4 Heppner Gazette Times, October 26, 1944
EDITORIAL . . .
Praises Dewey; Criticizes FDR An Adroit Political Move
"Mr Dewev opened his campaign by lifting the
subject of foreign policy high above partisan
politics," declared the Christian Century in a cur
rent editorial entitled "Mr Dewey's Patriotism."
Contrasting the stand of the Republican Presi
dential nominee with the position taken on foreign
affairs by President Roosevelt in 1932, The Cen
tury recalled that President Hoover, defeated for
reelection, appealed to Mr. Roosevelt, the winniing
candidate, to collaborate with him during the so
called "lame duck' interim "in attempting to deal
with the forces which were swiftly driving the na
tion toward economic disaster. But Mr. Roosevelt
rejected this appeal to his patriotism, preferrinig
to allow the catastrophe to occur rather than to
share with the then President any of the credit for
averting it. "Mr. Dewey," said The Century, has
taken "precisely the opposite course."
Calling attention to Governor Dewey's coura
, geous approach to and understanding of domestic
affairs, The Century continues:
"His speeches leave open for examination Mr.
, Roosevelt's second and third terms in which not
only was there no substantial advance in social
legislation but the administration of the legisla
tion previously enacted and the whole spirit and
conduct of the government present a fair field
for analysis, interpretation and criticism. That
Mr. Dewey intends to center his fire there is evi
denced by his promise, if elected, to apply a new
broom which will sweep thrugh the jungle of pro
liferating boards, bureaus and administrations, re
ducing them in number, bringing efficiency in op
eration, and encouraging a much needed spirit of
consultation and cooperation with the government
and the groups whose interests it might be seek
ing to safeguard.
"From the 'very beginning, Mr. Roosevelt has
used deception as a major political strategem,
until today he has lost the moral confidence of the
nation. Even in the ranks of those blocs which
represent his followers, h-is support rests not upon
their confidence in his integrity, but upon the
cynical assurance that he will serve their interests
because their votes are necessary to his mainte
nance of power.
"The poison of this cynicism courses in the
bloodstream of our body politic. It can be thrown
off only by the emergence of a new leadership
whose integrity commands the moral respect of
the people, regardless of partisan differences.
Mr. Dewey has already given high promise that
he matches this crying need of the hour."
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Men Wanted
Men and women alike have done their bit in
carrying on the war along the home front. They
have given of their time, their money, their talents,
in order that those who have gone to the front
may not lack the materials and supplies needed to
batttle the enemy, and to see that those who have
been invalided home have the best of care.
Perhaps the women have been more active in
the matter of providing entertainment and com-,
forts for hospitalized veterans and in so doing
have been more in evidence around the hospitals
than have the :v.z.. That is a natural situation and
one that brings much enjoyment to the sick and
maimed youths who are unable to enjoy the pleas
ant surroundings of their own homes. Yet these
lads, with nothing but the loudest praise for the
women who are doing such grand things for them,
would appreciate more men visitors to talk of
things in which men are interested, where perhaps
they can let down their guard occasionally and
talk in a manner they would not dream of talking
in the presence of women.
It is not up to the men to give of their money
alone. There are other things that must be given
which money cannot buy. If any of our menfolk
should find themselves in the vicinity of McCaw
General at Walla Walla or any oiher veterans hos- ,
n'H, it would be a most generous act to go in
and v!s!t with some of the boys in the wards who
are there berni?e they vere willing to give their
al" ti.at vc roH't s'trv'vs and enjoy the privileges
that many of them will never experience.
It will not be easy but neither is their lot.
There may be somt people who still believe
that Mister Roosevelt is the master political stra
tegist but if they have been listening to Tom
Dewey lately they must realize that the indis
pensable one's claim to the honor is being chal
lenged. Not alone is it being challenged it is be
ing superseded by the Republican aspirant.
When Senator Ball, independent Republican
of Minnesota, decided to cast his lot with the
Roosevelt side because he believed the President's
stand on foreign policy was more definite than
Mr. Dewey's, the latter, having announced a dis
cussion of the farm issue in his scheduled Min
neapolis speech, changed his text to a consid
eration of the foreign policy issue. It was an
adroit political move and one of Dewey's best
speeches of the present campaign. Before he
had finished one was convinced that Mister
Roosevelt himself is the nation's number one iso
lationist for the President's own words were
quoted in support of the speaker's contentions.
Dewey gave specific dates when his opponent
made the statements quoted, leaving nothing to
chance, which is his stock in trade. The Presi
xlpnt may attempt to circumvent the statements,
or he may even deny them, but still the fact
remains that he made them andytheir utterance
has placed him behind the eiighr-ball.
Not one word was said regarding Senator Hall's
defection from the party. If that worthy gentle
man expected to create a flurry in Republican
ranks his move was in vain. He may carry a cer
tain element with him but the manner in which
Dewey met the situation doubtless took took many
unsettled voters off the fence and placed them in
the Republican column.
Thus more and more is the wisdom of the Re
publican national convention brought to light. In
GOP presents a man who not only thinks fast but
selecting Tom Dewey as the standard bearer the
goes into action with equal alacrity. His strength
is growing and the opposition knows it better than
anybody. i
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Morse Amply Qualified
One cannot converse with or listen to Wayne
Morse without gaining the impression that here is
a man admirably equipped to represent the state
of Oregon in the United States senate. On the oc
casion of his visit to Heppner last Saturday he
won many recruits who have caught the spirit of
the campaign and now are working not alone for
Morse but, the ticket from Mr. Dewey down.
