The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24
Why Sling Mud?


known as Mud-Slinging. We have
all heard of it and have probably
mentioned il ourselves under diff
ferent names. Mud-Slinging, SLAM
der, or what have you? 1t all
amounts to the same thing. Propa-
ganda politics, or campaigning on
propaganda. But why sling mud
in the first placer Did it ever
occur to you that when one sings
mud there is a reason2 shall en-
deavor to give you my view on why
some candidates follow the SANDER
Gus route in politics. At the outset
of this campaign, many prominent
clubs in the city asked the candi-
dates to promise to conduct clean
campaign. The candidates on Wal
ter Kanar's slate have been con-
siderate Of the private and public
life of the opposing candidates and
have kept their promise to the let
ter. But on the other hand. the op-
posing candidates are already show
ing the people that their promises
are a brittle as pie crust and just
as breakable.
Not realizing that to throw mud
means putting your own hands in
it, some candidates find some small
item that does not amount to
row Of beans at any time. and dress
it up and exaggerate it until it's too
fantastic to be printed, yet, they put
this gross exaggeration on paper
and expect intelligent people like
Hamtramck's citizens to read 1t,
believe ii and be misled by II.
Those candidates are yet asleep,
not to realize that Hamtramck's
people are well above such cam
paigning methods. When a man
starts to sling mud at another can
didate they ask, the very first thing,
what is he trying to hide1 They
realize that when a candidate starts
such campaigning he is becoming
fearful of the foundation on which |
he stands, grasping like a drowning
man at straw.
So what does he? He grabs him
self pen and some ink and writes
a lot Of SANDER about men who |
heretofore he has considered among |
his most respected friends. He
starts to say things about a man,
who, until this election was always
= goodfellow. In doing this he
hopes to detract attention from his
own faults, not realizing that when
one begins to find fault with his
fellowman, he Immediately attracts
a greater attention to any faults
he. himself possesses; faults which
otherwise may have gone unnot-
iced. Try it in your everyday life
among your friends.
People are fooled no longer. They |
realize that in pointing out the
other fellows faults you are only |
trying to over-shadow your own
shortcomings which when brought
to light are even greater than the
other fellows. The mud-slinger
picks a grain Of sand, puts it under
a magnifying glass, and thinks that
he can hide behind it. The people
Of this city are not asleep. The
nagnifying glass fools no one but
the person DeHlnQ II.
Hamtramck citizens are fighting
for cleaner campaigns and good
clean government. How can a per-
son run a clean government il he
tries to get there through mud
singing campaigning. Can anyone
explain that to me? can't see
how it can be done, Clean govern
ment comes from clean politics and
clean campaigning, such as our
present mayor, Walter Kanar, is
encouraging.
When the mud begins to fly
Hamtramck people look at the
thrower. They notice what here
tofore they had not seen, how dirty
his hands were. In mud-slinging
you start by putting your hand In
it, and eventually you find yourself
completely covered with mud, while
the object at which you threw has
sailed untouched, far out on the
horizon.
l believe that l voice the senti.
ments of the colored citizens as a
whole when l say that we fully ap-
preciate the clean campaign that
Mayor Walter Kanar and his cam
paign managers are conducting this
year. 1t is not only a step but a
great leap towards better govern
ment.