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Show Basic Things By O. W. States SLOGANS There are slogans and slogans A few have meaning throughout the years, some are as meaningless as though they were spoken to you in Japanese. Most political slogans are devised tn make comfortable strange bedfellows. bed-fellows. Some o them are so goofey they might have been snatched out of the foolish house rt is true in both political parties. Changed conditions make them both look silly. Voters of the older generation will remember such slogans as, "The full dinner pail," appealing to the stomach and not to the brain. Another, "Let well enough alone," a slogan appealing to those who have never added anything to human hu-man progress. Another, 'He kept us out of war," and in less than a year we had over a million soldiers on the battlefields of France. "A chicken in every pot," and in' a few' months millions were, headed for the soup kitchens. Now you older people will remember seeing hundreds parading a blue ribbon pinned on their breast ana on it these words, "No war taxes in time of peace." In view of what happened to eleven democratic nations na-tions during the past few months don't you think such a slogan takes the cake Another slogan over twenty-five years old, "No Argentine beef," printed on a red ribbon and worn as proudly as a red Indian would have his feathers. At that time I took the pains to find out the num. her of pounds of such beef coming in which caused such a storm ot protest and found not enough had been imported to give the poor oi New York one single square meal Here are two slogans given tc us by the two greatest Republicar presidents, good in the past, goot now, and always will be applicable "Speak softly and carry a big slick" and the other. "Don't tradt horses in the middle of the stream." Why not look over your slo j gans |