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Great men are patient whjen patience is necessary.
Somebody is always doing what somebody else said
couldn't be done,
If at first you don't succeed, borrow some more
money ? as the politicians do.
People who are easily shocken seem to have an< un
failing instinct for locating books or plays that shock
'em.
SPENDING THE BONUS
Nearly two billion dollars of fresh purchasing pow
er is now being put into the hands of more than three
and a half millions of American families through the
distribution of the bonus bonds voted to veterans of the
World War by Congress. That this distribution is
bound to have a stimulating effect upon business of all
kinds in every part of the country is certain.
Never before has such an fcnorr&ous amount of fresh
money been dropped at one time into the channels of
trade. How permanent the effect of this influx of cash
may be it is much too early to say. At best, its effect
can only be guessed at, since there is no precedent in
economic history. That it will, in the main, be bene
ficial in tiding the business of the nation over the usual
Summer slump is probably true. It is another ques
tion, however, what the effect of the bonus payments
will be upon those who are receiving them.
Doubtless a fair proportion of the veterans will save
their bonus bonds, either adding to savings they already
have' accumulated or starting a fresh back-log against
the future. But it is too much to expect of human na
ture that the majority will be so prudent. Economic
conditions being what they are, it is reasonably certain
that a high percentage of the bonus recipients will feel
themselves compelled to meet pressing obligations with
the proceeds of their bonds. And it is even more cer
tain that a great many of them will behave as the gen:
eral run of people are prone to behave when wealth
comes into their hands.
"Easy come, easy go," is much more than a mere
catchword. It expresses a philosophy based upon a
sound understanding of human nature. Few people
can resist the temptation to splurge when they find
themselves suddenly in possession of money. It id to
be feared th?t it will not be long before a large propor
tion of the fdfeipients of the bonus will be just as
"broke" as they were before they got it.
THE CON9137DTIONAL ISSUE
A few Months ago it looked as if the Constitution
i of the United States might be one of the major issues
\ between the two" political parties in the Presidential
campaign which has just begun. The reversal by the
^ Supreme Court f of some of the Administration's meas
ures, enacted by a Democratic Congress, and the resent
ment openly -expressed, prepared many political obser
vers to expm ? demand by the Democrats for a revision
of the Constitution, either extending the powers of Con
' gress or curbing the authority of the Supreme Court.
Surprisingly enough, however, the only suggestion of a
Constitutional change, so far as it officially figures in
the campaign, has come from the Republican candidate
for President, Gov. Landon.
President Roosevelt took occasion to declare htm-"
self and, by inference, the party which follows his lead
fj ership, in his speech at Little Rock on June 10. In re
!j ? ferring to the Constitution as "the best instrument ever
devised" for maintaining the fundamental principles on
which the nation was founded, and declaring that "it is
intended to meet and satisfy the amazing physical, eco
nomic and social requirements that confront us," he put
an effective end to the talk that he and his party would
inject the Constitutional issue into the campaign.
Gov. Landon, in his telegram to the Republican Na:
tional Convention, did not accept his party's platform
declaration that ways can be found under the Constitu
tion whereby states may enact minimum wage laws for
women and children and declared that he was prepared
to advocate a Constitutional amendment to that end, if
necessary, to accomplish the purpose.
Neither candidate has voiced any criticism of the
Supreme Court. Both Gov. Landon and President
Boosevelt are intelligent enough to understand that
even though the Constitution does not specifically au
i thorize the Oomt to set aside an act of Congress, it is
| its prime function, as it is of any court, to interpret the
law, and the Constitution specifically declares itself to
be the "supreme law of the land." It will so remain
ontil the people themselves decide otherwise.
HOEY GAINING
DAILY ~ "
Raleigh, June 26. ? As North
Carolina's most heated campaign
(or governor enters the home
stretch, headquarters of Clyde It.
Hoey, leader in the first primary
June 6, grows more and more
confident of finishing the job by
defeating Dr. Ralph W. McDonald,
who trailed Mr. Hoey in the first
round of the 'political battle.
