The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-28
Broun Receives Favor
able Comment as
Hoosier Readers Ex-
press Views.
By L. p. Maddox.

By L. p. Maddox.
1T Seems to Me-" by Haywood
Broun, a column running for many
years in many of our daily news
papers, has reflected just the i'm
piled sort of logic expected from
such a caption. But, Fair Enough"
by Westbrook Pegler, newcomer to
The Times columns, should, not
only in fairness to those who care
to continue reading his column, but
as fair practice in this caption
business, head his column, Belly
acher."
A fair analysis for things I'M
seen. and slightly heard from, would
be, it seems to me, from readers
point of view in this locality, that
Westbrook Pegler has been a pro-
fessional critic all his life. 1t fur
Their seems, that Pegler either, in his
seemingly new undertaking, pounces
upon the first subject that comes to
his literary brain each morning, or
doesn't care to bother scanning for
the scope of vital matter appear
ing in the daily newspapers from
which he might be choosing his
subjects.
Take, for instance, Pegler's ref
erence in his column appearing in
The Times, Feb. 16, to a statement
attributed by him to President
Roosevelt, to the effect that fair
play and square dealing would solve
most of the problems of the country.
Mr.. Pegler preSumes, then, along
that line of reasoning, that man
should quit when he had accumu-
lated his per capita share of mon
ey, estimated by Mr.. Pegler to be
about $3.50, and leave earning mon
ey to his brothers from then unto
death.
What unfair reasoning and COM
parison to be applied by an indi-
vidual, be he even the worst sort of
radical who always begins his con-
versatiOns with reference to some
subject or person known to COM
mand attention.
President Roosevelt's reminder to
the students of Emory university
certainly implied good logic and
the only real basis of human happi-
ness for all of us. We can't eX-
pect Pegler and his like to warm up
to such philosophy. However, they
will continue to set their jaws and
carry frowns so characteristic of
people who follow his form of disSi-
patton.
Such articles as Pegler's column
on "Hayshakers" and many other
subject of that kind have no place
in The Indianapolis Times, with it's
daily intelligent editorials blending
with the only efforts made in this
century to bring about fairness
among us all and chance for hap
piness so long desired,
BY Hayshaker.
The following is for the special
benefit of your newly acquired COL
umnist, Westbrook Pegler.
In recent issue of The Times
I read your column, Mr.. Pegler, in
which you referred to the farmers
as hayShakerS. Now who are you,
Mr. Pegler, to call the farmers hay
shakers?" Does it ever occur to you
that farmers are an industrious, in
telligent class of people who do
know a few things besides shaking
hay off the end of pitchfork? Do
you know that many farmers and
their wives are as wel-education in
their line of work as you are in
yours? At any rate We are all cap
able of reading and thoroughly
digesting your daily column, such
as it is.
Now, my dear Mr.. Pegler, if you
we're well posted, as you think you
are, you would not write such
'hooey' about the farmers and con-
ditions. We neither need nor want
ridicule and sarcasm from you and
your kind. OF course, you don't
squawk. Why should you? But, if
you were on the farm and working
year in and year out for nothing,
I think little Westbrook would cry,
too.
Our milk, eggs, chickens, live
stock and all other products sell
for less than the cost of production.
Can you, Mr.. Pegler, as a we'll in
formed, educated columniSt, figure
out for us poor hayshakers just
how to pay tn taxes, groceries, auto
license fees, and once a year a pair
of those overalls you mentioned?
(HayshakerS, of course, always wear
overalls). We will be waiting for
you to solve the problem.
BY Walt Smith.
What a break for the Ego Trust!
Columns one and eight on the first
page of the second section.
The 1, me and my boys-Broun
and Pegler-sure pulled a great two
some but Pegler had all the best
of Broun as he used only twenty
one 1, me and mys to Broun's forty
seven on the out-trip.
Oh eyes, Oh Mes! Oh My's!
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BY Lou Crater.
I noticed an article by Mr.. Pegler,
regarding the United States run
ming a lottery scheme to raise
money.
Only last week I wrote President
Roosevelt, making a suggestion to
him to run a United States lottery
the same as the New Orleans lot
terry used to run in Louisiana. After
the Civil war all the southern states
We're hrnke Louisiana adnnted the