The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05

vioed payroll room Tor the candi-
dates kin and buddies. A federal
project that keeps them working is
known as "a worthwhile public Inn
provenent."
OUR FIGHTING MEN: Two years
ago the berth-seekers were promis-
ing the soldiers that nothing was too
good for them Now some Of the
promisers have found something
that is - the vote. They still
refer to "our fighting men" in the
tone Charles Boyer employs toward
Irene Dunno (full of nice, warm
MILK, but they're not offering them
vote 1t comes Up suddenly
that the soldiers, who are dying to
make our Constitution work, mustn't
have anything to say about the
government ruled by that Constitu-
ton Lots of ms figure they
can't stay that way when the SOL
diers speak up so they're trying
to prove it's unconstitutional for
themselves to be out Of office.
WASHINGTON AND JEFFER-
SON: These two heroes, in -Ieaven
for over a century, seem to be in
close touch with the speaker. He
wouldn't dream of doing anything,
or thinking anything, that either
George or Tom wouldn't OK. {.
There is never any satisfaction in
atking him just how he's like Cen
eral Washington or Mr.. Jefferson.
The best you'd find out would be
that all three spoke English - the
end of the similarity.
NEW DEAL: That's the fire.
cracker the "outs" have been burn
ing their hands on for three cam
paigns and dozen years The
out job-hunters have lost their
voices hollering against its evils, but
good old Fala Murkin hasn't been
needing. He laughed off the New
Deal scare with nearly % million
votes in 1892 - nearly % million
in 1886 and the same number four
years ago But the ants still
bump their heads against the New
Deal wau-maybe because it feels
SO good when they stop.
FORGOTTEN MAN: This year
it's Abraham Lincoln, usually a.
standby with Washington and JEFF
ferson among the spielers. BuG this
year they're giving Abe the once
over-lightly -. Abe made a lot OF
big talk about freedom, which some
of the hungry candidates can't af-
ford at the present time.
FREE ENTERPRISE: That's the
hut-sut song Of the campaign
Some of the spellbinders try to
frighten the pants off the peasan-
try by warning them that pretty
soon they can't afford country
estate and pink coats for riding to
the hounds unless enterprise re-
mains free They don't say who,
if anybody, is trying to shackle en-
terpriSe, because that would bring
them face to face with facts -
which are the instruments OF dam
gerous agitators If you want
to see politico shut up "a rare
sight, boys) ask him If by any
chance free enterprise could mean
corporate control, la the Harding
gravy years.
EVERY RIGHT THINKING
AMERICAN: That's you, Joe - up
until the morning after election.
You're so right thinking, Joe, that
during the last three campaigns
you out-thought all the high pres
sure groups. But this time you're
asked to think along with them
again and somehow, Joe, think
you're going to disappoint them
again Take their cigars Joe,
but skip their promises.
THE LITTLE MAN: This Is the
citizen who nestles nearest to the
politicians heart - which IS just
another way of saying he's
out in the cold. The little
man gets himself all covered with
salve during the campaign - which
is good, because he needs that salve
for the wounds he suffers for the
next four years The little man
is such a darling-so necessary
that some of the Congressman rugged
the 1914 tax bill to keep him little.