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4 Th gftrtimrm, fekn, Oregon. Thursday, October t 1831 'MA-A-AT to MaiorG IftP KKD OOPS (Continued From Page One) r eneral Takes Ditch j NWIH OH 4 Wo Favor Sway U from First iAt' CTinn an ' No Fear1 Shall Awe" March . 1U1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COJIPANY CHARI-ES A SPRAUU Editor and Publisher rsbUshed every marning. Bsxtaca ifflct X1S I CmuDtrcial. Salem, Oregon, Telephone Z-244L Catered at the pectefflea at Oregon, as tad data matter ander act of Hare S 117 Operations Slinging Mud .-. There is a rising revolt among intelligent per- v pons against the mudslinging to which this pres idential campaign has deteriorated. Edwin Can ham,4 editor of the Christian Science Uonitor, scored it severely in his radio broadcast Tues day night The New York Times scolded Presi dent Truman for his share in personal attacks on General Eisenhower. The latter has abandon ed his purpose of avoiding personalities to slug it out with Truman, although in Salem he con fined his remarks to endorsing the moral and spiritual heritage of church and home and school. 'Stevenson has kept to a high level, but his party eager, beavers fearthe is staying too -highbrow. 1 - . -! In a big general campaign some speakers are bound to shoot the works without restraint. .It seems to he what Wendell Willkie called "cam paign oratory?1 which is replete with exaggera-; tion and -condemnation of the opposition. A Re publican "truth squad" pursues Truman hoping to smother him with counter blasts; Charges; of 'lying' are hurled back and forth or of twisting ' the record out tf focus for political effect j We have grown accustomed to considerable of this line of gaff; but the volume of it this time is too great Pretty soon the people will puke over the diatribe thrown at and by men presumed to be statesmen. So much time is de voted to personalities that little is left for a so ber: discussion of the issues between the two candidates. The campaign remains, in principle, a contest between Taft and Truman and not be tween Eisenhower and Stevenson I " - Why not get back to the simple truth that both Ike and Stevenson are" good, sound Amer icans, willing to serve their country and capable of serving it well. The heavens are not going, to fall ir- if either one is elected; and miracles are not going to happen, either. And both Ike and Adlai are a lot better than most of the men who are campaigning for them. . i- Candidates in Agreement - 1 Previously we have remarked that left alone, tnere probably is little difference in the person al views of Eixenhower-and Stevenson. For proof ; here are . these quotes, in discussions of "mis takes" in our foreign policy . : Stevenson at Louisville: "Nor. do I list these mistakes in Judgment and errors of prediction ' In order to lay any personal blame on the Gen eral . . . Better we refrain from competing n " denouncing each other In a scramble for votes, admit our. common mistakes and get on with our business." Elsenhower at Eocene: "Let's admit our mls . takes, and not try to pin the responsibility on 1 any one man or group Of. men." To which the people join in saying Amen. , . - ' . - ; ' No sympathy need be lost to the owners of the tin mines in Bolivia over their nationaliza tion by the revolutionary Victor Paz Estenssorb government The owners, chiefly now living in luxury abroad, have exploited the workers with out mercy. It remains to be seen of course whether the government can produce tin any better than Mossadegh's government in Iran can refine and sell oil. - ?AU work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Is an old saying.1 Rita Hayworth amends it to read: All play and no work makes Aly a poor husband. : " " v :' ; When Indifferent, Donjt Vote The egister-to-vote" campaign is over; more than 47,000 persons are now on the Marion County rolL Since, ordinarily, only about half of those registered to vote cast ballots in the election, the drive to "get out the vote now will commence. - Almost everyone will agree with Governor McKay when he said (in proclaiming registra tion week) that "it is a sad commentary on Cur evaluation of our freedoms that over one-third of all Oregonians' entitled to vote are too leth argic or ;too lazy to exercise .their franchise." Americans are both ashamed and baffled when U.S. election turn-outs are compared with the percentage of eligibles who vote in other demo cracies, and both party and non-partisan organ izations denounce political "apathy" j and urge political participation, Le. voting. j i But Eric Larrabee, secretary of the commit tee on American Civilization of the Council of i Learnedf Societies, in a New York Times maga i zine article questions the value of the annual exhortations to vote. f . j The size of the vote is no index of the quality j of government hie says. (Is government in Eng : land or Albania or Israel, where a much greater j percentage vote, better than in the U.S.?) Why ! should we condemn American non-voters, as sec- ond-class citizens, when the right to: vote sub- sumes the right not to vote? Maybe; they have j good reasons for hot voting. Maybe they feel the nation will be in good hands no matter who wins,. Is it apathetic not to vote when you literally , i dislike all the candidates? Does apathy neces sarily imply lack of passion or conviction? - j Larrabee thinks we don't know 'much, about apathy and use the term, much too easily. We i also use. the term "participation too easily. ' Universal participation in politics is offered as a r panacea; if everybody would vote we could not fail to have good government; the voice of the people is the voice of God, etc. . j . : But (suffrage has never been universal , in America, Larrabee points out We exclude the immature and the unfit; why not also the in different? For apathy is not the main enemy of ' good government; incompetence (inability to understand politics, to judge political issues, to . relatelone's understanding to action) is a more serious enemy, Larrabee concludes:! ! "Exhortations to vote merely for the sake of , voting seem to me inadequate, but . they do in fact do a certain amount of good,! since they necessarily compel voters and non-voters alike to consult their political consciences . . . The opposite of apathy is not merely 'participation , but more thoughtful people, more thoroughly " dedicated to the arts of self-government." This is particularly true in a state like Oregon where the initiative and referendum place the responsibility for final judgment upon the peo ple. The several state issues on the ballot this : fall require thoughtful and informed decision more so, perhaps, than a vote for a presidential candidate or state official. Thus when we urge citizens to vote we do, Indeed, mean them "to consult their political consciences,"; and if they are, indeed, "too lethargic or too lazy' then it is good citizenship for them to abstain from voting . on the issues and offices to which they are in Literary - Restaurant in the State Capitol comes out with "I Like Dee cigarets. Gaudy red-and-white striped jacks. Demos can't get "Adlai, Madly" or "Light Horse Harry" brands so they have to be satisfied with the elephant blend. What happens when you drag oh one of those festive fags? Are they kind to your T (for taxes) zone, do they give you a treat instead of a statement, and are they round, firm and fully stacked clear up to here? . . Guidepost Board and the Superintendent. The Board also could go outside the state to choose its executive if it so desired. The argument against the mea sure is that the executive head of the school system is "twice removed" from - direct responsi bility to the . people. He is ap pointed by the governor. Holy first proposed that members of the State Board be elective, but that idea was rejected, and right ly so, in my opinion. It is much easier for the people to vote for one .person than to elect boards of seven members. I favor keeping the office of State Superintendent elective. It has been kept on a high plane and will continue so in view of the great interest of the people! in education. It is perhaps less apt to become involved in poli tics than it might be with au thority stemming from the Gov ernor's office. With the growth In authority of the State Department of Edu cation there is need for a con tinuing direct relationship be tween it and the people. While a good many states have appointed Commissioners of Education oth ers which are leaders in educa tion retain elected Superinten- One for the Quiz Kids. Who is Democratie candidate for vice president? j J " 'Qon't Sell Harry Short' Democrats Warn, 1 As President Continues Attacks on llco algn- I Br JOSEPH ALSOP ,SAN FRANGISCO-Judging by ' reports, the Republican leader ship is at least pretending to feel the same con tempt for Har tr S. Truman' c ajn p Inz that was so mistakenly felt f four years ago. Judging by on- the - scene o b -aervation; how--' ever, the Re-1 publicans would be wise to take! 4K 4frlo a! iw one' of the CaU-Ui fornia Democrats. ; ; "Donl sell Harry shart, was. the way this Democratic politico summed up bis reaction to tha President's remarkable foreign Klicy -speech here in Oakland, mically enough. Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson, who- once had a dis Ittnct tendency to sell Harry " short is now very long on Harry , too.v ' , - i Everyaae zanst recall what a pallid view Stevenson aa4 Ids i advisers farsaerly teak f titt .; Presidemfa whistle-stepping-. TO ' ' earlier Stevenson view is evem ' bow reflected la the physical eJremmstaiiees af the Presldears wtrnmptng triy aerasa the eeutry. . Trvnuui la traveling with an alla-,- cation of National Democratie famds barely sufficient to pay for ., Ida traim. Na appropriation has Wea provided for national radio r or televtsioa time- for Tramaa, broadcasts, saea as that Oaklaad, are belnr locally flnaaeed. Moreover, the President him self, in his oddly humble way, . was worried about Gov. Steven ' son's reaction to his efforts until ' , he reached this city." Then, be- . lore leaving San Francisco, he had a call put through to Spring field. Stevenson was profuse m ' his expressions of admiration and gratitude to the President Ho begged the President to go .right on whistle-stopping, and.