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It's Dewey THE Republicans have nominated a strong candidate. But Gov. Dewey's election as President is not necessarily in the bag as the convention seems to assume. That will depend on the kind of campaign he and his running mate make.in a growing world crisis, on whether he is free from restrictive deals, on the possibility that President Truman's fever-chart popularity may shoot up again —and on the off-chance that Gen. Eisenhower might be drafted by the Democrats. Rarely has a party been offered a choice from so many able men. Usually there is one or at most two outstanding characters and a field of mediocrities, stuffed-shirt or rub-ber-stamp specimens. Too often a boss-ridden convention gets one of thése second-raters or worse. This time there were no behind-the-scenes dictators. The leading aspirants were their own bosses and of presidential caliber. That saved the party and nation—and the world—from the calamity of a peanut politician racing toward power in the midst of international peril.

DELEGATES and voters in popularity polls agreed that Gov. Dewey is-the best available bet among these Republicans. Sens. Taft and Vandenberg, Gov. Warren and ex-Gov. Stassen are all men of integrity, of ability and of public experience. But Gov. Dewey seems to have a higher net—and it is the net that counts. Sen. Taft has less popular appeal. His experience and vision in foreign affairs are limited. Mr. Stassen has the advantage of youth but the disadvantage of immaturity; and an ambition which frequently floats his apparent frankness on a sea of ambiguity. “rk A The real alternative to Gov. Dewey was Sen. Vandenberg. Possibly he could have had the nomination for the asking. But, as he said from the beginning, a man is not drafted for the presidency unless he tries for it. That, he was unwilling to do. His reasons were patriotic. Tt

His age—the same as President Truman's—increased |

the possibilities that he might not be able to finish the kiiiing job. His deserved reputation as a statesman has been earned in legislative leadership—not as an administrator. His departure from the Senate would shift committee chairmanships to a lower efficiency, even jeopardize the international policy to which he is consecrated. So the Senator felt that he should run only if necessary to prevent nomination of a second-rater or an isolationist.

+ Go Devhey is a strong suppdxter of the Vandenberg

‘bi policy for collective security against Communist

aggression. He helped to formulate is through his associate Mr. Dulles, who, may become his Secretary of State. On the record He is one of the best public executives in the country. He surrounds himself with ace advisers and experts, but retains the capacity of decision. In Albany he has proved he could bring efficiency and economy in government—which are needed in Washington. Neither reactionary nor radical, he is perhaps slightly left of center, a short step ahead of the middle class majority which is American democracy. . ” 8 . . . THERE ARE two frequent criticisms which might defeat him. One is an apparent coldness or machine quality, which may produce efficiency without statesmanship. Our greatest Presidents have had the common touch and the higher wisdom of human understanding. Some of that has shown in Mr. Dewey during recent months, especially in his Oregon primary campaign. It showed in emphatic degree last night in his moving speech of acceptance. A young man still, he has grown

a lot since he first appeared on the national scene. He con-

tinues to demonstrate his capacity for growth. A second criticism is that his virtue of cautious compromise, which gets things done, sometimes is inadequate. When compromise fails in a crisis has he the creative courage of the great leader? His foreign policy gives promise of this quality. = - = "Candidate Dewey Is good.” Whether he js good enough for the hardest and highest office on earth—or at least better than the Democratic alternative—will be clearer before November. This newspaper, and most independent voters, will reserve judgment.

Tubeless

ANY a man will recall how, as a boy, he used to wind rubber bands on a forked tool, coat them with rubber cement and fix a puncture in a bicycle tire. Then inner tubes arrived. They became the practice in the auto trade. And no one until recently has been ale to make a tire without a tube for heavy highway wear. Last week the B. F. Goodrich Co. introduced the tubeless tire in Indianapolis. It immediately captured the imagination of tire users. They visioned it as a simplification of a baffling problem which had existed too long. It looks like a big step toward better things and easier, safer living.

