The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-12


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 sands of words about what they erroneously think Is the Republic can National Convention. A United States Senator from Or- egon named eteiwer delivered a keynote speech to Q horde of stew- ing men ard women in Q hall under the delusion he was addressing Republican delegates assembled to build . platform and to start a presidential candidate running on it. A former President of the United States trekked all the way from California to lash the New Deal Wednesday night for the edi- ncation of Q steamirg, screaming mob he believed to be brother and sister members of the Grand Old Party. With the exception of Q single man everybody in Cleve- land has the loony idea that c political convention is going on there. He, and he alone, has the intelligence to realize that it is not e national gathering of the leaders of the Republican party. He alone has the courageous gizs gard to tell the truth, let the rec suit of the truth telling be what 1t may. It iS not the Republican Na- tionai Convention which is per- spring ct every pore to rescue the country from the clutches of President Roosevelt and the Democratic plunderbourd. It D the 0uadrennial Assembly of the International Society of Pickpock. cts, Cut-purgea, Moli.buzzers and Dips. The only open-eyed news- paper correspondent on the scene, the only observer who cannot be fooled, the guy who has the real lowdown, the iilSider Of insiders, and the truth teller with the inc domitable gizzard is our own pride and joy, Waterbury's first citizen, Good old Bill Pape, the Duke of Printers Alley, publisher plenipo. tentiary, war correspondent extras ordinary, and reporter pro tcff1' pore.
 Up to Standard
 Those who recall Good old Bills dispatches from the ragged war front of the Ashanti campaign, his i, memorable word pictures of the horrors of the conquest of Mashonaland, his description of the fall of Bulawayo in the Mata" bcle rising in 1903, and his irn- mortal recital of the flight of the defeated King LobengEla to the Zambezi River, do not have to bc reminded of the fact that when 1t comes to accuracy of reporting ho does not have to take his hat off to anyone. That is the reason no one was surprised when he called the turn oil the potiach iil Cleveland. Other correspondents might write about the it1evitability of LandonS nomination, about Dorah sulking an his parlor.hed- room.and -bath, about Good Old J. Henry Roraback's 1eap for the bandwagon, and about the collapse of the Frank Qannett boom for some place or any place on the la- tional ticket. All that stun is 50 much eye-wash. Good old Bill concerned himself with events which indicate the real character of the gathering and which, if his Special to The Republican" ui,- der \ June 9th date line is to be credited, is not the selection of . candidate and the adoption of . platform but the business Of Iiicking innocent delegates from the sticks for their pokes.
 Guard the Home Boys
 Now I do not care . tinker's dam about what happens to the bankrolis of Republican National Convention sweaters, shouters, and banner wavOrs from 0kmulgee, Puyallup or any other section of the country. But I am concerned about outrages perpetrated against such distinguished fellow citizens of Connecticut as State Senator Kramer and Congressman Hig- gins. Senator Kramer is . nice fellow, c total abstainer, and Q hard working legislator. Congress. man Higgins is c doctor and, # for no other reason than that, ehOuld be immune from attack by dips. Good old Bill wired the checking news last Tuesday that Senator Kramer put his wallet url- der his pillow, consigned himself to slumber induced by convention OrAtOry, and woke Up ifa the Iliorn- ing to find the wallet gone. Being informed of the atrocity Congress raau-Doctor Higgins reached Tor hls wad with the disconcerting discovery that it had disappeared. Good old J. Henry Roraback rec ported no shortage but his escape was probably due to the fact that, having attended other Republican National Conventions, he had nis pants pockets sewed ID before ne ieft home and had taken the addi- tionAl precaution of placing the aoid inlays out of his back teeth ln Q safe deposit box. Good Oiu niil remained uKi-nicked because in his role of reporter pro tenn pore, either he took mo, money 70 Cleveland or else as experienceo war correspondent he nailed his roll witheA horse blanket pin 50 tightIy to his red flannel under ahirt that Q burglar with Q jimmy could not pry 1t loose.
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