Show any Political Ti Thrills s Seer Seen in fro 1948 Democrats GOP Unafraid Of Wallace Party Threat By BAUKHAGE HAGE Analyst and Commentator WASHINGTON From From the way things look to the newsmen whose beat stretches along that historic mile-and-an-eighth mile from Capitol Hill to the White House politics in 1948 is going to be a rodeo rodeo plenty plenty of excitement for the audience a lot of hard riding and tough spills for the performers At this writing nobody's down At the last rodeo I attended there was a very funny man funny-man who fell off horses and rode b and made wisecracks over the loudspeaker system it was a very up-to-date up rodeo not more than 2000 miles from where the deer and the antelope play Th TJ 1 b 1 I f ere we e C U IU er o UI very good very earnest earnest contestants contestants who had learned their 3 bucking and breaking a long ways f fro from r o m a drugstore or a Hollywood s set e t The funny man himself was no tenderfoot when it came to forking forking forking fork fork- ing a bronc but once in a while he got in the way of the real per per- formers S Sin Since i n c e ethey they weren't riding rid rid- Baukhage g a ing for g glory l lor o r y alone the purses were fairly heavy he incurred some displeasure from the regulars if it not from the spectators This year the political field will take on a similar appearance The owner of one of the sombreros tossed into the arena in December is going to cause considerable concern concern concern con con- cern to the rest I refer of course to rid hard ing Hank the Iowa Whirlwind who is no more afraid to ride bare-back bare than he is to ride bear He De isn't so bad either with the vocal lariat when it comes to throwing as well as roping the bull As the contenders contend contend- ers size up the situation with the aid of a lot of wishful thinking Mr Wallace Vallace is going to get in everybody's way but theirs Certainly there is no gloom exuding exuding exuding ing from the White House Sure said the President to us at a recent radio press-radio conference the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- were going to have a happy New Year he already was And stretching back for a long time the presidential news conferences have v almost bubbled Once in n a while Mr Truman would jerk a little when the reportorial needle hit a political nerve but for the most part these meetings where the questions be be- become become come sharper and sharper as the Ides of November 48 approach have been a feast of wit and a flow of soul And there is no moaning at the bars where other Democrats gather Wallace Vallace will drive all the liberals to active support of the Democrats they'll tell you he will shear away the lunatic fringe of Democratic support drain the party of the last tint of that which might incarnadine its record will garner the middle- middle the of who will feel less danger of contaminating their ballots ballots ballots bal bal- lots with a N New ew radicalism it may mean Mr Taft may be Mr Truman's opponent and an easier battle can be fought and won against Taft say the Democrats than against other presidential hopefuls hopefuls hopefuls hope hope- fuls who might be better Republican Republican Republican lican vote getters And so on youve you've youve you've heard the story before from many optimistic lips bps If the Democratic tepee exudes exudes exudes ex ex- udes joy the Taft wigwam shakes with cheery mirth Reasons Reasons Rea Rca sons are arc obvious In a nutshell Republicans say The issue is left and right The left is split And so the rooster crows triumphantly triumphantly without waiting for November November November No No- vember dawn Likewise each hopeful favorite son finds something to cheer him But the canny are placing placing placing ing no bets yet and those who had I their money down have had to dovery do dovery dovery very little hedging There is only one thing certain and that is Its It's going to be a grand show I z a rs P f z H DEFENSELESS A striking study of a man who found something he never expected at the end of his path of false glory is this picture picure of former Nazi Junker Gen Vilhelm Von Leeb who was a mem member dock bee at of the German high command Now row he be sits in the prisoners prisoners' and ana humanity and peace charged with crimes against atrocities against civilians |