The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-30

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 was at his fathers heels yelping Its demand that the parent either agree or disagree with the sons opinion. Did he intend or did he not intend to revive the MIRA? Did James speak for Franklin? And what about 1t? Subsequent ly young Mir. Roosevelt made 1t clear that he was speaking for himself and expressing his own thoughts. All attempts on the part of Gov. Landon, who is grabbing at everything in all di- rectioas for something to talk about since he has exhausted
 every subject under the sun and
 said nothing that makes sense,
 to badge the President into mak- ing a statement of his position have failed. And quite properly. If anything any member of the Presidents family says on any
 subject is to be made campaign
 issue by the republican spellbind-
 CTS, then the plight of the g.o.p. Is more desperate than has hith-
 erto been suspected. If Gov. Landon or Col. Knox want to get
 the real 1ow-down on what is in
 the Presidents mind for the fu-
 ture they should make their en-
 quiries at the back door of the
 White House, not at the front. If they seek real feed-box infor-
 nation the person to get it from Is the Roosevelt cook. If they desire fore-knowledge about what the national program of the in- coming democratic administration is to be they should put the pump on the Roosevelt washerwoman. If the cook discloSeS that the President likes his eggs done for four minutes we can be prepared for a hard boiled four years. If the washerwoman makes public the news that the President pre- ferS the bosom of his dress shirts starched instead of the tail, the electorate can sit back content knowing that there will be no sliding around in the presiden- tial chair for the ensuing four years. Until these two sources of on-the-level information have been drained the two candidates on the republican presidential ticket may as well pipe down. President Roosevelt speaks for himself and the democratic party. And when he speaks he doesn't stutter. The nation is aware of this pleasant characteristic even if the Hearst Katzenjammer Kids, Landon and Knox, are un- aware of it.
 Never Satisfied
 Laugh seekers may with profit listen in on the radio blasts which are coming over the air these nights from republican below blowers. Tuesday night the Boy Pouter of the Connecticut senate, Republican Leader Kenneth Bradley, got all steamed up over the way he announced President Roosevelt had treated democratic mayors during his triumphal visit to the state. According to Sena- tor Bradley all Mir. Roosevelt did was straight-arm Mayor Hayes, Mayor Phillips of Stamford, and Mayor Murphy of New Haven off the running board of his motor car when they approached him. Everyone knows that to be al- together untrue. Even I, who am not a mayor, was allowed near enough to the Presidents car to see Mayor Hayes and the Presi- dent engaged in the friendliest conversation. Mir. Roosevelt was most affable to everyone includ- ing Mayor McLevy of Bridgeport who happens to be socialist. But even if what Senator Brad ley imagined to have taken place did actually happen what has he to complain about? If MT. Roose. welt had showed all the democra- tic mayors in Connecticut under his automobile and then instruct ed his chauffeur to run oyer them g few times to make sure they were dead why should Sena- tor Bradley weep2 It would have been just SO many democratic votes missing in the election day count. That is something which Senator Bradley should pray for not cry about.
 N A A A lt f It
 The Truth
 As 8 matter of fact 1t is cus- tOnarv fO throw every y,ossiinIe