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velt program. It said nothing about the fitness of Willkie to sit in the President’s chair. [It says nothing - about that now. It simply has let up, a little on President Roosevelt. It has only given its readers one side of the campaign. Maybe The Times has reconsid-
bulwark of liberty—the freedom of the press—that the freedom ‘of the press contemplates the right to speak the whole truth—not the right to deceive by the trick of telling but half the story. It is easy to see how the freedom of the press might be lost entirely
being misled by half-truths. We hope The Times may continue to be a newspaper rather than a propa-
® xn » VILLARD TELLS WHY HE FIGHTS THIRD TERM
I, a lifelong liberal and progressive, a New Dealer before there was a New Deal, an independent Democrat all my life, am opposed to the Roosevelt third-term candidacy on many grounds. His re-election, to my mind, will make it certain that enter the war; that it will become a dictator-
finished for all time. The re-election of Mr. Roosevelt will at best mean a continuance of inefficiency in government, maladministration, and rapid descent of the road to bankruptcy. It means
United States in the quarrels, the wars, and the economic wars of Europe and Asia. It means the grad-
people. It does not even insure efficient military and naval defense of the United States which the bulk of the American people today desire, for the record is there of eight years of waste and inefficiency in the con-
has not been altered in any fundamental degree by the vast expenditures already authorized. , . . The danger is that the President will put us into war without a declaration of war. More than’ that, we are witnessing [secret diplomacy of the worst kind. If the President ever agreed to Wilson's open covehe has completely deserted that policy. Actually we heard that the de-stroyer-navel base deal had gone through only when it was announced in England. Two days before the President admitted that the
the correspondents in Washington that it was not under way. Now from a recent debate in the House - of Commons we learn that very important negotiations are on between our country and Great Britain in regard to the Pacific, but that they have hot ¥eached that point at which a ouncements can be made. Washington believes that at any moment we shall hear of an offensive and defensive alliance with Australia like that with Canada, which will commit us indefinitely to the maintenance of a vast fleet in the Pacific for the defense of Australia from the Japanese. The British Parliament and public are allowed to knbw that such negotiations are going on; the American public must remain inf ignorance until confronted with an accomplished
fact. . . . » ”
AN OBJECTOR TO | THE ROOSEVELT DIVORCES By Mrs. Hilda Fosnight
. In answer to s.” Ethel Miller, Mrs. Roosevelt may be a wonderful homemaker but somehow the record of divorce in the President's family seems to point tol the fact that she failed to get the idea across that “What God hath joined together let no man put asunder.” She is very intellectual, but I certainly do not feel inferior to her nor envious of her children. Bion I would rather have a not quite so modern mother, one like my own, who taught that “The home is the center of the affections” and at marriage is not an institution to be cast off at will as one would an old shoe.
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; 2 nn HOW WORLD WAR BOYS FAKED TO JOIN ARMY By Howard H. Bates
The recent articles relating to the detection of “fakers” appearing before Army examining boards make one realize that times have changed. At the time of the World War in 1917+ the Army (had “fakers” all right, but the other way around. "The problem of the young man in those days was to be able to cover up his slight defects, and persuade the recruiting officers to admit him to the Army. I can well recall a group of three or four skinny boys (among them the writer) eating bananas and drinking water all day so that wef
Army recruiting station on S. Illinois St. in 1917... We did not average over 115 pounds per boy. I know many boys who spent hours memorizing the Snellen eye chart, so that they could pass the eye test. The most disconcerting thing was to have the examiner ask you to read the lines backwards. The dread in the old days was that one would fail to pass. . . . After all, the spirit is the thing that conquers fatigue and hardship and makes armies. 1 predict, that unless tne manhood of our nation has deteriorated
“faking” to avoid service; and may the examiners be a little blind to the loyal-chap who “fakes” a little
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A SCOLDING FOR ONE MR. HERBERT HOOVER
By J. W. B, I note with disgust, the most recent utterances of a dist: ished ex-Republican President [reactionary, who by his help made sure of Landon’s defeat in 1936. Now he is ing to make sure of scuttling Willkie’s dream ship, that is not destined to come in anyway. Being another former Democrat, haps he has developed a sort of fifth column ‘political complex. Where are ‘the real Republicans?
James A. Farley shakes hands with President Roosevelt at the rally in New York's Madison Square Garden this week.
