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Newspaper Page TextKEDfORD MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORD, ORE. MewossvCTumns r ' "Kveryuoe in Sou mem Oregon Readi Ths Mali Tribune Published Dally except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO .33 North rir St.. Ph SP 2-gUi ROBERT W RUHL. Editor HERB GREY Advei-tislm Manacer GERALD T LATHAM Bus Mgr ERIC TV AJjLEN JR.. Mns EditOI EARL H ADAMS. City Editor TJ APRV milDMlM TaUm E-Hlfi-.- RICHARD JEWF-rT Snorts Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women's Editor dale ERICKSON. circulation mit An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford. Oregon, under Act or March 3, 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Ms I) In Advance. Copy 10c uauy mna aunoay i yer na.w Dally and Sunday mos S 00 Dallv and Sunday 3' mos 4.25 Sunday Only One year 14.20 By Carrier In Advance Medford ASmana, central roim & Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill Phoenix Shadv Cove. Rogue Riv r Tftlunt unH nn motor routes DstJy end Sunday 1 vesr $18 00 Daily and Sunday 1 mo , 1.80 Carrier and Dealers copy tOc All Terms Cash in Aavanc Official Paper of City of Medford Official Paptr or jacuson vooht United ifess imernawanssj Full Leased Wire tl P I Telenhoto NewsolCtarw "MEMBER OF AUDIT BimEAtT". OF CTRCULATIUPia WEST HOLIDAY CO.. INC f rip fn wto Vnrk Chlcaro De. rnl Kan Franrfuca. Los AnMltS. Seattle. Portland St Louis At lanta. Vancouver. B.C NEWSPAPER PUillSHitJ 'ASSOCIATION NATldNAl EDITORIA Flight o' Time Medford and Jickson County History from the filei ot Tht Mall Tribune. 10. 20, 30.. 40 end 50 veers ag. 10 YEARS AGO Oct. ,31, 19S0 (Tuesday) ' Storm damage in the court ty during the paat few days has amounted to about $50,- 000. most of it in the Evani creek area, according to Coun ty Engineer Paul Rynning. The' Jackson county Com munity Cheat drive will, be extended an extra two weeks in hopes that this year's $75,- 000 goal can be reached. 20 YEARS AGO Oct. 31. 1940 (Thurid.y) With the hobgoblins and ghosts roaming through the night tonight, Halloween, Medford Police Chief Clatous McCredle advised the city's youth to "have a good time but be careful and don't de stroy property,'.''. ;: '!' ' From Arthur. Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot", column: "The nnplnfl u.Aothnt, thla raslnn has been having this fall, sudden ly turned too much like spring and was welcomed by the fair sex, with new fur coals." 30 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1930 (Friday) A Medford man, convicted of the armed robbery of the Farmers and Fruitgrowers bank, yesterday was sen' fenced to 20 years In the state prison. A record number of car. loads of1 pears, 4,218, has been shipped irom tne KOgue vai- ley this year. 40 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1920 (Sunday) J. C. Mann has been named chairman of the Jackson coun ty YMCA committee. The city campaign closed yesterday with a rally at the Natatorium. , : 50 YEAB.S AGO Oct. 31, 1910 (Monday) A 13-year-old g 1 r 1 w a s burned to death this morning when her parents' home on North Central ave. burned to the ground. The Rogue Magazine has seen Incorporated by the pub lichers of the Central Point Globe newspaper and will erve to boost the Rogue val .y. What's Your I.Q.? 41m or Nn cerrect it luwrler; oven or laht ! txcilltnti five ei n li good. 1. What do . tht English all kerosene? 2. What is the name of lie soft fatty substance en slosed in the interior of tones? 3. What is the piudal of 'solarium?" 4. An ounce ot preven Ion is worth what? 5. What mid-west city las "k" for its middle letter, he first three letters and last hree letters being the same? 6. If neither Kennedy or Jlxon receives a majority of he electoral votes, who will lect a president? 7. What is the literal leaning of '"soviet?" ' 8. Is a woman eligible for lection as U.S. president? 9. Does a live oyster move bout in the water? 10. What Is the largest de omination of U.S. Postal loney orders? Answers! 1. Paraffin, 2. Marrow. 3. Solaria, 4. A pound of cure. S. Oshkosh. 6. Houst of Representatives. 7. Council. I. Yes. I. Yes. 10. 1100. Peace One of the reasons the Port Umpqua Courier is supporting the reelection of Charles Porter for congress is his stand specifically on peace. In dealing: with the approacnes is mar, conaiuonea Dy iear. wnen t j.1 i you are afraid of something vou tend to lemore it, have nothing to do mind, or Duiid up a defense acrainst it. The rea son we are stockpiling a great measure to iear. MOW WHETHER we want to face the fact or - nrt. there iq nn lnntrot 'anu ' alfopnativA fs - w aw w peace. David R. Inglis, senior physicist of the Argonne National laboratory, cnairrr.an of the Federation of American Scientists and a former editor of the Bulletin of ''It isvery difficult to grasp the horrible destruction which would come with nuclear war. We seem to have a mental barrier that protects