The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-19

Meades forces swept back the charge Of Pickett it
was established that need not necessarily call upon
the FL PasO Texas Herald-Post unless they want
Did you ever stop to think I continued that
William Allen White. way of in Emporia. Kan
Is bOlOgiCaly brother. Cut him and he will bleed
as YOU and l. Spit upon his gabardine and he
will write an editorial about it and win the Pull
itzer prize
I grew weary and shook my fist in the face Of
the syndicate manager saying: You have pointed
out to me on many occasions that for your purposes
I am too local. You have accused of being
parochial and Broadway minded. Now listen to this
turning You and your minions the short
visiOhed folk. So much do I respect the integrity
and the intelligence of this broad empire that 1 feel
no necessity OF travelling across it. My notion is that
Whatever 1 want 10 say In the New York World
Telegram can be said with equal COgency and effect
in the Troy IN Y Observer or the WilkeSbarre
tPa) Independent. Do you think the culture, the
intelligence and the senstvity of these cities are in
any way less than those of this meager metropolis
of ours? Well. let tell you that there is nothing
on Broadway for which Main street Chestnut
boulevard does not provide the equivalent"
And how asked the syndicate manager do
you know that?'
A Matter Of Research
IT READ it in two or three columns of O. o
Mcintyre" I explained. Besides 1 take it on
faith NV motto is Never sell the Harrisburg (Pa)
News and Patriot short At this very moment West
brook Pegler is going down the Mississippi on a raft
Arthur Brisbane is crossing the great American
desert. WUCneN Is IN DeTOH ana Mcintyre Is
ascending the Rockies. And you want me to rush
to the Columbia Ohio Citizen I say No and
six hundred and twenty-three times No Columbus
has its problems of course but who am to intrude
my ideas upon that wholly Self-sufficient commun-
iy? What have got to say to the efficient citizens
of sovereign state?"
Judging from your output of the last two or
three months" said the syndicate manager with
asperity my answer would be Nothing at ALL
Spoken like true syndicate cynic," I answered
bitterly. I'VE COumnists simple folk Not one
of us afford to grow fancy under his RESPONSE
bility of six days week. We merely set down one
little word after another. Most of the time it is
pretty terrible
The LOWeSt Common DeHODiindtOr
THE syndicate manager nodded gravely For the
first time during the afternoon we seemed to be
in agreement.
But once in blue MOON" I added hurriedly
after his encouragement some one of us chances
upon fundamental idea and that is just as viabe
in the Charlotte IN. c. News and the Murfreesboro
(Tenn) NeWs-Journal in dead Wall
Street edition. I say that the colonel's lady and
Walter Winchell are sisters under the skin. I can
not hope for close a relationship, but I'd like to
get a nomination S second cousin removed.
But said the syndicate in his blunt and
persevering way, are you aren't you going to get
out to California do you intend to fritter away
your time right here?"
With icy glance I checked him My word has
been given" was my reminder. I promised you to
tour and learn about this country. The stands.
In my heart is set the slogan runs Bridgeport or
bust"
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