An Unhelpful Protest

THE “middle way” of trade is the best road to follow toward Soviet-American understanding, says James A. Farley. To those who agree with him the refusal of American longshoremen to load a Yugoslav ship seems unwise. The dock workers objected to the hammer-and-sickle emblems and pictures of Marshals Stalin and Tito that adorned the ship. But if there is to be peace, we shall have te live in a world with those dictators, as they will Have to live with democracy. Longshoremen’s boycotts will not \ the dictators. They will only make the road to unnding longer and rougher. :

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If you can meet the things- of life, The tests which come to you, If you can learn to benefit By cares and trials, too—

If you can handle minor things, They will make you big enough To cope with major things, my dear, When the path grows wild and rough.

If you can only realize That . . . life holds everything! A bit of winter, dark and drear, The= §eyous days . . . of spring.

If you can take with all the good The bad which comes‘to you, If you can take the clouds so dark Before you find the blue;

If you can take in goodly stride The disappointments, keen, If you can handle, capably, : That . . . which comes so unforesee:

If you can master all the tricks Which life to you does give, With honest zest enjoy the world, Then—you have learned to live!

—ANNA E. YOUNG, Indianapolis. oo o

The junkman would get a big kick out of peeking into the sYsrage girl's handbag. ®

HAPPINESS

» Some people have it . : Some people don’t Some try to find it Most of them won't Where does it dwell Deep in your heart Just helping others Gives it a start A chance to secure it You can if you try . Though happiness isn't A thing you can buy. —CONNIE HUMMEL, Indianapolis R. R.

BARE SPOTS

In the course of a lifetime you run into all kinds of people. Some give you a pat on the back, and others give you a good hard nudge as to why you don't do something differently. Now, Miss Sally was the nudging kind. One day she casually hinted that our lawn could look better, even if we did have kiddies. Why, the people that lived there before had kiddies, -and they didn’t have bare spots and paths all over their yard. Well, when someone else can do better than I do on a big job, I usually give it the “eye,” to see how they accomplish it. It didn't take long. It seems the miracle was performed by %-> “get out and go somewhere” method. 86 life goes onsas usual here! We like kiddies better than grass, and bare spots in the yard are much lovelier than a bare chair at the : MES, SHUSH, Hemlock.

A compremise is when 8 man agrees fo his wife what she wants if she’ll just shut up about it. *

CLUB MEETIN' DAY (LITTLE WILLYUM)

I feel sorry fer Dad sometimes, 'N he feels sorry fer me! Can't stand up, 'n can’t set down,

. Fresh-waxed floors to walk aroun’,

Can't do nothin’ but sniff 'n smell The cake 'n candydn nuts—oh, well, Dad sez to be safe, jest keep outta the way

Fer it’s nip 'n tuck, on Club Meetin’ Day!

Taint only one day—it's ‘bout a week Mom stares into space 'n you gotta speak A dozen times, cause she’s busy countin’ Who all's comin’, 'n jest the amount, ‘n What chairs they need to set real good, ° 'N Dad sez, in fun, well, sir, he would Git a straight chair fer Missuz Rowe Cause she's all upholstered so good, anyhow! But Mom frowns 'n jerks her head my way— To her nothin’s funny, 'bout Club Meetin’ Day!

Ya kin tell the minute you step in the door What's up—it jest ain’t home any more; Nen Dad peeks in, ’'n sez, “Oh, hol What a lovely hat!” he mocks. “Mrs. Gats, Did you buy that, or did it accumulate?” Mom sez, “Alright, you two have yer fun But jest remember, I'm the one Who's blamed er praised fer our social front!” Dad winks at me. with. kind of a grunt, ex 'N sez, “Come, Willyum—outta the way! ~ It's do or die fer Club Meetin’ Day!”

