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SOUTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY 304 S.MA IN ST. ,^ CITY. Dedicated to "G.I. Joe" & "G. I. Jim" and G.O.P's "Sweetheart" ft ». i* Democratic President's Didn't ELIEVE IT Or ELSE MEAT O' THE COCONUT by m IS witherspoon P DEWEY TO SURROUND £__-££ HIMSELF WITH YOUNG it§ SQUIRTS"—QUOTING h quite a pow wow G.O.P. SLANDERS OF swomeb:d; said some- thing NEW JUSTICES NAMED TO U.S. HIGH COURT -S ^ men" on the supreme court bench, proposed their ouster, and replacement with what the wise critics called "young squirts." The proposed process failed, thanks awfully, but then a "grim reaper" started intervening, and the rest more or less scared at themselves, began putting in their resignations. "Young squirts," said- the critics, were being instaled in their stead. Different now. Thomas E. Dewey, candidate of those critics in the race for the presidency, youngest in himself (42) of all previous candidates in history (except William J. Bryan in 1896, who was 36), seems to pride himself on it, and sets in to lament the whole Washington administration, as "old, tired, decrepit and quarrelsome." He will set up a cabinet of "young men," of course, not "squirts" like those elevated to the supreme court bench, but "men experienced in the task to be done, and young enough to do it." That ought to be enough of a hint to Secretary of State Hull (73), and Secretary of War Stimson (77), especially, and Secretaries Jones and Ickes (70), "old skinflints." They'll be out if Dewey gets in—but where is he going to find very young Republicans, very "experienced in the task," after this "twelve long years" of Republican desuetude? * * * * Mr. Dewey himself had scarcely begun his public career, be- coming "YOUNG MEN SKILLED TO TASK" NOT TO BE FOUND 1N G. 0. P. DUE TO YEARS OF INACTION exPe„ enced in the task," when the—Republicans moved out and the Democrats moved in back in 1933; was only 30 years old, and four years out of college; not Harvard but its equivalent — Michigan and Columbia. Indeed, he got the first and only federal assignment that he has ever had, indirectly from the man he is now knocking, President Roosevelt, when Homer Cummings, then F. D. R.'s (On Pag<» Two) Congresslady Revives Some G.O.P. Memoirs CLARE BOOTHE LUCE'S appearance ("Loose" at the tongue) at the Chicago Republican convention, was to us quite as big a thing as the nominations of Governors Tom Dewey and John Bricker for president and vice president. She made a grand display of her literary talent, wit, and oratorical powers. If they can just get that speech across to G. I. Joe before he becomes G. I. Jim, with a ballot—how Oh Boy! And Was He Thirsty! the G. 0. P. would like to send it along—Dewey and Bricker ought to go over, so far as the soldier vote is concerned, with the bang accentuated into a bombardment. Democrats are dumb as oxen if they think for a minute that the soldier in camp, field, at sea, midair, or on furlough, is so in love with his tommander-in-chief, that the call to hurry home doesn't tickle his ears— and percolate into his brain. He may be enjoying himself in a way, and proud of his job, but he has memories, and would rather be eating at his own, or pa's and ma's table—and shooting pool or 10-pins. Hash and Huns, Julips and Japs, are secondary in his longings. He is brave, sincere, with a strong sense of responsibility to his country, but the qualification "hurry home— by way of Berlin and Tokyo,"—will not discomfort his longing; that is, wouldn't if left to stand alone. It is when "Congresslady" Luce, feigning great patriotism as a cloak for sedi- On Page Three) If Your Gas and Grog Won't Mix Cut the Gas Labor Wakes Up DON MARR NELSON, "king pin" of WPB, and therefore quite the last word on'what ipfSP try may, or may not) produce, until James Francis Byrnes, "mobilizing czar" (supposedly infallible and above reproach because once "stuffed" into the supreme court as an associate justice), butts in, and back of him Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president, and commander-in-chief of the army and navy; Don Marr Nelson, we say, since he is the one out in front, is nothing if not up on his toes when it comes to seeing to it that the