The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-01
What Really Happened!

THE editorial of the Democratic Hampshire Review of
which former Democratic Governor of West Virginia John
Cornwe part in last weeks ISSUE tell the truth
about the phoney draft Of Roosevelt for third term.
The Chicago Convention the editorial called together
the of the Democratic party passed into history early
Friday morning July 19) after writing good platform except
for most important omission and violating the most sacred ira
dition of the party-no third term for President.
Noe: The important omission is the silence of the New Deal
platform on the vital question of national debt and national SOL
Vency}
the confusion of thought deception that has been the chief
means by which ambitious have obtained unlimited
over the people in other countries of the world?
ALREADY we have reached the point in this country where
speak against the New Deal dctatos in Washington prompt
steps are taken to investigate income tax returns go after
the business with which connected The extent
stood by the public
The Review has information forthcoming attempt even
up with those connected with this for what already has been
said in these columns.
However belief we are to retain even the sem
bance OF the form of democratic government here the people
must be told the truth at whatever cost sacrifice these facts
set down for whatever they worth:
81 The preense that President Roosevelt
third term hollow thin and transparent to be silly 1t
the Presidents aid and under his direction cmaxed and rounded
out by political machine heads such humantarans Frank
what happened Boss Pendergas City, believed
their best chance to stay out of jail and power join up
with Harry Hopkins Mr. Ickes the other drafters
They did good job, especially Mayor Kelly whose aides
packed the Chicago convention with thousands of tough
LOOKING guys as Al Capone ever marshaled
% When the President had been drafted turn drafted
Republican member of his Cabinet for VcePresdent and
might have spewed him Roosevelt appeared at
the opporune moment to make effective appeal to then
take seat the platform look the delegates collective
eyes and see that the Presidents order carried
That the convention and there the ticket Democrat
who has been holding his times when
voting his ticket who occasion voted while not
satisfactory it better than the opposition now feel
less disturbed this thing had been done openly honestly and
frankly
ITO couple all with air of sacrifice sanctity; of
innocence and of ignorance the President sought in his
acceptance speech taxes ones patience and leads wonder
what is to become of country whose head INDUCES
ceptions.
Also well ask oneself: # third desirable
or why fourth lifetime and in
hertance the eldest SON. That is what jefferson feared and
predicted Tammany Halls virtuou egonaes landed Chicago
proclamng The third term is settled We fourth
term.
These the things Democrats bound to think about
They the things that led the 82yearod Methodist
Virginia Democratic statesman Carter Glass; the few re-
naming of this type to arise from bed go Chicago and
place in nomination Jim Farley Catholic whom Roosevelt
and the Democratic party indebted for victory 1882 but
Who because he would not join the draft Roosevelt move
ment, was kicked into the limbo of things that WERE
This is truthful statement of few few of the facts
of the Chicago Convention and ticket Knowing these facts we
would deserve the contempt of we have honestly
tried to did not tell them