Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Won't L.arnbast
Truman Until
Latter Stages
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strategy of the Dewej.Warren
campaign against President Tru.
man has now become so clear
that even the Democrats should
recognize it. The Republican,
plan for discrediting and defeat
ing the Truman-Barkley ticket
was revealed in this column
several weeks ago.
Governors Dewey and Warrsa
intend to base their campaign for
election on noble, lofty and disni
fled grounds. Until provoked BY
Truman attacks in the latter
stages Of the campaign, Cover.
nors Dewey and Warren will de.
cray attempts to split class n
gainst class. They will plump
for national unity.
MART. I. Governors Dewey
and Warren will continue to
make innocuous speeches ~
the next several weeks. hoping
to tempt Mr.. Truman into the
delivery of politically indiscrset
and unwise statements.
Then. abandoning their modest
approach. they will let loose n
gainst President Truman with ev
cry gun in their political n.
mory.
Until October is at the latest,
Governors Dewey and Warren
will treat Mr.. Truman rather
kindly, in accord with their Al
bany agreement not 10 make mar
tyr votes for the Chief Exeeu-
tive. But after that date, the
political gloves will be off.
AREAS The oldest fact abott
the 1913 presidential contest
seems to be that the voters are
more enthusiastic over the vice
presidential nominees than over
the men who head the Demo-
cratic or Republican presidential
tickets.
Governor Earl Warren Of Cali.
fornia, the Republicans No. Z
man, is making a great hit in
his tour of the Middle West and
the East.
In the Far West. the Republi-
cans will carry almost all cleo
torally important states because
Of his presence on the ticket
rather than because Of Mr..
Dewey's appeal.
If the COP. eorrals q
majority of the southern and bor-
der commonwealth, it will be
because OF Earl Warren, not n y
Dewey. ,....s... go.
Luckily. the i've sisssspiueuc.n
nominees reached m agreement
on this question at their recent
huddles In Albany. Governor
Dewey realized that there were
certain areas where Governor
Warren could win more votes
than he could, and the two strate
gists pareelled out their cam .
paigning area.
ovENslzADowINd Senator
Alben W. Barkley Of Kentucky.
the Democrats vice-prssilcntisi
nominee. is overshadowing and
outsensationaNzing President
Truman to such an extent that
it is pitiful.
Mr.. Truman draws crowds 20.
1ely because he is President
OF the United States. Who would
not turn out to see the head Of
the worlds most powerful 10
vernment?
Even SO, his crowds have not
been impressive. And Ms
speeches have aroused no en-
thusiasm.
SANE It must be acknow.
lodged that SO far Governor DE-
wey's oratorial efforts have not
hit the political bulls'-eye. But
they have conformed to the pat.
tern outlined here q few weeks
after his nomination at Philadel.
phia.
He is going to let Harry Tru-
man get mad. enthusiastic and
historical. He and Governor
Warren are going to run a quiet
and sane campaign. until they
think it advisable to bear down
in the last few days before elee-
ton. That is their progrsm.
TEXAS The important cleo
toral vote Of Texas may be lost
to President Truman because Of
recent developments in the Lone
Star State, which prides itself on
allegiance to old-fashioned demo-
cracy.
A detection in this great and
electorally influential bordst
state, no matter how President
Truman fares elsewhere in
Dixie. would insure his defeat.
Although former Vice-Presi-
dent John Nance Garner had Pre-
sident Truman and his troups
for Sunday brunch on Septem-
Der rs, it was only a kindly sss-
ture.
If Mr.. Garner votes for try
man, it will be only because he
is such a wool-dyed Democrat
that he cannot vote Republican.
He has no use for 1rurhan's
policies, any more than be did
for F.D.R's spending program,
recognition Of Russia, the Con-