Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 November 1944 — Page 6
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‘indorse Lewis Johnson for sheriff, however.
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: PAGE 6 Saturday, November 4, 1944
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" CAMPAIGN OF |944—XiIll
THE ISSUES AT HOME
IT must be a little discouraging to run for state or local office with a red-hot national campaign stealing all the spotlight. Like trying to whistle Brahm’s Lullaby against a brass band giving out with boogie-woogie. So the men and women we will elect on Tuesday to run our state and county offices haven't had very much chance to make their own personalities felt by the voters, and chances are most of them will win or lose along with the top of their own party ticket. In general that isn’t a very happy situation, but this year it is perhaps not as bad as usual, because both parties have put forward pretty good nominees for most offices.
This is especially true of the state tickets.
vidual merits, which of two opposing candidates to choose. We do believe that Judge Emmert has been an excellent attorney-general, and that his record plainly entitles him to another term. The same should certainly be said for Dr, Malan, the superintendent of public instruction. We intend to vote for both of them.
» WE ARE NOT, this year, going to indorse’a whole slate of county candidates, either. Both parties have nominated some good men, and some we do not consider quite as good. In some places both parties turned down at the primaries men who stood out as far better material for office
than the men they chose. That was the result of the general lack of interest in the primaries, and the fact that not nearly enough of us took the trouble to vote. We do The administration of ‘Sheriff Petit has not been wholly bad. But during his entire term in office gambling has flourished openly throughout -the county in direct violation of the
Elaw. If Mr. Petit did not know this he has been-less-observ-
ing than we believe a sheriff should be. If he did know it he has not fulfilled the duties of his office. We believe Mr. Johnson would take a different attitude on that subject.
ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL :
(ORGANIZED labor attained its present strength and influence by following the political doctrine of Samuel Gompers, “Reward your friends and punish your enemies. But the Political Action Committee of the C. I. O. has changed that. The P. A. C. theme song is “All or Nothing at All” And to the P. A, C. “all” means support of the Fourth Term. That was proved conclusively by the telegram of Walter
* Frisbie, state C. 1. O. secretary, rebuking the Evansville
Industrial Union Council for indorsing Rep. Charles ‘LaFollette for re-election from the 8th Indiana district. And hn. Ron JaKellattn 2 “anne gaan lilparal- Re. "“publicah, has one of the best Jabor records in congress. If. - labor can regard anyone ‘as a “friend,” certainly Rep. La- - Follette qualifies. But, according to Mr. Frisbie, his record “is clouded’by his support of Dewey and Bricker.” . ~
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» ” i . o J "IN OTHER WORDS, all the votes Rem LaFollette has cast for labor in congress are less important than the ballot he will mark in the election bopth on Tuesday. And the wishes of the labor constituents he has served likewise are less important than an edict from a union officer in Indianapolis. . Is this democracy in action? - Samuel Gompers is dead. And so, too, is his time- | tested philosophy. The Indiana P. A. C. gospel now is: Punish your enemies and reward your friends. Unless, of course, they happen to be Republicans. In that case, punish them, too.
“ALL RIGHT SO FAR”
MAN was falling from the top of a 30-story building. As he passed the tenth floor, he waved happily to the people in the window—or so the story goes—and said: “I'm all right, so far.” The people who talk about “Roosevelt prosperity” are like that man. A prosperity based on continued government borrowing is not real and cannot last. If you could borrow all the money you wanted, would you not seem prosperous— until there was no more money to borrow? . We will not have prosperity until we have a government that knows how to live within its income. Thomas. E. Dewey, as governor of New York, has balanced the budgét of that state. Franklin D. Roosevelt, neither as governor of New York nor President of the United States, has been able to balance the budget. That’s why it's time for a change.
FIRST DIVISION | -
may turn out that one of the campaign's Smartest moves .» was the booking of President Roosevelt into the Brook-
‘lyn Dodgers’ Ebbets field and Philadelphia’s Shibe park,
which is shared by the hapless Phillies and Athletics.
