The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-07-03
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en- independent though and thew very
probably didn't like to be told how
0 vote.
Rightly so. No president, regard
less of who he is or what party he
represents, should stoop to taking
active part in state politics.
It may be justly claimed that the
people of Texas have elected dem
agogue to the highest honor they
can bestow on a citizen, that john
son was the best candidate.
But one demagogue more or less
won't make any difference. Wash
ington is full Of them.
There are some persons who will
say that the election of Gov. Lee
ODaniel in Texas is reflection on
the intelligence of the Texas people.
These persons claim O'Daniel is a
very mediocre person, etc.
Perhaps this claim is true. But in
democracy every person is entitled
to equal representation. If there are
more people in Texas who want
1emagogues than not then the peo-
pie of other states, at least, should
be satisfied. The majority always
rules in theoretically.
When we get down to hard facts
the majority of people in this coun-
try think that the majority of the
rest of the citizens in the country
don't have sense enough to vote
especially when the majority doesn't
follow ones own opinions. Maybe
that's just human nature.
Our only hope for getting rid OF
demagogues is to educate our peo-
pie to the point they can think for
themselves and tot be subject to
sway by demagogic leaders. That can
be accomplished only by education
and financial security which
means solving the unemployment
problem. -
Mr.. Roosevelt criticizes various
polls taken throughout the country
as meaningless. He spoke specifical-
ly of the congressional poll taken by
Congressman Fish (R., R. W, his
own congressman, and the New
York Daily News.
Both polls showed the American
people are overwhelmingly in favor of
staying out of the European war.
The Gallup Poll, commonly taken to
more nearly represent cross sec
ton of American opinion, showed in
last weeks survey that 76 per cent
Of the American people were still
unalterably opposed to war.
We do not think Mr.. Roosevelt is
correct when he says these polls are
meaningless. 1t does not take cir
cumstances to determine whether or
not we are in favor of war, as he
| says. We can make circumstances.
The war question is really quite
simple either we are in favor
of our men being killed in European
combat or we are not. Quite simple.
| We can create circumstances either
way.
When they are killed they are just
as dead as they would be regard
less of what circumstances they went
into war under.
We would respectfully suggest to
Mr.. Roosevelt that the various polls
being taken throughout the coun-
try regarding our entrance into the
war come lot nearer expressing the
real sentiment of the people of this
country than do his closest advisers,
Frankfurter, Morgantheau, Cohen,
Rosenman, Stultzberger, LaGuardia,
Knox, and warmongers like Walter
Winchell, Walter Lippman and Doro-
thy Thompson.
The foregoing persons menti oned
are in no positin to tell the President
of the United States what the Amer
can people are thinking. They have
their own and special interests to
consider before they consider the
welfare Of unknoYn American men
and boys.
| The President, is our opinion. is
making grave mistake in seeking or
taking their advice.