us from the unpleasant ness of contemplating human grief on so vast a scale. We should at least be aware that the scale of pain and death and desolation would be vast indeed, and that it cm happen here. It would not be like the bombing of England or Germany in the last war, when in two or three years as much explosive energy was delivered as woyld be carried today In a single medium-sized H-bbmb. Those raids were terrible enough, but they were small and innocuous compared to what would happen today." XHEN the editor of a paper who is against the reelection of Porter says he doesn't want to be represented by a man who shakes hands with Communists and talks with them, how does he think we are going to armament with the Russians 7 Anyone who is eoinjr PREVENTION of a war munists. He must understand them, psychological ly, and not be blinded by fear of the Russians. We must not be afraid to enter into disarmament agreements, with proper safeguards, but these agreements will be reached by people who are not motivated by fear but bv couraee and vision of a better future. . ECONOMICALLY, Oregon could benefit great- How many wooden o yt- . i. sue i now mucn money is put into war toois now that could be used to build houses and roads and schools? Houses and roads and schools use raw materials and manufactured products that Ore gon produces, v ( THE VIEW of the two arguing before the entire nation about wheth er or not to defend two islands is; to say the least,' disappointing. , What they should be arguing about is the best way to bring peace. I believe that many times politicians are behind the times. They think the people want thus and so when the people in their native and intuitive wisdom have moved forward into new areas. The challenge of the, 20th century is peace. The people are ready to tackle this problem. Why are so many politicians unwilling? I believe that Charles Porter is unafraid of the Communists and unafraid of peace. Earl Sykes in Port Umpqua Courier. Smith in a Fog .... We like (Elmo) Smith, but we do not think he is in any way the political equal of Mrs. Neuberger. He seems not to understand some of the most important issues In the first television and Mrs. Neuberger, Elmo bles or the lumber and plywood industry have nothing to do with home building. The problem, he said, is overproduction. That brought an outcry. "Then Elmo discov ered tight credit and high interest rates and f orth wifti made a speech proposing legislation to do away with tight credit tnis is a matter ot administration and federal reserve board policy, of executive action, not legislative. If Smith ever gets into that sort of fog while flying his airplane, we would advise him to call air traffic control and get help immediately. Portland Reporter Necessary . . . (Kennedy) has grasping the nettle of all He has not hesitated to uuL'uiiuui uiuie, tne uispieasing line ... He has resisted the temrjtation to use emo tional arguments in Duttinz across the difficult case ne teeis impelled to present to the public. Instead, he has had the courage to trust the native good sense of the American DeoDle. Thouo-h dos- ocotcu ui an auuuak magic quality io SOU ClOWUS, he has insisted on talking to them about the hard facts of life and on describing his program as one entailing sacrifice instead of easy satisfaction. A successful President must have a worthv program to present to the nation; but he must aiso nave tne personal persuasiveness, the magne tism to attract support for measures that lack ap peal in their own right. A stronc President mnsi often wage and win a cause. Senator Kennedy has demonstrated the nec essary qualities. Louisville Courier-Journal. Or Else on international affairs, Russians one of the worst i; Tin. with it, put it out of your atomic weapons is due in w . 4 MIST HIVVI 1W T Atomic Scientists says get an agreement on dis to tret anywhere in the must talk to the Com Darts are there in a mis- .i .a - . , . presidential candidates in the campaign. debate between Smith declared that the trou only to discover that Qualities shown rare courae-e in the most difficult issues. take the unpopular, the fight for an unpopular Dennis the Menace HALLOWEEN! Tf?lCK ... Communications '. Letters to iht Editor must bear the nam and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of pen nam or initial for publication ia permissible. The Mail Tribune reserve the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The Utters printed in this column de not contrary Is olten tne ease. Essential . To the Editor: In recent weeks I have become more convinced that the elections of Charles Porter and Mau- rine Neuberger are essential for America's survival. These are strong words, but the threat of nuclear destruc tion faces us daily. Porter's and Mrs. Neuberger's oppon ents, along with the vice pres ident, apparently support the late Secretary Dulles' policy of "brinkmanship." A policy we can no longer afford. Soon