The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-26

playing politics and without ever mentioning his worthy opponent once, by name or inference.
 For instance, the President clashes of Q directive to Budget Director Harold D, Smith telling him he's gotta start figuring how to reduce the number of government eri- ployes as soon as the wars over. Thereby the President, in office, gets credit for 0 beautiful assist at cut- ting down federal expenditures.
 The President signs the c. I, Bill of Rights, and his administration gets credit for being good to the soldiers.
 As Commander -in- Chief, the President goes to Africa, the Middle East, Hawai-, Alaska. He sees the troops in those places, and without kissing Q single baby or giving away one cigar or clgaret he makes his presence felt and thus appeals to Q few hundreds thousand potential voters, which his opponent cannot do.
 AND THERE ARE
 THE APPOINTMENTS
 He can throw in, along With list of deserving promotions of career diplomats, the appointment of Q former Democratic National Com mitteeman, Charles Sawyer of Ohio, to be ambassador to Belgium, and he can thereby pay off Q political debt,
 He can make reports to the nation from your government" and he can make flreSide chats from secret naval bases on the west coast with out mentioning politics, while ct the same time giving you every assur- ance that you are now getting the best possible deal of all
 He can send messages to Congress asking for national service legisla- ton, higher taxes and more subs sldleS to keep down the cost of liv- ing Such 0 message makes him a great hero with people who believe there should be national service, bigger taxes and better subsidies, even though It Is 0 foregone con- elusion that Congress will never ap- prove such laws,
 He can appoint c committee to survey the cost of living, which makes 0 great hit with folks who be- lieVe the cost of living is too high, aS who doesn't.
 Without 0 word from him, 0 bur- eau of his administration can in the normal course of It's business get ready to say that millions of people should have their wages raised. And you know who gets the credit for that.
 POOR TOM HAS TO GET
 IN A TRAIN WRECK
 He can attend conferences with Nimit2 and MaeArthur in Honolulu, with Churchill in quebec, Chiang Kai-shek in Cairo and Joe Stalin in Teheran. These have nothing to do with domestic politics, but they make an awful lot of front page news without his party'S press agents having to turn single handspring, Meanwhile, his oppo. nent has to get in train wreck to compete.
 He can receive ambassadors and ministers and heads of foreign goV- ernments with the same official rightness, while daShbulbs pop and the resulting pictures in the papers attest to one and oil that the man in the White House knows the i'm. portant folks from oil over, subtly putting across the Idea that ho should therefore be continued In office to carry on.
 Just before on election he can get tho plans oil started for keeping the peace, preventing future wars, do- ing away with tho wicked eartels, feeding the hungry, bringing relief and rehabilitation to the dispossess. cd, educating tho dumb, stGbilizIng tho worlds currency, regulating tho worlds aviation, rubber and every other thing that is unregulatod. All this iS not playing politics, but who would dare propose swapping planners in the middle of 0 plan.
 It iS very nice to bo President, when you want to De President.