONAL PRIDE L. DUCE'S Italians boast of the “Pax Romana” under

which they are spreading ‘‘civilization” into the nether- | “most regions of Ethiopia. Hitler's Germans grow lyrical—or should we say guttural ?—exalting in Aryan superiority. |

Other countries, ours | included, are trying to meet the issue through peaceful and | This, it can hardly be denied, is |

The British glory in their roast beef, the French flaunt their fine wines and the Japanese vaunt their military might. |

But in Cuba, land of rum and the rhumba, of starlit

~ grosser vanities. There the police have angrily confiscated ail copies of a magazine which contains an article entitled “Latins Are Lousy Lovers.”

HARVESTER EXPANSION

ANOTHER note in the increasing business tempo of Indianapolis is the International Harvester Co. announcement of plans for a new building in the 1000 block on W. Washington-st for offices, distributing and service departments. The investment is expected to reach $500,000. The International Harvester and other recent expansions are evidences of confidence in the community's future, “confidence that appears fully justified in view of the gen-

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By Westbrook Pegler

It's Not Too Late to Tighten Up The Rules and Call Foul Plays Against Experts in Life's Gamble

7 A . EW YORK, Sept. 22.—This is a sport-

ing nation and it strikes me that our leaders who are trying to make the people think they think have overlooked a graphic

analogy in the handicap system.

In our sports we have various ways of In footraces the inferior runner is given a few yards of distance; in golf the better player concedes strokes to his opponent; the

superior horse is loaded with to hold him back; in

the other {fellow doesn't throw nim within a certain time. In this way the contest is more

| or less equalized on the basis of

the known or probable abilities ot the principals—a ratio much different from that which Mr. Roose-

{ yelt and, 1 suppose, Mr. Landon,

too, would like to achieve between Americans in the struggle for exSurely that 1s the thought underlying che income tax which cuts down the winnings of the expert players and even, in some cases, tends to cool their enthusiasm for the game and all the ef-

Mr. Pegler

| forts on behalf of the underprivileged.

The experts, thanks to their superior ability or

advantage over the duffers or those who break a leg or drive into the trap and blow 16 strokes coming out, thus running up their scores to hopeless tigures under conditions of straight competition from scratch. Moreover, the failures of the scratch man are vis-

| ited upon his children in the lack of opportunity.

» ” = ELL, there is that, and, then, there is the failure of sportsmanship and the necessity for better police work by the referee in Washington to assure the little man a fairly even sort of break in addition to his handicap. The history of many of our big fortunes clearly shows that the referee was nodding to a swift blond to meet him after the show, while the founding fathers of our present aristocracy were getting in their dirtiest licks. It is too late to get sore about that now, but it isn't too late to tighten up the rules and put on some additional referees. It is just a good idea to keep the contest under the firm control of the referee and to identify as foul play certain methods which were introduced by the experts and their attorneys and practiced against the dubs to their serious disadvantage. It just seems that the game calls for revision if the dub players are to be encouraged to keep on trying against the experts. Once they quit trying en masse and decide to play another game which comes ‘naturally to them there wculd be serious inconvenience for all, because the game they play best is a game called revolution, and that one is no fun. = ” = i might be pointed out, too, that the theory of the inheritance tax is very much like that of the roulette wheel. Before the inheritance tax a man not

had the privilege of taking his winnings off the premises. He handed them over whole, to his heirs. In roulette they never let a man go home with his winnings. They let him enjoy the pleasure of riffling his stacks, but they watch him closely, and when he

gets that look in his eyes which says he is fixing to quit they turn on the heat and grind him down.

ETHANY BEACH, Del, Sept. 22.—“The question,” said Gov. Landon in his message to Young Republicans at Topeka, “what powers government shall have and what powers it shall not have . . . can be

| the difference between representative government and Bt ae : : . . | organized authority wielded by one man.” skies and palm trees, national pride runs to none of the | *%

“They (meaning his opponents) say that American business men are no longer capable . . . of making those decisions which will assure the maximuin good for the greatest number. have the government make those decisions to an increasing extent.” Here is outright assertion of ‘the great issue— whether it is the business of the American government or the business of American business to decide what will “assure the maximum good for the greatest number.” : The end and aim of every well-run business is to get the most that it can out of the greatest number «« « Profit for the few who own it. ; 2 = = THAT is the “American way” of which Mr. Landon 4 speaks. That is perfectly proper and legitimate. But it is not proper and legitimate, nor even honest, to say that business men in “running their business” are so.public-spirited in making decisions” which will

The Hoosier Forum

I wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it—Voltaire.