Red China and Ger many will Join the nuclear club. Eventually small na tions will have hydrogen, co balt and germ bombs. Unless America and Russia can solve their problems before addi tional nations get bombs, mankind will destroy itself. Both Durno and Smith indi cate that they are willing to work for a peaceful world. We can no longer afford the ostrich policy of recent years. Despite military victories, democracy always loses after a war. America must find new ways to seek agreement, understanding and the broth erhood of man. We must take imaginative leader ship in world affairs. I prefer candidates willing to think and search for solu tlons rather than blindly fol lowing old formulas which failed. The Republicans ap pear to be primarily concern ed with flag waving and face savings. I hope my three children have a chance to live healtny, happy lives free of nuclear fear. I think Charles Porter and Maurlne Neuberger will try to give them this chance, Jopathan Marshall 2188 University st, Eugene, Ore. tame Tactics , To the Editor: Well, here we are againl Some of us had hoped that the old McCarthy tactics of politics by smear and innuendo were on their way out. Unfortunately, these same tactic - using guilt by association, attempts to make traitors of patriotic citizens who have long served their country, are being used by supporters of a candidate for public office In Oregon. This is an Insult to the In telligence of the voters of Oregon, and a travesty on the democratic processes. For this reason, I shall never vote for the present secretary of state - the man who has not disavowed these low-slung, last-minute efforts on his behalf. Thanks for this chance to express my view which are shargd by mjny decent vo ters. v i Eleanor Tomlinson 231 S.E. 52nd ave. Portland 14, Or. Inconsistency? To the Editor: Is not your editorial supporting Eve Nye the classic example of Incon sistency, when her votes in the 1959 legislature against a minimum wage of a dollar an hour, federal aid to educa tion, prohibition of racial ind religious discrimination In the purchase of homes, and tax relief to the aged are diamet rically opposed to your views expressed in past editorials? Norma L. Purcell 439 North Front st. Medford. Valina Raeard To the Editor: Have y-WSieen ruuy. mmsien- ever read ine voting recora of Eve Nye in the 1959 legis lature? j .... ... . i C. W. Tlmmons 1S8 Tolman rd. Ashland. Ore. T&KMe. ' necessarily represent the views of the paperi in fact the Republican for Gregory To the Editor: I am a Re publican who is going to vote for John L. Gregory for state representative because he is the only candidate who has the courage to let the voters know his stand on legislation. I . have been acquainted with John Gregory for a num ber of years. John has been working in Jackson county since 1948, which is prior to the arrival of other candi dates. John's background in education is far greater than Mrs. Nye's. It is apparent from your editorial on legis lative candidates that your in formation on John Gregory is limited to inaccurate hearsay. It would not surprise me if you had never interviewed John concerning his back' ground or legislative pro gram before writing your edi torial. ' . Clarence L. Smith 826 Grant ave. Medford.- 1 Plywood , To the Editor: On October 19, 1960, our Congressman, Mr. Porter, speaking in Jo sephine county, said that the imports of Japanese plywood have had no effect on the do mestic plywood -market. He stated,- however, that if the domestic producers wanted to go before the Tariff Commis sion, he would make the ar rangements. Mr. Porter has consistently slated his oppo sitlon to any curtailment of imports of foreign-made ply woods. What chance, for suc cess would we have if our spokesman, from the begin ning, tells us we are wrong and have no case? For over three years, Mr. Porter has argued that the Japanese will voluntarily re strict imports to protect the market. However, in this re gard, he has never denied that since he has been in office, imports of plywood have in creased 88 per cent and In 1959 reached 1 billion 330 million feet. In many recent speeches he attempts to give the impres sion that he had never receiv ed complaints from domestic producers or workers regard ing imports. In 1958 the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Local 3009, Grants Pass, adopted a reso lution which stated: "RESOLVED, that Senator Morse, Senator Neuberger, and Congressman Porter take such action as to either re strict Japanese plywood or ad vance tariff rates on Japanese plywood, imports to the basis whereby the domestic manu Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF IF SWINGnr SAM SNEAD erer loses his soperb golfjjig touch, he cen always make a good living eat of telling stfties on TV a la George Burns or Herb Sbrinec. Snead swears he was matched against a gorilla one day. Thi gorilla wore plus fours, a fancy golf shirt and cap, and watch ed