Morse's discussion of the issues clearly shows him
to be a student of world affairs as well as being
unusually well informed on matters pertaining to
local and state conditions. He also made it clear
that he had not entered the primary at the request
of the New Deal, the CIO, Sidney HiUman or
any of the other New Deal satellites but rather
that he was urged to get in the race by represen
tative republicans of Oregon.
One thing brought out by the speaker was that
he and Senator Guy Cordon are in accord on na
tional policies and that both are working for the
success of the party in Oregon.
It is hard to believe that the people of the state
will overlook the opportunity to send these two
capable men to Washington to back up mr. Dew
ey in his program of reestablishing order in the
national capital.
Bureaucratic Efficiency
Last July, the Office of Price Administration
leased 4,500 square feet of space in a Milwaukee,
Wis., office building, promising to pay an annual
rental of $5625. In view of the "imperative need"
for speed and space, established firms were scat
tered to the four winds resulting in extensive
moving costs. A thousand dollars was spent by
the corporation operating the building to install a
burglar alarm system.
The New Deal bureau never occupied he space
and on Oct. 1 it cancelled the lease.
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Squandering the people's money, even in war
time is no proof of patriotism. Jesse Jones, Sec
retary of Commerce.
Birdlore Theme of
Brownie Meeting
Brownie Girl Scout troop No. 3
took up U.c study ol k:rdore at
the regulr.r meeting Wednesday af
ternoon. After HO minutes of singing
gmes in the music room at the
rchool house th' girls went to Mrs.
Ne:lie Anderson's terrace on the
eld mill site where Mrs. Anderson
.gave them an interesting talk on
birds, demonstrating bird calls by
use of phonograph recordings and
rhowing pictures.
In their campaign to raise club
funds, the :Jro rnes have collect
ed and sold 85 pounds of waste
ilats, adding $265 to their treasury.
During Girl Scout week which
begins Oct. 29, the Brownies will
wear their uniforms. They will also
celebrate the birthday of the
lounder, Juliette Low. Theme of the
week will be hospital service. The
T? nwTiies are doing their bit by col
lecting old alarm clocks and tooth
brushes with colored handles for
men at McCaw G.nrval hospital to
uie in m 'king Christmas gilts.
The Brownies were special guests
at All Saints Episcopal church last
Sunday when they and their lead
ers were present at the 11 o'clock
service. Some cf the o'der Girl
Scouts were also at this service.
FARMER
FILOSOFI
By Gordon J. Taylor
Route 2
Molalla, Oregon
WE WILL KEEP CORDON
As a rural box holder we receiv
ed some very expensive literature
advertising Willis Mahoney. We ga
ther from it he is a firm believer
in Roosevelt's indispensibility, and
that he is willing to be a rubber
stamp senator from Oregon and
bask in the light of his chief. He
would be willing even to spend
some time in Oregon during cam
paigns. We cannot think Oregon
will turn down real service and re
presentation from Senator Guy
Cordon, a real Oregonian with the
interests of the state, for something
so fantastic as Mahoney's offer.
CAN BOSS HAGUE DELIVER
A few days ago Ex-Governor
Edison of New Jersey, whp is also
ex-secretary of the navy, and a
democrat,' said he had informed
President Roosevelt that he could
not win the state of New Jersey.
He gave for his reason the activity
of the Hague anachine of that state
in Roosevelt's election. This cor
rupt machjne5s activity had lost
the independent vote. The next day
Boss Hague announced the would
deliver the state to the New Deal.
We cannot think America has so
degenerated that a corrupt political
machine can deliver any state. Nov.
7 will clarify this political cloud
and start America toward new
heights of achievements.
It is certain that everyone sup
porting the fourth term is not a
that every crackpot is supporting
crackpot, yet, it is equally true
Roosevelt. It would pay us to know
why.
COMMUNISTS REAL THREAT
One of the most interesting de
velopments of this national cam
paign is the organized efforts of the
communists to bring about Roose
velt's election for the fourth term.
Months ago they announced their
international organization disband
ed. This was not an evidence of the
change of their purpose to make
America over but just their getting
'under cover so their work would
not be noticed until their purpose
was consumated. In his opening
campaign speech before the team
sters' union, Mr. Roosevelt accused
republicans of "dragging a red her
ring across the trail" and called
them labor bigots.
A week before this speech Chief
Investigator Robert E. Stribling of
the special house committee on the
un-American acivities of the CIO,
PAC repoited that the PAC is a
by-product of the communists. Of
141 names of those active in that
organization submitted by Sidney
Hillrn- 80 per cent were af filiated
with tl.e communist party. PAC is
not an organization run by labor
leaders but by former administra
tion jobholders.
Four years ago the American La-,
bor party of New York, commu
nist controlled, cast 417,000 votes
for Roosevelt. Mr, Roosevelt carried
New York by 224,000; without these
votes he would have lost. It is now
estimated that they control 450,000
votes. As this communist vote won
in 1940, so there is not a shadow of
a hope for Mr. Roosevelt to win in
1944 without this vote. Hence the
"cki?ir it with Sidney" sentiment,
becomes understandable,
of the present New Dal campaign
The biggest part of the expense
is linanced by the PAC. If elected.
Roosevelt's chief debt will be to
this organization headed by Hill
man. Another dangerous feature of
this thing is that the chief advisers,
tlie key men and those who have
the President's ear, are men who
have shown for the past years that
they are in smpathy with this idea
of making America over. Rex Tug
well said: "It will require the lay
ing oif rough, unholy hands on
many m sacred precedent."
The one thing which can head
this oif is for Americans, democrats
and republicans, to unite and see
.i;unoo sitp jo sisaa3(jui ;ein
et home and abroad come first. We
tan help this old stricken world
Continued on Paga Seven
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