The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1936-11-26

Jim Farley, prophet extraoi-
dinary. is missing from the new
and sumptuous Post Office Depart
ment Building he calls his ofhce.
The National democratic chairman
has set sail for Ireland and a well
deserved rest. Big Jim has gone
far as a national character since
the days when he presided over
the New York State Boxing Com
mission.
Those of us who came in con-
tact with Farley in those days sus-
pected he was headed for some pc.
iitical office. We believed he had
his eyes on the Empire State Cow
ernorship-and it may yet develop
we we're right. But none of US ever
believed we'd see him managing
the Democrats in two of the great
est Presidential landslides in his
tory.
Francois de Tessant. French
Under Secretary of State in the
Cabinet of Premier Leon Blum.
who wrote a book on the President
and the New Deal three years ago.
entitled Franklin Roosevelt" paid
a visit to the Capital. Declaring
he was an ardent admirer OF
the President. the distinguished
Frenchman drew a parallel be-
tween the inner political situation
in France and In the Unitel States.
He added, 1--WE are trying to make
q New Deal for France, because
our situation ID similar to yours.
The French have rarely been so
interested in an American Presi.
Dental election and so content with
it's results. Henceforth democracy
has its chief. All eyes are turned
on your President on whom every
hope is pinned for the continue
ton of the great liberal and dem
ocratic civilization of the Occi-
dent"
Philadelphia, where every politi-
cal abuse aimed at the New Deal
wSs received with glee before @
certain day in November, has
turned face and through the per-
O of Mayor S. Davis Wilson. a
staunch Republican, has announced
to the world at large, and to a
Philadelphia audience in p%articu-
lar. that it will not countenance
m outrage such as "poking fun
at the Presidents wife"
The Mayor witnessing a per-
Torrance of "New Faces" took Of
Tense at a skit in which Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt was imper-
sonated. "Put a stop to this at
once" roared the Mayor as ne
strobe up the aisle. "Take out that
skit or ri stop the whole show
The offending sketch was taken
out. The point Of the story is that
Mrs. R~oosevelt's som James.
Franklin, Jr.. and John had seen
the show and laughed heartily at
the skit. Both President Roosevelt
and Mrs. Roosevelt had also been
told about it several months ago
and thought it funny while Jim
Farley, who had seen the perform
ance in New York had liked it and
was so quoted in the shows ad-
vertising.
On Friday, November 18th. JUS
tice Brandeis of the United States
Supreme Court celebrated his
eightieth birthday. 1t is no mere
matter Of courtesy to say that the
venerable judge does not look his
80 years and could easily hold his
own among the striplings of 60
or SO.
On the bench none of the JUS
tees is more gracious than Bran.
deis. Listening intently to the law
yers who are pleading, he is the
soul of courtesy, often appearing to
be trying to help counsel along in
difficult spots, rather than embar-
RAISING them as one or two of his
colleagues sometimes do. In a WELL
pitched, melodious voice which
easily overcomes the unfortunate
acoustics of the new court room,
he will interrupt with questions
aimed adroitly so as to ascertain
the precise legal point or fact
needed. We have watched him, q
family sympathetic smile playing
over his face, as though he realized
the plight Of the man standing
alone and addressing q coldly crit.
heal audience Of nine beyond whose