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AMERICA’S GREATEST DANGER have proved a blessing to the logger
The greatest danger confronting and are worth thousands ¿nd thou-
America at this time was emphasized sands of dollars to th|s section. Tues-
by the president’s address on for- day afternoon the logs began to float
eign affairs.
It -was not anything by the dock here and by Wednesday
that was said but the manner of say- every boom on the upper river and
ing. Gone was the golden voice and clear to Cedar Point was full,
the magnetic personality which in '■
—o-y-
the
past
charmed
people into
The Coquille Chamber of Com-
thougbtlcsanees. It'brought up vi- merce decided jipt to wait until the
sions of ¡the last days of President Southern Hacific took off the gaso-
Wilson, when Mrs. Wilson was act- line cur before making an effort to
ing president.
secure morning mail service. Wednes-
It is out of the realm of possibiii- day evening* a committee consisting
ties and into that of probabilities,'of G. Russell Morgan, J. E. Norton
that this may happen again if the
fourth farm is attempted. To imagine
Eleanor playing the part *vith the
present White House favorites, Hop
kins, Hillman, Ickes, Tugwell, and a
host of other “soaial planners” being of federal bureaus and assign their
able to direct affairs of America activities to the several cabinet de
frftm undercover, is alarming.
It partments.
The entire program is
would be serious at any time. Now based on business-like efficiency and
with the country facing such prob- i» designed to help private enter-
lems as the world's greatest national prise expand by lowering the tax
debt, which must be paid or repu- burden to the absolute minimum gnd
diated, private enterprise threatened« by withdrawing the army of federal
with extermination by taxation forc snoops that infest the .land.
ing national socialism without the . Looking at it from the practical
people having » voice in its adop side, the election of FDR would re
tion, representative government be sult in a continuance of the present
ing throttled with a struggling con feud between, the executive and leg
gress the only hope of retaining the islative branches of the fovemment.
American concept of “Government The House quite probably will have
of, for and by the people," make a a small Republican majority which
picture which rather chills the blood will re-organize the working com
of the thoughtful. There is no party mittees. The Senate will, no doubt,
politics in the issue.' It is American remaintDemocratic. But both houses
freedom or old country serfdom to have s majority of anti-Npw Dealers
dominate.
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composed of Republicans and south
ern Democrats who will form a coall-
, lion in opposition to the administra-
ition. The result will be either a
j perpetual deed-lock or an armed
The election is taking pirst place in truce, neither of which would permit
public interest away from the war the establishment of measures to in
news as election day draws near. sur* Prosperity and to promote good
This particular war-election will be-Joreign relations necessary to main-'
grimly Important in shaping our fu- , t®*n peace. Even though FDR should
ture and the seriousness with which mnke strenuous effort to get along
voters appraise the rival candidates wlth the Congress opposition, a thing
proves their awareness of a heavy foreign to his nature, he could never
responsibility.
overcome the dislike and distrust
The unusual apathy and indiffer- built UP in the past years of continu-
ence to the traditional bally-hoo and al bickering. We could easily lose
mud-slinging gives the professional the peace under such a set up.
machine politicians the jitters. They I The election of Mr. Dewey would
can gain no definite-indication of the find a Republican House and a Dem
public will and are kept in doubt as ocratic Senate. But a majority of
to the outcome. Anything could hap- each will support the Republican
pen. from a close election to a land- domestic and foreign programs and
slide.
The public realizes it must there will be no feuding between the
choose an administration offering the executive and legislative branches,
most practical. program for coping Because of the strong support of
with the difficult domestic and for- «mall business and its faith in him,
eign situations that will accrue at Mr. Dewey’s election would certainly
the end of the war. Our house must be the signal for a tremendous buBi-
first be placed in order before we ness boom. No doubt he relies on
cah exert our rightful influence at that in his plans for full employment
the peace table.
The people are His main political strength lies in
therefor sizing up the candidates with the small business and the farm
extraordinary care for a mistake at groups which are the backbone of
this time would be very costly.
our country.
The Fourth Term campaign has ’ Looking at the personal charac-
emphasized the prosecution of the teristics of the two men, the presi-
war and our foreign relations. They
have studiously avoided the domes
tic scene where they are weakest.
They have depicted the Republicans
as enemies of labor and as “isola
tionists,” whatver that term means.
(The most plausible definition is that
an isolationist is one who does not happy in office. He loves personal
believe in the New Deal). They have power and just can t help having a
But he pos-
carefully side-stepped definite an finger in every pie.
verse, breaking tradition«, With ap
parent abandon, bringing Uncertainty
and chaos in the minds of the people
—M. P. Sweeten.
What Are We Asking For
In These United States?
People of a free country, who have
braved the witds, pioneered, and felt
the freedom of yndictxted effort;
who have built business and con
quered every task we have met be
cause we wbre brothers; are we going
to discard all of the traditions which
have-made us a great nation, by vio
lating the principles set down by
our great Washington, who knew the
faction, in power too long.