CURB ON PETTY LOANS DRAWS PRAISE | By R. Keil, Greenwood The chattel loan business has | been a subject of debate in the | state Legislature for a number of | years. Nothing ever came of these efforts for various reasons. The petty loan business (which really is not petty at all unless we consider it from the moral side of some of the lenders) has flourished { without let or hindrance for years | past. Some in this business are

known to take advantage of un-|

fortunate individuals that come to them for small loans. It should also be remembered that some of them never lend any

amount’ without adequate security. As a usual thing the amount of loan offered .on a given chattel is only a fraction of its actual value. In addition various tricks are resorted to, such as undated or unsigned receipts or no receipt at all. The public has been in dire need of protection against these individuals and their practices. Thanks to the McNutt administration, headway is being made. It seems to me the Democratic administrations, both state and national, are doing things for the “man in the street.” n u 2

DEDICATES ODE TO GOV. LANDON

By George Sanford Holmes How dear to Alf's heart are the schools of the nation, Though in Kansas his ardor amounted to nil; Not a dime from the state would he spend as a ration For the little red schoolhouse that stands on the hill

He refused to ask funds from his own Legislature To save rural learning from going to smash, But it did not conflict with his strong rugged nature To beg Harry Hopkins instead for the cash.

Now he feels education must needs be defended From the harrowing peril of Federal control, Forgetting the time hand was extended With a palm that just itched for a government dole.

when his

[t sounds rather cockeyed fo us in the bleachers : To hear Alf indulge in such noble heart-throbs, With never a word for the hundreds ; of teachers Who balanced his budget by losing their jobs.

We join with you, Alf, in boldly declaring Against teachers’ oaths, to Mr. Hearst's grief, But they're not the kind the schoolma’'ams are swearing At the Governor who dumped them on public relief.

‘General Hugh Johnson Says—

Gov. Landon Defines the Issue—Shall Business or Government Decide What Will Assure the Maximum Good for Greatest Number of People?

(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious controversies excluded. Make your letter short, so all can have a chance. Letters must be signed, but names will be withheld on request.) .

JIMMY SITS IN PRESIDENTS CHAIR By Jimmy Cafouros, at Winchester, Va. Before I left Washington, I went to see Rep. Louis Ludlow and received from him a fine leter of introduction to the White House. I had hopes of seeing the President, but he is a very busy man; so I had to be content with seeing Stephen Early, his secretary. He, too, gave me a letter. ; I went inside the President’s room and sat in his chair, Boy, did I feel funny! Right now I am in a quaint town. It is Winchester, high up in the Shenandoah Valley. The bells of the churches are ringing their hearts out. I feel the spirit of the South. ‘And talk about these Virginia girls! They are simply stunning, : = ” ” CALLS SOME G. 0. P. CHIEFS UNCHRISTIAN

By Hiram Lackey

Ofter we hear voters say: “I pay no attention to the party; I vote for the man.”

When this declaration of independence represents an effort to rise above the prejudice and narrowness

.| of partisan politics, it is commenda-

ble. Too often, however, the voter who says this is merely trying to conceal the prejudice that closes his mind. The voter who votes for “The Man” is right. But if the voter be logical, he must reason that, after all, what a man is depends on what he believes. Which fact the partisan voter seems never able to comprehend. 5 : If Gov. Landon, as a home-loving citizen of Kansas, were to come to Indianapolis to make a speech, I

PERSONALITIES BY PATRICIA BANNER

I've always thought I'd like to be a glamorous personality. A clinging vine, I'd mope and pine; A college widow with a line, mysterious, ultra, exotic— Which, of course, is idiotic. So I must contented® be—the usual Miss Nonentity . . . But in my dreams, I'll always see Myself—a personality. ;

DAILY THOUGHT

But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.—Hebrews 11:6.

