Show grassroots patriotic americans place country first by WRIGHT A PATTERSON H E presidential C A TH recently closed was exceptional in many ways it did not on one side at least produce the usual amount of and harsh condemnation no candidate made much in the way of definite nite promises for the in future I 1 the words of kyle palmer of the los angeles angel es times it was a calm quiet ca cautious colorless campaign to that might be added for the greater portion of those who listened to the oratory meaningless MANY CITIZENS WHO vate VOTE the party label did so this time with the exception of a comparatively small number who slipped over to wallaces third p party a arty and another gumbei in the south who deserted the regular democratic ticket to vote for state PATTERSON rights THE VOTES that determined the result were cast by those patriotic americans who put country before party they realized the perilous times the nation must face in the immediate future but the solution for which no definite answers can be offered at this time and they were not asking for promises they knew the answers trust must await favorable circumstances that might present opportunities tuni ties this class of voter looked over the candidates and picked as their choice the pair they believed best qualified to grasp that awaited opportunity for the settling of our international problems anu anc the writing of world peace it was not prom promises ses it was not ra pat isan politics it was not that the candidates were either democrats or republicans that was the basis for the choice of these patriotic thinking voters it was personal abili ability to grasp opportunity produced by circumstances cum stances that swung the vote for the successful candidates time will tell whether or not they picked the right team IT IS JUST SUCH situations just such results that emphasize the value of the american system of government it is the fact that in the end the patriotic thinking vote rather than the blindly partisan determines the results of our choice for leaders that keeps our american americ an republic functioning as the founding fathers intended IT IS THE THINKING country before party voters who keep our politics reasonably clean they are the ones who make our system work even though the system may seem to sidetrack at times it will not be for long the patriotic thinking voters who do not watch the party label but who do consider carefully both candidates and policies will out us back on the main line THAT WE IVE COULD HOLD such an election at this particular time is the best possible demonstration that our government is thoroughly aly representative of the american people and that our government g overn ment stands for a united people it shows the world that the american system works As a nation we are not fly by night and changeable as the whims of a mob government reorganization T THAT H A T W WE E desperately NEED a reorganization in the executive branch of the federal government e is definitely indicated by the following paragraph from forbes magazine 10 ko less than 29 government agencies are engaged in loaning federal money 34 in acquiring land 16 in wild life preservation 12 in home and community planning 28 23 in welfare 14 in forestry 65 in gathering statistics such facts demonstrate the size of the job congress entrusted tc the bi bipartisan partis an cor committee cittee headed by herbert hoover ACTION ON THAT committee report due in january will depend on the american people action from congress must be emphatically demanded on a nonpartisan non partisan basis such action an cut government expenses by better than two billion dollars a year and provide us with better government such a sum is not hay but it will reduce government patronage take off the payrolls a million or more bureaucrats 0 IN TIME HISTORY will tell us what really happened at teheran yalta and potsdam kar the past year or more facts have been leaking out it would seem our representatives did most of the talking while joe stalin listened and interpreted IN A THIRD WORLD WAR should it come russia would stand to lose all of the balkan satellites she acquired illegitimately following world war II 11 russia realizes that fact WHEN GEN JACOB DEVERS makes all those fine promises to the new rookie draftees is he ppe peaking speaking aking tor for the drill sergeants or only for the top brass BETWEEN INFLATION prices and income taxes the big salaries paid to movie stars are not much bette than stage money released by features |