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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02
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FILIBUSTER
 By Leon M. Pearson fyVa shineton Correspondent of L'EurOpe N0uvelle)

Pack the galleries, room for more, Check your cameras at the door. From Jasper, Butte, and Fond du
 Lac, ,5 Oldsters, youngsters, white and
 black,
 Takoma, Topeka, and selbyville, (Keep your elbows off the silD Pack the galleries, gaze in awe, I give you-THE MAKERS OF
 THE LAW Adams, Austin, Bankhead, Bone, Old Bill Borah, carved in stone. Bachman, Bailey, Barbour, Brown, And yokel Bilbo come to town. The man. with the eye of bur-
 nished brass Is the champion bantamweight,
 Carter Glass. Ham Lewis chats with Fred Van
 NuyS Old Ham a living masterpiece; Tydings, Wagner, Wheeler. White, We offer special show tonight. The Chambers Specially Number
 One, The Annual Hot Air Marathon. Behold the boast that speech is free, @ A filibustering jamboree.
 * Beginning at noon when the gavel
 fell,
 They swore to talk this bill to
 hell. They pounded their chests. and tore their hair, They talked four Presidents out
 of the chair. They read the record with deadly
 drone, sl. While none but the shorthand
 men looked on. They started a book of Eddie
 Guest,
 And called on the clerk tc read
 the rest. Their spiel began when the sun
 was high, They talked the daylight out of
 the sky. They've got what it takes to com-
 plete the wreck, With Harrison up and Smith on
 deck. & Open the tombs of Webster, Clay, And let them judge what we do | today.
 Why should the Yankees make a
 fuss? '&< The nigger problem belongs to us. There's plenty of things the North don't know You're in a the-aytre and I'm the
 show. Have you heard the yarn of the
 balky mule? Or the bashful9 boy in the coln-
 try school? I can tell you 3 cure for a gouty
 knee,
 Or the best potlikker recipe. These are the times that try
 mans soul, Like findin' the weevil in the
 boil. Ring the bell for a quorum call, A pageboy sleeps against the wall. Adams, Austin, BankheaG, Byrd, You'll never miss what you
 haven't heard. Tydings, Thomas, Wheeler, White, Your wives will sleep alone to-
 night.
 A gallery. matron suckles child, symbol of freedom undefiled. The gavel stiles a Garner yawn. And the final act of the show is
 on:
 Bailey rustles the Raleigh News, Caraway knits, and Bulow chews.
  I yield to a question, nothing
 more:
 I'll talk till they carry me out the.
 door.
 Standing alone is nothing new. In the Bible they sccffed at Noah
 too.s ag Corn whiskey cures a rattler's
 bite,
 You hear 2 coon dog best at
 night.
 Shakespeare. too. was a judge of
 men, I toted my skillet since I was ten. A million dollars is pie-dcughs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02
Revelation

There is an organization known as The Twentieth Century Fund endowed by Edward A. Filene of Boston who is a staunch adherent of President Roosevelt,s policies and political philosophy. The Fund has been making study of the Federal old age security legis- lation and has accumulated cer-' tain amount of data on its opera tion. No report on the Funds findings and recommendations has been drafted. But Gov. Lan- don was given" a report made up by one member of the Funds research staff with the express stipulation (to quote John B. An- drews, chairman of the Fund that it be treated as confidential" In ordinary common decency it was obligatory in conscience upon Gov, Landon:--
 (FIRST) To treat the informa- tion he received as confidential as he agreed to do.
 (SECOND) When he decided to violate the confidence reposed in him to make it known that he was violating a trust.
 (THIRD) To explain that the expose. he was making was not the finding of the Twentieth Gen. tury Fund committee but was the opinion of ONE research worker and that the conclusions reached were the conclusions of a single individual.
 None of these things Gov. Lan- don did. He preferred to betray a confidence and to keep the be- trayal to himself. He conveyed the impression that the opinion of ONE man was the reasoned conclusion of the. committee as a whole. And he sought by means, for which the plain citizen of no pretension to moral eminence has only an ugly descriptive which is never used in polite society, to capitalize the information given" in confidence.
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say of a living author,
 'His last book was (s0 and
 so);" say, 'His latest book"