D. R. Shake
have to rely on the near Democrats or the straddlers to pull their chestnuts out of the fire. Perhaps it’s because Herbert Hoover during his last term. of office killed every chance o rebirth of Republitanism as long as he has any voice in the party. The millions of our citizens who have raised their standards of living under Roosevelt will never be led back to dear old Herbie’s philosophy" of rugged individualism. The same Herbie (ex-Democrat) who skyrocketed to fame as the great World War humanitarian who fed the millions of starving Belgians on the, collective charity of American dollars, was utterly opposed to legislation proposed to feed starving Americans during his last years of office, after he had led the country to the brink of ruin with broken banks, broken promises and broken men. ~ He the game proponent of the phrase, “There will be two chickens for every pot,” actually branded all Congressional effort to help feed miserable hungry® Americans as “Pork barrel legislation.” . The same ironic Herbie who could see the grass growing in the city streets if the Democrats came to power now visions a suicide road to Socialism for America. Voters have long since been fed up on reactionary Republican philosophy of life, a philosophy that is| as strange to the new order of American standards of living of our citizens today as:death is to life. x ” ” ” VOICES DOUBTS ON ‘CLASSLESS’ AMERICA By H. W. Daacke’ - Quoting from “Voice in the Crowd” Hoosier Forum of Oct. 23, 1940, “I wish to reiterate . . . that America i§ free from class.” In the same article: “I believe that in America class consciousness is a cross between envy and inferiority complex.” : If there are no classes in America, how can you have class consciousness, even if it is labeled as a cross between envy and inferiority complex? . He refers to the recent draft as a very practical demonstration of a classless America. Right here at home on R-Day an individual ar- | rives in the city by plane, and with | police escort, news pictures. etec.! goes to register for the draft, while others, for the want of transportation, walk in and, do their bit, without any fanfare whatsoever, After induction into the Army, when millions raise a hue and cry “I want to be a Captain,” does he think the powers that be, will give! him another demonstration of a classless America, by making them | all Captains?. . ” ” » REPUBLICANS ON WPA DRAW A REBUKE By R. C. Ridge, I received a letter all fancied up| with a nice heading, Congressional | Record, stating that the labor on| WPA was’ a bought vote for New | Deal. I disagree with Rep. John-| son's accusations. I, a naturalborn Democrat, have had to work on the WPA for the last seven sia and have never been asked to] support the New Deal or heard any- | one else asked to pluck the rooster. | Why blame the Democrats for] something the Republicans do? A} short time ago we had a layoff on| WPA; most all were Democrats. | Another layoff about three months | ago let several Democrats out and | a few Republicans. These Repub- | licans went to Lafayette and one| came back to go to work at noon! the same day, but did not until the | following day when a bird of the same feather flew back to the roost | with him. While several Democrats sought | the same by going to Lafayette and were refused and are not back to work yet. I know Republicans who curse the New Deal all day long on WPA, and when the Government commodity truck comes by their| house, they “cast their greedy eyes | toward the three or four baskets | of foodstuffs given them by the New Deal and then’ damn the party for not leaving more. I term this kind -nit-witted. Another thing we hear sung all the time here is third-term sobs. | May I ask the question is judgeship | any better for third term than the |
Crawfordsville, Ind.
Montgomery County. Some one] seems to be behind the eight ball. Guess who. Ha : EY DENIED PENSION, BLAMES COUNTY DEMOCRATS By Old Timer
I am past 70 years of age, have been a resident of Marion County | for 28 years and a Democrat all my | life and still for Roosevelt for! for President. But I want to state| a few reasons why I and many other Democrats think we need a! change in this County. | First, let me state my own experience with the County Department of Public Welfare which is controlled by Democrats. For six years I have been unable to work and have had no regular income. I have no relatives who are able to help me. I have four married *children, none of them able to help me. This can be proved by many good honest citizens of this city. I was denied relief because I was a single man. I was refused employment on WPA because I was too old. In July, 1938, I appiled for oldage assistance. Four .nonths later I received notice that my claim had been rejected. Eight months later I tried to make application again
and was informed that I would not
| They are imitating the press of Hit-
Presidency? If not. open your eyes, (I
be permitted to make application.|
Six months later I tried it again and again I was refused. Four months ago I was permitted to file my application. And last week I was notified by the board that my claim had been rejected. : When I was turned down the first time I took the matter up with Congressman Ludlow who made an investigation and advised me to appeal to the State Board. This I did not do. It seems that there are only three ways left open for me—beg, borrow or steal. I have begged. I have borrowed with no hope ever paying back. But thanks be to God, and not the Democrat Party of Marion County, I have never had to steal: As I stated before I have no one able to help me. Yet I am told to go to the County Farm or to h-l1l. One is about the same as the other. . . .
