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IX MEDrOJlD MAIL THIBUirS Monday, Hot. I. 1144 MEDFORIvdTEIBUNE ETeryone In SonUunl Ortssa Buds tbo Mali Tribune" Dall? Exeept Saturday Diifcll.fc.M4 bT MirroBD PBiNTwa co. 17-3 North Fir St Phone UL ROBERT W. BUHL. Mltor. ERNEST R. GILS TRAP, MnT. , An Independent Ncwppr, fcntered u aecond elaie matter Medford. Oregon, under Act as 'March A 1879. . . SUBSCRIPTION RATS1 ' By MU In Advance . Wly and Sunday one 7r 7JH Dally and Sunday elx montha 4.00 Dally and Sunday threa moa. 1.10 Dally and Sunday ona month.. .78 y Carrier In Advance Madford. AahUnd. Central Point. Jackaon vllle. Gold Hill. Phoenix, Talent, and on motor route: Dally and Sunday one year ...19.00 Dallv and Sunday one month .70 All termi caah In advance. Ofllclal Paper of the City of Meifora Olllclal Paper ol Jacaaon Oanty United Praia Foil baaaea Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Advertising BwroMntetlvo WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. JC OHlcea In New York, Chicago. De troit. San Franclaco. to Angela. Se attle. Portland. St Louie, Atlanta, Vancouver. B. C. Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Perry The presidential campaign la all over but the shouting and the counting, and the last named, in the final analysis, is more im portant than the casting ot the ballot. A corrupt big town politi cal boss once observed: "As long as I count trie votes, what are you going to do about it?" The results will cause weeping and wailing and rejoicing, all aptly described in II Corinthians, Chap. 12, V. 20: "Debates, envy ing, wraths, strifes, backbiting, whisperings, swellings, tumults." e e e Many of the fair sex are now using lavender tinted fluid in the cigarette lighters. This is a The Campaign Ends What a relief I For on request from New York Mr. Raymond Moley is going to occupy this editorial pulpit today. Tomorrow if anyone on this paper writes politics they will be rushed to the hoosegow. And the next day, the presidential campaign of 1944 thank the Lord will be over! So this really ends it as far as the present writer is concerned. And are- we glad ! Not that the campaign was such a chore. In fact we enjoyed it as we always do when we fight for a cause in which we thoroughly believe. But enough is enough, and the last week or ten days of the noise and fury--especially over the radio was more than enough. There was so MUCH heat and so LITTLE light! We honestly believe the Democrats were the worst offenders, especially Messers Ickes and Harregan; but won't claim the fault was all on one side. And so we are glad to have it end on BOTH sides. Let the rest be silence ! Pioneer New Dealer Urges F.D.R. Defeat and Election Of Dewey However, to return to Mr. Maley. We are glad to have the Editor of News Week close the campaign, as far as this department is con cerned, for he is recognized as an expert on politics, American political administration and is an excep tionally excellent judge of public men, and their calibre and qualifications. ' As everyone knows he was one of the original Roosevelt New Dealers, aided F.D.R. tremendously during the first administration, and while he resigned after the Landon Monetary Conference to become editor of "News Week." hia relations with the Presi- l!c&X a"4 ia ew Deal associates, have always re- into flames on the seat of their pants, and gave forth sulphurous fumes. Predictions on the election re- suits tomorrow are the order of the day. Some are oft than the eminent landlubber of Washing ton, D. C, who forecast naval supremacy over Japan before 1960 'strained the imagination'. This col. in a gay and seml idiotlc manner, perdlcts it will be so close it hurts, or a land slide for Dewey, with the strong probability both guesses are wrong. 1 . i , ' "Furthermore we all know the government needs money. So do the losersl Government is gam' bling so does the people, and the people are the government" --(Providence Journal) Sounds logical. e e Democratic moguls-charge the republicans are trying to "steal the New Deal'. It was a most ex cellent Idea about ten years ago, but It's too late now. e a e JUST PLAIN AQOGI (Pendleton East Oregonlan) "Shades of the Old West go ing up Main Wednesday after noon I Whence Cometh they? No one knew nor where they were going. Two large, long narrow, rough-lumber house on wheels, horse drawn. The first one hud regular wagon wheels and the second was on rubber tires." e e . e It looks llkj It would be too wet to vote, plow or play golf tomorrow, but