The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Hazel Brunnon

Exits today from the Amerl-
con scene Harry Truman, the
mouse, heir to the New Deal and
all its ills.
Emerging on the American
scene is Harry Truman, the man,
president of the United States in
his own right the man who
made complete monkeys out of
all the smart boys of the city -
the homespun lad who ended up
his fighting Brooklyn speech
with the simple childish question,
Don't you folks want to meet
my family? This is my wife and
this is my daughter, Margaret"
Nothing succeeds like success
in these United States and be-
fore the sun has set all of the
hangers on will be trying to get
back on the Truman team -
the guy who made the touchdown
without all the members of his
own club running interference
for him.
In winning the election and
with it control of both houses in
congress, Mr.. Truman faces q
greater responsibility today than
he faced when he stepped into
the late President Roosevelt's
shoes.
The responsibility for peace is
squarely on the shoulders of Mr..
Truman and his Democratic adj
ministration. Now as never be-
fore does the Democratic party
have a chance to rise to heights
of craftsmanship hitherto un-
known in this country. He now
has the opportunity to carve for
himself, a place in the history
of this country as great, as
well as a good man.
We had never questioned the
integrity Of President Truman'
We had great hopes for him in
the presidents office after hear
ing his radio address to the nation
on his inaugural. We confess that
he has not lived up to our hopes
for him at that time - that he
has not made exactly the kind
of president we personally would
like to have. But we have not
been too severe in our criticism
of him because we know that had
il not been Truman in the vice
presidents chair, it would most
certainly have been Henry Wal
lace - and we have thanked God
for Truman.
No longer now, however, will
Harry Truman be president OF
the United States because he
was anointed by the late Presi.
dent Roosevelt to wear his man.
tie.
He will be president because he
sought the job on his own right
and set himself up as man will
ing and capable of assuming the
most terrific responsibility in the
world. We have every right as
citizens from here on out to judge
him and his record on achieve
ment.
If Mr.. Truman can take victory
in his stride with becoming hui
mility it will indicate the kind
of administration we will have
for the ensuing four years - and
he will win the support of his
country which loves a winner.
If Mr.. Truman should assume a
cocky and arrogant attitude, as
he might, it bodies i'll not only for
America, but for all the world.
Time will prove the test
The thing we would like to see
most today is for President Tru-
man to have a very thorough
housekeeping - to see him enlist
and secure the help of the most
capable men in this nation in
his cabinet and in the responsible
offices of government. We would
like for him to secure the best
brains in this country as adj
visors and not surround HIM
self with professional politicians
and little men who hold their
positions because of their ability
to tell Joke.
We would like, more than
anything else, to see him use q
broom on the state department
and install men of ability with
ideas and records of performance
rather than the rich career boys
we have now, who are more in.
terested in building up their owr
prestige than they are settling
the problems of our government
We think the time has come
for Mr.. Truman to forget that hi
owes his office to the fact of be
ing hand-picked by Mr.. Roose
welt and, as such is honorbounc
to cover up the mistakes of tina
administration. He should hav'
uppermost in his mind now hi
obligation to all of the American
people who have imposed OF
him the task of leading thei