South Bend Mirror, February 06, 1942

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MORE "UNCONSTITUTIONAL" LAW SUGGESTS MORE "UNCONSTITUTIONAL" LAW
"Skip-Election" Act Voided
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 1942
ELIEVE It
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MEAT O* THE COCONUT
B$ Silas "PPitherspoon
AMERICAN PEOPLE
DO NOT HAVE TO
BE TORTURED IN
ORDER TO EXACT
REAL PATRIOTISM
What we call
" superstitious
folk" in some
parts of the
world, appear to
have an inherent
idea that to appease their God,
and stand in well
"HWUKiieir future,
they must torture themselves. Washington,
in* some respects, seeilisf to regard the American people as somewhat similarly afflicted
with respect to their patriotism; assume that
to love their country they must be in misery.
They pretend, and no doubt think, they're
doing it to save the country; that it isn't
enough to sacrifice, even till it hurts, but everybody must be despaired to the point of
panic.
There is a public psychology that can be
overwrought. You can CTy "wolf, wolf,"
until nobody cares if the wolf does come.
There • may be people, ' including "highbrows" and "high-hats," "politico-crackpots" and "sky-pilots," who have to be enslaved, through fear or physical, to lift them
above the "chisslers," but they can be dealt
with, if democracy dares, without upsetting
the equilibrium of the whole populace. The
public morale is as essential to. America as to
any of the Axis. "Let your conscience," if
any, "be your guide"; otherwise I would
prescribe the "jug."
*  *
Seems sometimes that Leon
Hencjjferson, ra-
tioning- and
price - fixer, is
more or less of
a wind-jammer;
a courtier of
publicity; determined fifeat if
JESSE JONES AND
LEON HENDERSON
LOCK HORNS OVER
NEEDED SCARE IN
RUBBER SHORTAGE
he can't be famous, he can at leastjae notorious. It seems that, or else the reporters are
exaggerating him a lot, whether in mere
quest of sensation, or purposely to make a
baboon of him,, despised and contemptible.
Doubtful if it is necessary to scare America
to death to bring it to life. Potential poverty
doesn't perk patriotism. We would, most of
us, like to live to see the war over, and he
able to catch our breath when the strain goes
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Does "Uniform Application" Mean Uni
THE Indiana Supreme Court, the last gun in purely intra-state legislative matters, has shot
its smoke, and our 1941 "skip-election" law that was to return city elections, except first class,
to an off-year, independent, lone status, is blown to smithereens. To our mind it is just another exhibit of politico-judicial autocracy, the* like of which gave rise to the U. S. supreme court
fight in Washington, a few years ago, but which has not been improved much, though angles of
political application have
changed, since that court
has been revamped to a reverse complexion.
However, this Indiana decision can hardly be termed
a partisan - political one;
that is, unless it is bi-partisan. Unless it is bi-partisan, however, it is difficult
to understand the hard-up
excuse adopted for rendering it,—in the light of almost every city and town's
(On Page Three)
Supreme Court Sets Diogenes to W>rk
NOW that the supreme court has glorified the constitution by emasculating it, and made city,
though not town, elections general and uniform throughout the state, Diogenes was seen up
a blind alley, with hia lantern, last night, looking for honest men, "honester" than present
incumbent office-holders who "choose to run agai n," to  oppose their renomination and election.
That is no reflection on the present incumbents. Diogenes
was something of an eccentric, and all things as) they were,
riled him. He would even go about with his lantern,,- not a
flash-light, in broad daylight, "looking for an honest man."
That emphasized it. Here about town, since the city hall is
totally Democratic, except some councilmen, and *%#__ined to
repeat with the possible exception of Mayor Pavey, the search
TAKING the offensive  in  the war .,       „     ,,,     i „ „ __ , ,. ^	
against Japan,   air   and surface    seems rather for "honester   Republicans,
imitfl of thP  TTnit^n states Naw Has the G. 0. P. anything better to offer; in fact, anyv
thing at all worth while, — and if they have, what; is it, and
where? The MMS machine hasn't spoken, definitely as yet,
and until then Diogenes might as well "hang up," for what
they say will more than likely settle the question, regardless
of his findings.
They may even be willing to do a little trading if it can
(On Page Three)
Week if Wat,
OYER WEEK END        p^
'AKING the offensive in the war
against Japan, air and surface
units of the United States Navy
attacked Jap bases on the Marshall and
Gilbert islands. Many enemy fleet
auxiliaries were sunk and damaged.
Eleven American planes were lost.
An apparent   Jap   attempt   to    land
troops «on Corregidor   or   one    of    the
smaller islands guarding the entrance to
Manila Bay was   smashed ' by   heavy
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