Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
The Once Over
A BusTNEssMANrs CREED FOR 1881

] believe in the United States Of America
T believe in the people Of the United States Of
America
I believe that somewhere the sun Is shining.
/ believe that in the long run fair weather over
balances the bad. that the expression Good old
days" Is relative and that everything comes out all
right in the wash.
/ believe a little optimism never hurt anybody and
can be taken straight
7 believe in the capacity OF the American Industrial
leader and in the common sense Of the American
workingman.
+ believe that Uncle Sam Il still At the Old stand
with a high heart and a clear head and I do not
believe he Is in any danger OF losing his pants. coat.
vest or shirt.
4 believe the world Is going 10 continue ID revolve IN
accordance with the generally accepted schedule. MI.
Stain notwithstanding.
+ believe In the total inability OF Russia to change
the course OF the stand. to rearrange the general ap-
pearance OF the heavens, TO eliminate the consteIla-
lions. to discontinue the daily rising Of the sun. TO
subject the rainbow to a five-year plan or to make
the American or normal backbone Jump into q hole
and pull 1t In after him.
/ believe there are some fair to middling brains out
ohAc y u ec SOVIET government.
I believe American railroads are worth consider
ably more than a dime a dozen.
! believe the United states Steel Corporation. the
American Telephone & Telegraph Company. the Gen
eral Electric Corporation and other big industrial in
stitutions win stay II business and that none OF them
Is In any danger or having to take on a sldeline VI
lead pencils or apples.
] believe that what the country needs more than
anything else is a restoration Of the ducking stool for
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and confirmed grouches-
] believe In the ability. instinct. capacity and poUer
Of the average American to fight his way out az any
difficulty, to scale any reasonable heights. To make the
final payments on the automobile. to put something
In the bank and to look adversely in the face and
tell II 10 90 TO hell.
i believe the American people will continue n own
and operate automobiles and that there n not a
Chinamans chance that conditions will arise which
viii make them decide II is a good idea 10 60 back
to the bicycle and the buggy.
\ believe the American housewife will continue %
have an electric ice box and will never aran Be sat
isfied to spend a half day hopping up the kitchen
after the visit OF the old-fashioned iceman.
/ believe the old Fashioned washtub has gone for
good and that anybody who thinks the American wife
Is going back to the old days or drudgery and incon-
veniences Is two-thirds cookoo and one-third army
mule.
7 believe three square meals a day will always b.
the American standard. but that even n We miss one
or two II won't hurt Us.
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I believe in common sense and natural vision as
opposed to the "fidretsr and the use OF smoked glass
es when anything goes wrong.
I believe In the silver lining. the rainbow after the
storm. the plunge through center. the infalIibiity Of
the slogan Never lead with your chin" and the
potency OF the cries Block that kick" and Hold 'em.
Yalel"
I believe the worst IS over and that II never was as
bad as 1t was advertised.