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20 TJIE IXDIAXArOLIS SUNDAY STAR, NOVEMBER 5, 1941. THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR Indiana Etchers Celebrate Tenth Birthday Text and Drawing by Frederick Policy Estahllahed The Indlanipolla Journal 123. Tha lndlanapolla Sunday Sintlnel Absorbed In 196. Westhrooh Pcglcr Says: Moral Issue Puts Spot On Devious F.D.R. Path Tired of Campaign? The Idea! It's Torchlight Parade at Your Elbow By Mary E.

Bos wick Some of my more curmudgeon friends of both political parties, too have been heard to complain that they are getting very tired cf nothing but politics, politics, politics, every time they go home and Published Every Day In the Fear by STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, Pennsylvania and New York Streets Eugene Pulllam, Editor and Publisher. NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Tom Dewey recently said that nowadays ihe problem of Ihfi people in judging news from the White House was not whether it was SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Pally, by Carrier, Per Week Cent. lunday by Motor Carrier Outalde Marlon Per Copy, .15 Ccnt good or bad, but whether it was true or false.

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Well, I don't think so at all. I think it's been wonderful, and I don't know when I've enjoyed anything so much as putting my feet on a footstool, having a dish of cambric tea at my elbow, and listen, ing to the politicos, ranging in caliber from popguns to bazookas, lam-basting each other. When the tumult and the shouting dies, as it will a couple of days hence, I'll be one of the chief mourners. RURAL ROUTE RATES IN INDIANA! bad. And, inasmuch as moral currents emanate from the character of the President and affect his ad Pally Only, On Tear I .00 Six Month! i.M ministration, then, if the President is dishonest On Week IS No mall auhaerlptlona accepted in towna where carrier delivery tricky and cynical, the morals of the people and the ervice maintained.

At first it was pretty dull, -a -J ajteDTY-, national character must suffer. It is not only by laws, enforced by policemen, that a moral people are moved to maintain decent standards in their relations between themselves and thought. The campaign, during its early stages, was conducted on what was positively a scholarly and 'Let ihe people know ihe fads and Hie country will be saved." Abraham Lincoln. IJ'JJ At'f BOO r-g campaigns of yore, complete with marching clubs and torchlight processions. We will let the march-ing clubs go, I think.

Hardly anyone I know would belong to a marching club unless he could ride in it, but no one need regret the) edifying plane, with the result that I and millions like me would frequently flip the dial especially when some speaker was wading around in an ocean of statistics, passing ol the torchlight proces sion. their government. A finer force, a product of civilization, operates here. For a decisive test of Roosevelt's veracity we need proceed no further in his reign than his first presidency in which he son repudiated and violated every persuasive promise on which he had been elected. Economy, which he had promised, became a fabulous program of alms under political control extending down into the very precincts.

The bureaucracy which he had condemned in the Hoover administration was multiplied to make places for his political following. He vowed that he would not. devalue our money, an inflationary course, but did repudiate the gold pledge, an act of repudiation which shook the confidence of the rest of the world in the United States. So hot, furious and impassioned have some of the campaign speeches been that they have caused the radioto give off a lurtd kind of glow, like that, I under stand, that may be seen hovering over the crater of an active vol i.aVI A -Jrvir with the waves breaking over him and hunt for something more entertaining. Not in the last few weeks, though.

The opposing forces have dragged in dogs, both large and small, mustaches, suit materials, grandpas and other assorted relatives, Mr. Hoover, the amount of mileage consumed on campaign trips, the sort of people who have been around ringing the other side's doorbells, the Kremlin, the butter shortage, Mr. Churchill, and, after delving into various archives, have produced documents, regarding what the other side has said, sometimes with very surprising results. i an i cntwxcv. 11 The Right of the People This is a time when the people must see clearly more clearly than ever before where their fw ture leads.

High above the campaign oratory which con' verges on the voter from ever side, bearing the ugly and promiscuous charges of fraud or of failure to meet obligations of public trust, the principles of self-government are in the balance. Remember, American men and women are scattered throughout the world facing death for the cause of free life. We, in all humility, owe" them the determined effort to weigh the issues, to let with the utmost sincerity for our beliefs. Speakers under the Democratic New Deal banner call for re-efection of Franklin Roosevelt to a fourth term as President because: They say he is a symbol of world leadership igainst militaristic aggressor nations and that he alone can direct America's armed forces to final victory. They say he is the one man capable of insuring the proper formation of an organization to bring lasting peace.