not to shoot ducks or go fishing. e "Wanted Experienced sales lady with notions" (Want ad Salem Capital Journal) How about the prudish or radical varieties. The campaign In this county was conducted in a ladylike man ner, with everybody's blood pressure on even keel. Not a rascal showed up in the court house, or a colored gentleman in a woodpilti. Not a tooth was gnashed, or a hair pulled. Also, not a candldate's.pictur i adorned a phone ole. A few political meetings were held, all unleash ing less whooping that a lively evangelistic meeting. Booing and hissing in the magic lantern shows was confined exclusively to Juvenile partisans, unable to vote for anybody before 1930 e e e 1894 MYSTERY SOLVED "His boy, aged 16, ran away some time ago and as the old man used to thrash him occas ionally the neighbors came to the conclusion he had in a fit of anger killed him. The discovery of a grave on the old man's ranch set all tongues to wagging. The old man sat by the grave while the coroner and the sheriff shovelled out the dirt and when ' they reached the depth of five feet and unearthed the decaying remains ot a Jersey row, the old man laughed a laugh that made neither the sheriff nor the coro ner smile. And then he told them he had last heard from theJ boy in Cheney, where they could find out all about him." (SO Yrs, Ago col. The Dalles Chron icle). mained friendly, and in some cases even cordial. bo when Editor Moley closes the campaign by op posing Roosevelt and enthusiastically endorsing Gov ernor Dewey, giving explicit reasons for the latter, it means something. For it comes not from any bitter enemy of the New Deal or of the President but from a man who knows both intimately, a strong believer in political liberalism, and a consistent fighter for sane and progressive social betterment. CINALLY only a few weeks ago in his articles in 1 "Liberty" President Roosevelt's old pal and crony as well as campaign publicity director, Charley Michelson in speaking of the original group of New Deal Brain Trusters, declared that Raymond Moley had by far the best mind and soundest judgment, of the lot. ScH-now a "brief" well FAIRLY brief ! mess age from Mr. Morley: "A week from now, Thomas E. Dewey may be the most thought-about and talked-about man in the world. Every where, it he is elected, people will want to know everything that can be known about this person who, in a free election, has become the head ot our nation. How, in that event, will he stand the searching light that will play on him? Will it turn his head away from reason and beguile him with ' visions of self-importance? An .acquaintance with Governor Dewey over a period of seven or eight years suggests a number of aspects of the Dewey personality which may be of interest, f have seen Dewey in victory and defeat at work and at leisure. A man is most revealing when he has taken a beating, and Dewey has had his share of disappointments. In 1938, in the midst of his biggest case as District Attorney, the Srosecutlon of Jimmy Hlnes, the judge declared a mistrial, othlng daunted, Dewey laboriously reconstructed the pieces of the case and sent Hlnes to Sing Sing. That same year, he received the nomination for governor. He lost the election, but came back and made the most spectacular race for the Presidential nomination ever made by a man of his years. Once more, he was beaten. Willkie was nominated. m . I saw Dewey after that defeat. He was hard hit. But he pulled himself together and made the best speeches of the campaign in support of Willkie, who lost. In 1942, Dewey came back to the governorship and won overwhelmingly. Then, when all seemed well for a smooth administration, his lieutenant governor died, and, in 1943, he had to go to the polls again in behalf of a new candidate. Again he won a thumping vote of confidence, and from then on his nomina tion for President this year was inevitable. The calm spirit of the man in the face of a critical election Is notable. There is no silly optimism and no panic. He faces every fact, pleas ant and unpleasant. He never fools himself and he never tries to fool anyone else. , He learns with the same speed and zest that, years ago. characterized Theodore Roosevelt. No one in the history of America's most famous District Attorney's office so mas tered the duties ot that office or ran it so efficiently. I speak with some authority on tills point, for I was appointed successively by Governors Al Smith and Franklin D. Roose velt to Investigate prosecution in New York State. I had every