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I WHAT KIND OF MAN IS DEWEY?
When a man is a candidate for an office
M high public trust, there is a certain quality
tof character which we believe is more im
portant than all of the surface manifesta
tions, and .that . is ULTIMATE INTEG
RITY. There are no super-men. No man is
all-wise or all-good. No man can lead unless
fie has strongly held beliefs of his own, but
neither can he lead unless he has proper re
spect for the views of others. But the qual
ity which has distinguished every truly
great leader in the world's history has been
that ULTIMATE INTERITY which- gives
him the courage to say in the moment of
crisis: -
"Here I take my stand because this is what
I believe to be right. My political fortunes or
those of my party are not important. Beyond
this point, there is no compromise, no mat-
ter what my fate."
Millions of men and women all over the
United States have been asking:
"What kind of man-is Tom Dewey?"
We think Tom Dewey has that quality
of ULTIMATE INTEGRITY. He is young;
he is eager, and if he is elected he probably
will make mistakes. He does not pretend to
"know all the answers," but he is by no
means inexperienced in the ways of men.
And his ultimate faith is:
' "The American people are still capable of
real SELF GOVERNMENT."
He is at war with theory which sets class
against class, which insists that social se
curity can be had only by. yielding govern
ment under law to authority; with the as
sumption that world peace can ; ever ', be
made without taking the people into the
bargain and winning their consent. ' V
Dewey is not making any super-promises.
Some of the "wise men" who gather round
any presidential candidate think he is mak
ing a big mistake. The "wise men" ar not
always right.
.
We went down to Portland to try to find
out "what Dewey is like."' When a presi
dential candidate goes on tour, there is one
very good way to find but what he is like
talk with the people who travel with him,
the newspaper reporters, the telegraph and
telephone technicians, ' the railroaders.- At
the end of three weeks locked up in a train,
milling through the. crowds at major meet
ings, there are very few illusions.
. Among close to 100 people travelling with
the Dewey party, we found only one bad
report, and that from a reporter who had
been pretty badly banged. up in the rail
road wreck at Castle Rock. He said:
"Aw hell! He's a cold potato. Sure, he's
friendly enough with the boys on the train,
but he don't take advice, and what the -hell,
He ain't got a chance." .
Most of the others were not too opti
mistic about "the challenger's',' chances, and
many criticized this or that phase' of cam
paign technique, but as to the man' himself:
. "He's a very swell person . . . he's as regu
lar as they make 'em . . . don't let that reserve
of his fool you;-he doesn't try to be a good
time Charlie; the way Willkie did . . . he
certainly stuck with us in that -wreck; he
wouldn't go on to Portland till he'd made sure
every last member of the party could move."
Some of these men have been travelling
"presidential specials" for 25 years;' many of
them are personally "New Dealers"; many
regardless of political views are proud to
call themselves friends of Franklin D; Roose
velt. The all-but-unanimous verdict on Tom
Dewey is that as to character he has "what
it takes."- ' ' ' -.
One of the ablest of these writers put it
this way:- , '
"Tom Dewey Is a great listener.' He'll , ask
you to come back to his car and talk about
an issue and a situation, and he wants the
truth; he doesn't want salve. He listens to
a lot of people, but he makes up his own
mind. He isn't the back slapping type, but he's
solid. You like him better every mile you
travel with him."
And another man said:
"To understand Tom Dewey . you've got
to understand the -ny his mind works. He's
a digger for fncts. When he was district at-
torney he never took a case to the grand
jury till it was so complete an Indictment had
to follow, and that's just the way he works
on these big issues of the nation."
This was an interesting observation:
"We've had a dickens of a time getting
Dewey to do all the bowing and waving that's
expected. He. said: 'I don't want people to .'
think I'm showing off; this trip is not for that
purpose'. But when you get him at a wavsldo
stop, just talking to people, lie's swell.'''
The "atmosphere" of the Dewey train is
entirely different from that of the Willkie
train which went through here four years
ago. The Willkie train felt like a picnic
grounds. The Dewey train is a workshop. The
two men arc entirely different.
Mr. Willkie has a genial, hail-fellow per
sonality, but when lie was pitchforked into
the political whirlwind he was plainly be
wildered, and as the campaign progressed
lie ceased to "be himself." lie struggled des
perately to hit the "popular chord." Dewey
is no novice in politics and he is complete
master of the situation. Willkie tried to talk
to everybody and the results were usually
hectic. Dewey selects relatively few for
conference, pumps them dry. -
"a
On the train coming up from Portland
there! was an opportunity to observe the
Dewey working method. Shortly after pass
ing Salem he came into the club car where
most of the people assigned to the trip spend
their leisure moments. Wayne L. Morse and
several other Lane county people were rid
ing in this car.