calmly while Snead boomed a driv 264 yards down th first fair way, then took two puttc for a regulation par. The gorilla's 380-yard drive, however, left him right on the apron of the green. Be studied the lay of the ed finger to test the wind, ,n . , : I then thoughtfully pulled a patter out of his bag. "You know what that gorilla did then?" avers Sneadl "He took a nice, smooth swing with that putter rd smacked sae putt another 30 yardtr Foreign Desk: Polaris Controversy in Britain; De Gaulle's By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Forogln Editor From the foreign editor's notebooks. Look for, a major political storm to burst over Britain as result of negotiations to give the United States a Po laris subma- '"iJv -J rine base in Scot land, Fourteen La bor MPs have ';Vl m-ntarv de Ibate and I c 1 a i m the t""V K I d a s e woum 'y,-- J Present "Kreat PHIL NEW BUM i iiKc.a lu the United Kingdom. An announcement is expect ed next week of ' British. American agreement to base the nuclear-armed submarines in the Firth of Clyde, near Glasgow. Most opposition comes from Communists and factured plywood would have a competitive market. A similar protest was filed with Mr. Porter by the Jose phine County Democratic Cen tral Committee. Both of these pleas, however, were reject ed by Mr. Porter in 1958 when he stated that theri was no evidence to support this po sition, The above mentioned pleas were called to Mr. Porter's attention on the floor of Con gress by Representative Mac of Washington who was and is an advocate of curtailed im ports. Mr. Porter, then as he does now. advocated imports of for eign-made plywood and de nied that such imports had any effect - on the domestic market. Therefore, since Mr. Por ter has never changed his po sition and apparently never will, people, earning their livelihood from the produc tion of plywood in the 4th Congressional District must support State Senator Durno who will lend his efforts as a spokesman in their behalf. Robert G. Davis . . 1238 S. W. Fifth st. ' Grants Pass, Or. Libel and Slur To the Editor: Enclosed Is a photocopy of a document entitled "Monroe Sweetland- His Real Record." Several of these documents were brought to my attention this week. I am informed, although I have been unable to verify it, that 15,000 of these pamphlets were mailed in Oregon on Sat urday, Oct. 22, i960. Most of the statements in this pamphlet are so prepos terous they do notneed refu tation. Many ar clearly libel ous. They relate to alleged events of a quarter of a cen tury ago. Many of the charges can be readily disproven by facts which are recent and ascertainable, such as th out rageous libel and slur upon Senator Sweetland's family relationships. Responsible Oregonians who are familiar .with Monroe Sweetland's record know that he was active in the fight against Communism long be fore most people realized there was such a thing as a Communist threat to our civil liberties. To set the record straight, you might be interested to know that because Monroe Sweetland has held responsi ble positions in government, he has been carefully scruti nized by federal security agencies and has received top level security clearances, in cluding the FBI (twice), U. S. the left .wing of the Labor Party. Algerian Plans French President Charles de Gaulle is under heavy pressure to announce news plans for Algeria without de lay in an effort to end the war . .there before th Rus sians or Red Chinese inter vene. De Gaulle, however, is not likely to be hurried. Meanwhile, French officials in Algiers are Increasingly disturbed by rumors of early Communist intervention in the Algerian war. One theory is that they may attack France's immensely rich Sa Army and Navy intelligence and the U. S. Secret Service. These charges have been used against Monroe , Sweet land in previous campaigns They have been thoroughly discredited. Nevertheless, their circula tion In this campaign consti tutes an outrageous and alto gether unfair offense to Sen ator Sweetland, to his family, and to those of us who have volunteered to help in his campaign. It is a source of dismay that Senator Sweetland's opponent has, indeed, joined the chair man of the Oregon Republi can party in charging in a widely publicized Roseburg speech that Senator Sweet- fland has attacked America's economic system (which is not true) and they hive insinuat ed that he is, therefore, some how unpatriotic. . The only effective antidote to unfounded smear tactics is enraged public reaction. Monroe Sweetland has en deavored to wage a hard- fighting and completely fair campaign. He has not im pugned his opponent's patriot ism or his motives. Monroe's campaign has been forthright and affirmative. He has dis cussed the issues confronting the office of secretary of state and public affairs generally. In fairness to Monroe Sweetland, who has made dis tinguished contributions in the service of his state and nation, these smear