The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-19
FALL ELECTIONS


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washington, d. c., November Is
The recent elections are important
land emphasize weaknesses OF khe
New Deal. 1t 10 not surprising that
Philadelphia should have defeated
william G.. Bullitt inasmuch as the
"City of Brotherly Love" Is normally
Republican. The results In Detroit
are attributed to local issues.
The real victor In New York state
seems to he Governor Dewey, who
proves himself Aavorite Of the vot-
ers Of the Empire State. The election
of Hanley as Lieutenant Governor Is
certainly a triumph for Dewey. GEN
eral Haskell, the Democratic candi-
date, had the backing of President
Roosevelt.
Walter e. Edge, the Republican
candidate in New Jersey, won out
because that State could not stand
the smell of Hagueism. A close race
in Ken lucky was due to the unpopu-
latity of the New Deal, and Simeon
S. Willis, Republican candidate, won
because there were enough old-fash-
toned voters to carry him through.
There was quick reaction in Wash
ington when the returns came In.
Dewey's chances for Republic n
Presidential nomination have great
ly improved, and Willkie has dropped
down many pegs. The Republican
chiefs In Washington are not ehthu-
siastic for Willkie, and they will
put Dewey across II possible
President Roosevelt finds himself
the leader of a double-headed party
in which old-time Democrats have
played q secondary role for some
years. Somewhat similar splits"
have divided the Democrats in form
er years.
So don't be too sure that the pres
emit occupant of the White House will
be a candidate for a. fourth term.
There is lots of time between now
and the 1914 elections and anything
may happen in the next year.
Strikes ''Just Around The Corner"
The coal strike hasn't been the
only struggle faced by employers.
employees, and the Governmen :.
While the United. Mine Workers
staged Q showdown other more pow
erIui labor organizations We're seek
ing favorable decisions from the War
Labor Board to back up their argu-
ments in favor of higher wage scales.
The present Government formula
of handling the demands of organ
ICED labor is based on the theory of
official Federal action to reduce the
cost of living. In the vernacular of
the proposed arrangements the Pres
ident is engaged in pushing a subsidy
and he has placed q message before
Congress demanding new food plans
for the future, predicated on the as
sumption that huge shipments OF
food overseas must be continued
while the war is being won and that
the only way---to keep prices down in
the United States is to vote public
money to sustain and support sub
sides. He suggests about 500 mil
lion dollars a year is moderate sum
for the Government to appropriate
for this purpose.
OF course, the theory is that a
subsidy to farmers would automatic
ally reduce the cost of food and liv-
ing, and hold it at the old basis. That
would remove the otherwise natural
increases In prices while the farmers
would continue to receive their full
share of pay. The workers in turn
could get along without higher
wages because of the roll-back.
Mostly everyone has ideas about
this question but II reports from
Capitol Hill are correct. the Senate
is likely to have the last word about
the matter. The news from the Hill
is that the Senate will probably ban
subsidies on food Apparently Con-
gress doesn't think much differently
from the folks" about this matter,
inasmuch as very few people expect
prices to drop or stay down. In fact.
the present rise is so steady that a
good many thousand people believe
that imitation is here now.
Military Gets Third OF Gasoline
A statement given out in Washing
ton few days ago by the Petroleum
Administration for War shows that
more than so million gallons of Pc
troleum products, including ONE
third Of the Nations gasoline supply,
now goes directly every day to the
lighting forces. That ought to be en-
couraging information for tho 8 Ell
of motorists who have
been very vocal in declaring that they
mind the gas rationing sol
much If the military forces needed
1t more. So don't kick about your A
cards for awhile. at least.
Things should be even better when