Show EDITORIAL It appears from ram this distance that the so called labor govern govern- government went ment of any better at atthe atthe atthe the job of governing than the hat hat- N. N cc capitalistic group With trans transportation tri ns- ns s- s and Industry in brought to toa toa toa a practical standstill it remained for a capitalistic government the United States State to bring brin relief relict by shipping in coal and food The best l st kind of government is the one that will work equally qually well when times limes are arc good and when arc are bad The editor of one of our exchanges es Cs says that his office needs an old time mule skinner No one about the office knows how to address the linotype machine in hr its native tongue n. n uv u A local Democrat attributes the stampede in Congress to get enact enactS enacted ed a law prohibiting a third term tenn n La to a President to the fear that hat President Truman might decide he likes like the job and try again for it it IL ILA A local Republican n who isn't very strong for the law because he real real- hes it might work to the disadvantage tage tago of his own party p says that it looks to him like locking the stable door after the horse is stolen oJ afo- afo Over a thousand inventions arc are recorded in Washington n under the name of Thomas f onus A A. Edison Some Somo nine hundred and ninety of these are due to the ne fact that Edison wasn't interested in the thirty hour week and had llad never thought of por portal portal tal tat to portal portal pay par f It is Interesting to note a n local said the Inthe in inthe I Ithe man yesterday change the manner mahner off of y of the tho Con Congressmen gressmen gre m en newly newlY newy ejected to office As AI candidates candidates' they th y were were going about the land hike roaring lions demanding that taxes be reduced in a large amount a fond and that labor legislation with teeth in enact enacted ed for the purpose pf controlling labor and arid labor leaders The same boys fire re singing sin softly now They have h ve thrown away their big stick sUck and their gruff lf bass voices and are gently and speak speaking ing i in soft 5 rt tenor voices The indica indications lions are arc that there is not going t to tobe tobe tobe be nearly so many disposed of or federal employees dismissed or tax reductions made or drastic labor laws laws' passed by this sessions as the pre election promises magi indi indicated caled led there would be bo Responsibility ity for ones one's acts has a D peculiar though potent softening I effect lip up lipon on politicians OO oO Some Seine people ia in Washington seem to thing that the way to help hell tho the farmer lanner and the tho small business man manis is to make it possible for lor him hint to borrow some more money There may be instances in which more more money would take care of oC the need but most small business men and farmers lanners would rather see seo things 4 fixed up so 50 that they might make I enough to pay what they already owe It does not good to loan n l small business man money and thence thence pass pass legislation like the tho Wage Hour Wa e bill that makes it impossible im impossible possible for lor him him to repay the loan lonn Instead of being helped he has been bc cn rendered a distinct disservice o- o With the appearance of oC more nylons in the stores and the prom prom- promise promise ise of oC more sugar sll ar and nil all the tires we 0 have money to pay for there thero just doesn't d seem anything else that we can think of at the moment momen of which we can c n legitimately com plain It H is a ruthless world orld in which we live When old Dobbin reaches reachE the age where ho JC can no longer lon er bo be beof of service he lIe Is ingloriously d of or to the rendering works and when the family car once bright and shiny and can no longer navigate the highways it is hauled off to the junk yard where its it's rusting hulk along with others taunts the time local civic beautification committee in its efforts to keep the town looking her best An exchange tells of a local wom worn women women en who when she heard that an another other woman of or the community had hail but twenty five candles on her birth hr birth birthday birthday day cake remarked Only twenty twenty- five candles She must be burn burn- burning burning ing in them on both ends |