2 on o CHARGES PRESS, TRIES TO BE DICTATOR By a Fair Thinker We have taken The Indianapolis Times for several years because we enjoyed reading your editorials and special writers and because we like to read a good evening paper. But lately, I'll have to admit, we are more and more threatening to quit, although we do still like the boy who brings it to us. Talk about dictatorship in this country! The newspapers are trying their best to be the dictators.
ler by giving the people only one side of the campaign; by not printing .whati Democratic speakers say; by writing editorials to influence voters against the true accomplishments of the last seven and onehalf years and against the high purposes of President Roosevelt to keep us out of war, to give everyone a job, to take care of old and young alike, to give the” United - States of America a leadership among the nations of the world. What amazes us most just now is your acceptance of a debate between the two candidates. If you will only stop to think just a wee bit, you will know that such a°meeting would end in a riot that would be a disgrace to this country and to the President of the United States. . ... To my mind the Republican candidate is a wolf in sheep's clothing. .'. :
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STATE LEVIES, SCHRICKER SAYS
Favors Gross Tax Changes; Minton Asks G. 0. P. to Explain Program.
Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker, Democratic candidate for Governor, declared at Terre Haute last night that if elected he would “oppose any attempt to create new taxes in the next four years.” : Reviewing his major pledges of the campaign, Mr. Schricker said he will recommend revision eof the Gross Income Tax Law to remove inequalities; urge increased assistance to the aged: seek adoption of free textbooks and prevent any ieduction in the distribution of gasoline taxes to the cities. He made a special. appeal for “every citizen to go to the polls next Tuesday” and asked for united support for President Roosevelt who, he said; “stands head and shoulders above any other man.” U. S. Senator Sherman Minton, speaking at Tipton last night, said “never since the year 1896 has there been such a concentrated Wall Street crusade against a popular leader.” ” “The same forces which nailed William Jennings Bryan to the cross of gold and produced the Wall Street crusade led by Mark Hann again are seeking to rob the com mon people of their benefactor,” he said. “Brazenly the privileged interests have brought forth Wendell Willkie. They will have no more of President Roosevelt and his humanitarian programs. They seek to nail him to his humanitarian cross with lies and whisperings.” 5 : The Senator challenged the Republican- party to “explain why it has indorsed every program of the New Deal.” “Why haven't the Republicans told the people the truth about what they propose to do to it, especially the social security program?” he asked. He charged that the only issue of the campaign was the question of whether or not the “American people will forsake the leaders of their own choosing and bow forever to the yoke of Wall Street and the power tyrants.”
INDEPENDENTS FOR FOR OPEN OFFICES
Indiana headquarters for the National Committee of Independent-Voters-for-Roosevelt- and -Wallace have; been opened in the Claypool Hotell, Max M. Drefkoff, the Indiana chairman, reported receipt of a letter from Miss Dorothy Thompson, newspaper columnist, who has indorsed a third term for President Roosevelt. It said: > “I am ‘going to vote for President Roosevelt, first, because even if he Had been a mediocre President instead of an exceptional
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If you will only adopt a policy of fairness, the fair thinkers will appreciate it greatly. We like to read both sides “of the controversy. and make up our own minds.
President, I would consider it unwise and dangerous to change the | Government at the most critical moment in the history of the Demo-
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Bays Aroused
Fred Bays . . . says thinking voters deplore “unlawful” meth-
CHARGES UNFAIR TACTICS TOFOES
Absentee Ballots Are Used to Advertise Hillis, He Declares.
Republican leaders were accused today by State Democratic: Chairman Fred F. Bays and Marion County Democratic Chairman Ira] Haymaker of resorting to “unfair campaign tactics.” Mr. Bays charged that Howard County Republicans were using their absentee ballots to advertise the gubernatorial candidacy of Glen R. Hillis. “On each envelope containing absentee ballots, the county clerk
RUBBER LOCAL INDORSES FOR
‘We Will Redouble Efforts to Re-elect You,” Leader Wires President.
Neal Goodwin, president of Local No. 110, United Rubber Workers of America, today sent a pledge to support President Roosevelt's reelection to the White House.