He, the great strength of the coun
try at the time, refused the third
term in office because he loved and
taught the principles of freedom.
Have we not trusted too long the
man who tried to change our Thanks
giving; made a njockery of the great
est victory over hardship and want,
and welding of National Friendship,
which was an early milestone of
free men, working unity?
Are we going to be deceived again
by the gauzy hint of some magic
ANO RESTORE AMERICAN
The river was running bank full
at. the dock here this morning and
the lowlands across the river were
gradually disappearing from view.
entered every home, taking the
cream of our strength, sacrificing
1 our boys upon the altar of envy and
hate.
Nothing cah stem the nefarious
J. L. Smith and E. R. Peterson left tide of crime but unity and we can
Wednesday evening for Portland unly have unity by holding fast the
With the Coos county exhibit for thg traditions which welded us into a
Pacific International Live Stock Ex- free an(j independent nation,
position. The display consisted of
M we lose sight of our birthright
cheese, butter and myrtlewood only. we can only expect a mess of pottage,
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consisting of a scrapped Constitu-
Ducks are now coming in by the tion and a scrambled maze of prom-
tlBndHda.
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' ises, like a sea of froth Upon which a
:— nauOn of people will be thrown willy
omical lines and on the ability to in- nilly.
We still have the same Land and
| the same Constitution. Let us rally
to the old standard of freedom and
keep our people free.
It behooves us to watch carefully
that no man grows to believe himself
indispensable. Believing so, man in
variably becomes dictaterial.
diwey
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swer to the devastating attacks of sesses a winsome personality and a
** a nM*mber of the House of Re
the Republicans on domestic policies political shrewdness second to none
resenttatives, Harris Ellsworth h
because no logical reply is possible. In our list of presidents.
Mr. Dewey, on the other hand, is utlracted national attention Ai I
They have appealed to sentiment and
He works I
term. It was hitting the jac
self-interest and thus have obtained a very good organizer.
the support of the several militant well with those his equal or superior 1x4 for the votera to *end hlm
pressure groups._____________ in intelligence. He surrounds him- 1 Washington in 1042. He has gain<
them.. lne
the P°18e
iae ana
and experience to merit a
The Republican
campaign has self with good men and leaves them.
been kept on a dignified, logical, con- , to work out their own destinies. He Place among the leaders in the House,
structive basis with an appeal to,prefers the committee approach to'^e v°t*rs,are virtually sure to re
reason instead- of sentiment It has problems rather than to attempt
hl™ 88 a rewar<l for a bang-up
Oregon
stressed the glaring domestic weak solving them himself. He is straight
nesses of private enterprise in our forward and hard hitting, hates po
national life. It has come boldly litical intrigue and subterfuge, and
venture
forth with a well-balanced program refuses to indulge in reciprocal
on the
for labor and industry that has been deals so dear to the heart of pro
hard to find fault with. It has cater- fessional politicians. He is not popu-
ed to small business through creation lar With the latter, nor does he have
of a friendly atmosphere and the the winsome personality of his op
elimination of strangling regulati&n. ponent in soliciting sentimental ap-
It -has outlined a realistic and intelli- peed. But he does have the faculty
gent foreign policy calculated to pro- of Inspiring confidence and faith
tect Uncle Sam’s interest while at through his fearless, resolute ap-
the same time maintaining leader- proach to the solution of every prob-
ship in world, affairs. It has pro- lem and the absolute justice and
posed a general retreat of government integrity at hi« decisions.
from interference with the lives of
This column admits a strong bias
private citizens but has broadened in favor of Mr. Dewey. It believes
the social security program as well.
It intends to eliminate the hundreds
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"Did you get a story at the County Tavern
Protective Association met ling?”
“The same old story.—‘They are buying
Bond«', 'They are contributing to war char
ities', 'They are cleaning themselves up—no
need for outside reform'."
"We have printed that a hundred times.
Wasn’t there a new angle?"
"Well, you know the big whiskey and beer
trusts have always blamed the saloon-keeper
for all the bad publicity the business gets,
such as selling to minors, running indecent
places, selling to drunks, disorder and an
occasional murder.”
"Yes?”
“Now the saloon-keepers are beginning to
yell at the distillers and the brewers. They
accuse them of bringing out new brands of
inferior quality to avoid OPA regulations of
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Pr*c«. of opening their own, liquor stores to
avoid ceilings, of selling their limited stocks
to favorite customers, of making the taverns
buy a lot of fancy stuff, the stuff nobody
wan,«',’n. order to get a case of whiskey
winch is in demand."
"Anything ekei"
Well, one saloon-keeper claimed that the
brewers were cultivating such a taste for
„rJ'n our ao,diers, to whose canteens they
sell direct, that the saloons can't get enough
beer to sell to the public. But the Brewers'
representative pointed out that these returned
soldiers, after the War would be great cus
tomers.”
„' Write up a few lines, son. There is no
n«w angle there. The liquor business is still
the same old cross and double-cross, vile
business.