facility of the state for that work, and my conclusion is clear. Dewey was tops. While Dewey was District Attorney, he studied the governorship. When he took office he acted like a veteran. Anyone who saw the state capital at Albany under Governor Roosevelt and who sees it now under Dewey can tell the difference at a glance. A master of government is there now. i a a a It will be the same with the Presidency, If Dewey is elected. Washington will have the shock of its life. Things will move. Incompetents will vanish. Crooks will go to jail. The snap and efficiency of youth will prevail. The whole war effort will be accelerated. The soldiers will be home sooner. Peacetime conditions will come more quicklv. Not alone in the field of administration, but in the wide ranges of policy Dewey's vital mind has a capacity to grow with great rapidity. Here again, the comparison with Theo dore Roosevelt is apt. If Dewey is elected, he will take office at an age exactly 28 days under that of T.R., when he took the oath ot office in 1901. The speeches of Dewey in this campaign offer a fair comparison with those of T.R. at that time. There is the 'same grasp of essentials, the same vision of America's future, the same bite and color. Like T.R., Dewey wants strong men around him. His cabinet and associates will be of the same caliber as those who were drawn to T.R. John Foster Dulles has been called a Wall Street lawyer. Well, so was Elihu Root, who became one of the giants of foreign relations. Dewey gets able people wherever they are procurable. He Isn't afraid to be sur rounded by them. He knows that the government of the United States is not a one-man job. a a a 1 a This man of radiant promise may be the decisive factor In American affairs In the trying days ahead. Above are a few of his qualifications for the Job he seeks. Recommendations On Measures Closing time kt Claaalfled da . m. Too Uta to Cuueify, Mo Dm Mall Tribune Waul Ma (Reprinted by request) 1. Security of Bank Depositors, Vote 300, Yes. 2. Enabling Act for County Managers, Vote 302, Yes. 8. Increase State Debt for Veterans Benefit. Vote 305, No. 4. Restoration of Voting Franchise, Vote 306, Yes. , 5. Educational Aid for Veterans, Vote 309, No. ' 6. Regulated Sales Tax, Vote 310, Yes. 7. Regulating Fortified Wine, Vote 313, No. 8. Increasing State Tax for Public Schools. Vote 315, No. 9. Gross Income Tax for Aged, Vote 317, No. 10. Special Levy for Improvement Jackson Coun ty Farm, Vote 318, Yes. CARRIES BULLET IN BRAIN Winslow, Me. (U.R) J o h n Brooks, 28, is going around these dnys with a bullet in his brain. After he was shot acci dentally few weeks ago, doc tors decided sgalnst removing the bullet because it did not in jure any vital brain tissue. Herbert Henry Asqulth v first earl ot Oxford. IN many cases the decisions have been of the "photo- finish" variety there being a good deal to be said for both sides, but to go into the fine points of the final judgment, would, we think, merely confuse the issues and our readers so the following elucidations have been condensed to what we consider the bare essentials. MO. I: Security of Bank Depoiitora. There is no valid argument against the passage of this mea sure which would merely put Oregon state' banks on a par with national banks, as far as stockholders liability is concerned. Vote 300 yes. . . . . . : No. 2: County Enabling Act. There is also no valid argument against the passage of this measure. For it is merely an enabling act, giving counties in Oregon the legal right to vote in county manager forms of government if a majority of the voters so desire. Vote 302, Yes. MO. 3: Veterans Benefits." This measure would A ' amend the state constitution and allow the state to incur an indebtedness of 25 to 30 millions for loans to returning veterans. The motive is an admirable one, and no doubt many will vote "yes" on the ground that "nothing is too good for the returning service men". But our advice is to vote "no", not involve the state for such a purpose until it is definitely known what the federal government intends to do for them, through the already passed GI bill, and other legisla tion. This is, we believe, essentially a federal rather than a state obligation, the boys fought for ALL the country and all the country should join in properly aiding them financially. So ' vote 3U5, JNO. ' No. 4: Restoration of Voting Franchise. The Mail Tribune opposed this measure when it came before the voters before, but having studied the matter more carefully, the affirmative wins now