A. They are sold, when available, only to members of the national guard, or to civilians who are mem- berS of rifle clubs.
 o. What is, zinc blende?
 A. The most common ore of zinc that usually occurs as complex ore in association with galena and with pyrite and other metallic Sulphides.
 o. Which is the largest species of land carnivorous animals?
 A. The great brown bears of Alaska, especially the Kodiak bear. They sometimes weigh l,50O pounds.
 If you want copy of our book let The Housewives Manuel, write The Waterbury Democrats Wash ingtOn Bureau, 1O12 Thirteenth St., Northwest. Washington, D. c. ncl0se 10 cents in postage.
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OA guC ACkHRAA can ticket, Gov. Landon, turned loose a series of burps at the democratic ad- nninistration in wash in gton. The burping was the inevit- able result of carting around the prairie belt. a load of cam- paign speeches which had not been delivered
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Just aParrot

Cherry Stones, and Quahogslll
 Just a Parrot
 If all this seems like taking Al- fred with too little seriousness there is a reason. No one should be taken seriously who says the things he says. Up to yesterday while I had no great respect for the intelligence of MT. Hearst's candidate I did manage to retain g certain regard for his personal character. It has been apparent from the date of his nomination to head the republican ticket that any ideas that he expressed were not his own but had been put into his head by the master mil1ds of the g.o.p. The adoption of the sunlower as his campaign em- blein was in itself an exposure be- cause the seeds 0f sunflowers are largely used for parrot food. What Gov. Landon says. is notf- ing but the parrot like repetition of the political principles of Hearstisn. His supporters and boosters are suffering from psitti- cosis, a disease which is well nigh incurable and which is trannnit-, ted from parrots to human be- : ings.
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Current Comments

g The deepest objection to culture. that is, to the knowing of the best that has been said. is that 1t excuses usf from living if we merely con- template the lives of other men.
 John ErSkine, author I cannot conceive of anyone in the year 1910 calling his father "oId bean.@
 Prof. E. J. Hearnshaw. London university.
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Selected Poem
CONTINUED STORY

CONTINUED STORY (Carolyn Sloat in the New York Sun) There was a story summer told Of gardens wooed by rain, Of friendly tits the breezes held With golden spears of grain, Of orchards swathed in silver By the moons devoted gaze, And meadowlarks at dawning
 Hurling 1avelins of praise. The sequel to the story is
 Perhaps the best of all-- A colorful conclusion
 Issued early in the falll
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these test questions? Turn to
 last page for the answers.
 1. Name the religion founded by Mary Baker Eddy.
 2. Name the longest river in west ern Asia.
 3. Who was Christian Falster? :. 4. What sort of animal is mil- lipede?
 5. Name the fourth book of the King James version of the old Tes- lament.
 6 Has there ever been a no-hit- no-run game pitched in World Se- rieS baseball? '. What is crypt?
 B.. In ancient Egypt, who was Maat Cor Ma't)?
 g. Which state leads in the pro- duction of gold?
 10. Where is the original of Whistler's Portrait of His Mother?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02
YaIsleIess

There was scant merit to AL fred's attack on the social security law which is one of the outstand- ing accomplishments of the demo- cratic administration. He pointed out with glee the inequalities and inadequacieS of the act which are admitted first of all by Mir. RO0se- welt. He did not, however, have the plain fairness to state that 1t was 8 step in the right direction, that it was inspired by a real ir1- terest for the welfare of the aged, that it was hastily drafted to meet an appalling emergency which had for years been ignored by republican administrations, and that its defects could and would be remedied. It was irIl- possible for him to pass up the chance to try and make partisan capital out of what all right minded men of both major parties consider to be something which must be treated from 8 strictly non-political viewpoint. Gov. Landon's outburst was the de- spairing utterance of a candidate driven to the limit of expediency. But if his comment on the social security law was valueless because the fault he found had already been rendered so by MT. Roose- velt's frank acknowledgement of the acts deficiencies, Alfred's fol- low-up has great value. It pours a flood of illumination onto his real character.
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And if you can manage to include 1t among the seasons activities of political campaigns and so on, the World Series is now on.
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And with the simile makers of the day we might say: as startling as knock at the back door at midnight when you sit alone with your favorite mystery story book.
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A political campaigns wonderful thing for John Q. Voter. For a little while everybody treats him with respect.
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Ask Alfred