AITH is the root of all blessings. Believe, and you shall be saved; believe, and you must needs be satisfied; believe, and you can but be comforted and happy.— Jeremy Taylor.

would cheer him. But if Gov. Landon, as the Republican candidate for President, were to come to Indianapolis, I would not cheer him, because I would’ be cheering the evils for which the Republican Party stands. I would be cheering the

selfish, unchristian principles of | i It vss : | taste “Gone With the Wind” is three or four

Mills, Hoover, Landon and Hearst. Do I say this because I am a saint? No, I am a sinful man. But I hope I shall never stray so far away from Jesus as to support the principles of the Republican Party and thereby do all in my power to make it impossible for any one else to be a Christian. I vote for the man who understands and bows to the significance of this truth. who refuses to thus bow is none. ” n =

CITES EVIDENCE OF BUSINESS RECOVERY By William Lemon

He | :

While visiting one of our local in-

dustries a few days ago I discussed | ~

the employment situation with the | general foreman and he gave me | these data. This business went into the hands of a receiver in 1932, and in May, 1933, only employed two men to act as watchmen. Today they are operating at full capacity, employing 75 men at wages averging 50 cents per hour. Previous to 1932 the hourly wage was 30 cents per hour. Republican prosperity would mean a return to 30 cents per hour, 10 hours a day, three days a week, and a probable shut-down, and if business is not good why are all of our local factories running at full capacity? = = = PEPLORES MUDSLINGING IN POLITICAL RACES

By H. V. Allison Do the three years last past indicate that business of all kinds has reacted back to normal? Has there been a time when more people were on the streets every day, welldressed, with good cars, buying all kinds of merchandise? Indianapolis is not the only city enjoying the same conditions, Between this city and Cincinnati, going by way of Richmond, you will see large stacks of straw, evidence of a good wheat crop. Corn is in good condition. With large flocks of poultry on all the farms, there will be bread and butter and fried chicken for the family. With an ample supply for the city folk, at a fair price. This campaign already indicates it is going to be a mud-slinging affair, and should have little effect on the free-thinking voter. There is. much to be done to solve the unemployment problem. There never was a time when industries could employ all. The age limit of 40 accounts for a large part cf tne idle. Now, the politician with a plan to finance the worthy idle on farms will outdistance the mudslinger, He

should teach economy first of all. |

Tax the machine-operated farmer and give the small farmer financial aid. The idle land will give an opportunity for those who want a home where they can become in-

dependent.

It Seems to Me

‘By Heywood Broun

Takes Up Cudgel in Campaign for Shorter Novels. Great Prophets Were Brief as Well as Eloquent

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—From time to time I have complained that for my own

hundred thousand words too long. But the campaign for shorter novels is doomed to failure. : Thousands of men and women assume the- role of savants in their own communities upon the simple basis of having read “Anthony Adverse” all the way through. And likewise there are those whose lives would be dull ‘and fruitless but for the fact that’ this winter they mean to take up “Gone With the Wind.” ~ Until I die I mean to keep up the fight for books which are much: shorter. I can think of no story which can not be told better in 50,000 words than in twice- that content. My own favorite modern novel is Maugham’s “Of Human Bondage,” and I would just love to have the blue penciling privileges on that manuscript. To me it is encouraging to find a sharp- © ‘er and’ a swifter pace in the books written by proletarian and neo-proletarian authors. _ Surely - literature abounds in all-sufficient proof that the great prophets of the world have been brief as well as eloquent. The sermons set down in the Bible are much shorter than those preached in the churches. - !