- right on pouring it on the Republicans, tmtil election day. He indicated tttat efforts would now be made to find additional . cash. In or der to put the President on the national air. In short Trnmsa, who was one to bo kept ta the baek groand. I now to be given a : great role in this pvssUng earn pairn. Mays the change of Democratie atrategr is pfoeo : of folly. But to the Oakland: speech here, aa at '; the small towns along Traman's route throagh the Northwest, yoa eoold see why Stevaaost and his aides aow regard Tnunaa as major asset j ' "! r - In the first place, the Presi dent has been changed by the change In his own situation. As a leader about to lay down his burden, he is easier, more re laxed, and much more eloquent. He does not mangle 'his words. He no longer seems merely pug ' nacious. He is humerous and homely.' His timing Is good. Ho , can even be truly moving, as in the passages in the Oakland speech, acknowledging the sacri fice of our dead in Korea, and defending - that sacrifice as a glorious contribution to free dom's cause. t . , This change la Tnunaa Is extra-effective beearae his decision to retire has also rather obvious ly altered his atandmg with the' voters. A large groayv no doabt. California scribes are waving their yogis - hysterically In praise over Nixon's teeveo ap pearance. Hal Humphrey, L. A. Mirror radio tv editor, even channels oat the info that TV mado Nixon. The 'largo citiaen response to Nixon's fund talk and - -trao atory, bints Hamphrey, can be credited to the fact that Nix- ; on gave his talk over video. Hamphrey should note that several hundred Salem citizens also responded joyfully to Nixon's talk , and not more than X per cent of them (if that many) aaw him on tv. 1 , . ; f, .. , . . , ' . t O ! O , O - - I ( j . ! ; , , The only. thing wrong with Ike's sterling talk in Salem was that about 70 per cent of the crowd at the depot couldn't hear him. Those two mike's on the train platform were about as adequate as a whisper in a wind-storm. A good share of the crowd, after a few minutes of eardrum straining, left before the , talk was over. Local GOPsters were told that the campaign spe- ; cial was a self contained unit with everything but those mikes, , meant for the usual whistle-stop crowds of about 3,000,- were ' lost in Salem's 10,000 turnout. ; J f i At E agent where the crowd was even larger a PA system was rigged np'oa a sound track. Hard-boiled radio and newsmen aboard the special told Rep. Marl Hatfield they were really Im pressed with the hospitality, beauty and crowds' m Oregon . . . While the huge crowd waited around the Salem depot for the ike " ' train, up drives Gov. McKay's block-long Cadillac; As the crowd v watehea expectantly the door opens and oat hops Hatfield and Win ton Hunt Marlon County GOP leaders. Amid cheers and . same good-natured boos Hunt and Hatfield doff their hats and salute the spectators In regal fashion ' , , ' , : ' ' ''. i . . "' ' : . Riding with Ike from Salem to Albany with the Marlon., County delegation was Dennis OUara, and Bill Ford, Salem J youngsters. When young. OUara was introduced to the general he told Ike: "I met you fh Seattle and you told me then you would introduce me to your wile." Dee grinned and turned to , one of his aides. "Take this boy back right now and introduce him to Mamie." v . . And Frances Cole, secretary of Marion, County Young GOP group, was also supposed to board the train at Salem and even bought her' ticket for same. But she became so absorbed listening to Ike talk and handing Mamie flowers on behalf of the local club, that she stood there in a daze as the trahVpulled out of the station without her. J , '. i ".." still feels bitter resentment - against the General, and other In truth. Gen. Eisenhower and his supporters are not wise to itwUm Truman's whole attack as "mere mud-slinging. : The General, in these last three weeks, has chosen to do a pretty risky thing. He has chosen to de nounce the American foreign and defense policy that he himself helped to make. And the Prest- dent has collected a whole bate fall of documents to show Eisen- 5 bower's complicity In the very, decisions the General is now de ploring. ; -- . .