Show Laughs Belly-Laughs Still Aroused By Political Tub Thumpers By DALE L L. L MORGAN We Ve have found occasion before before be be- fore to comment on one or another of the numerous sideshows I cluttering up the scene but we must admit that none of them can compete with the oldest of them all all politics On the national scale we are most amused by the earnest efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts of the Republicans but locally locally locally local local- ly the Democrats are putting on the best act If we doubted before the recently concluded municipal elections were too convincing for dispute If the boys and girls can re remember remember remember re- re member back to 1932 they will recall recall recall re re- re- re call that the Democratic party propaganda in Salt Lake at least was almost unparalleled ed in its personal personal personal per per- virulence Anything left unsaid unsaid unsaid un un- un- un said about Hoover could be accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted an oversight on the part partI of the minor clerks clerks it it was as complete com com- I as that Come 1934 and the Republicans took a a leaf of the enemy's book I Whether or not King and Co were heroes to their valets they weren't J to the G. G 0 O. P. P At any rate late in the campaign the sons of the donkey printed a formal protest in our daily papers which dealt particularly with the personal at attacks attacks attacks at- at tacks on King The general tenor was that since the Republicans descended to such destructive tactics tactics tactics tac tac- tics it was patent proof that they lacked a constructive candidate In conclusion the boys patted themselves themselves themselves them them- selves on n the back back for their gentlemanly gentlemanly gentle gentle- manly campaigns gentIe 1 Well that c came me under the head I of good clean fun and from that I time to this we were principally amused by the brave Constitution- Constitution waving of the G. G 0 O. P. P However in the mayoralty race last week the humorists on the Democratic staff came through with another nifty After taking a nice crack at a Republican city commission which was nonpartisan parti non san as lias long as it was composed exclusively of Republicans the ad urged us to vote for Erwin so procuring a mayor who was in sympathy with the national administration administration admin admin- tion and who could forward the progress of that tion Now it may be merely our notorious notorious notorious no no- thick-headedness thick but we weare weare weare are unable to how see electing a Democratic ma mayor or is going to forward forward forward for for- ward the national administrations administration's program Of course if Roosevelt were going to initiate a Society for forthe forthe forthe the Prevention of Cruelty to Mayors Mayors Mayors May May- ors and other politicians we might be able to conceive Erwins Erwin's being appointed general chairman However However How How- ever the newspapers have kept silent on the point and if the idea is being considered it must be a party secret At any rate the Democrats have done their part and it is the turn of the Republicans to amuse us And they will never never fear Old Man Politics has never failed us L. L 1 yet The professional humor humon arent aren't even in it with the them l cause unlike the p. p h hs h.'s s they they'd even have to think things up T TL TI do it naturally J |