They say his vision and courage light the way to international co-operation. 1 A XWvn o- i i iV V0 Hut He Didn't Help Any Himself. That much being established by citations which could he multiplied a thousand times, how have his actions affected the morals of the people and their confidence in the integrity of their government? A few nights ago Roosevelt said, with the note of a snarl in his delivery, that some Republicans now were threatening, in the event of defeat, to refuse to co-operate with him in Ihe building of the peace. They would risk total calamity for partisan political advantage. But what did he do in a similar case, in the inleiim between his first election and his inauguration? Hoover begged him to co-operate to avert the bank panic, but Roosevelt and the New Deal nrain trust hilariously taunted the now powerless chief of an expiring and discredited regime and we inougn, as tar as that goes, AA would you want everything you had written or said within the last dozen years or so dragged out and placed under a spotlight for the keen scrutiny of a lot of hostile kibitzers? No, I thought not.

It's like those love letters they used to read in court when breach of promise suits were so popular, and there the poor guy who had written the letters would sit, blush away. Merely to liumiliate Hoover and create eoi.i a. -y terfeit political capital, which they have used ewr since, they invited the panic and all its consequences for all the people. They were flippant and frivolous and riding high and to them the juvenile, exultant fun of mocking a somber and unpopular man was worth all the suffering imposed on millions of others. Yet, ever since, they have profited by the public impression ing like a petunia or an Elwood tomato and wishing that his education had stopped short with cano.

Why, the other night I had my radio turned way down while I did a little ironing of something, and when I came back to take a look at it it was glowing like a red-hot saucepan. I was about to throw some water on it to put out this conflagration, but thought better of it, and turned on the power a little more. Oh, what a blast was there, my countrymen. I forget whether it was a Republican talking about a New Dealer or vice versa, but ha was throwing off sparks like a blacksmith's anvil. Never heard anything like it.

Just to be on tha safe side, I applied en ice bag to the radio's fevered brow. Torch light processions, indeed! One thing .1 like about these political speeches, especially the ones that are given before enormous audiences, is what I like to call the crowd reaction. I love to hear the audience whistle, boo, ring cowbells, thump on drums, clap, howl, bellow, screech and ululate. My favorite of them all is the inevitable gent enjoying a high alcoholic content or so, at least, it sounds to me. High above the crowd's clamor he may be heard yelling "Yowie! Yippee! Atsa boy!" from the back row from whence, apparently, he is often hustled away.

It always sounds like the same party, but I don't suppose it could be for you hear him one night from the Pacific coast, the next night from Minnesota or soma place and the next night down South or from the corn belt region. If it's the same gent he gets around. When he isn't attending political meetings he ought to be enjoying a very successful career as a hog-caller. I shall miss him. hat this panic was not Roosevelts and wrought alphabet blocks.

It is a sad commentary on hu Intentionally, but Hoover's and due to his reaction man nature that everybody in the ary stupidity. world, whether he will admit it or The morality of Roosevelt, himself, was revealed ngaln In his court-packing plan. I could go to the not, simply cloves a good neigh borhood row, and many is the in files and cite editorial comments from papers now nocent bystander who has been supporting him for a fourth term, which denounced him in terms so contemptuous thnt they could not today support him in a petition for a pnnle from prison, were they consistent. They accused him of clipped on the chin by a piece of flying debris because he stuck his neck ouj too far in an endeavor The Indiana Society of Printmakers was organized Jan. 8, 1934, at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. George Jo Mess, in Indianapolis. The officers elected on that occasion were Frederick Polley, president; Miss Constance Forsyth, vice-president, and Mrs. Evelynne Mess, secretary-treasurer. The officers today are the same although Miss Forsyth is sojourning in the University of Texas as professor of art.