- Some of these documents Tru man will no doubt strain and 'misuse. This reporter thinks, for instance, that Truman strained his point when i he sought to takes at Berlin which ended in GRIN AND BEAR IT the blockade there.. - Yet no one can deny that the 'General, as Army Chief of Staff, actually initiated the proposal that wo withdraw our troops from Korea. No one can deny that the General helped to work out former Secretary of Def ease Louis Johnson's disarmament program, which Johnson publicly called an "Eisenhower program.' No one can deny that la; 1848, the General took an ovcr-hope-fal : view of Soviet purposes, while other men like Averell Haniman Judged more rightly Papers to prove these points &SB8S8SSSRSB by Lichty against the President.' Bat many ethers who were once hostile are - now Influenced by the thought that Truman no longer has a per sonal axe to grind.' They are not , worrying any more about K the cronies, who are" soon to dis-v appear. Kesentment has subsided rag these people. It has been points too, are In the President's base. . r .... It Is safe for Sen. Robert A. Taft to denounce every aspect of our foreign and defense policy, only because Sen. Taft has had. no responsibility for foreign and - defense policy-making. The Gen- replaced by admiration for the eral, on the other hand, although President's brisk courage in the . humanly fallible, actually made fight : j ; U his tremendous contribution and These are the reasons'why the -Truman tour, to date, seems to have been gaining votes for the Democrats. Maybe, as these words are written in San Francisco, the President will be putting his foot in his mouth somewhere-down the. line from here. He seems more likely, however, to be put ting the bee on Gen. Eisenhower. achieved his greatness as a f or ' eign and defense policy -maker. Hence, the advisors who ; have badgered the General into talk ing, at times, distinctly like Sen. Taft, may find they have: made a very bad mistake. To produce this result is the . President's "dearest wish, i . . j (Copvriglit isss Mow Tors, Herald Tribune. Inc.) . ItfepjRT. r 1 I . s W wife) By W G. ROGERS CHIAROSCURO: FRAGMENTS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY, by . Augustus i John Pellegrini & Cudahy; S5) America's Jo Davidson, the late sculptor, was John's opposite number, so to speak: As David son sculpted the great and near great, so John has painted them . . . you could almost say, if a sitter wasnt great before, ho was 'after, John had done his portrait. 1 There is a John cachet. But the sitter paid in money and also in the artist's assessment of his character, for John could ' be frank and earnest, too. Friends and i acquaintances as well as clients axe the subjects of his generous praise but also on occa sion ; the victims of - his sharp tongue. Orpen, he says, had an "infinite capacity for avoiding : pains. Modiglianl was, he says, "normally charming . . . but rare ly normal. He couldn't stand Frank Harris, was not overly im pressed by the fading Wilde, notes uogartjrs "customary mal ice," and his own father, a law yer but perhaps a bumbling sort of fellow, is. described as a sea shell picker-upper whose cowries alone, says his son, would have made him rich in Central Africa. Born and brought up in Wales, one of four children, John stud led at the Slado . . . that's al most all he tells about art. Be cause he was skillful, personable or lucky, 'or a combination, he early became fashionable. At his first show he made 30 pounds. and from then on he traveled pretty much as he pleased, with or without. wife and children, in England and Ireland, on the con tinent, in America, often visiting the Gypsies whose language or languages: . ho appears able to speak. Among his sitters have been Joyce, Yeats, Streseman, Lloyd George, Montgomery, Hiro- hito. . ; j , - v:, ' ; ' This book was begun as peicemeal project for Cyril Con nelly's magazine Horizon, and other sections were written to fill-in. As a result, you get ab solutely no idea of time, and John's remark ' that "chronology Is not my strong point" is such a fantastic understatement as to be, in effect, false. He Jumps, for Instance . from an Avignon to-Marseilles walk in 1926 to the 1890s and Arthur Symons and to 1914 when ... he thinks . . . he painted Symons. In this case you happen to catch him skipping about; unsuauy - he does it and leaves you bewildered. Though you don't learn it here, he was born In 1879. Bettor Enalish 1 , By D. C WILjLsIAMS - SEOUL, Korea Chines Red artillery barrage hit an am munition truck near Arrowhead Ridge Tuesdav mnA fnrrSA ur Gen. James Clyde Try to take cover in a ditch for 20 minutes. Fry. commander of the TJ. S. Second Division,, was not Injured. But nearly 150 rounds of artillery fire crashed- around him. He had Just left his helicopter to walk around the valley south of Arrow head ridge when the barrage open ed up. , . . dents. Moreover, we do not want to get our schools too strongly centralized. Districts should ; en joy reasonable latitude in devel oping their programs and man aging their affairs. There are good arguments on both sides of this question, but I recommend Vote 301 X No. tor Phono 4-3333 "The Government must plan new for any financial chaos! . ..We must ever go back to the old-fashioned type of unplanned chaos!... - By D. C WILLIAMS : I What is wrong with this sen tence? "Are you planning on trip to Atlanta, and how long will you; stop there? - - 2. What is the correct pronun ciation of "facet"? 3. Which one of these words Is misspelled? Alabaster, porter, janiter, arbiter. 4. What does the word "perfi dious" mean? v . 5. What is a word beginning with dem that means "a woman of doubtful reputation'? ' . 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