attacks should be repudiated. Wheth er or not one agrees with his liberal views, I'm sure all re sponsible Oregonians agree that this type of campaign material has no place in Ore gon politics. Mrs. Dan (Rusty) Goldy Executive Secretary e Sweetland for Secretary of State Committee 2491 S.W. Sherwood dr. Portland 1, Ore. Election Anagrams To the Editor: In playing anagrams with a local candi date's last name, we came up with 62. Able, cable, end, -den, cab, ate, lend, land, blend, nab, ace, dell, lead, bed, bead, backed, blend, blank, can, band, bake, led, bell, ball, bank, dance, call, knee, lace, lane,' kale, lake; cell, a, deal, an, called, bale, keel, bled, bleed, cake, deck, cane, decal, blade, bleak, black, neck, candle, lance, bean, lad, need, knead, bad, bald, balk, leak, and, all, back, Dellen- back. Tom and Elva Tepper Star route, Box 825 Shady Cove, Ore. Editor's Note: No. 63, lack; 64, be; 65, beck. H Complies To the Editor: A local cor respondent requests me to write you another letter to enlarge upon the one pub lished Oct. 27, by "propound ing your reasons for voting as you did (for Kennedy- Johnson). I am glad to comply. Ambassador Lodge, while an able spokesman for our country at th U.N., has had nothing like the administra tive and legislative exper ience of Senate Leader Lyn don Johnson. As for Mr. Nixon, he has too many counts against him. To cite only a few: his lov level campaigning with un warranted and slanderous at tacks in 1952 upon President Truman and Democrats gen erally; absurdly implying then and again now that the Korean War was a "Demo cratic war" - as though it had any lest support in Congress or the nation on the part of Republicans; his record in Washington in which he op posed, and even voted against, aid to education, medical aid through expanded Social Se curity (as advocated by Gov ernor Rockefeller and other leading Republicans as well as Democrats), and other urgent ly needed legislation; his long dodging of issues until prod ded by Governor Rockefeller, and even in th recent debates with such hedges as "I'll have a speech on that" or "a white paper" later (while Kennedy never dodged but replied forthrtghtly and with facts to all questions put to him); too much boasting ot "talking tough" to Khrushchev, as if th". were going to liquidate th cold war and really get ui Plans for hara oil fields which ar just beginning to . yield sizeable quantities of petroleum. Philippine Economy In Manila, It' Is widely ru mored, that the Philippine gov ernment is preparing some sweeping moves to improve the naUon's economy. Some business " circle's believe the government will remove all controls on the peso by the end of the year or, at the least, drastically cut or elim In at the 25 per cent tax on foreign exchange. Police Protection Japanese police ar urging Washington Report y WILLIAM END OF AN ERA Washington - On the big question - who is winning the presidential campaign - there can be no more sense of as surance than there was two months ago or w o weeks ago. But from many sources - talks with all sorts of p o 1 1 1 icians, personal ob servation on whistle stop and other wait ' trips with both candidates, and so on on th way toward enduring peace. - Kennedy's position is as de termined in defense of Amer ica and the free world, also more realistic and statesman like: for continued negotiation - and negotiate we must, or face the awful alternative of mutual annihilation, as Nixon well knows but evidently lacks ihe courage to say with equal honesty. Finally, Nixon seems to me to fall far short of the intel lectual and moral stature of Kennedy as evidenced by the latter's whole career, his Pul itzer Prize winning "Profiles in Courage," and in his own present campaign. -. I also voted for Senator Kennedy because he consis tently has worked and voted for progressive legislation, a stronger national econ o m y and more positive world lead ership'than we have bad un der - the ' Republicans or- are likely to get if Mr. Nixon is elected - and make no mis take about it, we HAVE lost prestige all around the world as anyone who can read news papers should know by now; I hope this may help our inquirer and others as weu. Arnold Eugene Jenny (Long-time Methodist and independent voter) Medford hotel, . Medford Three Categories To the Editor: Does one ac tually find it proper as an act to prove to one's young ones, the wickedness of all forms of narcotics, alcohol, etc., by the encouragement of forcing to partake of such things? In many states as early as 1937, Communism Instruc tions were begun; when some people raised their eyebrows over this, they were inform ed that it was a preventive action course. Never did make any more sense to me than would the question above. During 1935 it was written that fully sixty-fiv per cent oi "an people" In these United States were of three categor ies: members, fellow travelers or sympathizers of totalita'ri- ans, subversives, Nazis. Com