After many dreary seasons of watching the local ath- * letes, the fans, whatever their politics, were pretty sure to come out to the ball yard for a look at a contestant who can’t. possibly finish worse.than second.
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in Indi-
| cratic. government her people may desire, whether a:
. | was passed. But the fact remains that women in In a“good | many spots it would be hard to decide, on a basis of indi- |
paigning to the adult level on which it belongs.
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REFLECTIONS—
Hard to Tod
By James Thrasher
THIS WAS the year, the statisticians told us, when the women voters could swing the elections. Well, maybe they could and maybe they couldn't. It would take a nation-wide check of registration ‘to tel.” But the very threat of such a possibility should have shocked the candidates into a complete strategy and tactics. © It didn’t, of course. Electioneering followed the old traditional pattern, and there's nothing to be done about it now. But wait till next time, as the Brooklyn Dodger fans are in thé habit of saying. The women voters will still be with us, and the wise office-seeker will start right now to build an entirely new system of political fences. So this is going to be a little sermon to them on how to win votes and influence women, or vice versa. The text is taken from the words of a great and wise magician who explained why he refused to perform for an exclusively feminine audience. “They don't want to be fooled,” he“said. “They sit there cold-bloodedly and try to see how the trick is done. With an audience:of men I .can raise a cigaret to my lips with my right hand and make three moves with my left while I'm taking one puff. But the women just sit and stare at hid left hand.”
True in Politics as Well as Magic
NOW THIS, we contend, is a great and fundamental truth which is true in politics as well as magic. Politicians have ignored it since the 19th‘amendment
general don't want to be fooled. They don't go for smoke screens. The old mumbojumbo of name-calling and half-truths and pious protestations, which was old stuff when Andy Jackson first went to the hustings, doesn’t confuse or divert the ladies worth-a darn. They're inclined to keep their eye on the hand that's doing - the trick and ignore _the cape- -swishing. The trouble is that men (including politicians) let. themselves be fooled by women as well as by magicians. They're inclined to dismiss women’s political choices as another example of womanly intuition. They forget that on occasion this intuition is a mat-
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ter of deciding on the basis of fundamentals, while the men are mistaking their own absorption in the political sideshow for deep-dish thinking.
Moral Is Pretty Obvious
THEY ALSO tend to confuse a diplomatic silence, maintained in the interest of domestic tranquility, with a wifely submission to the lord and master’s suggestions on how to vote. The moral of this highly generalized sermon is pretty obvious: Let the next batch of candidates woo the feminine voter by sticking to the issues and the record and laying off the red herrings and rabbits pulled out of the hat. The candidates who do it best may find themselves elected. And in doing so .they may raise political cam-
WORLD AFFAIRS—
What of Austria? By William Philip Simms
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—Dip- * lomatic recognition of Italy by the United States and Great, Britain raises the problem of what to do about neighboring Austria, now within striking distance of the Red armies in Hungary. The Nazis admit that if the Russians take Budapest, the back door to Germany will be open and” ™ allied occupation of Austria can~ whot long be delayed... - A uxigphni rk) AVS ren EE a
tions. She can.hardly be treated with léss consideration than Italy, a charter member of the Rome-Berlin axis, and Italy has been promised any kind of demo-
constitutional monarchy or a republic.
It Might Be Archduke Otto:
IF THE AUSTRIANS are given the same choice, stranger things have happened than that Archduke Otto, son of the late King-Emperor Charles, should eventually mount the throne of a new and enlarged Austria. (After the last war, Italy annexed the Southern Tyrol. She will probably have to give it
The future of Austria, nowever, depends a good | deal on how the allies interpret the word “democracy.” Assuming that Austria will be independent again, will she become a democracy American style, British style or Russian style? That is to say, will she be a republic like the United States, a constitutional monarchy like "England or a Soviet state like those of the U. 8. 8. R.? There ‘are rumors that even Moscow will agree. to Otto if the people of Austria want him, Russia has raised no objections to King Michael cf Romania,
ther now on his way back to Europe from Mexico. A word from the Kremlin would probably have been sufficient to cause the Mexican foreign office to. refuse Carol the necessary visa. The United States would not let lim step ashore at New Orleans.