Jest one thing about it—'n worth it, too— The day after Club Meetin’ I'm tellin’ you, In Mom’s ’pinion, 'n words, 'n face, Wy, me an’ Dad jest owns the place, 'N Mom, oh, she can't do too much ; } Of laughin’, 'n huggin', 'n cookin’, 'n such! We set where we want to, 'n walk aroun’, 'N git done with somethin’, 'n jest lay 'er down— Wy, that one day after will more’'n pay Fer all the fixin' fer Club Meetin’ Day! —ESTHER KEM THOMAS, Columbus

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By GEORGE WELLER

PHILADELPHIA, June 25— The victory secret of America’s leading lady statesman held out today against envious masculine prying. Republican strategists, eager to discover how Margaret Chase Smith won the key state of Maine on a shoestring, greeted her appearance here with acclaim followed by whispered questions of “How did you do it?” i The politicos all want to wring from the dainty Congressman the secret of becoming. Senator without having a single paid campaign worker. ” » ”

WHAT they got was crisp, advice to “run a glean campaign,” and to take “an Instructive, not a destructive attitude toward opponents -and issues.” “I never even mention. my rivals,” said Mrs. Smith with quiet deadliness. < = - ” FOR eight years Mrs. Smith has been trying to get on the Appropriations Committee in . the House without success. She flew to Greece last summer at her own expense, but the hint fell unnoticed. She thinks the Senate may

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Tine Bride!

OUR TOWN . . . By Anton Scherrer . Memories of the Lamplighters —And a Notable ‘Reformation’

THIS is a hegk of a time to spring the news of the 50th anniversary of the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael W. Lyons’ ordination to the priesthood. The event was celebrated more than three weeks

0. The only excuse I have to offer for not getting around to it sooner is because it has taken me all this time to collect my thoughts. Which is to say that I had to go way back and recall that period of my childhood when Indianapolis was the beneficiary of a noble breed of boys known as “lamplighters.” The gas lamp of my old neighborhood down on Union St. was situated no farther than 50 feet from the entrance to our home, a location which not only gave us a.great sense of security at night but also permitted me to observe ‘the technique of the lamplighters at close range. : Contrary to a notion nursed by moderns, the boys were not picked for their small stature. The truth is that they were small because they were young. Indeed, there is a South Side legend that the boy who watched over the lights of Irish ‘Hill was only 9 years old when he started his career. Our lamplighters were ‘somewhat older—around 10 or 11 years—or just a little less than the height of the ladder which was always part of their equipment. To manipulate the ladders efficiently, the boys never wore overcoats—nd matter how terrible_the weather was. In which connection it may not be amiss to note that the lamplighters had to put up with an assortment of weathers

. unknown to the man who delivered our mail.

Operated on ‘Moonlight Schedule’

FOR ONE thing, the lamplighters operated under what was then known as a “moonlight gchedule” (thought up by the astronomers on our City Council) with the result that sometimes the boys started lighting their lamps at 8 o'clock .in the evening and sométimes not until 2 o'clock in the morning. Indeed, the behavior of the moon was so erratic back in those days that it often happened that by the time the boy had ‘his last lamp lit, he had to turn right around and put out the light. In one respect, however, the lamplighters of my neighborhood were different than those of any other part of Indianapolis. They all had the same slant of face. It was as pronounced as the lips of the Hapsburgs or the chins of the last line of Spanish kings. Indeed, it was a mystifying phenomenon until- I learned that

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" ANOTHER campaign secret Mrs. Smith kept under her purple orchid corsage today was how an unpaid county mana_ger made a single $100 bill win her scores of masculine votes —without spending the $100. A banking appraiser of

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ford gave her Sanger Cook, a hundred dollar note to bet on:Margaret's nose.

offer all over central Maine. The hundred dollars: outtalked the lavish campaign funds of Gov. Horace Hildreth

chief, and ex-Gov. Sumner Sewall. Nobody ever covered the bet, and the caution of her op-

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independents. Mrs. Smith got more votes than the two veterans and a clergyman put together.

every one of the boys who succeeded one another as our lamplighter had his home in a house on 8. Delaware St. presided over by Tim and Bridget Lyons. Of all their sons I remember Mike the best. The reason Mike sticks in my memory is because of a wonderful inspirational talk delivered by Father at the supper table one evening. On that occasion, I remember that Father made the most of Mike's extraordinary skill to light our gas lamp without ever using more than one match, no matter how the wind was blowing—the moral of which was, of course, that thrift is an art that can be acquired with practice. The fact that Father was an incorrigible cigar smoker may have had something to do with his keen appreciation of Mike’s ability. Be ‘that as it may, he thought the world and all of Mike.