The etching society will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a tri-state print exhibition from Nov. Ihrough 18, In the auditorium gallery of the William H. Block Company. The Chicago Society of Etchers and the Ohio Printmakers were invited to share with Indiana in making this event one of the interesting, possibly the outstanding, print exhibitions of the year in this area. The Ohio etchers responded with some 50 the Chicago society with 66 and the Indiana group are exhibiting 68.

It is not boasting to say that these three organized etching clubs enjoy in their membership the cream of Midwest printmakers. Six members of the Indiana society are members of the Chicago club and one or more are members, also, of the Ohio group. George Jo Mess Is the chairman of the exhibition and with him as assistants are Mrs. Edmund Brucker and Mrs. Evelynne Mess.

There will be events every day of the two weeks' exhibit. On the afternoon of Nov. 9 a tea will be served in the auditorium to which the public is invited. There will' be shown in this exhibit prints of the various media, that is, line etchings, dry-points, aquatints and prints that have been produced with a combination of these processes. There will be plate sizes of many dimensions from large to the very small (miniature) prints.

All of these are original prints by our best etchers and may be obtained now while the artists are alive at prices that may soar in the not distant future. It is not trite to state that these artists do not always use as subjects the rare and elusive things around them, but more often etch the common things of life, but see them with a vital and fresh interest, which after all, Is real art. The drawing above is a pen and ink sketch made in 1906 at Washington, D.C., of the construction work on the Union Station. spuing to dictatorship, Ihey pointed out Ihe siml- nrity of this scheme to Hitler's way, thev accused to miss notning or a nrawi that was going on in the near vicinity. Now, to me, this has been the great underlying, absolutely irre him of fraud and "vicious" was the adjective most gene-rally used.

The public, which usually grasps On the domestic scene, they contend he has given widespread social benefits to the great mass of workers, that he has fostered stupendous public works which will have durable advantages, that he brought the nation out of economic chaos. Speakers under the Republican banner call for the election of Thomas E. Dewey because: They say he is young and vigorous, holding the true concept of America as his guide. It is the con-tept of every individual's responsibility to contribute lomething, to make a job support him' and his to have the right to form his own destiny. They lay he is honest and believes in economy and effi-tiency, that he will end bureaucratic conflicts and waste and stalling; that he will give more service for every taxpayer's dollar and try by every means possible to trim the terrific load of public debt, ihey say his record as New York's Governor backs this claim to the full.

They declare he would do a better job of leading the United States in interna-(ional relationships because he believes in following (he rules and in naming the most capable men to jdminister the affairs of government. He docs not relieve personal and secret conferences fill the bill, fie wants all nations to have a hearing. He believes that only by creating a sound foreign policy tnd sticking to it will we be able to hold respect ind confidence of other peoples. The Republican speakers contend also that Mr. only the larger facts of a situation, still believes sistible charm of the present cam this was a scheme to pack only the Supreme Court.

paign. It been like having a ring It was much worse. It was a plan to organize side seat at a magnificent neigh a corps of New Deal judges In the Federal district borhood battle, with the air full ourts and to assign these new appointees, and only of dead cats, passe vegetables, half bricks, and yet being in no hem, to cases In which the New Deal had a political danger of stopping any of these or ideological interest. Small Scandal of the Stamps. missiles yourself.

Early in the game there was a small, brief scan Persons have, In my hearing dal over some extremely valuable philatelic rarities, deliberately created by Jim Farley in the Post Ofllce before this campaign really got go ing good lamented the political Department. Farley was no stamp collector. He The People Speak NEW DEALER PROMISES MUCH AND DOES LITTLE hadn't yet learned the value of such freaks. But Roosevelt and Harold Ickes were collectors of old. They had been keeping and trading stamps for years and they knew that the sheets of stamps which Farley was selling them for face value were worth plement, but he did not.

Now as a last chance and opportune time to catch the farmer the White House man raises the ceiling price hundreds of thousands of dollars. In one case, as the scandal broke, they were pealed to the reds and pinkies, while Dan Tobin, Kelly, Hague, Flynn, Truman and others brought delight to the hoodlums. Sadly lacking was the appeal to the American service man, the taxpayer, the intelligent laborer, businessman and citizen. MAX J. KENNEDY.

