The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-21
Observations
Trumans Seem to
Have Rooseveltian
Publicity Flair
BY HELEN ESSARY
By HELEN EssARY
Take a letter!

Take a letter!
Dear Republican party
Il hape you realize what kind OF
folks the Trumans really are. The
Vice President Trumans, ! mean
Has II occurred to you that they
hive the kind OF flair for the dra
matte that has helped make the
.Roosevelts what they are today?
We'll. my dears. It is time you
did realize. or you won't ever get
back into the White House. You
don't believe me? You say Harry
Truman is a home spun politician.
Smart but not too smart. Not the
kind TO attract too much attention
from voters.
You're terribly wrong. dear Re
publican party Have you seen
that late picture Of Harry. the vice
president of the United States, at
the piano, playing tune to the
lush Lauren Bacall? The lush
Lauren is sitting on top OF the pia-
no Legs, oomph inyitational
smile and Hollywood sex halo.
Does Harry, meaning the vice
president. appear shy? As II he
had been forced into the shot by
persistent photographer? He does
not. He is smiling up at Lauren.
She is smiling down at him.
Everybody is having a wonder
ful time. Every body who wasn't at
the Press club Canteen. where the
picture was taken. will say at sight
of the tableau: "Harrys quite fell
low, isn't he?" And forthwith,
will like him better.
Now. dear Republican party.
have you. anywhere in your ranks
(Old Guard or New Guard any no
DIV who would have the courage to
pose with the screens most adyer-
tised siren a gal who makes Mae
West as inoffensiye as cottage
cheese? I'll answer the question
for you.
you have not such a gentleman.
In other words, you have no.
body who up TO date has the enter
tainment value of the Roosevelts
or their new runners-up. the Tru-
mans.
Truman is good story teller
too understand that after din
ner over a cigar and a Scotch he
goes in fOr-shall We say-'homely
epithets'? Very provocative. Do
you have any Republicans to match
him in wit and candor? And the
talent for not apologizing for any
thing?
AT the beginning OF the last
presidential campaign It was dis
lowered that Mrs. Truman was on
iher husbands office payroll as
home advisor or something like
THAT. Did the Humans hang their
heads in embarrassment? They
did not. They said In effect. so
WHAT And got away with II.
Mrs. Truman had a stupendous
party recently given her by Mrs.
Arthur Clarendon Smith. Some
idull people might have advised;
'Oh, dear Mrs. Truman. better not
Ioverdo the social thing right away.
There's a war on. Besides. you
isimply can't rush Washington
III the dull people did advise.
MRS. Truman paid no mind. She
decided she'd like a whale OF a
party. And so she had it, Why
mot? Theren be reams written
lof the fiesta. II will be talked
about for days-and the Trumans
with it.
once again. 7 tell you poor.
,blundering, scared Republican par
lty, these top Democrats have the
gift for amusing the public. the
genius for sensing the public
mood They are forever-'theater'.
why can't you get over your
icautious ways? You'll never get
into power again II you keep on be-
ins refined.
There's one among you who
lisn't cautious She is theater She
lis one of the liyest sparks in your
outfit. Naturally, | mean Mrs
Luce She is doing right we'll
isn't she? She is like the Roose-
velts-and the Trumans. She
doesn't care what people say. She
Just makes headlines and gets
rejected No charge Glad TO be
lof service"