confess my inability to answer any and all of these questions. Ask Alfred. He knows. But if this country is to endure, if the Constitution is to be preserved in all its integrity, if American jni- tiatiye is to have its chance, and if we are to escape government from Moscow, by Heck, something has got to be done about our clans and mussels and pearl but tons for our shirts. Gov. Landon looks like the boy to turn the trick. Vote for Alfred Landon, friend, defender. and spokesman of, and for, all the family of American Inollusks. Make the
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Burps and BeIches

From the rear end of the train bearing him back to his hideout in Topeka, Kansas, the Hearst candidate for the presidency
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Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astrologer. In addition to information of gem eral interest, it outlines informa- tion of special interest to per- sons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02

Evidently there are no mud horses in either of the contending World Series teams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02

One-man parties, it seems, tend. to eliminate themselves by wearing the man out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02

Russia is adding to its output of | photograph records to keep up with the broadcasting needs of its various nationallities, the broadcasts now being carried on in 29 languages.
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OCTOBER 2

OCIO0Eh < Those who are most likely to be affected by planetary vibrations to- day were born from April 21 through May 30. s4 General Indications E. s} Morning Doubtful.
 Afternoon-Rash.
 Evening-Clerical.
 Deal with men, but avoid misun- derstandings with women.
 Today's Birthdate You should be a capable critic and analyst, endowed with fore thought. E Too great expansion of estate, home or property, or general ex- travagance may cause some dis turbance for you in January, 1887. Dangerous November 26 through December 3, 1886. E Socially favorable, deal with op- poSite sex, December IS through 20, 1886.
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A Thought for Today

The Lord knOweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.-H Peter 2:9.
 Temptation in the line of duty God has pro- vided for: but for temptation sought and cov- eted, God has no provision.-G. E. Rees.
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Button, Button!

Muscatine, Iowa, is the center of the pearl button industry. The pearl button industry depends for it's existence on an unlimited sup ply of clam and mussel shells. No clam shells, no pearl buttons. No mussel shells no pearl buttons. No pearl buttons no work for pearl button makers, no profits for pearl button manufacturers, no buttons to button and, in logical sequence, millions of people running around the country trying to keep their clothes together and conceal their nakedness with horseshoe nails, safety pins, and wooden toothpicks. Gov. Landon crit icized the administration for in- action in conserving natural re. sources and urged the adoption of a comprehensive program which he said had been Shelved at Washington.
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sour in consequence. know the word "belch" is unpleasant but there is no other term to accu- rately describe Alfred's orator ical attempts to bring home to the denizens of the tall grass a real ization of the frightfui atrocities visited upon them by President Roosevelt: At Savanna, Illinois he emitted 8 small burp. At Mo line and Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, 8 somewhat louder burp was forthcoming. That served to prove that Alfred is just the kind of economist that the country needs in these par 1ous times. The three cities are so close together that no one, even if he wanted to, could tell them apart. If you whisper in Moline everyone in Rock Island and Davenport hears it. And vice versa. It is the only section of America where there is no such thing as secrecy. A lavish spend- CT like MT. Roosevelt would have made a speech in each of the three burgs. Not Economical AL fred! He made one burp do for all three. But it was at Mus catine, Iowa, that MT. Hearst's front reached the very pinnacle of burping. In fact what he got of could not properly be called a burp. It was belch of such gi- gantic proportions that it might well be enyied by any of the heavyweight wrestling champions who are admittedly past-masters in the noble art of relieving them selves of gas in public.
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country safe for Little Weeks Cherry Stones, and QuahcgslIl
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T est Y o UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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@. Does the war department sell obsolete army rifles to civilians?
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AHtnmtp Sprntun
Gods Plan Still Waits to BE Tried
BY THOMAS HASTWELL