It Was No Job for a Pipsqueak

WHEN MIKE got to be too old (and too tall) to serve as our lamplighter, he started peddling a paper known as The People. .And, right away, Father's estimate of Mike sunk to a level so low that he didn’t have any use for him. The People was an Indianapolis weekly speclalizing in scandal. It was a scurrilous sheet unfit for human consumption, said Father. Probably because a segment of South Side society shared Father's low opinion of the paper, the newsboys handling The People had to be the biggest, toughest and most aggressive in town. Moreover, they were picked for the penetrating quality of their voices. There wasn't a pipsqueak or a falsetto tenor in the entire lot. One Friday evening more than 60 years ago, Father announced (at the supper table as usual) that he wasn’t going to bed that night. What's more, he meant it. He fixed up the lounge in the sitting room and, without removing a stitch of clothing except his coat, went to sleep. Next morning long before it was time for the cock to crow, we heard a terrible commotion. The newsboys peddling The People had arrived. When Father heard their raucous cry, he picked up his cane and went after them. They scattered like rats. : After that the newsboys always waited until sometime after 8 o’clock when they knew Father would be at his office. We kids never squealed on Mike and his colleagues—just let Father believe that he had cleaned up the neighborhood. Well, on Sunday, May 30, I attended the ceremony of Msgr. Michael W. Lyons’ jubilee, not only because of a personal gratification but also because I thought Father should be represented. Father, who sat beside me unseen by anybody else, was tickled pink when he learned of Mike's reformation.

"I do notragree with a word thet you say, by) will defend fo the death your right to say g» RR Ei

The Problem of Stray Dogs By Mary Studebaker, 1832 Central Ave,

Frequent articles appear on the subject of “stray” dogs, so-called, the pros and the cons; on wholesale slaughter of dogs, and now general vaccination of dogs. A number of questions come to mind on this matter, Why do we have stray dogs and what yy meant by the term? Evidently we mean lost dogs or abandoneq dogs and they are straying simply because they have no homes. :

The cure then seems obvious: Why not get homes for them? If every humane, kindly and thoughtful citizen took in just one such helpless creature, there would be no wretched, bewildered animals in our midst. At once we should face the fact that con. tributing to this stray dog problem is the un. restricted, commercial breeding of dogs for sale, Each of us adds to this problem when we go to a pet shop or kennel to buy a dog. For, clearly those dogs already have shelter, hence are not in desperate need of a home. Let me make threé syggestions to all con. siderate, thinking citizens: First, that steps be taken at once to restrain unnecessary commercial of dogs beyond the filling of definite orders on hand. Second, that people get their dogs from the City Pound or take in any helpless, lost, homeless dog. Third, that the city look into the handling of the dog problem by the new pound super. intendent—who seems engaged solely in a way on helpless animals and their slaughter. It should be pointed out to him that his job is supposed to be concerned with the care of homeless animals and obtaining good homes for them. ® &

Complaint From Mars Hill

By Stan W. Pyritz, 2558 S. Taft St.

Following is an open letter to the Board of Public Works and Sanitation: Gentlemen: On behalf of the good people of Mars Hill, in appreciation of the canfpaign to keep our city clean, I wish to present to you this bouquet—a bouquet of onions and garlic, that is. Being outside the city limits, we had to dis. pose of our own trash and garbage. This was accomplished by having a private party haul away our refuse each week. This person took care of the majority of people in this vicinity for a nominal sum, and was faithful in his duties. We managed to keep our community clean and beautiful. Then we received notice that the city of Indianapolis would do this. We were led to believe that garbage would be collected twice a week, and trash and other refuse would be taken up once a week. Of .course, our regular trashman left for greener pastures. The city collectors have lived up to thelr promise to collect garbage twice a week. But our trash is left for two weeks or mors, What once was a clean-looking street, is now one lined with over-flowing baskets, cans and other receptacles. : As the days go on, dogs upset the trash, spilling cans and other refuse into the yards and streets. Flies swarm around the empty cans. If this is how the City of Indianapolis plans to carry through ,its “Clean-Up Campaign,” L for one, am in favor of its keeping its trucks and collectors—and letting us keep our community clean ourselves. \ We did a un Berger job of it.