Dewey came up, was presented, sat down.
It was no 'mere "courtesy call." Dewey
wanted information and criticism. He got
both: For at least 30 minutes, Dewey drew
out information about the problems of the
west the things that bother the farmer, the
working man, the employer, the attitude of
the people toward the post-war. Then he
drew out some typewritten sheets:
"Here is the first draft of the talk I am
going to make in San Francisco tomorrow
- night. It isn't finished. I wish you'd read it
. and tell me frankly if you think I am get
ting at the real issue."
Dewey disappeared toward the front of
the train and the "work car." Some time
later he was back, and he sat down again
"All right. Tell me what you think, and
don't hesitate to suggest improvements." ,
Morse and others suggested that his .talks
to date have been-"too' general" and -need
to be enlivened here and there with specific
instances, illustrations and if possible rem
edies.'
Dewey took the suggestions thoughtfully:
"Maybe you are right. In these" opening
speeches I've been. aiming to fix the main
principles. I'll give' it some -thought. As it
stands this ' outline is too long, needs- to be
done over. Anyhow I'm getting aot of new
ideas. Out in this part of the country you've
got a viewpoint that is needed.". ' '
There was this rather surprising impres
sion of Tom Dewey. The man is almost "shy."
At least there is nothing "cocky" about him.
He is not the swaggering "district attorney"
of the Sunday supplements. Neither is he
the "showman" that might be expected of
a man who earned part of his (education as
a professional singer and who has always
had deep interest in theatre. .
Watching him in action brought to mind
something one of the correspondents had
said:
"That fellow has no nerves. Did you notice
, last, night in Portland when we all looked like
we'd come out of a butcher shop, he got up .
there and did his stuff as cool as a cucumber."
Physically -Dewey is extremely fit. He
is not a large man but muscular. His hands
are hard. His eyes are the most remarkable
of his features exceedingly steady . and
clear. In conversation he affects no manner
isms. The final impression is one of unusual
self-control and power. '
. Tom Dewey is not a super-man, does not
claim to be. He is "a bit on the serious side,"
but he is not wanting in a quick humor. He
does not claim :to know all the answers but
he is very frankly trying to find some of
them. Back of Jhat lies some deep convic
tion. '
Definitely Dewey is "presidential timber."
And if he regards the presidency of the
United States far the rest of the war and
for the post-wart years as a tremendous re
sponsibility, that is a good thing. Real, cour
age often rests on humility. '
"What kind of, person is Tom Dewey?"
, In so short a ,time, it is not possible to
gather much more than 'an impression, but
this is our impression of the'man, for what
it may be worth. Jt any rate we" believe the
Republican party has a candidate of which
it can be proud. And this nation is still pro
ducing many Americans worthy to be president.-
Tom Dewey is one of them. ' "
Oregon Soldiers
Wounded In Action
WASHINGTON, Sept.- 21. W
U. S. soldiereLWounded in action
in the southwest Pacific:
Ainsworth, PFC Glenn Mrs.
Roy M. Kauffman, sister, Hub
bard. Asia, PFC Mitchell Mrs. Grace
V. Asia, mother. La Grande.
-Baker, PFC Hugh D. Wilfred
L. Baker, father, Salem.
Bernhardt, Staff Sgt. Harry D.
Harry A. Bernhardt, father,
Gardiner.
Blackwell, Tech. Sgt. George
P. Mrs. Betty Hendrix, sister,
Astoria. '
Clements. Staff Sgt. Darrell C. i
Clyde W. Clements, father, Til- !
lamook. I
Gardner, Tech. 5th Gr. Everett
Mrs. N. L. Bush, friend, Mon
mouth. ' ' ' ' ' !
Hoffmeister,. Staff Sgt. Albert!
H. Mrs. Albert H. . Hoffmeister,
mother, Gresham. ' .
Jackson, Staff Sgt. James E.
Mrs. Clarence H. Bassett, mother,
The Dalles.
Jaynes, PFC Melvin It.
Charley Bowman, friend, Mon
mouth.
Klink, Capt. Reuben E. Mrs. '
Ruth A. Klink, wife, 330 First
Avenue west, Eugene. ' .
Koepke, Sgt. Robert L. John ,
Koepke, uncle, Lebanon.
Larkins, Tech. Sgt. Melvin B.
Ben O. Larkins, father, -Salem.
McRoberts, Staff Sgt. John-H.
Mrs. Alice M. . Frock, , sister,
Heppner.
Neely, Staff Sgt. Rant N.