'Fish Out of Water Can't Live'
TWO DECADES ago, in Vienna, I interviewed Dr. Michael Hainisch, the Austrian president. “See that!" he exclaimed, pointing at a map of Austria. “That is not a nation. It is a fish out of And a fish out of water can't live." What he meant, of course, was that the treaty of St. Germain had so reduced Austria thai economic Independence was impossible, Her army had been shrunk to a mere police force. She had been left at the mercy of any strong neighbor. From the day
clearly as did the uneasyeItalians, Prince Starhemberg and Benito Mussolini tried their utmost to interest Britain and France in a plan-to stop Hitler
In London in 1936, the prince begged the British to do something, but was informed that it was British policy to “discipline” Italy. And when he replied that a ‘strong Italy was needed to offset the growing power of Nazi Germany, he was told that “if we defeat one dictator, the other will be disposed of more easily.” Still he persisted: .A snub fo Italy, he
warned, would drive her into the arms of Germany, |.
The rest is history. And while it is rarely given either to individuals or nations to wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start, the allies may now. have that SPpaTLinity, both in Austria and. Italy,
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1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.—Voltaire.
“THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK”
By Thelma Lyons, Indianapolis If the Republican party ever nominates a candidate who can outline a better program for the government of this country than the present one, or can do something besides criticize everything even pertaining to the Democratic party, that candidate may have a chance of being elected. But I have never heard a worse smear campaign than the one being carried
an insult to the intelligence of the Amercan public. ‘ Your newspaper editorials are just as bad. For instance, on Oct. 27 you say that “in each of Mr. Roosevelt's campaigns there has been at least one cute little trick for raising money. One time it was the Dempcratic convention book, etc.” What about the latest convention book the Republicans Have published? On the back cover the booklet carries a coupon which, with $2.00, entitles the reader to a
called “The Republican.” How is that for “a cute little trick for anising. ra pmag!! Lom, Aho. Tams), Party? Looks Yo We Tike & case or) the Fou Salling the kettle black, » ”
“A MAN THAT'S FOR A WORKING MAN” By Cleon Leonard, 1047 Concord st.
I would hate to be forgotten like some people forget. Now everybody | works, everybody has his own bread, his liquor, his clothes looks well Then they want to rip Roosevelt up fhe back. Forget. Forget. Well, all these people who forget how they received county orders and coal and groceries, well, I'll say no charity helped then—the taxpayer did, “If you want to play ball with money, you will soon fall by your own strike. Vote for a man that’s for a working man.
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MANY MORE”
By Wayne Simms, Waveland This is a letter of commendation for your editorial on Oct. 27 concerning the candidacy of Samuel Jackson for governor of the state of Indiana. I wish to extend to you and your paper my heartiest congratulations for this very fine Your paper has a reputation as
on by Dewey and his cohorts. It's|
year's subscription to a magézine
"| By Mrs. Dorothy ‘Hamilton, Muncie
‘| mitting” my reason ' for believing
(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious controversies excluded. Because of the volume received, letters should be limited to 250 words, Letters must be signed. Opinions set forth here are those of the writers, and publication in no way implies agreement with those opinions by The Times. The Times assumes no responsi bility for the return of manu-’ scripts and cannot enter cor-” "respondence regarding them.)
being an unprejudiced paper: but from the editorials that have been appearing in your paper, I would say that you have been following a course that is distinctly partisan. I must admit that I was very sur= prised to see the above-mentioned article. Let us have many more. of
these fine unprejudiced articles. on your editorial page. x J rneiesny cr Bini eg a- arta Brera MY REASON" “UE .
