The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-08-10
On The
Capitals Cuff
by TRAVIS X. HEDRICK

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the potent labor vote, any thorough
consideration s0f prospects in the No.
vember election must include two
other factors. These are the size OF
the women's vote and the attitude OF
the farmers.
For the first time in [. s. history,
women will outnumber the men in the
coming campaign with a margin OF
over 100000. This includes the men
i'm the armed forces and not simply
civilian voters.
So with the distaff side holding the
decision in their hands, both parties
are expected to be on the make pO-
litically, deyoting lots of time and 4
good deal of money developing fem
inine angles"
Signs of this were clear in both
conventions. The Republicans trotted
out glamOrous Clare BOothe Luce, who
did "A political strip-tease in the name
of "GI-Jim' and is still using oini-
ing weapon.
The Democrats replied in kind with
Helen Gahagan Douglas, who avoided
Clares mistake of taking the name OF
the nations dead into a political row.
There are some SSR million poten
tial voters i'm the nation, IA boost of
eight million since 1910. OF these over
44I million are women and "A million
are mere men.
Although women were given the bal
lot 25 years ago, there remains dis
position to discount their vote i'm some
circles-and therein lies a real danger
to the discounter.
Women are Americas buyers, they
are the homemakers and they are def
nitely ''in the know" about prices,
rationing, wages and conditions of
work. Today, more than ever before,
Americas womenfolk are thinking po-
litically and this corner doubts seri-
Ously that any large number of them
would vote for ruinOus imitation, for
labOrwrecking policies and a return
to Hooverism under a reactionary Re
publican administration.
While there is large element of
hope in the feminine factor, the pie
ture as to the farm vote is not so en-
at this time
1t is doubtful if there was ever a
time in the nations political history |
when there was SO sharp a division
between the worker and the farmer.
This division is not of either labor's |
or the farmers making. 1t was care
fully cultivated and developed in the
past several years by the interests
that want farmers kept poor and
labor's wages kept frozen at low
levels
1t is In this field that Republican |
Gilman Joe Pew has played with mil |
lions through his magazines to help |
turn the rural vote against the city |
Pew's Farm Journal" has |
the largest circulation of any agricul |
tural publication in the land He re-
Gently bought the old reliable Path
finder" and turned it into another |
antiNew Deal, pro-Republican, slick |
paper job.
Another rich farmer" Is Publisher |
Frank Gannett, who runs Il stable of |
devoted to the same pur-
pose as his pal In Pennsylvania.
This seems to be an ideal field for !
Henry A. Wallace to devote some time
between now and November Z. Wal /,
lace was surprised at Chicago at the
strength he obtained from the farm |
states. He is popular and he is II
farmer and farmers son.
At any rate, 1t would appear that |
lots of political spadework Is needed |
In the agricultural vineyards If the
Democrats harvest we'll there this fall |