The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-25
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hutchet Out
The Truth
. POLITICAL MESS
. CONFUSION
. YEAR OF INTEREST
. IF NOT NICE

Sure, and it's a sweet mess politics
will be this year of 1910.
Why is this so? 1t is so because
there are too many people who want
too many different things. Speaking
of labor? Yes, and nothing else.
Watch the smoke clouds that are be-
ginning to rise already.
Of course Roosevelt is the big IF
up to this time. Nothing can be very
clear until that IF is changed to GER
tainty.
However, we know some things
already. There's John L. Lewis, start
ing filtration with Burt Wheeler and
Burt seems perfectly willing to do his
share of the flirting, too. That looks
like a match.
So, what do we figure? Let's see.
4 X X
There are plenty who think an 0.
X. from Lewis is equal to ''kiss Of
DEATH" There's evidence to back up
the idea, too.
Well, if John Lewis is in Burt
Wheeler's corner he can't be in F. d.
RS corner, nor is it likely that he
could be in the corner of any candidate
who might carry the FDR blessing.
Where would that push Mr.. Lewis
to, IF Wheeler should NOT become
the Democratic nominee?
Interesting question, huh?
Remember, Mr.. Wheeler ran on a
THIRD party ticket once!
And then, IF the Republicans should
nominate peculiarly reactionary
candidate, where would that lead to-?
You can figure out a dozen angles
in this campaign and they all add up
to confusion. AND TO A TWISTED
AND SPLIT UP LABOR VOTE.
AFofL people are not likely to get
very warm toward candidate sup
ported by CIO-and there you are.
X X X
In the AFofL itself, Republicans
who were fairly quiet in the last cam
paign, saying nothing against Roose-
welt, are not likely to be so quiet this
year.
Fact is they're warming up already,
preparing to get into the opposition
camp, or should we say AN opposition
camp?
You can see the welkin getting
ready for ringing-ringing in dis
cord.
And there's another factor, too,
that may cut figure. Perhaps it's
not nice to talk about, but the U. S.
Attorney Generals digging around in
certain corners may produce some
nationally important reactions and
there's no use counting up the political
total without considering that par
ticular phase just little. It's there
and it can't be wished away.
There hasn't been year so peppery
since Grover Cleveland.
X X X
Now, dear sirs and brothers, this
situation boils down to the conclusion
that with national politics so much of
mess, LOCAL politics will assume
new Importance.
Where labor bites each others shin
bones nationally, there will be lot
of agreement locally.
That will be worth a great big pic
ture after the battle is over.
One thing can throw all present
ideas out of the window-that's the
wars. Yes, there are wars; not just
one war. There may be more wars
and the ones we have may get bigger
very suddenly.
And, believe it or not, the United
States CAN get very much more
mixed up in the wars than at present.
Oh yes, VERY much more.
And then, FDR may remove the
question mark and run-and then
every present opinion and forecast
would have to be remade right there.
So you see, the political year is 60
ing to be interesting, even if not nice.
| What do YOU think?