The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Mr.. Dooley


that time Finley Peter Dunno. the equal of whose
popular satire has yet been discovered in spite of
the efforts of editors. In 1912 Mr. Dooley wrote las
Mr.. Sullivan quotes hlm):
81 had no idee it bad. wint to bed last night
thinkin TIL cOunthry was safe, SO l put out tn cat
locked tn dure, counted tn cash, said prayers,
wound TIL clock an pulled into tn siding FIR tn night.
Whn got up had feelin that sOmehin' burnin,
the same l had tn mOrnin' iv' tn big fire. But
pa-apers an, much to relief, found that it not
me pants but tn republic that fire. Yes, sir;
tn republic is doomed to destruction again.
It's all very similar except for the obscure reference
to custom of the period about countin tn cash. One
Of these days we have to have an edition with notes
explaining all the quaint habits of the time before the
Hoover boom years in America. .'..-.
What's Coming?
We ought to make up our minds right now about
what to put in the papers after November 49, l do
not that editors ought to make up their minds,
whatever they believe to be interesting and important.
It is up to us, more than to them, to decide. For,
obviously when the campaign ends and this snatchng
OF headlines and preferred position and good white
space is at an end something will have to take the
place of politics. There will be the usual squabble for
patronage and the only reason can for reelectng
Hoover is that won't have to go through that again,
as he will necessarily have to keep in office all those
Admlnlstratlon), and we can count on good murder
within ths three months But for imnaediate pur-
poses life is going be blank. Maybe ven trade
remlnisc cences about The big depression.
Mr. Walter Winchell, by the way reports that busi-
ness houses % have put up new wall motto the old
down in~193O). It is, "Whew that was some depres-
sion, wasn't it?" It's fine sign and will probably
make some printer prosperous; but it late on the
market. Republican Congressman from Connecticut
referred to "the recent depression in Nav of 1881
and President Hoover seemed to think it was all over
IN 1880 (on the seventh of May if you the date)
The Sacred Seventh
It hasn't been generally noted that when the Presi-
dent made his unfortunate sally into prediction on
March Z, 1890 saying that the worst effects of the
crash or unemployment would be over in 60 days. he
was preparing for pleasant time in May rendez-
vous, in fact with the little lady who was around the
corner. Now, in America invitation from the Presi-
dent IS the equivalent of royal command in the be-
nlghted countries of Europe. If the President asks
whether would be convenient to you to appear for
lunch on the twenty-ninth of February 1888 (he'n
still be- in office them, you do not say it will not be
convenient, will the President please make it some
other day, and anyhow, there is twenty-ninth of
February in 1888. You say yes and you go.
All Ready, But
This was the Presidents assumption when he sum-
moned Prosperity to meet him the White House
lawn on the seventh of May, 1890 Everything was
ready, including the newsreel boys, and there were
cakes and lemonade. But the hussy-perhaps YOU
think she didn't show up. Most people thought so
Inc signs OF her presence not visible and in fact
1t began to appear in June that she had slipped away
for a long time All that is illusion on our part
For the President having told Prosperity to return
by May Z, 1880 just naturally assumed that she had
The President issued statement saying that all our
efforts had been successful and things were all right
And since that tme-a good two years-he has been
pretending that she did come, after ALL and everv-
thing that's happened since is just bad dream About
the last OF it ne is certainly right.