Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-09-12
NO OUTFIT FOR THE SPOTLIGHT
It's News
To Me
By 0. J. Pecmd

Did YOU ever look up the dictionary definition of
opimist?
Never mind don't look up because the definition
which into the preudced skull that thinks up this de-
partments space he is positive you'll like
oPTINnsT, noun Senator Robert A. Taft taking trip
through sound out political sentiment anent his
candidacy for the presidency.
thought there is possibility that Sen
ator Bob really seriously considering the possibility of
winning years presidential election but merely curious
find out just which way the political wind bloweth
say thought? Then it might also be that
Mr. wants find few things than have been
indicated by the releases in the daily free press
OF course goes saying that the outstanding
leader of the best Congress that money could buy the people
his senatorial nbs will confer will do what lot
other people do to politicians who look like they might be
going places They will tell him exactly what they think he
wants to hear.
THE QUESTION
This then poses question Will the Ohio Senator with
political buzzng in his fall for the line" his
admrng friends tell him, will he allow his intelligence
to guide him in the light of his standing in one OF the key
political sates-his Ohio?
Match, this brings up another question Can man who
point where he is the real leader of his party in
the legislative branch of government really give intelligent
thought to realities?
angles which could pursued almost indefinitely On the
other hand the main interrogation point far the workers
the nation concerned iswin Taft have the
and make the presidential election clear cut
question of reaction slightly to the right of the middle of
the road "liberalism?'
1t might very we'll be Genemsn the word)
from Ohio has more than one row to hoe Unless he po
caly blind serious doubts about
his Still and must not forget this, because
constantly reminded of through the Hartley Act
that the leader of his and such
can worth carry lot of weight in naming
the Republican that he elects not
LABOR WANTS TAFT
thing is certain Labor wants Taft to for the
presidency almost adenty it didn't want the NAM writ
legislation which bears the of Mr. Taft and that
other business Representative Hartley
OF course, If Taft gets inklng that labor would
like take him 1948, he will definitely decline the
Republican presidential nomination Behind this statement
lies fact which deny Mr. Taft has always made
point give labor anything it wants. and he
definitely would be extremely unwilling to give it his political
scalp.
Because this true and the Taft record provides iron clad
proof of labor stffs talk lot it is quite
possible Ohio toter will remain consistent and
Regardless what may say Honorable
Robert nobody take from him when he walks into
convention to his piece and the
that he the White House in return for his loyalty to
Robert A. and his decisions
it isn't Taft year it will be Taft
that Indeed the Senator from Ohio likes his posi-
tion leadership the Lord help Republican other
gets elected he going to find himself overshadowed
by powerful figure.
Meanwhile MIR. Taft is his way speak to and to be
spoken by the leaders OF Republican thought in the West
He will his delicate little pink the ground listen
and having listened he will make decision
for the presidency that is the Taft question
And while Taft is his travels talking listening
of the labor should hope that the western COP
will Mr. Taft that he the Job
should pray that the Tafian ambition
Tafan Judgment that can have an oppor
tunty show friend and benefactor exactly we
Of him. Cross your fingers