When / read of the mistakes and
the errors, and the blunderingS Of
the children of Isreal and the other
peoples of the earth in those early
days. it appears strange. that, with
so many examples Of the results OF
their wrong doing before them, with
so many proofs of the misery, and
hardships that their deliberate en-
rorS brought them. they would not
have turned aside from the error Of
their way and done the things that
the Lord commanded them to do
But, on the other hand, when one
looks at the world today, even aft
er 1000 years of ChriStiandom and
finds a situation essentially no diff
ferent than that which faced the
ancient people, it is all the more
strange. 1t is especially strange
when one thinks that there is not
a problem today involving nations
or groups of nations that could not
be solved by the same law laid down
nearly two Thousand years ago on
the hillsides and roads and in the
market places of Gallilee. Our own
economic situation, the tangle Of
European affairs, the threat of
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critical shots as he might take were
without personal animosity for any
one. But he did not pull his punches
when he pilloried the New Deal
and he showed no mercy when he
drew the deadly parallel between the
democratic platform of 1882 and the
policies which Mr.. Roosevelt had
carried through. I believe it may be
said that he reached the peak of his
speech when he laid on the speak
er's stand copies of the Democratic
platform of 1882 and the Socialist
platform of the same year and in
his best East side tWang he chal-
lenged anyone to deny that Mr..
Roosevelt had been elected on a
Democratic ticket and had carried
out the Socialist promises.
The Presidents breathing spell'
utterance, his message to congress
on the state of the Union, his staff
of advisers, his monetary policies
formed other meaty subjects which
the former governor of New York
picked to pieces in his own inimit-
able way. He begged congress to as
sert itself again and quoted from
the Bible in his plea it should re-
turn to the fathers house and be
again one of the three branches of
the federal government.
Through the speech was Mr.. Al
Smiths chosen theme that a great
danger lies ahead, a danger that the
New Deal will destroy everything
which he held had made America
the outstanding nation that it is.
He'accused the President of hav-
ing arrayed class against class and
asserted that what the nation faces
is the most gigantic tax burden ever
known. To this he added that it will
not be the rich who will pay, but
that vast army of individuals with
incomes from a hundred dollars a
month to five thousand dollars a
year"
Finally, in conclusion, Mr. Smith
said:
"Let me give this solemn warn
ing: There can only be one capital
Washington or Moscow.
There can be only one atmo-
sphere of government, the clear
pure fresh aid of free America, OF
the foul breath of communistic Rus
STA. There can be only one flag
the Stars and Stripes, or the flag Of
the goddess union of the Soviets
There can be only one national an.
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So, summarized, the picture re-
sulting from the leagues dinner is
that of a major fued, as we'll as a
major political movement, because
there is a really bitter fight between
personalities in sight as well as the
possibilities of a third party move
ment.
Digging Up Secrets
Congress frequently goes off on a
tangent in which it will set about
exposing this or that or the other
among the practices of private bus
mess. In the last several years it
has been particularly active in ex-
posing to public view secrets of cor
porations and individual representa-
tives and senators have blown off
much steam concerning salaries paid
business executives and they have
directed criticism at private bust
ness as we'll for some of its other
expenditures.
A few years ago Senator Norris
of Nebraska, among others, spoke
at great length in criticism of our
governments diplomatic service be-
cause of the salaries paid and the
expenditures allowed for operation
of our foreign diplomatic Offices. The
Norris attack apparently did con-
siderable damage to the diplomatic
service because it made many cap
able men fearful of entering that
field where highly trained men are
necessary.
But all of the time during which
criticism have been leveled at pri-
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TT has been estimated that there
