The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-24


name calling and which were
read with avid interest all over
the world
Inside fact is that Wallace
was planning fighting speech
even before his public row with
Jesse Jones and lis rebuff from
the President. lie VP plans
his speeches a long time in adj
vance, sometimes spends weeks
preparing them, writes them al
most exclusively himself.
So, any acid statements in the
Detroit speech will not be the re-
suit of the Jones row. Basically
they will result from the fact
that the Vice President has de-
cided to take up the old liberal
mantle where Roosevelt dropped
it with the war.
The President has given COM
plete approval to Wallace pick
ing up the mantle. He read
every word of the Detroit speech
and even put in some punch
lines.
However, whether the President
approved or not, the bets of those
who know Wallace are 100 to l
that he will continue the liberal
fight. Basically shy, not given
to easy expression, Wallace doesn't
rouse easily But when he does
get started he doesn't stop. He
now feels that the old economic
social issues which Roosevelt faced
during the bank holiday period of
1888 are back again, and that
someone has to carry the ball.
cox TOPS EN-
Congressman Eugene Cox of
Georgia has now set the all-time
high for helping himself and fam
lily at the expense of the Ameri-
can taxpayers. Other congress-
men from time to time have put
their relatives on the government
payroll, but none has ever come
anywhere near Cox's record for
getting so many feet in the feed
box
At present he has six rela-
tives on the payroll, for an an
nual total Of S30,12O, including
his own Congressional salary.
In addition he has now secured
In addition he has now secured
from Congress a handout of the
taxpayers money to the tune of
$4,000 to investigate the Federal
Communications Commission af-
ter that Commission unearthed a
check for $4,000 allegedly received
by Cox for lobbying.
1t Is a criminal offense for
Congressman to lobby with a gov
eminent bureau, SO the FEC re-
ferred the matter to the Justice
Department. Whereupon Cox per-
suaded his brthern on Capitol Hill
to investigate his FEC accusers
and make him impartial" chair
man of the probe.
Here is the detailed breakdown
of CoX'S nepotiSm:
Rosa Robinson, Cox's secretary,
is his $3.50 a year.
J. CLANCY Robinson, her hus-
band and CoX's brother-in- law,
1920 year.
Grace Cox, wife of the Congress-
man, IS clerk in his Office
1920.
Robin Cox, ST., brother, post
master at Donalsonville,- 400.
Mrs. James Hoggard, a sister
postmistress at Camilla COOKS
home toWn)-$2,55O.
Charles Nj. Cox, a nephew, senior
senior administrative officer of
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration'S special program di-
vision, who says he got his job
without Cox's aid-$5,6OO a year
Congressman COx's yearly salary
$4,000.
UNDER TWO FLAGS
The chickens Matched when the
American ships were put under
the Panamanian flag to avoid neu-
trality laws are now coming home
to roost.
AS a result, the U. S. Govern
ment, now employs $4,000 sea-
men whom it pays in hard cash
every month, but over whom it
has no disciplinary control what
soever The seamen are work.
ing under the Panamanian flag,
though actually they are Ameri-
to look up to the eternal principles