The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-10-19
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have been more thoughtful or serious
Very few families are untouched by the
war. Almost everyone has someone dear
fighting somewhere abroad in this
bloody world struggle. We are IS a
people in no mood to be tempered with
or playful.
Thus il is extremely unfortunate that
our presidential campaign has dissolv-
ed into q name-calling contest thai
would do justice to partisan politics In
Mississippi at it's worst.
Mr.. Roosevelt injected the bitter note
into the campaign b. hurting the charge
Of Mani "big-lie" technique at Gov.
Dewey who has been quoting the New
Deal record rather embarrassingly OF
late.
One Of the most serious charges to
be preferred against the New Deal by
Gov. Dewey in the minds OF most
Americans was the charge that the New
Deal would keep men in the army after
the war was over IL IL couldn't find Jobs
for them. He based his charge in part
on statements made by Gen. Hershey
who has stated publicly in a speech IN
New York that he sees no purpose in
letting men out Of the army "into some
kind Of wPA."
Gen. Hershey, as director OF mobili-
cation of manpower for the armed SER
vices. and as head Of the organization
that is due to take the lead in finding
Jobs for veterans, should know what
he 10 talking about. His statement can
be taken to reflect this administrators
views on what measures may be brought
to bear to deal with future problems
concerning postwar rehabilitation, un-
employment and other related problems.
He 10 in . position to know the admins
tration's views on such subjects and as
official charged with important job to
do has no business for making irres-
ponsible statements unless they do re-
fleet the official attitude.
There is one thing certain. The
to stay in the army one moment later
than necessary after winning the war
They want them back home. Few sold
iers In the American army, comparative
~ speaking, van to stay in the army
after the war has been won. They do
not want the Job Of policing the world.
Administration leaders know this
and that is why they are now trying
to play down Gen. Hershey's statement
that men may have to be kept in the
army to help solve an unemployment
problem.
What Gen. Hershey really said was
I'VE can keep people in the army about
~ cheaply as we could create an agency
for them when they are OUT.
Those words, in our opinion, sum up
the New Deals attitude exactly on the
postwar problem of employment and its
ability to solve that problem. 1t has no
idea of ever letting the people stand on
their feet and work out their own des-
tiny honestly as every self-respecting
American citizen wants Its only answer
to any problem is spending and spend
ing which in turn means taxing
and taxing and taxing. Its idea of re-
building and policing the world at the
expense of the American taxpayer is a
luxury we cannot afford. Its ideas of
augmentation into a national state rul-
ed from Washington is r%epugnant to
every ri~ght-thinking decent American.
How the people who have been fooled
30 long can fail to wake up now is in
comprehensive.
A. o1oc,aNt llvotrottnp nf mat hnW
much the people who are running the
Democratic party now think of the
State Of Mississippi and its Democratic
citisens was shown when Senator Tru-
man. candidate for vice-president on the
Democratic ticket, passed through the
state by automobile last week on his
way to New Orleans and didn't so much
as phone Gov. Thomas l.. Bailey.
The lack of respect, in fact, the utter
contempt in which southern Democrats
are held by the present rulers of the
Democratic patty is known to every in
telligent person having any knowledge
of or interest in such affairs.
As far as We are concerned we cannot
see how 1t could be otherwise. The peo-
pie of the south give blind allegiance
to the Democratic party regardless OF
what it does, spit in our face or kick u
from behind or cut our Threats from
ear to ear, we continue our obedience.
Not until we have CUTS enough to stand
up for our rights and demand some
respect and consideration for our party
loyalty can we ever get anywhere In
Democratic party councils.
As long as the Democratic party is
run by Sidney Hillman and a bunch OF
other Reds we will continue to be re-
garded with the silent contempt Sen,
Truman just exhibited.
Ralph Pu|Iiam Killed