gay get their grog, — whether* OPA lets the grimy get any gas with which to get,back and forth to earn their grub or not. Nelson recently lifted the lid to distillers to resume production of alcoholic drinks, replenishing their stocks, evidently regarding it a "military necessity," is quite in line with the allowance some time ago at Springfield, Ohio, of tires for beer- wagons but none for bread-wagons. And then, oh dear! The Methodist church in conference somewhere resolved an objection to the Nelson permit to resume production of liquors, when comparative to all else, alcohol seems some military necessity other than by way of the throat. Other "business as usual" is still notoriously circumscribed. Wow! The distillers heard the Methodists, — and think of the (On Page Three) By NEWTON M. GOUDY FOR many weeks there has been some concern among Indiana Labor groups because of the apparent leaning of William Green, long-time head of the American Federation of Labor, towards the Republican national organization and its candidates. Heads of several Indiana labor locals, strongly favoring (On Page Five) TROUBLE IN 1949 By JOHN O'HARA (Complete) - BARRY came out of the local skyscraper and stood on the sidewalk and took a long look at his watch, just as the Midwestern heat hit him in the face. Rutland, in his air-conditioned office, had kept him just long enough so that to make the last good New York plane he would have to hurry and sweat—and then probably miss it. He walked to the hotel and took a shower, not hot and not cold, which made him feel better if not cooler. He sent downstairs for the largest Tom Collins they could provide, and he sat in a pongee dressing gown, \Ox\ paoo Eight)
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Title | South Bend Mirror, July 07, 1944 |
Volume, Issue Number | Vol. 40, No. 27 |
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South Bend (Ind.)--Newspapers World War, 1939-1945 |
Original Date | 1944-07-07 |
Time Period | 1940s (1940-1949) |
Digital Date | 2017-03-30 |
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Type | Text |
Genre | Newspapers |
Language | en |
Identifier | Mirror_19440707_40_27 |
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Physical Repository | St. Joseph County Public Library |
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Time Period | 1940s (1940-1949) |
Identifier | Mirror_19440707_40_27_001 |
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Transcription | SOUTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY 304 S.MA IN ST. ,^ CITY. Dedicated to "G.I. Joe" & "G. I. Jim" and G.O.P's "Sweetheart" ft ». i* Democratic President's Didn't ELIEVE IT Or ELSE MEAT O' THE COCONUT by m IS witherspoon P DEWEY TO SURROUND £__-££ HIMSELF WITH YOUNG it§ SQUIRTS"—QUOTING h quite a pow wow G.O.P. SLANDERS OF swomeb:d; said some- thing NEW JUSTICES NAMED TO U.S. HIGH COURT -S ^ men" on the supreme court bench, proposed their ouster, and replacement with what the wise critics called "young squirts." The proposed process failed, thanks awfully, but then a "grim reaper" started intervening, and the rest more or less scared at themselves, began putting in their resignations. "Young squirts," said- the critics, were being instaled in their stead. Different now. Thomas E. Dewey, candidate of those critics in the race for the presidency, youngest in himself (42) of all previous candidates in history (except William J. Bryan in 1896, who was 36), seems to pride himself on it, and sets in to lament the whole Washington administration, as "old, tired, decrepit and quarrelsome." He will set up a cabinet of "young men," of course, not "squirts" like those elevated to the supreme court bench, but "men experienced in the task to be done, and young enough to do it." That ought to be enough of a hint to Secretary of State Hull (73), and Secretary of War Stimson (77), especially, and Secretaries Jones and Ickes (70), "old skinflints." They'll be out if Dewey gets in—but where is he going to find very young Republicans, very "experienced in the task," after this "twelve long years" of Republican desuetude? * * * * Mr. Dewey himself had scarcely begun his public career, be- coming "YOUNG MEN SKILLED TO TASK" NOT TO BE FOUND 1N G. 