by a nose. This tod is only an enabling act, giving the legisla ture the legal right to modify the present law so con victed felons can vote, if after serving their sentence and returning to civil life, the proper authorities should deem them worthy of such a privilege. This important distinction should be made clear, however. The measure would NOT give all ex-felons the right to vote; but would merely give the state leeis ature the nerht to make it legally possible tor such individuals as have demonstrated by conduct and character it would be an injustice to longer deny them the franchise. We believe the passage of the measure would cor-1 rect this injustice, and the benefits of the measure would outbalance any possible injuries. Vote 306, yes. 5: Educational Aid for Veterans. Here is a mea sure closely resembling No. 3 in that it is worthy in purpose,, and will have a wide popular appeal. But for approximately the same reasons, we believe it would be wise NOT to involve the state in an educa tional program of this sort, until Federal legislation now in force known as G. I. "Bill of Rights," which provides generous financial aid for similar veteran education has been thoroughly tried out and its in adequacies if any, are definitely known, rather than assumed or surmised. Had this federal bill been in force when the State Legislature met this state meas ure undoubtedly would never have been passed. Vote 309, No. No. 6: Regulated Retail Sale Tax. This is by far the best sales tax ever offered in this state, with most food essentials exempted and the expenditures of revenues therefrom carefully pro scribed. As has been repeatedly stated in this column we would not favor a sales tax under normal condi tions, for such a tax is a heavier burden on the lower brackets, that is those of the mere subsistence level, than is desirable. But conditions are not normal, and promise to be less so following this war than during or before it Therefore we do favor thS passage of this tax bill at this time, as the best possible method of putting the entire state tax structure on a more firm and desireable foundation raising the maximum amount of money at the minimum pain and expense. So Vote 310, Yes. No. 7: Regulating the Sale of Fortified Wines. Here is one of the "photo-finishes" as far as we are concerned. If the measure should pass it won't greatly disturb this department. On the other hand all things considered we believe it wise to let our liquor control system alone for the duration at least. All in all the Oregon System is one of the most satis factory state-control systems in the nation and to Introduce any material changes In procedure now mieht encouraee the enemies of the system, to try more radical attacks next time. Our reqommendation therefore comes under the general heading of better "leave wen enough alone . vote 313, No. 8 : Increasing State Tax for Public Schools. At the last state election the people voted to divert a certain portion of the state income tax revenues to aid the public school system. This measure would levy about 45 cents per day per child in schools of the state, estimated to raise about $13,000,000. Moreover, as it provides for a constitutional amendment, it places such a tax in the organic law and experience shows it would be extremely difficult to ever get it out of the constitution or materially change it if later desired when the present war boom has disappeared. . Why so fast? Better let the income tax offset which gives $5,000,000 of tax money annually to the public schools settle and the entire school tax system become Detter claimed and crystalized before we tamper with the constitution in this direction. Vote 315, No. y: uross Income Tax for Aged Benefits: This is the perennial and persistent Townsend Dlan in another form, only it is rather more dangerous and objectionable than previous proposals.. "Impossible" is the only word for it. If passed it would not only injure the state financially, but the older people it is designed to benefit. Because of the strong emotional appeal of the Townsend plan, however, there will be strong support here in southern Oregon and through out the state. We urge our readers in their own self interest to mark an emphatic "no" on this measure. vote 6ii, wo. NO. 10: Special Levy for County Farm. TV. Jo ia v.,..l,. T .1,... j.uLij io ijuicijr a uacivouii cuuiiiy measure, pro posed via initiative petition by local people, and should pass. The present condition of the "County Farm and Hospital" is nothing short of a