Addressing a resolution to the President, - Mr. Goodwin stated: ‘Twelve hundred members of the United Rubber Workers of America, Local No. 110, Indianapolis, pledge allegiance to the cause you represent and we continue today as in the past to support you and the principles you stand for 100 per cent. We will redouble our efforts to obtain your re-election by a record vote.” ; Orval J. Kincaid, assistant subregional director of the Indiana C. I. O, in a formal statement today, said he would “oppose any attempt of any man who would try to be elected to the office held by our great leader, John L. Lewis, as president of the C. I. 0.” | ‘At the same time, Mr. Kincaid said: “In addition, I am fully in support of Farnklin D. Roosevelt for re-election.” Other officers of the C. I. O. issued the following statement: “The only elected delegates attending the regular meeting of the Indianapolis Industrial Union Council. indorsed Franklin D. Roosevelt for a third term.”
HEN NESTS IN CHURCH CARROLLTON, Ga., Oct. 30 (U, P.).—Bernice, a faithful hen, is a regular attendant'at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Three years ago she made her nest in the church.
places a seal which reads: ‘vote for Glen Hillis,” Mr. Bays charged. “Thinking voters of both parties de- | plore unlawful tactics such as these.” : Hits Game Fee Charge Mr. Bays also accused Mr. Hillis of misrepresenting facts in a speech at Evansville recently when the Republican candidate said that “$600,000 in hunting and fishing license fees had been placed, unearmarked in the State general fund.” “If Mr. Hillis had cared to check the facts he would have found that the law provides that such fees must be placed in the fish and game pfotection fund,” he said. “Mr. Hillis was either wrongfully advised or intentionally misstated the facts.” County Democratic Chairman Haymaker criticized as “un-Ameri-can” the distribution by the Republicans of a photograph which he said “purportedly shows President Roosevelt signing the draft law.” “The inference the pictures give is undoubtedly a misrepresentation of what they are thinking,” he said. Assails Street Sign Mr. Haymaker also charged that a large street sign erected by the Republicans shows the Democratic ticket on the top line of the voting machines. “This appears to be designed especially to confuse the Democratic voters at the polls,” he said.
publican Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt
ing at straws because they see their]
cratic world.”
former supporters running away from them.” . s
Answering the charges, State Re-|
said “Democratic leaders are grasp-|
The first of a series of radio broadcasts opposing a third-term for President. Roosevelt will be presented over WFBM at 10:15 today by the Marion County No - Third-Term Committee. The committee, which is headed by Samuel H. Dowden as chairman, includes a number of prominent Republican and Democratic attorneys. Conspicuous among the Democrats on the committee is Frank C. Dailey, ‘Indianapolis attorney, who in 1928 was the Democratic candidate for Governor and previously was a Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate.
Four Other Broadcasts
Other broadcasts scheduled by the group include: Tomorrow, 5:15 p. m., WFBM; Saturday, 6:15 p.m., WIRE, and Monday, 5:30 p. m. WFBM. The local committee is a branch of the national association organized by prominent Democratic and Republican lawyers to fight the Supreme Court bill. Henry Walker of Evansville, a Democrat, is the state chairman. The Marion County organization, Mr. Dowden said, is using the radio, newspaper advertising and public addresses to “show the perils to our republican form of government in permitting any President to seize |the powers which he would acquire iby causing himself to be elected to {the Presidency for three successive
tergfs.”
Mr. Dailey
Dailey Joins Committee
He said that if it were not. for the third term issue, the Democratic and Republican lawyers in the group would be voting for their ree spective Presidential nominees. Backs Tradition The object of the committee, he said, is to “prevent the destruction of our unwritten law prohibiting any President from obtaining a third term.” The membership of the commite
tee as listed by Mr. Dowden ine
cludes: Democratic — Robert A. Adams, treasurer; Chariss C. Baker; Robert D. Coleman, Joseph Collier, Harold W. Jones, Mr. Dailey, Paul G. Davis, Paul Y. Davis, Eugene C. Miller, Perry O'Neal and Carl E. Stillwell, Republican—Samuel Ashby, Earl B. Barnes, Floyd W. Burns, Jere= miah L. Cadick, James W. Fesler, Edward P. Fillion, Arthur L. Gils liom, James W. Noel, James A. Ross, William H. Thompson, Russell Wille son and William H. Wemmer.
ROBINSON TO CLOSE DRIVE AT ANDERSON
Times Special ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 30—A mass meeting of Republicans from the 11th District to be held Friday night in the Anderson High School gymnasium will close the campaign of Maurice B. Robinson, Republican candidate for Congress from -the district. Mr. Robinson said that Homer E, Capehart, manufacturer and G. O, P. leader, who helped plan the Willkie notification ceremony at Ele wood, will share the stage with him at the rally.
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