0. P. DUE TO YEARS OF INACTION exPe„ enced in the task," when the—Republicans moved out and the Democrats moved in back in 1933; was only 30 years old, and four years out of college; not Harvard but its equivalent — Michigan and Columbia. Indeed, he got the first and only federal assignment that he has ever had, indirectly from the man he is now knocking, President Roosevelt, when Homer Cummings, then F. D. R.'s (On Pag<» Two) Congresslady Revives Some G.O.P. Memoirs CLARE BOOTHE LUCE'S appearance ("Loose" at the tongue) at the Chicago Republican convention, was to us quite as big a thing as the nominations of Governors Tom Dewey and John Bricker for president and vice president. She made a grand display of her literary talent, wit, and oratorical powers. If they can just get that speech across to G. I. Joe before he becomes G. I. Jim, with a ballot—how Oh Boy! And Was He Thirsty! the G. 0. P. would like to send it along—Dewey and Bricker ought to go over, so far as the soldier vote is concerned, with the bang accentuated into a bombardment. Democrats are dumb as oxen if they think for a minute that the soldier in camp, field, at sea, midair, or on furlough, is so in love with his tommander-in-chief, that the call to hurry home doesn't tickle his ears— and percolate into his brain. He may be enjoying himself in a way, and proud of his job, but he has memories, and would rather be eating at his own, or pa's and ma's table—and shooting pool or 10-pins. Hash and Huns, Julips and Japs, are secondary in his longings. He is brave, sincere, with a strong sense of responsibility to his country, but the qualification "hurry home— by way of Berlin and Tokyo,"—will not discomfort his longing; that is, wouldn't if left to stand alone. It is when "Congresslady" Luce, feigning great patriotism as a cloak for sedi- On Page Three) If Your Gas and Grog Won't Mix Cut the Gas Labor Wakes Up DON MARR NELSON, "king pin" of WPB, and therefore quite the last word on'what ipfSP try may, or may not) produce, until James Francis Byrnes, "mobilizing czar" (supposedly infallible and above reproach because once "stuffed" into the supreme court as an associate justice), butts in, and back of him Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president, and commander-in-chief of the army and navy; Don Marr Nelson, we say, since he is the one out in front, is nothing if not up on his toes when it comes to seeing to it that the gay get their grog, — whether* OPA lets the grimy get any gas with which to get,back and forth to earn their grub or not. Nelson recently lifted the lid to distillers to resume production of alcoholic drinks, replenishing their stocks, evidently regarding it a "military necessity," is quite in line with the allowance some time ago at Springfield, Ohio, of tires for beer- wagons but none for bread-wagons. And then, oh dear! The Methodist church in conference somewhere resolved an objection to the Nelson permit to resume production of liquors, when comparative to all else, alcohol seems some military necessity other than by way of the throat. Other "business as usual" is still notoriously circumscribed. Wow! The distillers heard the Methodists, — and think of the (On Page Three) By NEWTON M. GOUDY FOR many weeks there has been some concern among Indiana Labor groups because of the apparent leaning of William Green, long-time head of the American Federation of Labor, towards the Republican national organization and its candidates. Heads of several Indiana labor locals, strongly favoring (On Page Five) TROUBLE IN 1949 By JOHN O'HARA (Complete) - BARRY came out of the local skyscraper and stood on the sidewalk and took a long look at his watch, just as the Midwestern heat hit him in the face. Rutland, in his air-conditioned office, had kept him just long enough so that to make the last good New York plane he would have to hurry and sweat—and then probably miss it. He walked to the hotel and took a shower, not hot and not cold, which made him feel better if not cooler. He sent downstairs for the largest Tom Collins they could provide, and he sat in a pongee dressing gown, \Ox\ paoo Eight) |
Provenance | St. Joseph County Public Library (South Bend, IN) |
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