disgrace. The bill has the added virtue of calling for no bond issue with the unavoidable rivramidincr of ultimate costs and only increasing the tax levy each year for three years by, ONE mill. The finances of the county are in splendid condition, the tax payers can well aiiora sucn a relatively small expense for such a need ed improvement. Vote 318, Yes. ' COMMUNICATIONS Latter to the Editor mull oeei Che name aiid addreaa ol tbd wrltei iltbougb the use ol a pen nam ir luitlait rot publication is per ailaslble ' rhs Mall rrlbuue re tervee the right to edit all letter ffltb a view to clarity and eoo lenaatlon. . Ellsworth Report Untrue To the editor: It has been called to my attention that a recent article published in your news paper gave the impression that Congressman Harris Ellsworth did not appear before an official meeting of organized labor on his recent trip to southern Ore gon. This impression is wrong as Congressman Ellsworth did address a meeting of organized labor on the evening of Friday. Oct. 27, and discussed openly and frankly legislative matters in which organized labor is in terested. As a member of the Jackson County Republican Central com mittee I received authorization from the executive board of the central labor council to extendi an invitation to Congressman Ellsworth. It has been my ob servation that the council has always been glad to confer with representatives of all parties. I personally accompanied Con gressman Ellsworth to this meet ing and he received every cour tesy during his conference with the labor group. . I hope that this statement will clarify any misunderstanding that might arise from the news articles recently published. Myrle M. Merriman, - Medford, Nov. 8. (Ed's. Note: The item in ques tion quoted Secretary Don E. Stansell, secretary of the central labor council and wis published at his request.) What Is "Almost Uniformly?" To the editor: Mr. William Allen White of Emporia, Kansas, was one of the ablest Republican editors. Mr. R. W. Ruhl, of the Med ford Mall Tribune, is another one of the ablest Republican editors, (except that his paper is almost uniformly Republican at elections). Shortly before his death, Mr. William Allen White dismissed Bricker with the remark: "Bricker is an honest Hard ing." Now let's quote Mr. Dewey's own words (Mail Tribune No vember 2, 1944, front page): "The Democratic party is readily subject to capture and the forces of communism are, in fact, now capturing it. The communists are seizing control of the New Deal, through which they aim to control the government of the United States. If they should succeed, the fundamental free doms of every American would stand In gravest jeo Mr. Ruhl's editorial, Medford Mail Tribune, October 6, 1944, said: The Mail Tribune has never fallen for the 'Red Menace' hokum and doesn't now. It has been used in the past, pretty generally by a gang of cheap politicians and self seeking table-thumpers, to throw up a smoke screen behind which they might attain some brief demogogic authority and pow- Are Mr. Dewey and Mr. Brick er trying to play the American voters for suckers, or are they? Rawles Moore, Medford, Nov. I. Flight o Time Medford and Jackson Co. His tory from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20. and 34 rears ago. ' TEN YEARS AGO TODAY November 6. 1834 Ot Was Tuesday) Heneral Martin. Democrat. probably elected governor of Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Newland of this city injured In auto acci- . dent on trip to Texas improve following injuries. Cloudy, probable rain. High 69, low 41 degrees. Democratic paraders In Penn sylvania town shot down In po litical row. Oregon voters slow going to the polls. Ashland Juniors defeat Med ford Juniors 25 to 0. Paul B. Rynning to attend state re-union of Scottish Rite at Medford. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY November 6, 1924 Ot Was Thursday) Republicans to control next session of congress. Medford now ranks sixth in state in size of bank deposits. Unsettled and warmer. High 49, low 35 degrees. France does not like result of American election. Plans well underway for Armistice day celebration here. Chairman of Methodist Tem perance declares President Coolidge will "make nation as dry as Kansas." Worst storm of season sweeps Oregon coast. On Mall Tribune Want Ads. MONEY TO LOAN! On JEWELRY. CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS. Used and unre deemed iewelry at great aar'ngs PEOPLES LOAN C9. 229V4 E. 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