_ 1, an independent votér, am sub-
that Mr. Thomas E. Dewey should be elected, with the hope that other undecided voters will sympathize {and make: the same decision. As the daughter of a fanatical New Dealer, the wife of a .“solid” Republican, and the mother of seven children, I have, to save myself from being torn by dissenting opinions, studied the last two presiden-
EDITOR'S NOTE With this issue, the Hoosier Forum closes the debate on the 1944 political campaign. Because of our limited space, it has been impossible to publish nearly a hundred’ letters received within the last few days. We regret that we could not print all of them, and we appreciate the interest of those who wrote to us. Every effort has been made to give both sides an equal chance to express their opinions. A count of the letters rejected on the final day of the Forum debate shows that 44 of them were pro-Dewey; 31 pro-Roosevelt.
Side Glances—by Galbraith
“lon what we eain, have a real, but] ‘| perhaps not clearly defined reason
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tial campaigns with more tian usual seriousness. I believe that in this catpalin, we should consider the obligations of American citizenship before the obligations of political partisanship. Anc this is my reason. We, the people of the United States, who work for what we have, and live
for voting against F. D. Roosevelt. The reason is: The New Deal philosophy, or the Rooseveltian theory that our industrial plant is built, that our country can grow no more, that wé have a mature economy, will undoubtedly stifle
children, ° leave undeveloped their abilities, and thus limit their lives. ‘Parents should recognize this trend toward a stagnant society and be concerned. JIf we had the ability of foresight and thet ability to say in exact words just what it is we wish for our children, we would probably say something like this, “We want them to have a broader opportunity ‘to choose their own profession’ or yocation, suited, ample education to fit them for. their choice, and freeAnm 4p vise a0. anion, riba Jeol
The New:Deg) philosophy and its]
Lopportunity nor allow this freedom, Lo La =e at “GOOD MAN SHOULD —n BE RETAINED” ES) By Alonzo J.- Colt, Indianapolis In my judgment the businessmen of Indianapolis who have in ‘any manner occasion to transact with any of the very many government departments, and do not know their way around Washington can always be assured of the faithful and pain-
Louis Ludlow who regardless of their political affiliations is ready to drop his work and go half-way across the city with anyone from Indianapolis in need of help in reaching the right party to solve’ 'his trouble. Because of Louis’ long acquaintdnece in Washington, he has a wide and valuable number of loyal friends with the department heads who always greet him with a smile, and appear to enjoy doing him a favor. A good man who has been répresenting our people regardless of race, religion or color for these’ many years should be retained in office, providing he is square-shooter and everyone who knows Louis Ludlow knows he is just that,
By R. W. Partington, Indianapolis I just listened to Franchot Tone's
of what an awful freedom-hating, low down filthy bunch we Republicans are. You know, I never realized what a collection of fifth columnists we are! ’
POLITICAL SCENE—
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Indiana’ Campaign’ By Thomas + Stokes ir
: THE PICKUP for Presiden : Roosevelt: noted’ in the industria ° midlands since he started hik ae tive "campaign—in Ohio, Michigal and Illinois—is reflected also it Indiana. This is borne out b} polls, - * But it won't be enough, in the judgment of the politically wells informed, : Indiana seems safe Sof Gov= ernor Dewey and probably by & much, more comfortable majority,
than the 25,000 which the late Wendell Willkie's hons
state gave him four years ago. This won't be conceded, of course, by Fred F. ha the alert and energetic ‘Democratic state chairman who claims President - Roosevelt finally will pull through here, But the weight of evidence is against him, : Indiana has a little. different political pattern than the other three stdtes—Ohio, Michigan and Illinois, It lacks a Cleveland or a Detroit or a Chicago where the Roosevelt vote still is heayily entrenched with labor, and it has a proportionately larger population in small towns and rural areas where the Republican tide is running strong this year.