Carmel, Ind. caught in the act, so the stamps in question were devalued by inflation. Farley ran off thousands of Letters to the editor should be written on one side of the paper only and be not more than too words. Anonymous letters will not be accepted, but names of writers will be withheld from publication if desired and initials will be used. Hague, Tobin, Pendergast, Kelly, Flynn or the "1,000 Club." Being thus unhandicapped, the Republican Congress would be free to insist upon good, clean, efficient administration of the traditionally American type.

In short, I believe that Governor Dewey's remark implies not refusal to co-operate, but refusal to submit. MRS. OPAL P. SEAMANDS. on lat hogs.

C. W. JACK. Crawfordsville, Ind. WASTED ORATORY.

To Ms Editor of Tb Indianapolis Star: sheets more, for general sale, and these particular Roosevelt has not kept faith with the voters, promising them debt reduction and sound government, hen turning around and piling the debt sky high. They say he defied the laws of the land by threatening to pack the Supreme Court when Congress failed to give him the powers he wanted. They say has more a government by directive than by law. Finally, they Warn that four terms as President Is a threat to our form of government because such lone tenure leads to devious circumventions of the treaks dropped to par. But what other sheets they had been given we were not told.

Some admirers say the President Was that the conduct of honest men? This Is not even a summary. It is only a random selection of acts of defiant dishonesty and scheming. F.D.R. FORGETFUL. To the Editor of The Indianapolis Star: Have the peoples morals, their sense of honor, and his speakers have made a wide appeal to the voters.

Those great economists, Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra and Clifton Fadiman have appeal to the 12-year-old mind, but been so far corrupted by this Influence from on The speech by the President Sat vill of the people by ever-strengthening control of high, flowing through the nation's bloodstream all these years, that they see no wrong or, at worst urday night was a political speech in the usual sense. He promises 60,000,000 jobs and now he be pig political machines over the methods or public ixpression. They cite George Washington's and 1301 North Chester street." NO FOURTH TERM. To the Editor of The Indianapolis Star: Washington established a two-term tenure with great deliberation and consideration. We have taught boys and girls in history of the honor and judgment of the only amiable mischief, In such conduct? Thomas Jefferson's warnings ag.tinst a tenure of lieves in free enterprise, the profit (Copyright, 1944, Kin Keaturaa Syndlcnle, Inc.) Tha otilnlnm axnrnised hv Mr.

Poller in mtn An tiore than two terms. tint necrsaarlly reflect tha editorial policy of The Star. The Htnr'e editorial policy In expreased In tha adltorla.1 column on DEEDS NOT WORDS. To lha Editor of Tha Indianapolis Star: Mi. Roosevelt left himself wide open for a haymaker from Governor Dewey when he said that deeds and not words were what counted.

Take a good look at some of his deeds and then listen to his words. One of his first official acts was to cut the pensions of the veterans of the first war in the interest of economy. The only interest in economy that he ever showed. He was against the bonus to the veterans. Now he is going to give each returning veteran a farm.

As here will be over 10,000,000 returning veterans that looks bad for us farmers; we will have to move off the farms to make room for the veterans. But I have heard Roosevelt's words before so I plan to stay right here on the farm. After this war he is going to have 60,000,000 jobs waiting. In all the time before the war started he was never able to furnish half that number. And what a soft touch he must be for Churchill and Stalin! We furnished them supplies through lend-lease free of charge because they did not have cash.

But England owns or controls about one-fifth of the earth's surface. She might have turned over the Bahama islands or British Guinea for instance. All Americans who are thinking of the good of this country will think along with Governor Dewey that "It's time for a change." system and American traditions. These are just campaign promises, just promises to snare the votes of so many people who have forgot could continue in office until they jelled, so to speak. It is not a question of Mr.

Roosevelt as a fourth term candidate. It is any man. Mr. Roosevelt has the supreme impudence to offer himself as such a candidate. Mr.

Roosevelt's assumption that he is the only person jn the United States who can handle its affairs at this or any other time would be laughable if its implications were not so vicious. Mr. Roosevelt is only one American citizen. There are 29,999,999 others. It is the writer's opinion that the fourth term cannot eventuate under our flag.

ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE. Richmond, Ind. most of this section are not of voting ase. Browder's talks did not registfr with the boys in service. He might have done the President more good if left in the penitentiary to serve out his sentence.

Destrtictionist Hillman's speeches pleased those Interested in ending sane government in America. Ickes gave joy to the confirmed Roosevelt voter and jobholder. Mrs. Douglas and Wallace ap- una pnga arm. nnwnera eiae.

These are main issues. The Star believes, with ill good faith, that Governor Dewey should be elected. We believe Mr. Roosevelt has made a "Father of our country." How can we recommend such debauchery of the great office of the presidency Samuel Grafton Says: raluable contribution to America's advancement lUt he has refused to develop new leaders in his of the U.S.A.? Furthermore we must stop such an un-American Foreign Scare Is Old arty. The frequent quarrels within his adminiS' (ration between himself and Congress leaders anc practice.

The move is up to tha people by voting for Dewey Nov. 7, etween his Cabinet and bureau chiefs signal to vis ten the campaign promises he made in 1932, 1936 and 1940. This change of heart that has overtaken him when he says that he believes in free enterprise and the profit system has come about all of a sudden. He knows what the people want but he can't give it to them because he doesn't believe it as he has So many times proved to us. If he is elected he will forget he said such things.

He surely forgot all the other things he promised in the campaigns in Favorite In Campaign die fact that he has lost his power of leadership Failure to make a change in Washington wouic H. THOMPSON. Huntington, Ind. WHY CHANGE OF TUNE? To the Editor ot The Indianapolis Star: The honest intentioned citizens As the Day Begins lighten control in the hands of a few men, some of I know of no American presidential election cam mem not responsible to any major political party paign in which the issue of "foreignMnfluences" or NEW PITCHER NEEDED. To the Editor of The Indianapolis Star: Corporal Hargis, in reply to my surmise that no manager would put the same pitcher in the box for foreign domination has not.

In some way. been in A change at Washington would safeguard the jected. principles and ideals on which this government was of this great nation surely cannot accept the insult to their intelligence hurled at them by Mr. THE NEXT TIME anyone feels 1932, 1936 and 1940. Sometimes it is "the English" who are the vil founded.

The noble words from the preamble of RAYMOND LEWIS. 1310 North Somerset. Roosevelt in his speech in Chicaeo a fourth consecutive game, says this is just an "extra inning." There are no innings in elec he Declaration of Independence are not to be for rotten: lains of the piece, and who, it is said, will surely creep into the White House if Jones instead of Brown happens to be elected. In one shameful recent election it was "Rome" that was eoine to con when he hypocritically proclaimed inclined to voice a certain surprise as to why a young man of military age is in civilian clothes instead of in uniform, it might be a good idea to glance first at the left lapel of tions, the game is over with the "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That trol us if a certain man won, though I doubt if anv ill men are created equal; that they are endowed tne virtues or free enterprise after having done everything in his power to kick it into the gutter for the last 12 years. Why does he suddenly dust it off and place it on a pedestal to be revered? Indianapolis.

D. P. B. the coat of the young man in py their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that intelligent American today really believes that Alfred E. Smith would have been anything less than a devotedly American President of the highest type tmone these are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap F.

G. MILLER. Camby, Ind. G.O.P. AMUSES HIM.

To the Editor of Tht Indianapolis Star: If it were not so tragic it would be funny to hear the reactionaries nan ne neen elected. The fashion today, in some ounrtcrs. Is to pro pstituted among men, deriving their just powers fess to believe that Russian Communism will over LET TRUTH PREVAIL. To the Editor of The Indianapolis Starr I wonder why it is that our "great commander in chief" does not explain fully why we lost the Philippines and thousands of our men with them? We were warned by Ambassador Grew that the Japs were preparing for war against the U.S. Our "commander" had the full support of both houses of Congress from 1933 to 1940.

Was it because we were too busy building post offices which the question. With many hundreds of members of the armed forces now honorably discharged for various reasonsthe majority of them medicalthere is a good chance that a close look at the left coat lapel will reveal the gold button given come us unless Mr. Dewey wins, and saves us from defeat of one of the candidates. In politics as in baseball and other games, there is no payoff at the end of art inning but only at the finish of the game. Roosevelt won the first game and the payoff was "four years in the White House at $75,000 a year." Having now won three previous games, why call this an extra inning when an extra inning follows only in case of a tie.

