The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-26
HAL
BOYLE
SAYS

PEBBLE, Americas average house
wife, writes her husband ihst
The climax q the Democratic
National convsntien was . better
family show fhsn "Esst Lynn.
BY HAL BOYLE
CHICAGO IN 49, Dear darling
Wilbur,
There must be something better
in life than being President Of the
United States.
I could see that In the face Of
Bess Truman Friday night when
her husband came out on the plat
form to give his farewell address
to a Democratic convention.
A great roar went up as the
President quick-stepped out, strut.
ting like a bantam rooster. You
could tell the great pride Bess has
in that little fighter. / thought her
eyes Redeemed with tears at thi.
last great tribute to him. but II
there were tears Bess didn't bother
to wipe them away.
II was a big hour for him, as
he launched into his favorite sport
giving the Republicans hell. But
it was a bigger hour for her, the
signal for their. return to private
life together after years of swim
ming in the public goldfish bowl
of politics.
Wilbur, you could see they were
both having a wonderful time. Aft
er the President finished his bat
ting practice against the Republi-
cans, he introduced Gov. Adlai
Stevenson, the new nominee.
Well, the reluctant Adlai took a
generous stand. He forgave the
convention for nominating him,
said he was an awful small fellow
for such big job. and then began
slashing right and left at the Re-
publicans. He used napier. where
as the President had been club
bling at them with q baseball bat.
Then the convention wound up
its biggest evening with a real
old-fashioned family hour. The del
egates were introduced to two Of
Gov. Stevenson's three sons. The
weep and Mrs. Barley came out,
and finally Mrs. Truman joined
them.
Il was q contrast between the
old and new in politics, the transi.
ton of one age to another, and
the convention felt it and went
wild with applause. Somehow /
was sorry nobody thought to put
piano on the platform. All that
was missing was Harry playing
''Home, Sweet, Home" with his
daughter Margaret singing the Tyr
ics--and maybe Jimmy Durante
closing the show by saying. Good
night. Mrs. Calabash. wherever
you are
Bess Truman was the last 10
leave. Turning. she waved her
hand gaily. and her face shone
like n schoolgirls. I suppose II
was because she felt she soon will
have al least what everv woman
wants--her man to herself. for the
years thew have left.
Well. Wilbur, I suppose YOU are
less interested In woman talk than
you are In what kind OF a man
this Adlai Stevenson Is. To tell
you the truth. the delegates them.
selves are rather puzzled at this
nominee thew were told they draft
ed-on the third ballot.
Harry Truman looks and acts
like small businessman who sud-
denly rose 10 great power and
learned how to live with II. But
Adlai Stevenson Is more like an
aristocrat Who has gone into poll.
tics because he has q SOCIOLOGICAL
interest In the common man. What
the delegates find hard 10 under.
stand Is his humility. They aren't
used to humility In either arisso-
Gratis or politicians.
They agreed his speech n nc.
eeptanee had literary nagnificencs
and was full Of great phrases
such as when ne SPOKE Al ''shs day
when no enc rattles . saher and
no one drsgs q chain" But when
he said the Democratic Party els
the party of no ore because Il il
thu party cf everycne." I heard
ore delegate say:
what does be mean, Can't he
make 10 his mind"
Another delegate told him. lis
ten. nchciy In politics has been
able u sling words like hia since
Woodrow Milsur.
Well sid The ffrxs as,ern.r
II always did bod tat wllscn
would have Tcse farther Il he lad
been anle 10 speak In plain Eng.
hsa. Yea dc1t have 70 warp yuur
brain tyyiag 10 un6ersssne Harry
Truman.
ANYWAY. hoesy, In eon,ns