P.A.C. Has Done a Good Job
dianapolis is located, will run about 10,000 under the 306,000 in 1940, even with the soldier vote included, i is estimated. The total state vote is expected to ap-
,proxtmate the 1,800,000 in 1940. The C. I. O. Politi
cal Action Committee has done a good job of registrae tion, particularly here and in Evansville. Heére it is organized with two cars to every precinct to get out the worker vote which, in the 1942 congressional elecd tions, was inclined to be lax. One factor ‘noted generally which is disturbing to politicians is intensified here, This is the so-called “doubtful vote,” which means the “people who won't tell pollers how they are going to vote, The Republican organization poll indicates about 378,000 doubtful voters in Indiana this year, with 62,000 here in Marion county. Each side interprets that group to its own advantage. As usual in this state, perhaps the most politically minded in the union, there is keen interest in local races, including senator and governor. In fact, Demo« cratic candidates were so much interested in theme selves this year that they almost forgot, until sharply reminded, that President Roosevelt also was running in this state, which bodes no good here for Mr. Roose« velt. The same thing was found earlier in Ohio,
Governor Schricker Might Win
LESTER M. HUNT, assistant editor of the Intere national Teamster, the organ of the Teamsters’ union, got so aroused about this that he delivered an ulti matum to Governor Henry F. Schricker, who is rune ning for the senate, and Senator Sam Jackson, who is running for governor, that if they didn’t help fo elect President Roosevelt he would have the president of
Mr. Hunt decided net to carry out his threat. Both candidates have been mentioning the President, but moderately: @ If Governor Dewey's margin is not large in the state, Governor Schricker might win the senate seat, He's a, folksy type of politician who proved his ex traordinary vote-getting abilities when he ran some 15,000 ahead of President Roosevelt in 1940 and was elected governor by a 3000 margin, though Mr, Willkie carried the state, and other ‘Democrats went down. His opponent. is Homer Capehart, one of those . quick-rising businessmen who turn to politics and are ready to spend their own money, as Mr. Capehart did in winning his nomination at the state. convention, and as he is doing now to try to get elected. Senator Sam Jackson, a well-known lawyer who is serving out by appointment the unexpired term of the late Senator VanNuys, seems likely to be defeated. A number of Republicans will split their tickets with the consequence that Ralph Gates, the Republican candidate for governor, and Mr, Capehart are. expected to run ‘behind Governor Dewey.
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By Peter Edson
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4—If the now-famous “One Thousand Club of the U. 8. A” folds up without achieving its objective of 1000 members, each having contributed $1000 toward re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, don't be too surprised. The .admitted fact “is that the club leaders are finding it a little difficult to find 1000 with 1000 extra dollars, and may be forced to run in a lot of ringers who have contributed the equivalent of $1000 in services, On paper it looked easy. An average of only 20 members in each of the 48 states would bring the membership to 960, and it should have been a cinch to get the other 40 in the District of Col ia. Oklahoma was the first state to crash through with its quota ‘of 25 oil and cattle men, but after that initial s the going was slow and Dewey’s blast at the club in his Chicago speech probably won't help the rushing and pledging of neophytes for this blue chip fraternity.
All Contributions Gratefully Received
ORVILLE F., McPHERSON, former Kansas City publisher who was called to Washington headquarters of the Democratic national committee to help put over the One Thousand club's membership drive, hasn'$ let the $1000 per man contribution goal stop him from lesser amounts in helping the Democratio coffers. McPherson went into a Washington grocery store the other day to do some marketing for his wife, but he had a little trouble finding supplies to match the number of points he had brought along. Finally he got it worked out and the grocer asked him what else he could do for his new customer. “Who you for in this election?” asked McPherson, “Roosevelt]” said the grocer, #Put it in writing,” said McPherson,
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