The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-10

tells himself in this ieHeT 70 MS
brave wife at home. Trsllis
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BY HAL BOYLE
CHICAGO R-Well, honey, you
can quit worrying about who is
going to be the Republican candi-
date for President.
I've got it all figured out. It's
going to be Taft-or Eisenhower.
can tell you-and it is no secret
at that-the delegates are relieved
to have that problem out of the
way. Up until now they had been
worrying about it. Like the rest
of the country. II is a relief to have
solved.
All that is left now is to pick a
vice presidential candidate and a
platform the party can stand on
without a guilty conscience. Of
course, dear. there are some gym
les who say you can't take any
political platform seriously.
Their standard gag is:
"a platform is just som ething
a fellow stands on until he catches
the trai- that will take him away
to something finer"
So far as 1 can figure the Re-
publican platform is against Dem
ocratic corruption. II is for an hon.
est dollar. food four times a day,
a happy life for everybody, and
work for all If a fellow can't fig
ure better way to earn a living.
1t is also in favor of big crops for
the farmer and man marrying
the girl Of his choice, though not
at the price of divorce or too much
bad weather in the cities.
The platform is also for labor
but it doesn't 60 to far into the
question of who is going to have
to perform it. Naturally, a plat.
form can't be too definite in times
like these.
The delegates have been consid.
erably cheered by the appeals by
Gen. Macarthur and forner Pres
ident Hoover for a moral revival
They feel that the Republicans are
4-square behind this crying need
and are cheerfully awaiting the
moment when Bob Taft and Ike
Eisenhower toss coins to see which
will lead this great crusade against
entrenched corruption.
] would say that the most heart
ening thing that has come out OF
this great decision to attack sin
is the all.around agreement among
Republicans here that it is a nee.
essary move. But as to the lead.
ership-neither Taft nor Eisenhow.
er seems to want to toss the coin
until he can cry heads" and win
either way it lands. They are both
dedicated men, and neither wants
TO gamble.
The only other problem now left
in the Republican convention is
who is going to be vice president.
Well, Trellis Mae, believe il or
not that is the s64 question-as
people used TO say in the old days
before television started paying
$1,000 for an average quiz show
answer. There are at least Is pol
itieians who want TO be vice presi-
dent, and the trouble is that the
U. 5. government only elects one,
although even an ordinary res
taurant has at least five.
Some cynics here feel that, in
their earnest eagerness to head
the great moral crusade, either
Tan or Ike may make a delegate
deal on the question OF who is to
be vice president. and maybe &C
eept a person who is otherwise
socially unacceptable TO him.
Well, honey. | don't say these
ramors are untrue. But I have
noted q great willingness among
the Republicans TO. resume national
responsibility after 20 years, no
matter what the price may be.
The odd thing about the COP
quarrel to pick its top political
evangelist is the raueous laughter
II IS stirring among local Demo.
Gratis, One Of them said:
fou think the average man is
excited about eorruptionf when
did fellow ever vote against the
butter on his bread"
reported this remark to q Re,
publican delegate and he loosed
depressed.
We are goang 10 lace that head.
On. he said. That is Tan Is
or Eisenhower is. We are gong
70 provide morality and butter
both. I'm SURE hope Z"
Wei. dear. goodbye fng Gov
from
Your loving husband.
Wilbur
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