And if Roosevelt is pitching, as a sober reflection, look see who is standing by as substitute pitcher. Columbus, Ind. C. S. BAKER.

from the consent of the governed; that whenever iny form of government becomes destructive of (hese ends it is the right of the people to alter spout about a "young, vigorous administration." When was the this newest form of the same old foreign devil. The foreign devil has been almost as consistently an issue in American politics as in Chinese politics, or in Japanese politics, and it is time we announced our maturity and our coming ot age among the na G.O.P. ever, in the last 50 years, a )r to abolish it and to institute a new government, those who have been honorably forward looking group? They kicked out their one outstanding discharged. The liberal, perhaps breaking his tions oi me eann cy inrowing mm into the ash-can forever. aying its foundation on such principles, and or janizjng its powers in such form as to them shal leem most likely to effect their safety and hap piness." This election is the fruition of those words heart; they could not "see' him until he was dead.

I suggest for You don't hear the English muttering and crow-l button isn conspicuousbut it displays an eagle with spread wings (as shown here) and is its country did not need instead of building battleships, which we certainly did need? If any one was guilty of negligence at Pearl Har them a theme song: "Backward, ing about how Russia intends to take them over, or how America intends to take them over. The Eng turn backward, oh, time, in your full, free expression. It is up to us to keep the lish are perfectly conscious of their own long his flight." E. S. BARBER.

bor why have the guilty not Deen own answer to any possible doubt 1713 Capitol avenue. STAR A WELCOME SIGHT. To the Editor ot The Indianapolis Star: This won't be much of a letter, for I was never too good at writing letters, but it will be a letter ot thanks. I received my paper today and have read it from cover to cover. It's really something to see your hometown paper, again.

Next to my mail I'll be looking forward to The Star. So, saying thanks again, PRIVATE ALLEN EARL Recife, Brazil. KIMBUL. GIVE DEWEY CHANCE. To the Editor of The Indianapolis Star: Having read Grafton about Tom Dewey and his cleaning up the black pepper, I suggest giving Dewey a chance to clean up the mess in the big pepper shaker.

Ha got it all cleaned up in New York after Roosevelt. GEORGE MILLER. FARMER AND F.D.R. To the Editor of The Indianapolis Star: In view of the tragic plight in which the American farmer found punished? The people have waited of its wearer patriotism or wui- faith in their light. Taggart Park the True Name tory as a tree and independent nation, and they see no need to labor the point.

They are free, they are independent; they know it, everybody knows it. But we are forever throwing out our chests and announcing that we aren't going to let England run FOURTH-TERM MENACE. ingness to serve his country. A typical case of this widespread To the Editor of The Indianapolis Stjr. misunderstanding is of a young man just discharged from Wake- more tnan.tnree years ior mis information.

Just who is it that is afraid of the truth? U.G. VAIL. Crawfordsville, Ind. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT. To the Editor of The Indianapolis Star: Governor Dewey remarked to man General Hospital at Camp At- us, or we aren't going to let Russia run us, etc.

It's so corny, and it's such an old, silly story in American political life. himself during the period just prior to 1933, It is inconceivable that he can now turn against Roosevelt. Roosevelt put him on his feet and started him on the At this season the tendency is to forget the glace of the public parks in the civic program. But The fourth term is the biggest issue In this campaign. Why emphasis has not been stressed on this phase of the present political terbury after serving 25 months in the Middle East, North Africa and Ihey provide a year-round service now and the Italv.

In his hearing, he said, road to recovery. Indeed, he has a 1 bartment must work and plan for expanding ac situation by the Republicans is incomprehensible. The election ot short memory if he has forgotten the effect that inasmuch as Presi Bvities or the next summer. persons usually women maae remarks about, his apparently healthv condition, and the fact that and is guilty of "biting the The city never should forget its debt to the hand that feeds him." Look, were big boys now. Nobody Is going to take us over.

