Evening star., 1936-06-12
BOrah Entitled to Stroll.

william kept his temper by a
strong effort and replied No, thanks, 4"
but you could see how that last crack
stung him. II AL Smith could take
a walk, Borah is entitled to at least
q small stroll.
The Republican plank for 1895 was
doctored more ways than a drug store
race horse. 1t came OF the operating
table looking less like q plank than
q shingle The platform builders took
IAndon's constitutional amendment
proposal out in back alley and
slugged 1t TO death. They removed
the word gold" from the gold stand
ard clause 10 appeaSe blighted Bill
Borah and found they had nothing
left. They gave q friendly smile
TO the old folks of the country, but
I'll bet the old folks will stin take
DR.. Townsend.
One thing the Republican platform
does dot saves our country from
the League OF Nations. Maybe you
didn't know it, but 1t seems that We
were just on the point OF joining
the league when the Republicans
came 10 our rescue. No one will be
more surprised to hear this than the
Government at Washington.
Opposing the League Of Nations
is the equivalent in politics of in
dieting the man-eating shark or the
boil Weevil.
New Werd Thrives.
Incidentally, Cleveland this week q
like the South Just after the Civil War.
Remember the word. "dsmyankee"?
Well, there are lots OF little boy and
girl Republicans in town right now
who have been brought up to think
that the correct name OF the admin
istration in Washington is "dsmgov-
ernment"
The best line OF the week was
coined by Shamus Doyle. the Cleve-
land philologian When the delegates
began to boom Gov. H. Styles Bridges
OF New Hampshire for Vice President,
Shsmus presented them with a cam
psign slogan: 'Landon Bridges falling
down"
Speaking OF slogans the hackers OF
q Landon-Knox ticket decided TO use
on the rocks with Landon and
Knox" There was also a strong SEN
riment in favor Of every Knox a
boost"
This promises TO be q hot campaign
for slogans and catch phrases, but
the coiners are having a tough time
with Landon's name. 1t doesn't lend
itself TO the keep cool with Coolidge"
or the walk in with
motto which flashed from a
million campaign buttons when Jimmy
was knocking the voters for a
goal In New York City.
Happy Landon."
Still and all, the Republicans could
do worse than to borrow q line from
the aviation industry and start their
candidate rolling along with Happy
Landon."
The Lsndon ovation in convention
hall was q good long one, as msnufac-
turing ovstions go, but the shouting
they did for Herb Hoover when he
made his speech lasted half an hour
and was strictly spontsneous-barri
= bit OF claque work by the sun-kissed
delegates Of California The former
President never got an ovation like
that in his life before. II was a nice
exit.
The convention nesred it's end on "a
note of harmony" as Senator Vsnden-
berg put it. but at the beginning the
harmony was like four baritone cats
When You Were a Tulip at
am.
The convention became official
when Reinald Werrenrath sang "On
The Road to Mandslay." and there is
4 movement on foot now to have both
he Republican and Democratic can
1idates sing their speeches during the
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