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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1938 PAGE FIVE Summation of Record Gives True Perspective Of Roosevelt s Fitness Prom Scrip pi-Howard Newtpaper Th puxpoM of thU U to sum up to toll why, after tbra and ooe-htlf year of obstrTlng bU prutcUncy and after reading and listening to months of campaigning, ve axe for Roosevelt. One way would be to tabor all the detail, from gold devaluation through all the Issues thas were born ! pie and away from those pressure groups and special interests who were using their power to further their own ends to the exclusion of those who were not organized, Who belong ed to no group and who, therefore, got the leavings. Drought Refugee Finds This Is Promised Land 80 he made the switch and much of one of the greatest ertse America of the bitterness in high places ever has faced. But we have dealt with those Is sues day by day and they are now being dissected and pawed over .type and In speech every twenty-four hours as the campaign speeds toward lta end. To recapitulate hare would make long and dreary reading. So we are going to try and back sway from the trees far enough to see the forest; to acquire, If we can, a per spective on what has occurred. Speaking generally, we are for Roosevelt for the same reason that : we think we would have been for Jefferson or Jackson or Lincoln had we lived In their dsy. We are con- vinced that future historians, as the years bring the complete perspective, will record Roosevelt along with those. We believe that In him the times providentially produced the man; that we have lived through an era fsr more dangerous than any of against him comes from those who once were at the elbows of those who ruled. The old order became aroused when It finally realized that Roose velt "meant It," and that pretty much explains the heat of the 1936 campaign, the trumped-up alarm about communism, regimentation and all that the protests of those who had sat near the driver's seat and now are there no more. And yet, threading through the thought of the whole Roosevelt administra tion in both the humanitarian and the economic sense 1b the purpose of making life more livable for the many and at the same time more secure for those who already aro well-to-do And underneath all that has been philosophy that our democracy If it la to survive cannot be rigid; that government is a living organism: that it must change to meet the times: that to go back would mean .a fun rMiiiiKMi: that our form of government might have perished had currenoe of what did happen, multi- n .... .... manfiiil Vifur tn errata m not been blessed with leaner- hip equipped with those qualities of courage, vision, unaemanaing. nu men sympathy and daring which must be present If a major crisis Is ta be survived. Further, we believe that had we drawn In 1031 a Polk or a Hoover, a Buchanan or a Hard- ina. our highly Intricate economic system, might have been completely smashed. it is needed only to recall a tew of the events the banking paralysis, the food rlote In the cities, the or- eventual shock too great tor the nation to stand. Apply that philosophy to what has hsppened since 1933. translste It In terms of the recovery we are now en- Joying and the greater confidence the rank and file of us have come to have In our future and our govern. ment, and you will have our explan atton of why we believe the Roose- velt administration has been the most effective, the most farslghted and the most humanltartsn since Lincoln saved the nation. And what gantned defiance of the courts In the we have said of the domestic policies agricultural regions, the use of tn. army against the veterans In the na tion's canltal. the hunger and the desperation to picture what might have happened had the ship of state then been turned over to a muscie hound, tradltlon-mlnded and near sighted pilot. Thank God we didn't get one, but Instead one who could keep hla head when all about were losing theirs, who could remain cslm eyed while the panto reigned, who could sense the full sire of the peril and take such chances as were neces sary to the rescue, we project also Into the foreign field w, encompsss why we consider the ''good neighbor" In a troubled world the blood brother of the forgotten man at home. We are better off. We are moving ahead. But there's a long way yet to go. It's no time to change loaders. ABSENT, ILL VOTERS Lest It be thought that we are went awaT with hero worship, let us reoord right now that we think this man's list of shortcomings nign in ratio to the very slue of hla genius. That Is always true with the really great. We have criticised him mucn, and will more: but what we are try- in to deal with Is the "net," the E batting average, ox tne man. that la higher, In our opinion, And than Ballots may be cast by eligible vot- ers who are unable to get to the polls election day' because of aoeence sickness-, it was pointed out today by the Jackson county Democratic cen tral committee. In such cases the voter simply pro- that of any other public