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zn ” s OWEVER, it is not on length alone that I stand out against the many who have hailed: “Gons With the Wind” with ‘utter rapture. Am I wholly alone in thinking that the book is just a shade too sweetly Southern? It will be said that I am tradie tionally Yankee-minded and a blind baiter of the dear old Southland. It is true that my own tradition touches nothing below the Mason-Dixon line. But if there were no juleps, plantation melodies or Kentucky colonels around in my boyhood, neither did any member of my family belong to the G AR : The Civil War had been fought and forgotten along. W. 87th-st for a whole generation before I was born, As a mild student of history I can quite agree that the campaign waged by the North was not a holy war but one largely dominated by economie interest, The invading armies which finally broke ‘through the lines and swept to the sea were undoubtedly ruthless, 7 = 2.8 Te UT after all this has been admitted isn't it rube bing it in just a little to have everybody on the Southern side so utterly charming? I have grown to suspect that here ‘and there “Uncle Tom's Cabin” may lay things on a little too thick, And, even so, I am not prepared ati my advanced age to believe that every big white house upon a hill was utterly spotless and every slave a consecrated and devoted servitor who wished for nothing. ! As far as the binding force -of the constitutional argument went, I think the South could make a good case for itself. But'I do not mean to say that the war was unjust when I say that its roots wers economic. Economically the South was wrong, and that is vital. : - To be sure, Miss Mitchell indicates that she writes of a civilization and ‘a culture which have been blown from the face of the earth. This will turn out to be a good deal less than true. You hundreds of thoue sands of admirers who rave about. “Gone With the Wind” are shouldering a heavy responsibility. You are going to get a great big parcel of Southern novels

from how on. :

The Washington Merry-Go-Round

Diplomat-Baiting Bob Allen and Suave Drew Pearson Practice Team Work in Drawing Out News from Unsuspecting Washington Officials

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his mouth that he prefers business to government for the regulation of our daily lives, in so far as we are ruled by economic forces—and that is almost completely. But the climax of Mr. Landon’s talk to Republican youth was his definition of what he calls the difference between this Administration and “the

said he, “the government tells us what we can not do. Under the other, the government would tell us what we must do.” . Tu » # = TT only important official who ever insisted that : “business men are no longer capable of running their own business” was Gov. Landon. At Portland, he said Federal laws setting up “must not” standards on food, drugs, safety appliances and marketing of securities are O. K. But “must not” standards on child labor, sweat-shops, hours, wages, decency in business and equality for agriculture are all wrong with Landon.

youth by Gov. Landon at Topeka that does not filter out to be a plea for the unchecked license, for every abuse and exploitation of labor and people, that brought on the depression and con! : eft

policy we have always pursued. , . , Under the one,”

There is not one article in the faith confessed to.

By Fiorello H. La Guardia Mayor of New York City

(Substituting for Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen) EW YORK, Sept. 22.—1t was been said that this NY column is to journalism what operetta is to grand opera. The daily Merry-Go-Round is a constant source of joy to some and of worry to others. Being a guest columnist today for the Merry-Go-Round is a delight to me. I have been waiting a long time to give Bob Allen and Drew Pearson a draught of their own brew. 2 ; I'm sure a great many people would like to have the low-down on how they get their stuff. In the first place, they have a great many friends and a wide circle of acquaintances in official Washington. I have heard many damn Allen, but no one really hates him. Drew is the diplomat of the pair. = = =

ET me tell you about their unique technique. Thz ¢ boys work hard. They are here, there and everywhere. They. seldom appear together. That's not part of the act. Pearson is a recognized authority on our affairs. he gets all the State Department dope, no one seems to

quite irritating when doing this little act. Hell start to interview his victim in a nice, calm manner, then grow sarcastic.and follow a slurring manner of ques tioning. The busy stateman naturally resents his and soon Bob succeeds in getting him into an a t. © At the peak of the argument, Bob will slink off and Sigemomn, “All right—Tll write the story and plenty ¥ » » » : LONG will stroll Drew Pearson a day or so later, nonchalant, cool and friendly, to drop in to-¢hag with th statesman. He's received very coldiy, but Pearson proceeds to chat as if nothing had hape pened. Whereupon the statesman invariably will say, “Now, I wish when you wanted a story that® come along and not send that blank, blank Bob Allen to see me.” ie Then Drew will say, “Yes, I wish I could.. ‘Bob does get under people’s skins. . I don't know why he does that. In fact, and this is very ‘please