The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-24
|Merry-G Round

ATLANTA. July 24-The most Hitleresque Gov- since Huey Long is back in power in Georgia
 Ole Gene Talmadge, for three terms virtual die tator of Georgia is in the saddle again, looking little thinner little older but still snapping his red galluses still able to grandstand his way into the hearts of the rural voters
 He has come back to power with all the earmarks of Herian victory. In fact the Georgia election, carefully examined looks like the most alarming political development in the nation
 In the first place, Tamadge like Hitler was elected by minority of the voters. His opponent. James Carmichael, rolled up clear majority but under Georgias peculiar unit rule, Talmadge won.
 Like Hitler also, Talmadge has a great radio technique. Carmichael had none total of l2o newspapers against Tamadge while only seven were for him. But his radio appeal won out in the end.
 And just as big business in Germany put up the money to finance Hitler, the Georgia Power Con- pany and big business generally backed Talmadge. Worried the C.I.O. drive to organize the South, they knew Tamadge would be anti-abor keep down taxes play ball with big business As governor before had put textile strikers behind barbed-Wire con- centration camp and if necessary they expect hm to do it again.
 Now that they have elected their cracker dic- ator" however businessmen are already worried for fear they have bear by the tail Perhaps they remember how the Thyssens and the Von Schroeders and other German industriaists were kicked out by Hitler shortly after they had financed his way to power
 Finaly-and also like Hitler-Talmadge won on
 
 Klan.
 It was the Klan's biggest political victory. Talmadge's biggest break came when the Supreme Court handed down its ruling against the Jim Crow law in interstate bus traffic. This played right into the hands of the rootn' -tootin gentleman from Sugar Creek. From that point on he ran his cam paign the theme of white supremacy. "A nigger's place is to come in the back door, hold his hat in his hand, and say gee and haW to horse,' proclaimed red-gallused Gene He flayed the Negroes as Hitler flayed the Jews And it the issue that really elected him. Talmadge boasts of having read "Mein Kampf' | seven times.
 He makes no secret of being student of Hitler ernor, Talmadge called out the militia IT different times. For while no one could get into the highway department without military pass. Talmadges chief of the militia to oust elected officials. It made difference that the state treasurer had been duly elected by the people of Georgia, Tamadge called out the military and forciby evcted him from office When the treasurer locked the vault where state money kept, Talmadge blew the door off the vault . . . For while Tamadge spent the states funds cash basis with record of expenditures He employed an ex-racketeer to inspect the books of the universities and if he didn't like them they were burned. Talmadge has promised to run Georgia just the way he did before. Those who know him say he is ruthless enough to do, it.
 Greatest Htlerian threat to Georga's future po- ltical system is Talmadges plan for abolishing state primaries Most people haven't examined this