figure of cures a ballot application form from our time. When all the petty stun the county clerk. The application which bolls to the surface of any no- blank may be obtained by writing to utirai eamnalm when that la gone the county clerk or calling at his and forgotten when 1940 shall have olflee In person, it was explained eom. and departed and a few decsoes Tne application la nuea out ban been superimposed, we predict that they'll be looking for a spot somewhere within view of the Po tomac to build something grand to commemorate the name of the one ho licked a depression worse than war. that was nd Lotarlsed according to directions printed thereon and returned to the county clerk. In the case of persons unable to get to the polls because of Illness, a physician's certificate stating la required by law. Applica tions for ballot, must be mslled not later than ten days prior to the elec- tlon, the central committee empha sised. Upon receipt of the sppllcatlon. thi county clerk sends or delivers a bal lot or ballots to the voter. The bal- Perhaps you think we are growing emotional. Maybe we are. We must admit that we are a bit fed up with the "Hate Roosevelt" chorus that has hn mmi In recent months by the ...nrm.n that Roosevelt tared, lota are then tilled out as they would ' But It Is not our Intention to rest be on election day and returned to eur ease on emotions.. Rather we the clerk. Ballot must be mailed or want to put in words why we think otherwise delivered to the clerk not . 1 than r Amu nHne to , -j l,u i. . . .,iha onlv for a man oi ' - f - ,T7...io lead us out. and "on. h provides. then why we oeueve iv iroum i n r II T" r stupendous blunder to defeat him for Bankroll i OO Dig, re-election In tne mioaie or a recov ery which he Is so certainly accom plishing. Cop Is Dismissed SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21. (AP) Ueut. Thomaa Roche of the San Pranclsco police department was dis missed from the force Isst night be cause his explanation of an alleged By B. A. Roeenorans Now there lived in those days, over in the land called Nebraska a man whose name was called Me, by all them who didst know him. And he didst conduct one shop wherein those tribes were wont to purchase fine raiment and whang-doodles and what-nota for themselves, axle-firease for their carta and sandals for their feet, and the feet of their children after their kind. And business came unto hla doors like unto no body's business, and he prospered much and was exceedingly well heeled with wampum, called Jack. But It oame to pass that things were not as they were. Lo, the heav ens yielded not ample rainfall, and the soil didst not produce the grain which it was wont to do; verily, the gentle breezes didst unhitch their suspenders and emote the fields with brosdsldes of hellflre and damnation, until the oorn shriveled and burned was a sorry sight to look upon. Then It came to pass that graas-hop-pere fell upon the country-aide and knocked It flatter than atale oeer, and the fruit was not so fruit. Peo ple gathered in their aynagoguea and prayed for rain, but they received it not and they couldst not Irrigate. Lo, the great white father hadst giv en back moisture unto the nation. which hedst been taken away by one of the wise men who called himself Volstead, but the fowl of the air, the fish of the sea and the grain of the field couldst not thrive upon It. And It was tough. Now the tillers of the soil and the keepers of the shops wert In one helluvamess; those pursea of the ear of the sow, wert likewise flat. And they spst big spits upon the ground, tore their hair and didst swear large vermllllon colored swears about th size of an oxen'a boof. Then when Me saw how it was. he wept huge hunks of sour colored weeps, for he wist not the why of the how come. "But." soliloquised he,. there must be a land, which hath horn of plenty, wherein one work- eth with pleasure and for profit; where the snows of the winter may be seen, but covereth not the cities to great depths; where records of fruits and grain are kept. Instead of records of hest snd cold: one which hath climate and health In great abundance. A land wherein one couldst toss his cares behind and hie himself to mountain streams, lskes and ocean's shores, and dance a Jig and make fun, pastime and some whoople In one whimsical manner. I shall find that land." So saying, he packed up his unvarnished misery and bartered It for one Jag of tran quility. And it was so. Then a email voice came into nis chamber and said unto him: "Orab thyself one chariot of fire and hie thyself West, young man, out where men art men, and their housewives and their maid servant art msny cublta wide." And he gat himself from out his couch. And he gat himself one char- lot of fire which hath been called Streamliner" even unto this day and the days of our kids, and spake In a loud voice saying; "wester ho." Now when he hsd come to the morning of the second sun. Me be held strange things. He departed from out the liner which hadst car ried him across to that place quicker than hell acoreheth a