The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
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The battle is joined, as they say
in books.
The conventions have left what
looks like issues, but not all the
issues are in the platforms.
When the Dixiecrats walked out
they surely left an issue and we
shall see what we shall see about
that in the course of the campaign.
But when President Truman, in
his acceptance speech, told the ma
tion that he was calling Congress
to meet in special session, he really
opend the door to a fight that can
be pippin.
Of course the Republicans cry
politics, just as Mr.. Truman has
been crying "politics" about the
work of the Republican Congress.
This special session really ought
to be something to write home
about.
One sure thing is that one issue
to be put before Congress will be
initiation, while another will be
housing.
Congress, up to adjournment, had
treated these two great issues as
something that could be wished to
sleep, at will.
But issues such as those don't go
to sleep. They keep gnawing at the
minds of people until people get
sore. They shout and they demand.
Can it be that the shouting and
the demanding will rise to a pitch
that will really get some action?
Of course the majority will seek
to use the coming session as a COM
paign platform and the Democrats
will do likewise.
There isn't likely to be much ac-
tual, objective study as to what is
best for the people of that nation,
as people and not as X number OF
votes.
That's how our country runs it
self and nobody has found better
way, even though our way often
slows results, or gets unfortunate
results.
The Democratic party didn't come
out of it's convention looking any too
healthy, for the simple reason that
it is and has been a party composed
of minority groups, with many
clashing ideas and interests.
But half way hidden notion
about the convention was that it
began the process of welding an
overall policy, with wet blanket
for some of the clashing interests.
In other words, it may be that a
true party is in the making, the
result of slashing interests grind
ing against each other until some
get pulverized, with others leaving
the tent entirely.
This will be for historians to
watch and for journalists to chron-
icle as we move along.
But meanwhile we face this
special session of Congress. 1t is
possible that it may continue the
process begun at Philadelphia. 1t
will be interesting to see how the
the Dixiecrats, as they are being
called, vote with other Democrats
in this session.
There is something else about
the Democratic convention. Too
many Democrats were caught say
ing unkind things about President
Truman.
1t cannot be denied that Mr.. Tru-
man has done some unwise things
and that he has gathered too many
around him who have
no place in a government struc-
ture.
But it is true, too, President
Truman has followed pretty
straight course in behalf of things
that peope want-people as distin-
guished from interests.
He deserves a lot better than he
got from lot of his fellow Demo-
Gratis.
The Democratic party would be
in better shape if more Democratic
had really fought like
wild cats for measures proposed by
the President.
1t would be better for the Demo-
Gratis, too, if some of the big city
bosses thought more of national
welfare than of backyard intrigue
for control of their cities. Some of
them have no business pointing any
kind of finger at anyone for any
thing.
Well, lot of fat is in the fire
and we shall see and hear a great
deal before the votes are counted.
And we just could be at war, which |
also could change everything.
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