Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01

He should be retired
Again, the NAM. and the mongers will agree with
this editorial pontfcation.
"DeLacy has had two opportunities to make good
He has muffed them both"
Making good" is most elastic consideration. DeLacy
hasn't had the National Capitol removed to Seattle but
he has kept the usual supply of pork flowing to the
First District and the Star will recall that for the better
part of two decades this district kept Republican John F.
Miller in Congress for other reason At any rate It's
the only John F. gave during his many re-
curing campaigns and it's the only his supporters
remember.
Then, too, it might be argued that many ballpayer
has had two strikes called him, only to knock out
home with the third swing Without conceding any
thing might venture that two strkeouts in dozen
years public life rather high batting average more
especially when give thought to the many who have
spent mature lifetime in public office without ever
getting to first base
"On the basis of his record in the city council he
repudiated by Seattle voters"
Which proves precisely nothing Many good council
of the past have been 'repudiated' Oliver T. Erick
for example, while several of the other kind have
with yet, any of whom probably would accept ire
pudiaon councmen if they believed the voters
would turn right around and send them to Congress.
Putting the the ball. Bobby Harln is down at
the City Hall again after having been repudated for
Mayor and Congressman beaten for the latter office by
emphasizes
torial paragraph last quoted proves nothing. With
greater cogency it might be argued that DeLacy
elected to Congress because of the decent things for
which he fought in compiling his councilmanic record.
But the gem of editorial wisdom is found in the OPEN
ing sentences of the seventh paragraph of the piece:
"a first term congressman, whose public expert
is limited to brief period a city council, at
best makes himself foolish if he poses expert
upon (sic) international affairs"
This sad situation should be remeded we are told
later in the editorial by replacing this firstterm
gresham by who hasn't had first term at any
office of national consequence but who in his campaign
speeches. foolish simulate omnscience in for
eign affairs.
Considering the sorry state in which international
relations found today it easy believe that even
ten-term congressman not experts in the field
AS between Mr.. DeLacy, really educated and
deep student who taught in the University of Washing
ton, and undstinguished Bremerton tie whose
bedside in preparation for mnistering to
the sick body polite has been sofened refined in the
eevating atmosphere of 40 and wrecks" and Ameri-
Legion conventons-well, so help us, "Whax" will
string with DeLacy
Homer Jones is the candidate of party which led this
nation to the brink of ruin from which was saved by
the party represented by DeLacy Today Jones is mouhy
with the shbboleths of reaction which characterized the
Republican party of Harding and Coolidge and Hoover
who are still the patron saints of Republicanism
Hugh DeLacy has consistently supported the policies by
which Franklin Roosevelt saved the nation from the
catastrophe tragedy which threatened after long years
of Republican misrue
Do intelligent voters-and more especially nteiqent
wOrkers-who remember the imminence of disaster a
dozen ago need the NAM press to help them de-