Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-31
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY estbrook
Pegler

hdE southern Deihocrat hnos
himself In a CHASTITY FIX this
year, bound. as he is, by habit
and tradition, TO vote for a
party nominee who already has
fiouted his ancient ways and be-
liefs and subordinated him TO
men OF the East STEPPED in
European revolutionary thought,
who have no patience with the
American way.
The southern Democrat is
regular because he can't help
himself, and, therefore, deserves
no reward and has been getting
only the most perfunctory rec
ignition.
The revolutionaries OF the
CIO, mostly Marxians of one
shade or another, on the other
hand, are brawling noisily in
the areas of the northern tier
where the campaign Is reallya
contest and, should Mr.. Roose-
welt be elected for fourth
term. will claim further re-
wards in political power.
THE here tary southern
Il Democrat has distrust and
dislike of foreigners" his fore
fathers having been pushed
around by the carpetbagPers.
He is representative to CO.
ercion, especially by strangers
and, in some instances, has con-
Quoted carpetbaggers of the
new order down to the depot at
train time, put them aboard and
sent them away with warning
that the local climate was very
unhygienic.
This may have been high
handed but that is how he has
been for several generations
and he hasn't changed. much.
The Go. on the other hand,
believes in coercion and stoutly =
maintains its right 10 coercd
with tire irons and CHI ains,S
meat hooks and bats and has
been upheld by the national
government in areas outside the
South.
WHAT the Go is communistic
IS too broad a charge. How
ever, John l.. Lewis. who should
know and who tells the truth
when il serves him. has recently
said that IL is dominated by the
communists.
And David Dubinsky of the
garment workers, and other
politicians OF the new Liberal
party. have accused Sidney Hill
man of forming and leading a
new communist front.
But even Mr.. Dubinsky's wing
OF the Democratic party is not
q right wing. II is only the
right wing Of the left wing. it's
traditions also are those of con-
tlnental Europe and particularly
OF revolutionary Russia.
II represents mainly natural
lied but unassimilated aliens
who came here TO escape perse-
cution but didn't like the Ameri-
can way, either. and. for half a
century. of and on. have tried
TO remake America 10 the liking
Of few million garrulous. quar-
relsome. and vituperative immi-
grants, settled mostly in few
eastern cities and preoccupied
with conspiracleS. arguments
and personal rivalrieS.
I'VE purpose of both wings of
Il the left wing of the Demo-
cratic party is 10 impose on all
40 million Americans a way OF
life and government on which
they have never been able 10
agree in details among them
selves. 4
They have made considerable
progress already under Presi-
dent Roosevelt and further
progress toward the liquidation
of the native American kulak
and the native American en-
ployer will be shown when the
new taxes begin TO register
their effects.
They have won the power 10
collect job-taxes and To keep
Americans out of jobs for nom
payment. nonmembership and
even for personal disrespect TO
union officials or disloyalty 10
unions now recognized as q
form Of treason.
Thus. today, Sidney Hillman.
Dubinsky, Vito Marcantonio and
the carpetbaggers of the AFL
individually, receive more favor
than Jesse Jones or Tom Con-
nally Of Texas, Bailey of South
Carolina or Byrd of Virginia.
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