The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-11-17
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hotchet Out
The Truth
. NEED TWO PARTIES
Q OPPOSITION A GUARD
. MEANS BUSINESS
. WORK APPRECIATED

So the United States is not a one
party nation, after all.
In the last six years, some people
had come to think that no opposition
could make headway against the
Democratic party.
Then came November s, which told
a different story. A very different
story, in fact.
Day of two or more parties in the
United States is not over.
And a good thing it is, too.
You don't have to be Republican
or member of some group opposed to
the Democrats to believe that.
Democrats can believe it as heart
lily as non-Democrats.
Witness the sound words Of the
Hon. James A. Farley. If he isn't
a good DENNY, who is?
"It is important" Mr.. Farley said,
"that the Republican party be strong
because the stronger it is the harder
the Democratic administration will
try to serve the will Of the people.
History shows that if one party be-
comes too strong some of its officials
are likely to become lax"
x x x
Energetic, intelligent opposition to
any party in power is salutary thing
in a democracy.
Opposition put ruling party on it's
toes.
Opposition makes a ruling party
think before acting, lest it be called
sharply to account.
Opposition is a guard against rul-
ing party dishonesty and corruption.
Opposition discourages ruling party
high handedness and tyranny.
Opposition puts a brake on ruling
party arrogance and swell headedness.
In brief, opposition has an import
ant part in a governmet run on DEM
ocratic principles.
Some crookedness was charged in the
election campaign.
In particular, coercion of voters en-
ployed by the Works Progress Ad-
ministration was charged in several
states.
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas
heads a committee investigating cam
paign expenditures.
Senator Sheppard seems to mean
business. His attitude and activities
to date indicate he won't spare men,
bers of his own party in seeking to
punish election corruption.
1t is reported he has been deeply
moved by what he has already dis
covered and means to punish the Of
tenders if possible. r.4
If he can help to keep elections
clean, he will be doing a fine service
for democratic government.
x X X
In New York City, workers on big
buildings who have shown especial
skill, have for a number of years been
given public recognition.
Under the direction of the New
York Building Congress, composed of
workers, employers, architects and
others, they have been presented with
gold buttons and certificates of crafts
manship.
The New York idea might be fol-
lowed in any city. One of the indict
ments against modern industry is that
it sinks the individuality of the
worker in the mass and that the in
dividual's part is often purely me-
chanical with little in common with
that of the old time mechanic who
gloried in his skill and craftsmanship.
To p,oko tba uorkp man fool that his
part is really important and that good
workmanship is appreciated, is the
purpose of the New York practice of
honoring outstanding mechanics.
The practice depends for its eff
fectiveness on one of the strongest
human trats-the desire to be singled
out among ones fellows for praise
and tangible expression of appro-
baton.