l. are 100000 DIonds among
the white people or the U. So
but that can't be right. for the
estimate was made before Jean
Harlow dyed her hair
That exciLabIe New YORK Ia
Dor leader who bought nine
autos al his first auction mad at
least nine reasons for not going
home to dinner that night
When the new Florida canal 10
completed, that state will be able
to boast both locks and keys.
The ancient Greeks believed
Mount Olympus 10 be the home
OF the Greek gods. but then. we
have our Wall Street.
Statistics on the trillions OF
tons OF coal remaining IN coal
fields OF the U. S. leave US cold
when we think Of the mere half
ton IN the cellar.
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them, The Star-Spangled Banner
or The International" there can
be only one victor If our Constitu-
ton wins, we win. But if the Consti-
tution-stop, stop here-the Consti-
tuition cannot lose"
The Smith Walkout
But what of the significance of
the league dinner and the Smith
speech?
Prior to the dinner, the leagues
executive council met in secret.
Whether it committed the league to
a definite stand was not formally
announced, yet surely there are
grounds upon which to base state
ment that it means to support can
didates and platforms on the con-
sentative side.
With equal emphasis, it can be
said that Mr.. Smith has walked out
on that section of the Democratic
party that sticks to Mr.. Roosevelt.
He said it was a choice of either to
put on the mantle of hypocricy or
we can take a walk" He explained
it probably would be the latter
course. And frankly it seems with
the personal following that he has,
a walkout by Mr.. Smith cannot be
described as otherwise than serious
to the party from which that group
is detected. It has all of the ear
marks of an interesting political sit
uation.
Immediately after Mr.. Smith had
spoken, quite a few Democrats in
congress fired back at him and in
defense of the New Deal. Men like
Representative Doughton of North
Carolina, a Democratic wheelhorse
as chairman of the powerful ways
and means committee; Speaker
Byrns and a flock of others. They
insisted generally that the Smith
barrage was. more helpful to the
Democrats than campaign speeches
they themselves could make Ad-
ministration leaders in the execu-
tive department are beginning to
fire also, but they are smart enough
to let the enthusiasm aroused by
the speech die down before they at
tempt to upset arguments advanced
by Mr.. Smith.
I have no doubt, from the signs
even now cropping up, that an eff
fort will be made in congress to dis
credit the league. It looks like Sen
ator Black, Alabama Democrat AND
chairman of the senate lobby COM
mittee, probably will dig into the
leagues files to show how it was fl
| anced by large extent by such
wealthy men as the Duponts, among
others. Such an investigation like.
wise will carry an undercurrent o.
a movement to do away with politi.
cal influence Of such men as Johr
j. Raskob, former Democratic ma
tional chairman, a league director
and Jouett Shouse, former eXecu
tive chairman Of the Democratic ma
tional committee and the league
president. If that fight gets started
it will be mudslinging beauty.
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vate business on account of Sala-
rieS paid business executives and
because of other expenses, the SEN
ate itself has been going ahead from
year to year using taxpayers money
to suit its own purposes. For in
stance. Col. Edwin A. Halsey, Sec
rotary of the senate, lately has made
public his annual report covering
senate operation and it shows that
the taxpayers money to the extent
of S3,296.852 had been spent for
maintenance of that one branch Of
congress. There are 90 senators,
each of whom has an office staff:
there are some 30-odd committees
in operation, each with staff, and
there is the regular senate organ
ization with a large personnel. Con-
sequently, salaries alone take up
a considerable chunk of the total
outlay, but Colonel Halsey's report
disclosed that general contingent
expenses" of the senate had eaten
up S701, 900. Included in this total
of "contigent expenses" was an
item of S236,0O0 for the cost of SEN
ate investigations in the last year.
Almost half of this amount was
used by the munitions investigation
committee headed by Senator Nye,
Republican of North Dakota, who
lately was made the subject of crit
icism on the senate floor because of
his committees attitude.