munis, etc. I could write her a lone list of specific schools, clubs and organizations that are designated by the United States Attorney General as ad vocating or approving the commission of acts of force or violence to deny others thc:r rights under the consti tution of these United States, or else who seek to alter the form of government of these United States bx legal consti tutional means. For my writingthem and tne Editor to print them would be cause for libel or imprisonment, because these groups have much control over some mighty influential power over a surprising num ber of agencies that control Our very livelihood. The Rev. A. Gilman 322 South Riverside ave Medford. HowT To the Editor: How does Dr. Durno expect to get th elderly people to vote for him, as long as he refuses to con sider the medicfl bill for the aged to be placed in the So cial Security system and take the pauper oath out of it? Arthur C. Lewis . Assistant State Director, Townsend, Inc. Apt. 4, ' ' v " 244 South Central Medford. i Algeria politicians to permit the pret ence of uniformed policemen at political rallies as a pro tectlon against assassination. Since the slaying of Social 1st Chairman Inejirmo Asa numa, police have warned that plain clothes detectives cannot furnish adequate pro tectlon. Baseball Japanese fans are disap pointed with the perform ance in Japan of the San Francisco baseball Giants who managed to hit only one home run In their first four games. I. WHITI some other Important things at least now seem very clear. ' The prespect is that a stag, gering total vote will be cast in this election. The nation al decision, whether it shall favor Democrat John T. Ken nedy or Republican Richard Nixon, will have been a de cision taken by the people themselves with a degree of voting participation w have never seen before. There is the reverse of "apathy" among the public. To know this one has only to see at firsthand the Immense, patient crowds drawn up in .the snow for Nixon, drawn up in the rain for Kennedy. rpHERE is far less automatic partisanship than in past presidential campaigns. - Old line habitual Republicans ar not necessarily and unthink ingly Republican this time. Ditto old-line and habitual' Democrats. There is much anxiety in the country. Wherever and however one meets people -on a campaign train, an air liner, a restaurant in town -or city - this concern quickly breaks through the conversa tion. What troubles people? No single answer can be glv-.-en, for the worry and con cern seem a many-sided thing. Some vaguely fear war some thinking Kennedy might bring it about, some thinking . Nixon might. Others fear re cession. This correspondent's guess, ' however, is that what basic- ' ally troubles most people is -not really fear. It is rather an awareness that we are enter ing a new and unknowable era, leaving th comfortable yean of Dwlght Eisenhower and walking toward New Year's with a new man -whether it is to be Nixon or Kennedy' - easily young enough to be Eisenhower's son. A N enormous number of vot ers either have not mad up their minds; are changing inconclusively back and' forth from day to day; or ar simply unwilling to Indicate their choice if they have actu ally made it. No really vast number seems to back either candidate in the deep, emotional way that people used to back Roosevelt or Eisenhower or Truman or Thomas E. Dewey for that matter. Neither can didate is Idolized; neither candidate, but for scattered exceptions, is hated. Both are widely thought to ' be competent; but neither is widely .thought to be an indie pensabl man, or a genius. Both ar seen as good fight' era, fair fighters on th whole, who ar giving the publle a good show. It , does not follow, how ever, that the people think of tnis campaign as a jolly game. They think of it as a deeply serious contest, in deed. It is as though they be- lieved time has run out on the old strictly emotional po litical atUtudes in which a; voter's own favorite was sev-.-" en feet of nobility and his op- ' ponent a dreadful fellow who probably ought to be in jail. . - THIS remarkable process of coolly weighing up one' man against another goes so far that you will run occasion ally into a great phenomenon.. It is possible sometimes to" ' hear even an associate of . one candidate say a reason ably fair word about the other -. candidate. There is a great deal ofO public sympathy simply for the immense exertions being made by the candidates, th sacrifices they are so demon strably making in terms of physical exhaustion. The sen timent among many ordinary . voters, even in desiring the -defeat of the other side's can. didates, is: "Don't cheer, boys, ' the poor devils are dying." ferhaps what we are doinf now is saying goodbye to a -whole political era in which simply love for one candidate and simple malira toward another formed th Voting ' standard of millions. f (Copyright, 1110. by United feeluf trntUeate, Ine.) ,