Evening star., 1948-11-06

To the Editor Of The Star:
Ado famous last wordsi
Sixty to one"-Walter Winchell
IT predict'-Drew Pearson.
Thomas Il. Dewey will win"-George Gal
lup ~
Don't need to take any more polls, Dewey
will win"-Roper.
"The next President, Dewey'-Life.
Even The Stars November headline,
dewey Comedies Defeat" could have been
Truman Winner; and your editorial says
President Truman has staged one Of the most
stunning upsets in our political history"
Upset who?
How about getting behind the President as
the majority Of the United States had done? He
is fighter, winner. How about backing the
winner? (For a change) G.. B.
To the Editor of The STAR
I'm only Government worker in q gilded
cage, and perhaps pitiful sight to see. But,
Mr.. Editor, would you please open the door
of my cage just long enough for me to say
these few words to my teammates
To me, and mind you I'm just another ex-
GI with the normal likes and dislikes of the
average American Sam, the country has just
proved something far greater than the elec-
ton Of any party candidate The result, in
my mind. is not that it was decisive victory
for the Democratic or Republican Party, but
an uncontested victory for the American peo-
pie. These people, all members of this IA
nous U. S. A. team have conclusively and COL
lectively shown the world that they still love
democracy and free thinking. These same
people are accepting nothing at face value.
and have decided individually. to delve into
things on their own initiatiye, and come up
with the answers Of their own choosing A
decidedly uninformed and biased press (who
live and eat by the motto that they report
what they see), but who obviously don't see
enough; and the men who call themselves
pollsters, who through the transformation of
the human element have proved their in
effectiveness in their own right-and every one
else who makes living with the pen trying
in their innocent and naive way to influence
the voters, have failed. The people have
shown that even such a powerful group
as this couldn't shove something dis
tasteful down their throats. think we all
realize rather well at this moment that the
American people are pretty hard to fool, as
such positive reaction to verbal and written
stimulation would surely indicate.
To me that proves one thing That is, that
regardless of how discreetly and cunningly
communism and foreign isms are presented to
Uncle Sans team, their plays will be properly
diagnosed and stopped.
And now, just note to old Joe, as he steps
from behind the iron curtain to say that the
American people are gullible. They are only
gullible as long as it doesn't matter-when
the payoff comes you have a team to defeat
that has just shown why they have never lost
a game. That's all for you, Joe, you can slip
quickly and quietly behind that iron curtain
again.
So Pressman, and the other red faces
around, the next time something like this
comes around do us all favor and stay away
from the elite and the ineffective, and just talk
to the man on the street He is Mr.. America,
and he is the gen'man who upset your we'll
laden applicant on November 2, 194S.
And to you pollsters, may make a sugges-
ton? Take the money and influence (O out
of your polls, and then on election days dress
up real pretty with your starched ties and
bows, and trot along down to the polls and
vote. Your duty will then have been well
done, and you will then be able to face your
fellowman with clear conscience, knowing
that you haven't hurt in many ways the
aspirants Of both major parties
American people, congratulations on a job
well done. You surely deserve them!
... DONALD G. WEAVER
Alexandra, Va.
To the Editor Of The STAR