Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-30
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
PeeIe6

ANONfN1A-N A-A NCA'1ss
AVA have made a speech more
TO the liking of the Republican
party workers of the West If he
had let them ghost the script OF
his Grafton to the stately as
semblage of teamsters whom he
selected as an appropriate audi
ence for a general statement OF
his ideals and principles in
Washington, last Saturday
night
Realizing that the people
prefer a fight TO studious
presentation of arguments, PHI
losophy and plans, these organi-
zation politicians. all through
the West. had endured patiently
Tom Dewey's dignltled appeals
10 the intelligence of those
voters who are still undecided.
They wished. however, that he
would 90 into his role of Mr..
District Attorney and pour
II on.
AS groun work, Dewey's
speeches on his long tour had
been necessary 10 demonstrate
his grasp of affairs and his APP
probation of the solemnity Of
the campaign.
T'HE text and tone of Roose-
L velts remarks 10 the satraps
Of his strong-arm auxiliary
plainly showed that Dewey had
shaken him up with his program
of jobs under free business en-
tcrpriSe rather than political
charity from the party in power,
/ paid out Of deficits.
The Presi dent had been
bruised, too. by Deweys en-
phasis on the long continuation
of a panic inherited from the
Republicans so long ago thar
millions of young fighting md
know It's origin only by his
torical hcarsay
And DeWeys reiterated re-
hinder that II took war 10
| take RooScVelt'S ten million un-
employed had split a lip and
drawn blood
THE President hoped up the
rumor that destroyer vas
sent back 10 the Aeufians for
his mutt for an Obvious purpose.
He wanted 20 take the heat off
some fac,ual charges OF OUT
7 ragcouS extravaganza for his
own personal interest which
will be heard soon.
II is by no means certain that
Roosevelt himself, didn't start
the rumor about the dog
through Harold Ickes secret
police and scandal service or the
duuful FBI, as an easy one TO
knock down.
He probably was anticipating
a report current on the Pacific
Coast that one OF our big war
ships. with an enormous pay
roll of mon trained 10 fight was
laid up for a long time before
and after his recent political
and pleasure cruise. so that in
stallations could be faxed up
for his accommodation and then
torn out again before She could
return 10 duty
There are many congressman
in position 10 demand the
facts of tins and 70 learn Cx-
actly what sort Of ship his wife
monopolzed on her flight 10 the
South Pacific and how many
flierS and planes were taken out
Of the war with the Japs 10
attend her
/ 4 Nd il is no longer a military
"A secret that a large garrison
has been maintained al publ r
expense and some detrlment
the military effort. ever since
Pearl Harbor, 10 guard the
Roosevelt private property at
HYDE Park. with sentry boxes.
communication wires and flood
lights scattered over a wide
range.
The President seldom is there
but the guard remains IN greater
strength and more elaborate
organization than that OF any
other head Of A warning nation
except, perhaps. Hitler and Hi
rohlto.
True. Mrs. Roosevelt has been
"in residence as the phrase
goes. much OF this summer
since she went underground, as
il were, suspending her travels
for the period of the campaign.
But most wives stay with
their husbands in times Of dam
ger and trial. and the necessity
for such A pretcntiouS guard at
Hyde Park still needs eXplana-
ton
For contrast Dewey. living a
few miles over the hills at Paw
ling, has only A few state police
10 give pests the buns rush
during his candidacy for the
same job Grandeur is out Of
Dewey's line.
THE Presidents Hyde Park
Il guard has cost more than q
million dollars, all payable, In
the Presidents own phrase.
through the sweat of those who
toll
Dewey Shrinks from low-down
repartee in presidential cam
paign. His respect for the office
is that of all small-town school
hovs nv contrast with tho fin