Rant Y. Neely, father, Willa-
mina.
Senncr, Tech. Sgt. Louis Con
rad Scnner, father, Boring. !
Underwood, PFC Lawrence E.
Mrs. Ilione Schenk, mother, Cor-
vallis. !
Williams, PFC Norman W.
Mrs. Mary R, Williams, mother,
McMinnville.
Mediterranean Area
Arbuckle, PFC Benjamin J.
Mrs. Iva Arbuckle, mother, Philomath.
O'Hagan, Tech. 5th Gr. John R.
Mrs. Aileen G. O'Hagan, wife,
Vanport City.
European Area
Carlson, 2nd Lt. Stanley K.
Mrs. Yvonne E. Carlson, wife,
1508 Thirteenth Avenue, Eugene.
Cunningham, Pvt. Clifford R.
Mrs. Mayme C. Cunningham,
mother, Portland.
Fox, Pvt. James N. Mrs. Flor- :
ence G. Fox, mother, Prlneville. i
Han, Pvt. Truman P. Mrs. 1
Marie E. Hall, mother, Chlloquin. ;
John, Pvt. Ralph R. Mrs. Bes
sie Agnes John, mother, Estacada. j
WHAT OTHER EDITORS THINK
Navy Casualties !
Of Oregon Listed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (IF)
Navy casualties: : 1
Carter, Earl J., . private, first
class, U. S. marine corps reserve.
Dead. Wife, Mrs. Earl J. Carter, I
Portland.
Churchill, Chester C:.' gunnery
sergeant, U. S. marine corps.
Wounded. Wife, Mrs. Chester C.
Churchill, Portland. !
Rosier, Steve Gamehal Jr.. sie-
tialman, second class, V. S. naval
reserve. Wounded.. Father, Steve
Gamellal Rosier Sr., Reedsport.
Titze, Herbert Carl, hospital
apprentice, first class, U. S. naval
reserve. Dead. Parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Adolph Titze, Portland.
;
Cordon Urges Survey
Of Columbia Slough
WASHINGTON. SeDt. 21.OP1
Among new measures presented
to - senate- yesterday was one by
oen. oraon tri.. uie.) an amend
ment to the rivers and harbors bill
authorizing a survey of the Col
umbia slough, Astoria, Ore., with
a view to construction of a moor
ing basin for fishing boats within
the harbor.
DEPENDS ON HITLER
(Medford Mail Tribune)
John Gunthor, well known student of foreign
affairs and war correspondent, sees serious trouble
ahead if the Germans are not beaten this year.
Should the Germans be able to somehow stave
off defeat, and extend the struggle into the spring
of 19-15, he fears Hitler's threat to do the Samson
act and pull the temple of Europe down as he falls,
may be carried out. ', ','....
So he makes a strong plea for no let-up In the
all-out offensive either at the front or behind it,
so that no later than the coining New Year's Eve.
the epitaph of the Axis in Europe may be formally
engraved on the stones of time.
Well, General Elsenhower, last New Year's Dav,
solemnly promised that victor over Germany
would be consummated this year, and at the rate
the allied armies are going it would appear to be
as certain as anything in war can be.
In fact from this distance It is difficult to figure
out how the Nazis, surrounded on three sides, and
their defenses crumbling on the fourth, can hold
out much longer. ,
On the other hand, if Hitler should' not be
rubbed out (our belief is he will be) and should
retain control of the German armies, or what is
left of them, we believe he will never capitulate.
That is what he said Din nlhor Hnv ind ir-
ye have an Idea he spoke the truth. i
For with such control why should he?
As long as he can save his own life by sacrl- I
flcing the lives of others, what will stop him? And
this war has demonstrated that underground and
guerilla warfare can be carried on prettv etfec-
lively, when formal surface warfare can't be.
So it all depends, as we see it. on Der Rcichs
fuchier. He is the keystone of the German arch. I
If he should be liquidated the war might end to- '
morrow. If he should not be and the ReichsweJir
shold continue to stand by him, through thick and
thin, then In all likelihood the Nazis would resist,
until there is literally no fight left in them. i
And to reach this point in a little over four'
months. well it COULD be done no doubt; but
we fear the allies would have to work overtime to
clean up such a mess by January One!
Even so we fail to see the vital importance of
the precise dale,. and in-the article In question no
convincing evidence to support the calendar fea
ture is presented.
The eventual defeat of Germany Is certain and
nas been for a long time. Whether the end comes
late tins year or early next, we fail to see how the
m,!! 1 ' " .comparatively few months, can
materially alter tht post-war situation, ,
hMch(i, Pilicusnf js, lick of r p ani n.
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