Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-21
Rupert
Hughes
Sacrileee
in the Temple

CHICAGO. July PA fiareup =
~ of the old-time religion
against the New Dealology lit
up the convention briefly and
thrillingly today. and for a few
moments il looked as il the
Democratic party might actu-
ally go Democratic. But the
heretics were suppressed by be-
ing ruled nonorthodox.
The convention resumed its
resemblance to a revival meet
ing in homage TO one of whom
High Priest Hennery Wallace
said:
Roosevelt IL revered by
every nation on earth. He N
cursed by nobody but the Nazis,
the hippo and certain
American troglOdytes."
BY the way he~rubbed in that
word certain. he may have
meant that practically all the
troglodytes also revered Roose-
welt, except an unfaithful few.
l WONDER what a troglodyte
is. Maybe I am one. was
dropped on my head AS an in
FAINT. I've always given that as
an excuse for voting for Roose-
welt the first two times he ran.
But anyway. whatever a troy
iodyte may be. the New Dealo-
Gratis demand reverence for
their new deity All day long
they celebrated his glory in SUI
perlatives.
THEY had everything going
L but the temple bells today.
The atmosphere of piety was so
thick with incense that the
worshippers actually booed a
Democratic lady who profaned
the services by uttering another
name besides-the only one.
Mrs. Mooney, for such was 4
the name Of the hypatia' who
came near being torn 10 pieces
by the zealots. described Sen.
ator Byrd as great lawmaker.
farTper, business man. a gov.
ernor with an outstanding rec
ord and an honored senator Of
the United States.
Then she piled -blasphemy on
sacrllege by saying that she
didn't believe any President
should have more than two
terms She was lucky to get
away alive.
uER candidate was a dead
IL Byrd from the moment two
years ago when he attacked the
extravaganza of the admlnistra-
ton
That Byrd was as unlucky AZ
an albatroSs 10 the smooth voy-
age of his ma eSty'S ship Roose-
welt He threw the proceedings
INTO such jam that al the final
roll call, the recumbent IN office
missed unanlmity by S9 votes.
They must have all been troglo-
dyteS.
Aiding and abettlng the
pagans in breaking up the
prayer meeting were certain
Texans. Texans brought on the
Mexican War by trying to get
into the United States. They
brough, on a new war by trying
10 break out Of the Newdealited
States.
TEXAS was represented by
L regularly elected So, Of dele
gates and also by self-eleCted
group OF walkouts called the
rump.
The extent 70 which the de-
votion 10 Roosevelt has become
a religion was aStoundlngly re-
vealed IN banner which the
Texan extras kept prominently
displayed as an appeal 10 the 4
convention against the regularly \
elected delegates. The banner
actually said
Help us to get rid Of the
Judases."
YOU know who II was that
L Judas betrayed In refusing
10 kneel 10 r. Deity Roosevelt
the regular delegates from
Texas were guilty Of the same
betrayal as the lScarlot COM
mittcd. Really, now! Is there no
limit?
The old Romans, after the
Roman republic had been OVER
thrown. used To defy their em-
perors in what they called an
apotheoSiS. Are we coming 10
that already?
II you are against a fourth
term you are a troglodyte snd
Judas. II they're not careful.
they'll make both these words
terms Of honor.
Brain Game