A spontaneous rush of Sandy
Graham supporters to the Hoey
colors, coupled with a noticeable
cooling In the ardor of many Mc
Donaldites and a growing Impres
sion that (he Winston-Salem man's
campaign^ is near the collapsing
point has contributed to the op
timism which pervades the camp
of Shelby's gifted orator.
Stung by his unexpected set
back in the first primary. Dr.
McDonald and his campaign man
ager seem to have abandoned all
the issues on which they harped
so loudly before June 6 and their
bid for suppbrt in the run-off ha*
been based on a purely personal
attack on Mr. Hoey and all who
are supporting him. With their
candidate and hit two moat pro
minent newspaper sponsors fac
ing probable libel suits as the re
sult of a virulent attack on Ourney
P. Hosd. Commissioner of banks,
and all those who were In any
way concerned with certain epi
sodes in connection with the fail
ure of an Ashevllle bank, the Mc
Donaldltes are beginning to real
ise that this sort of abuse does
not commend a candidate to the
good graces of the voters.
Hoey leaders are confident that
the western counties will stand
fast and return an even more Im
pressive msrgln tor their man
than they did in the first primary,
while all reports from the east
indicate that McDonald is losing
much of the popular appeal which
enabled him to carry many of the
counties lying between Raleigh
and the ocean.
Outstanding among develop
ments of the second primary Is
the unanimity with which Sandy
Qraham's leaders rallied to the
Hoey cause. Despite half-hearted
claims to the contrary, made by
McDonald headquarters, it Is ob
vious that more than ninety par
cent of the Oraham leadership is
World Fair Manager
NEW YORK . . . Hera is the
num. W. Earle Andrews, who has
been made genera) manager of
the New York World Fair, which
is scheduled to open in 1939.
now working side by side with
"original" Hoey managers.
Mr. Hoey himself has refused to
"get down in the gutter with Dr.
McDonald "has he expressed it in
his Henderson speech early this
week, and is conducting the sec
ond campaign on the same digni
fied lines that marked his first.
The candidate will make several
speeches In the east and at least
two or three radio addresses be
tween now and July 4th.
All in all, Hoey men everywhere
are satisfied that McDonald will
be exploded on July 4th with a
bigger band than any firecrackers
set off to celebrate the day.
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Bonus Exposition
Not a Campaign
Scheme
Out o t fairness to all who as
slated the Legionnaires In mak
ing oar Bonas Exposition a sac
cess, and with malice toward
none, I (eel compelled to make a
statement concerning Dr. McDon
ald's appearance on our platform
laat Wednesday night. Much un
favorable comment has reached
the ears of all legionnaires con
cerning his so-called non-political
speech, which was, of course,
political.
The truth of the matter Is that
when the Arrangements Commit
tee arranged the detailed pro
gram for the entire week, noth
ing was mentioned about having
a politician make a speech; and i
after a careful canvassing. I can
And only four legionnaires (two
of which hardly ever attend a
meeting) who knew of Dr. Mc
Donald's expected appearance un
til they heard it announced on
Tuesday. This is to say that
someone took a lot of responsibil
ity upon themselves.
The aim of the Bonus Exposi
tion was not to boost any political
candidate, as many have had a
right to suspect, but it's aim was
to forget politics and have a real
get-together meeting of all World
War Veterans; and had either
Mr. Hoey's constituents or Dr.
McDonald's operators suggested
their respective candidate's ap
pearance and had it been put to
a vote of the American Legion as
a whole ? Just as it should have
been done ? I would have voted
against the appearance of any
politician, regardless of their can
didate, or of the candidate him
self.
The American Legion and its
sister organization, tbe American
Lesion Auxiliary, have backed a
lot of good causes and these two
organizations have been accorded
wbole-hearted co-operation by
many, many loyal citizens. There
fore, I feel moved to state that
the American Legion as a whole
had nothing to do with Dr. Mc
Donald's appearance in Loulsburg
on last Wednesday night.
ERNEST F. THOMAS,
Historian Jambes Post
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