The Washington times., 1938-08-31
EDITOR LIKENS
ROOSEVELT TRIP
TO O"DUMMY" ACT
Publisher, Democrat,
Resents Invasion
BY w. A. S. DOUGLAS

S1.-Dr. E. j. Clarke, veteran ed
itor of the Worcester Democrat,
declared today that all the inhabi-
tants Of this township will turn
out Monday to greet the President
as he rides through on what the
good doctor calls a transforming
tour of impersonation-with Mr..
Roosevelt playing Eddie Bergen,
the ventriloquist, and Davis j.
Lewis sitting on his knee as
Charley Mccarthy.
Now DR.. Clarke is a good Demo
crat and an admirer of the Presi-
dent. He also is an admirer Of
Representative T. Alan u'm Neu-
traD Goldsborough, boss-at the
moment-of the Eastern Shore,
DOUBTS NEUTRALITY
He doesn't believe for one min
ute. however, that Mr.. GoldSbor-
ough is neutral in the Democratic
senatorial nomination fight be-
tween incumbent Millard Tyd-
ings and the Presidents choice,
Representative Lewis.
Il can't speak for the entire
Eastern Shore" declared DR..
Clarke today, but can for Wor-
cester county-and Tydings, de-
spite the Presidents visit, will
carry it very safely. I am given
to understand that Lewis is max
ing gains down here and unQueS-
tionably Mr.. RooSevelt'S tour
Of the district will bring in some
Lewis votes. But those will be
balanced by people who, despite
their individual politics, resent
presidential interference in the
affairs OF Maryland"
WOMAN AIDS LEWIS
The doctor declared that all
Federal employees and all persons
getting anything from the Federal
Government have been enlisted
in the fight to nominate and elect
Mr.. RooSevelt's choice, Mr.. Lewis.
Acting on information gathered
from other parts Of the Eastern
Shore, this reporter asked the
editor if he had been approached
by Mrs. Maude Toulson, some
times referred to. by less scholarly
and gentle persons than DR..
Clarke, as "Goldsborough'S pet,
on the matter of doing his bit for
Indeed I have" he replied,
"she came into this office as she
has gone to the offices of all
other Shore editors and placed
the advertising for the Lewis
campaign. And then she sent
me that editorial"
DR.. Clarke was asked about the
editorial. Incidentally Mrs. Toul-
son Is the poStmiStreSS of Salisbury
and this reporter will get her own
version of her activities before he
finishes this assignment.
1T was the piece which ap-
peared in the Philadelphia Rec
ord" replied DR.. Clarke, THE
one which President Roosevelt
quoted at a press conference as
being the parallel of his own
thoughts regarding this purge.
After Mrs. ToulSon went back
to her post office I got the edi-
torial from her. didn't know
what to think of that, but after
I had read it over again con-
cluded the best place for it was
in the waStepaper basket along
with the Lewis releases. SO that
was where it went. And I found
out later that I was supposed to
run it as an ad."
DISGUSTED BY TOUR
"And would you have run it?"
he was asked.
"Oh, yes" he replied. 1--WE
country editors must live. But
! would have replied to it in my
own editorial column. I still
maintain that right"
DR.. Clarke, who makes no ZONES
about his faith in Tydings win
ming and his disgust over the
Presidents visit, said that Candi-
date Lewis came to Pocomoke two
weeks ago. He had been forwarded
along like a parcel package byl
Mrs. Toulson to E. E. Mathews,
postmaster here, a man who, with
q perfectly straight face, told this
reporter that Eastern Shore post
! .asters had been told to keep
their hands off the campaign.
Mr.. Mathews didn't know
what to do with him." explained
Dr.. Clarke. so he brought him
to me. was courteous to him
Just as I know everybody will
be courteous to the President
on Monday. But I hadn't any
use for him. I took him to
lunch at the Rotary Club, where,
Of course. all reference to poll
tics Is barred.
LEWIS BOOED
"And after that, still being
courteous, took him to the ball
park, where he made an ad-
dress. When he got there. there
was nobody to introduce him
and Mr.. Mathews asked me to
do 1t. There he was, q stranger
in q strange town, so what else
could I do? It cost me circula-
tion, but I introduced him. They
didn't boo me. though I was
afraid of it, but that was all
they did to Mr.. Lewis"
Here Is a sample of the doctor,
operating in the columns Of his
own newspaper:
Purge is a good word in its
place. But by all the powers
that be it's a harbinger Of evil
when it comes down to us from
the White House. beSmirching