He's Against the GOP By Bud Kaesel, 2450 Central Ave.

I cannot help but laugh up my sleeve after listening to the keynote speech of Gov. Green at the GOP convention. He was blowing oft how his party kept its pledge to the working class of the people by giving the tax cut. What they Dromiyed they would give after they were elected. Yes, you kept your pledge to the big businessman Mr. Green. What about shelving the veterans housing bill and playing into the hands of the real estate lobbyist by building at such 8 high cost which the veteran cannot afford? And you took the bread and butter from the veterans’ children by taking off price controls. So just keep bragging about what you're going to do. The more you talk the better we will remember at the polls what you did for

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Assails Taft-Hartley Law By Robert L. Klaus, 2817 E. 17th St.

Anyone can join a union if he is eligible. No union will force anyone to join their organ. ization, against his or her will—that's democracy. The Taft-Hartley law ‘is designed to force men and women to work—under certain condi tions—against their will; that is dictatorship. In order to transform our government into a Fascist government, it will first be necessary to pass laws, such as the above mentioned, to curb the workers’ freedom. The rest will be easy.

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IN PHILADELPHIA . . . ByPeter Edson | | Dewey Used Finished Technique Of Efficient Machine Politics

PHILADELPHIA, June 25—Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's campaign to ge} the Republican presidential nomination revealed the finished technique of professional machine politics at its most ruthless efficiency. It represented experience. For this was Dewey's third try for the nation’s No. 1 job. His lieutenants have been the same in all campaigns. Herb Brownell as manager. Ed Jaeckle, Russ Sprague as chief operators. John Foster Dulles as foreign policy adviser. Paul Lockwood as secretary, and Jim Haggerty in charge of press relations. This team has profited by any mistakes it may have made in the past and cashed in by repeating sales talks that may have been successful with delegate customers before.

They learned all the tricks. They became masters of timing. They went after delegates.

Their performance here in Philadelphia was

streamlined efficiency. > New Yorkers who were born and still had ties back. inthe hinterlands were assigned to work on their home state delegations singly, in pairs or by the dozen. Needing only about 120 unpledged votes to put Mr. Dewey over, these leg men and heelers had to deliver an average of three votes in 40 states to make good.

Was the Job Done Too Well?

THE ONLY question is whether they did their job too well. After the 1944 convention, Mr. Dewey came out with a united Republican Party behind him. Today, Mr. Dewey's tactics may have made him some bitter enemies in the Stassen, Taft, Vandenberg and Warren camps. : The possibility of being the vice presidential candidate with Dewey was held out to at least

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three men—Gov. Dwight Green of Illinois, Gov. Alfred Driscoll of New Jersey and Rep. Charlie Halleck of Indiana. Gov. Dewey declared in a mass press con. ference that he had made no deals or promises to anyone. But if there were no outright offers made, there were at least same requests on what the controllers of doubtful delegates wanted. , ¢ } And when some of the men who had been asked what they wanted got to comparing notes, there seemed to be some duplication in these possibilities held open for them. This caused resentment. That may be why Gov. Green announced the 56 Illinois votes would go to Mr. Taft on the second ballot.

Didn't Sit Well With Some

OTHER CLAIMS and rumors of delegate switch-overs, started by the eager beavers on the Dewey psychological warfare team didn’t sit well with the anti-Dewey forces. Pennsylvania Sen. Ed Martin's abandonment of his own Keystone state delegation in what has now become known as the Dewey-Grundy, deal, looked like just the break that the New York candidate needed. It made a lot of delegates nervous. They had been sitting around for two days, doing nothing but listen ing to speeches. They wanted to get on the

_ winning bandwagon, early. This was parti

cue larly true of Southern delegates, none too stable at best. What Sen.. Martin gets out of his timely switch to Gov. Dewey beyond the honor of nominating him for the presidency will de velop later. The Philadelphia story is that he is being considered for Secretary of National Defense. Mr. Taft, Mr. Stassen and Mr. Warren all denounced the Dewey tactics vigorously. They

got over their mad, publicly. Whether they all forgive Mr. Dewey personally is something else again. Nn

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