The only foreign nations that have any Interest in taking us over, as a matter of fact, are Germany and Japan. But it is one of the characteristics' of the demagogic use of anti-foreignlsm in American politics that it is rarely directed against the real enemies of the nation; it Is always "England," or "Rome," or, today, "Russia-through-Sidney Hlllman" that we are solemnly warned against. It is perfectly true that Sidney Hillman was born In Russia. But, after all. he was onlv a hnhv iho MRS.

S. J. CARTER. Crawfordsville, Ind. 1 'father of the Indianapolis park system," Thomas aggart As mayor at the turn of the century, he jirected the purchase of land along White river that fie is in civilian clothes, while "their own boys are overseas fighting." They apparently never so much as glanced -at the honorable discharge button he wore, or, if they HOGS AND POLITICS.

fcom loth to 38th streets which started the noosie on its development of recreational areas. De Mr. Roosevelt to a fourth term would be the greatest disaster this country has ever known. It overshadows every other aspect of the current political activity. The fourth term for any man as President of the United States is unthinkable.

Not only unthinkable, but its advocacy by the most moronic citizen of this country is unbelievable. But, above all, it is patriotically dastardly that any individual, however eminent in his own or other people's opinion, should allow himself to go before the free people of time. That ought to be considered a mitigating i Ipite criticism at the time, he pushed through the To the Editor of The Indianapolis Stan Many farmers have observed recently that the New Deal is bid-dine pretty high for the farmers' did, they failed to recognize It The truth is, that after 25 months project that has meant so much to all groups. of AntL-forelgnism has always been a kind of rnckpf overseas this young man is suffering from a bad case of arthritis, contracted in the mud and rain In votes. As winter approaches ana dent Roosevelt is unable to work in harmony with, a Democratic Congress, ha obviously could not work in harmony with a Republican Congress.

The perpetual candidate then countered with a typical misinterpretation of those remarks in stating in effect that those remarks implied that a Republican Congress would "refuse to play" should Governor Dewey not be elected. The President conveniently overlooked a number of obvious reasons why Governor Dewey's statement is true. The Republican Congress would be representative of the people. It would not be under obligation to President Roosevelt in gratitude for. his having purged opposing candidates, would not be under obligation to Hlllman, Browder, the election draws closer, Mr.

R.R. 1, Fillmore, Ind. RIDING IN THE RAIN. To the Editor of The Indianapolis Star: Would Governor Dewey ride around in the rain? The answer is: He would not. Governor, Dewey knows enough to go Inside out of the rain.

F. J. WILSHIRE. Louisville, Ky. HISTORIC DEW'EYS.

To the Editor of The Indianaoolit Star: Governor Thomas E. Dewey will take Franklin D. Roosevelt as Admiral Dewey took Manila. O. BRYANT.

Williams, Ind. campaigns where he served. His in American politics, but never more cynically so than In our day. Has anyone noticed the curious fact that those who are making the biggest noise about a Russian plot, against the United States happen to be the very same men who think the sedition trial in Washington Is the funniest thing they Roosevelt broadcasts that the farm er must not be denied farm ma color is good, he looks hale and hearty, but there it is he's got arthritis so badly that, after weeks chlnery. Last spring my farm neiehbor applied for a corn cultl Btueni through the years.

The park is named officially the Thomas Tag- prt Riverside park, but is commonly referred to is "Riverside." As a public recognition of Tom Taggart'i foresight, it seems only fair that this area aSould called the Taggart-Riverside or Taggart ftrk. Now is a good time to start. keeping that in Bind. For golf, tennis, baseball, football or just to the Taggart park area after this. the united States of America with such an objective.

vator nd among the multitude of u.ta thia nna "What The great asset of the of tha status quo upon which of treatment at Wakeman, he has been honorably discharged. People would do well to learn to recognii this honorable discharge button, and to give credit where other uses will you make of said ever ueHra ana xnat it is wild nonsense to sup. pose that there could have been a German plot against America Tha opinion! axprenad by Mr. Grafton ara hla own tad So not' naeeMarlly redact tha editorial polity of Tha Star. Tha Btu'a editorial pollsy la axpraaaad tp tha editorial eoluma oat thla pata aod sowhera alaa.

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