Detroit evening times., 1945-06-26
An Appeal to COP

IN 1916 THE Republican party proposes to elect
Il jorty of senator's and congressman In 194S it pro-
poses to elect president of the United States
But in order to do this it must demonstrate to the
people that it to accomplish things that the voters
want to see accomplished and to abolish things the voters
desire to have abolished.
In order to do this must select candidate for the
presidency in whom the people will have faith, in whom
they repose their confidence whom they admire as man.
and who has the courage and the vision and the
manshp and the leadership that will cause the people to
trust and follow him.
past two presidential campaigns the Republican
party has neither of these things In the past two
presidential campaigns the Republican party has failed
to tell the people will do things they want done or that
stands for principles which the people believe are neces-
sary to their happiness and to their security.
In the past two presidential campaigns the kepuo-
can party has failed choose its candidates men VINO
stood foursquare and fearessy upon kepuohcan prln
clples. ~, -. -, ,,,o,o5
metoo campaigns 1t told the voters of the country that
the New Deal had made horrible bunders put that the
Republican party would make the same plumbers IN
0'''sT THE fF;0 PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES De
CIDED IT WOULD RATHER ENTRUST ITS BLUN, I11JIS,
DERING TO THOSE WHO HAD H. I2,E PROVER TG IHE0 Eo
MAKE A CHANGE AND TO ENTRUST Is BLUNDEk- ,1i1i
ING TO PARTY WITHOUT II YEARS OF EHPEKl-
ENCE IN MAKING MESS OF THINGS
So we Republicans lost again and again, and we will
continue to lose again and again And will deserve
the future we richly deserved 1T IN the past
WE SHALL deserve what get unless we rummage
w in the attic and dig of the dust of disse such
discarded furniture integrity and courage TO sand or
what we know is right, and the basic common garden
variety of sense that recognizes "ha Is wrong
and isn't afraid to say so emphatically
For eight years have pussyfooted. Now it is
time loose the watchdog and to to ii he has
full Of teeth to bite with.-And when dog mean
dog not Sptz a poodle, but bulldog that will 60
against Odds clamp his and never give up Until
the enemy hollers uncle
The death of President Roosevelt has made pro-
found change in political scene There were millions
with
votion. There millions of Americans who opposed
him with fanatca fury. His Importance individual
in our political life vast to be overwhelming.
With his passing from the millions of men and
women are left with political leader to love and mil
lions find themselves with no one to hate The great
issue in this country was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
THAT ISSUE NO LONGER EXISTS; 1T WAS RE-
MOVED WITH TRAGIC SUDDENNESS. AND BOTH
PARTIES ARE LEFT FOR A TINE BEWlLDERED'
WE HAVE President. We do not know him
w very we'll yet but all of US, Republicans and
and pray that he prove and TO the world that he
HAS THOSE HIGH QUALITIES OF INTEGRITY,
PATRIOTISM HONOR, COURAGE AND WISDOM
which sorely need in these tragic days.
But today he only be designated BY question
mark We Republicans do not know, and opponents,
the Democrats do not know So he poses problem for
both parties and both parties hope that the will
be cheering and encouraging and heartenng for
THE MAJOR DOMESTIC ISSUE IN THIS COr-N-
TRY FOR THE NEXT PERIOD OF YEARS WILL BE:
SHALL WE TURN TOWARD COLLECTINISM OR
Upon this issue the Republican party must declare
itself in unmistakabe terms 1t must declare that Amer
lea MUST NOT AND SHALL NOT COMPROMISE NOR
WAIVER IT MUST AFFIRM THAT, NO NATTER
HOW WE MAY DESIRE TO PLEASE OUR GREAT
ALLY RUSSIA WE SHALL NOT ADOPT HER
HERESIES NOR ABATE NOR CHANGE OUR DETER
MINATION TO REMAIN A REPUBLIC UNDER THE
FRAMEWORK OF OUR CONSTITUTION
The Republican party arm itself 10 lead that flgh
And while touch upon that point would like to say one
brief word throughout the land
difficulties that 10 be
their heads between Russia and ourselves are because WE DO
THEY TELL Us WE MUST TRY TO UNDERSTAND RUS
STA AND THEN ALI. DIFFERENCES WOULD BE DISPELLED
SAY THESE PEOPLE THAT WE UNDERSTAND RUSSIA
THOROUGHLY TO THEM THAT TIE SHOE IS ON TIE
OTHER FOOT I SAY THAT If THE TWO COUNTRIES ARE
TO GET ANYWHERE IN FRIENDSHIP. THEN RUSSIA HAD
BETTER BUSY ITSELF AND QUICKLY WITH TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND US
RUSSIA TRY TO UNDERSTAND AMERICA, 1T WILL
LEARN SOMETHING TO ITS ADVANTAGE.
rIE Republican party for eight has stood like rock
allowed itself be blown aimessly about like tumble
weed
haus the tell the that do NOT
for things the ksW Deal stands for;
specify and But that
be uorid noUhers merely by
people Of doing tell them who
that right and make them believe that
our Who
be afraid Of the word CONSERVATIVE in this
day when the multitude is shouting the word RADICAL