Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-11-18
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Democrats Pen
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week: and, so far as the county Is
concerned, the shouting followed and
is all over-that is, the Democratic
shouting. The Republicans did all
their shouting before the election
There wasn't q man on their ticket
who was going to be defeated. Nice
lad O'Conor licked to a FRAGILE. Glib
son was going to ride in on the Colds
borough friendly visit to the Shore
with Francis Delano. Lesser was go
ing to take up the Tydings' purge
where the President left off. Jack
was going to hi-jack Tawes. Weinberg
was going to put it all over Walsh.
And Young was going to age rapidly
after Jones got through with him.
In the county, it was going to be
"iust too bad" for the "Unterrified. y
From state senator, down through the
list, it was easy shedding for the G.
o. P. And I guess it was, but there
was no mention made of just what
was awaiting the sled at the bottom
of the hill-sort of political oblivion
as it were. How-some-ever, that's the
way it goes; and, next time, it may
be the Democrats will be shedding
tears.
BY the way, the contribution made
by the edition of the Democrat, Nov
ember II, to the Party shouting,
contained cut of highly respected
citizen of Worcester County, who, to
the deep regret of all who knew, pass
ed away some years ago. Now, we
don't desire to use this incident as a
means of maintaining the so-called
humorous character of this column,
but can't refrain from saying that
one of the chief ends and aims of
the Worcester Democrat is to put life
into men and institutions; perhaps our
zeal in this instance led us to ex-
tremes which we sincerely regret.
Sometimes journalistic ambitions lead
to a reverse error-publishing death
before it occurs. You may recall that
this happened to Mark Twain once;
and, in referring to it in the introduc-
tion to a lecture, he said: "The report
of my death is greatly exaggerated
And I wish to say that the announce
ment in this paper last week of the
election of candidate who had been
called to his fathers for quite per-
iod of time, twas great exaggerated
all of which calls for apologies.
And, speaking of the election, the
President is, I hear, getting quite a
deal of satisfaction out of the re-
suits of twelve governors, eight SEN
ators and seventy-six representatives
all of the Republican stripe getting
seats in Congress. Seems as If he
mnagines that's all in the way of a
Democratic Purge"-the Republicans
accomplishing what he failed to do
The question now is whether he will
change the stripe down his back to
suit the taste of old Elephant" OF
not. Ligstning changes are his spec
ialty, and no one need be surprised at
what he'll do next.
But, I don't think Mr. Roosevelt's
vision can conjure up the scene of a
third term as clearly as he once could
November 8 sort of hung a heavy
cloud around that situation; and, il
he should happen to dream of the
spires and domes of Washington as
they might look in 1910, he will FIND
It all a mirage as the distance shor-
tens between himself and the promis.
ed land.I It's going to take more than q
conference of cabinet members Of
campaign managers to figure out an
other term of Rooseveltism. Once
upon a time, the President was ar
raigned on a trumped-up charge OF
"criminal negligence" in not carrying
the two states of Maine and Vermont
in the latest presidential election; if
he were to run again, it might be an
other charge of a similar character
IN failing to carry any states in the
Union except Alabama and Texas
His ingratiating salute, "My Friends
doesn't include as many as it used to-
and it might be the case he will soon
have to Glide the letter "s".
How-some-ever, the election is o.
yer and reckon people are sort OF
fed-up on politics, and would like to
hear about something else. Well, my
Friends" somehow or other, I couldn't
think of anything to write about this
time. The air seems to be saturated
with ballots and majorities and candi-
dates, and forecasts, and rejoicings,
and repinings, and I was carried
right along with the breezes. All I'm