Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-04
REHIND
THE NEWS
BY Paul
Manon

CHlCAGo' July s-hePuoi'cd"
" nominee Tom Dewey's
method OF handling a problem is
first TO have it "briefed. He
designates one of his men TO
analyze both sides thoroughly,
10 set these down in writing.
saving ION the one hand there is
this factor" and ION the other
hand there is this. He takes
this evidence. discusses IL with
his councillors. then makes his
decision.
Thus his tendencies and con-
illusions bespeak primarily
search for judicial justice. He
is extraordinary free from av-
erage prejudices. His driving
passion is TO be right.
There are some who criticize
this guiding method of the man,
saying its leads 10 decisions too
coolly conceived and devoid of
failures and mistakes 10 which
humanity in its leadership and
daily life seems commonly con-
demned.
The criticism is shortsighted.
Perhaps people may well like
10 be guided in their lives by
emotionalism and wholly human
considerations, which may not
be right. but for their leader
ship 10 assume such a principle
would plunge all hope and faith
for the future and tip even JUS
tice itself into the cauldron of
philosophical fires. Like the
Hitler leadership Of unreasoned
torch bearing and hatreds.)
Perhaps ! am prejudiced, be-
cause for nearly Ia years l
have seen government oper-
ate without "briefing." without
judicial choices coolly arrived,
al, and l think this is why its
economic solutions particularly
have never worked out success
fully.
1t got votes. but it never got
the problem solved
\ T ANY rate this is what
"A makes Dewey tick.
l suppose that Intellectually
Mr. Roosevelt would be CLASH
fled as politician.
His decisions reflect that in
stinct. In his way he is superior
10 any public man l have met in
25 years of political reporting.
To gauge the contrast which
may he offered by Dewey. if
elected. l have collected the evi.
dences of his gubernatorial and
convention workings on one
hand and the other, not only
from politicians assembled here
but from the thinking men. and
l can brief the candidate him.
self thus:
Intellectually Dewey must not
be classified as lawyer, or poll
ticlan. Rather he is an admin
istrator.
AS district attorney and gov
ernor he chose 10 lead a bright
young band. and 10 rely upon
them for the spade work, but
not as Roosevelt did. for ideolo-
gieS.
He leads them only in the
sense that an administration as
signs work 10 them and makes
the final conclusion from their
work.
He does not try 10 dominate
the thoughts of his associates
or press them 10 his viewpoint.
This is evident in the fact
that no one who ever worked
for him has resigned la remark
able record,
DEW men like work as he
does. He remained behind
after this convention 10 shake
5000 hands the first night and
10 thresh out campaign details
with the hundreds of leaders
assembled here.
His convention tribute 10
Broker was not only an extra
ordinary consideration for a
second man. but wise. and
Bricker will no doubt be a vice
presidential candidate in fact
instead OF the usual appendage.
The passing of California 6
Gov. Warren left no noticeable
dismay around the Dewey head
quarters. Most newsmen here
guessed Warren thought he
could not carry California and
therefore had no place on the
ticket
nEWEY'S handling of the
~ Jewish problem (which al
ways calls for wise practlcalism
in state like New York; is
another primary example of his
instinct for unprecedented admin
istration.
II was his man who put the
Palestine plank in the platform,
for the first time any political
party had mentioned it.
This "briefing" sums him up
completely for me. answering
the questions in my mind about
him. and forecasts the type OF
campaign and government you
may expect TO be offered.
D..