feather. And the name of the elty was called Med- ford. For it didst say the same by many signs in light of brilliant hue, Serosa the house tops. Now the tribes of Medford spake a cheery "Ooodmomlng" and didst have broad smiles of welcome upon their songs. Me thought to himself, verily, these art healthy lands, for the Innerself radiates through, and broad smiles of contentment and Jocose ex teriors, art not produced by torpid liver. And it was so. Then Me gat himself one horseless carriage, and saw modern trails in noble mountains. He heard chatter ing streams, snd beheld great lake of water and also didst behold great fishes and stories that fed the multi tude. He saw wild game and grouse. He saw quail with sun-bonneta after the manner, of those birds. He drank deeply and annolnted his hesd and feet with water from out the rook, sweeter than the artesian started by Moses with one cane. Tea verily, no what-some-never about It, be didst drink copious draughts from out the many fountains. And it was good. , Ha beheld giant trees from which habitations art built, and with which they art warmed by cheery fire. And the odor of pine didst pervade the country side, and didst get In his r.ostrlls. In his hslr and also under his hide. He witnessed rsre besuty of magnificent plaoea of abode; like wise recherche gsrdens, bordered with loses without number. Many tine places of barter, of money changers, of learning, of worship, of healing. Great mills for making sawdust, and plants giving the fruit ot the orchard to the world. One restful park ot irees, inviting benches for the weary: a cool fountain of Medford water. Clean atreete. All theae he beheld, whilst Inhabltanta seemed not to be coenlrant of their beauty and charm. Then It came to pass that Me waxed wroth, saying In this wise: "Oh ye ungrateful sinners of Med ford. knoweth ye not sit In the lend of the Myrtle. In the lap of the horn of plenty. Throw off thy yoke of occasional discontentment, cllmeth to the very top of noxy Ann snd shout Medford prslses throughout tne isna. Be ye not like the wise man who looketh for his 'specks' when they art nerched unon his beak, for health and happiness are right here with thee. Shake the ante from out thy habiliment and be still. For thou sltteth In the land of condensed milk end honey." And It la so. Obituary Thence to M tn several Rev. T. L- Jease Douglas S tarns, 78, was born March 18, 1858 In Leavenwerth, Kan sas, where he resiaea unni ot age. then came by covered wagon to Trinidad. Colorado. Monroe, Oregon In 1818. He passed awsy at his home Orants Pass, weeks Ulness, He wsa the son of Rev. and Mrs. Thos. stsrns. who were missionaries among the Klamath Indians for i.umber of years under Jonea. He was married to Edith M. Newton June 31, 1893 In Jackson county, Oregon. To them were born 10 chil dren, two sons preceding him infancy. Surviving are the wife, Edith M. Sterna of Orants Pass, six daughters and two sons: Robert E. Sterns. Pa- clflo Orove, Calif.: Jess L. Stsrns and Mrs. Lily Dusenberry, Grants pass; Mrs. Ida Wharton, Medford; Mra, Evagene Smith, Oold Hill; Mrs. Ruth Hsrmon. Ssn Francisco: Mrs. Maude Tapley, McNeal, Arizona, and Mrs Susan Miller, Phoenix, Arizona. There are 31 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also two brothers and tour sisters survive: John Sterna, Albany, Ore.; O. B. sterns. Summer- vine, Ore.; Mrs. Kate Starr and Mra. Emma McNabb, Portland; Mrs. Belle Cochran, Walla Walla, Wash.; Mrs, Birdie Oeltzentanner. Coulee City, Waah., and many nieces and nephews. Mon Tune in KSL every evening day thru Friday, I pm. OUN REPAIRS. Expert gunsmiths Sims Bros. 33 N Fir Oun eights Roosevelt's tribute to the forgot ten man, early in the days of the 10M campaign, was more than friendly political gesture towsrd the 7j,ooo fortune didn't click with the leea fortunate. It expressed a pnu- grand jury and ponce commission. oaophy both of government and of Roche told Jurymen a gambling economics. It represented a realiza- father-in-law, now dead, left him the tlon that our society hsd become lop- greater part of the money. Friends fWe(1 lh,t powerful and organized of ohn Williams said he was a poor Mnnti which had been .Die man ana aia 001 B.mui. have their own way with the govern ment were actually endangering it, Some 40 millions of our population were farmers or dependent upon the farms. They had not been prosper ous d urine- the years in wnicn were preening ourselves on being the Borah Is Pledged Support By Lemke BOISE, Idsho, Oct. 31. (Pi Wll llsm Lemke, Union party presidential candidate, extended today to Senator most prosperous nation on earth, and William E. Borah (R.. Idaho) a pledge millions of others In the cities were to support him tor re-election against without th. wherewithal to buy more Democratic Governor C. Ben Rosa. !han tt. bar. necessities of life. And After leaving Lemke'. hotel. Borah after all. was tn. po- - , , and i nan visit." this multitude tentlal market on which real permanent and country-wide pros- rritv could be based. 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