Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
SONFRODN'S ALWAYS PI7TTI\G GRIT

in a Dixie Democrats grts and then opolo-
gizing One of these days, maybe, somebody
is going to get inSulted, perhaps, if at all.
The recent chain of apologies began few
weeks ago when Commerce Secretary Wal
lace suggested that Democrat Congressman
should be put out of the party if they voted
against Truman-PAC proposals. Democrat
Chairman (Of-again. On-agan. Goneagain)
Hannegan echoed the sentiments President
Truman thought both fellows had made fine
suggestions.
After few days, these remarks began
to arouse some dead-in-the-WOOl Democrats
from the pone provinces who had mayed loud
" nearly every vote on Truman-PAC bills
They began poutting in cloakroomS together
Naturally, Wallace, Mr. Truman and Han
negan were cOntrte-SOrTY, that is. Wal
lace even said, suppressing any emotion, that
he didn't mean a purge for the diSsidents
lust "diScpline.'
This gentle statement by the PAC spokcS-
man seemed to settle the dither in Dixie
enough for CIO-PAC to announce it would
spend 81 million IN organizing Southern labor
and $6 million in the 1916 elections to elect
favorable candidates millions. that is
Came April and the April issue of Demo
cratic Digest which item-ed that a vote for
the Case Labor Bill was vote against the
American people" 1t was like saying that 1O9
Democrats who favored the Case Bill haC
voted against the American people" You-al
should have heard the commotion ON Capito
hill.
Indigant Democrats caucussed Miss
Janet IIeldt, writer of the item who had gone
too far with the Wallace trend resigned
Ilannpgan was sorry indeed, and audibly SaiC
unfortunate" to the press
The next time llannegan was sorry wa
on April 10. CnknOWlngly, he sent Il letter t
county chairmCn asking them to select prop
, cr" candidates for COngreSS-chapS VIII
, would 90 along with Truman and PAC. Some
2 how, Democrat congressman, being Demo
9 Gratis. thought they were ''proper' enough
that the challmen didn't need to do any fun
r. thpr "Scecting.
o Hannegan got this point of view. some
T. how, and sent "Sorry" telegram to tn
$ county chairmen advising them to disregH
G his letter he sent without his knoWlcdg
The Postmaster General ntimated there W;
=. mistake in the mailing.
G Sorrow next visited the Democrats {
It the hill, because IN calling a caucus they Il
y vted in some Republicans by mistake.
is And Mr.. Truman got sorry again. to
It after telling a Chicago schoolgirl he thouGI
c states could iron out" their own poIt;
9 problems. This didn't SpIoasc JAG and NJ
10 Truman made it clear that he still tAVo
g federal laws ending poll taxes. But then, t
re Dixie crowd got the misery again for te
G. that Mr.. Truman actually wanted SOuthe
IN Negroes to have a chance to vote.
if Meantime. EIannegan was jumping III
O. the breaches. He invited all Democrats
Congress to dinner, 60 at time to get "u1
fled" with the Truman-PAC program
And Just when the epidemic Of foot-i
=, thcmouth disease had run It's course. w
IN lace stood up at San Francisco and said aga
!, that Ill Democrats who voted against I'll
~, man-PAC bills should be denied appointmer
''' on Congressional committees
-. This seems to be Just about where
;a came in, dear reader, so lets leave The Ia
W. of magnolia. bIack-eyed peas and apolog
IA with the parting style note that no mat
~" ho what breaches Ilannegan jumps into, bloc
'o erS definitely are back.