Judge — July 28, 1928 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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Editor, Norman Aotbony Prosperity and Politics rnuaps the most amazing phenomenon of the Prerpsien thus far is the substantial agreement that prosperity is not an issue and that which- rty wins, business does not stand to lose. Tradition has held, with no foundation other than propaganda, that a Democratic administ hard times, But John Raskob of Gen risks his rating as financial oracle on the statement that “business, big or little, has nothing to fes Governor Smith,” and Wall Street seems to believe him as usual, for stocks boomed as soon as he dit Even more significant was the assertion made on the very day of Smith's nomination by Charles M. Schwab that “I’m not afraid that politics is going to hurt business.” fessior ever tion means al Motors Even Charlie's reputation as a pro- al optimist cannot weaken the force of this left-handed endorsement of Smith's soundness, com- ing as it does from a typical Republican magnate. And of course there’s Owen Young of the General Electric, most modern of industries; he is. solidly behind Smith. As for Hoover, it has been common rumor that Big Business did not particularly nt him. Big Busi- ness, which always prefers a do-nothing government, fears his habit of getting good ideas and putting them over. it was d. There are, however, some nds of business men who have sat round the mahogany with Hoover, during the period of food control, in the consideration of unemployment, waste climination and standardization and in a score of other activities of the Department of Commerce. If you ask them, they will tell you that they have never scen in high position in Washington a man so wise in the ways of business, so useful and so fair to every decent enterprise. But the on for all this compl is the knowledge that American industry has got’ to the point where even rotten politics couldn’t hurt much. * * * good turns” the Boy Scouts of ind have been urged by their council to exert an influence to check cigarette smoking by women. Presumably they are to preach to their mothers, plead with their grandmothers, threaten to tattle on their sisters, get mad at their best girls and snub all other offenders. It is not clear whether they are to prowl the streets, snatching vanity cases in the search for the evil weed or to burst into the room sono their daily A Cleve! Adsociate Editors, Richard J. Walsh, Phil Rona, Jack Shuttleworth when auntie is entertaining and overturn the bridge table with all its filthy paraphernalia. It is just this sort of solemn fuddi-duddiness that is giving the Boy Scouts a bad name in various places. The boys themselves are all right and so is scouting, but too n grown-up prissies are horning into the executive management and driving away a lot of regu- lar kids who could make good use of the training * * . A‘ AMPAIGN Year is a good time to recall Charles William Eliot's summary of the principles of democracy 1. Belief in freedom of opinion and expression. Scepticism in regard to propaganda, 3. Confidence in experts and willingness to submit to them. +. A lively sense of co-operation, of dependence on others and obligation te them, Lately we have been passing through a period in which these foundations have been somewhat shaken. Many current events point to at least a partial resto- ration. There may indeed be a happier, more urbane and more orderly time ahead. If that be a foolish optimism, make the most of it. * * * I a letter to the New York Times, Mr. Nash revives one of Uncle Henry stories. An old Blue Glass reprob living a useless life. could be said of him dmund 3. Watterson’s ate died after hbors wondered what good at the obsequies, but the Baptist preacher was equal to the task. After a discourse on death in general, he made brief reference to the de- ceased, concluding: He had horses, and he rin ’em, He had chickens, and he fit ’em, He had cyards, and he played ’em— And of sich is the kingdom of Heaven! We reprint the yarn simply be and we could, if pressed, find an excuse for it in our -do that anything which combats the standardized ideas of morality is worthy of preservation. ause we like it— Younger Generation Notes. ny Ri OX-5 a half hour: world’s re cightcen 3 No. 29 enart of Portland, Oregon, kept his jane in the air for better than sixteen and thus breaking by four hours the former ‘ord for planes of that type. Jimmy is ars old. —h.JILW. 13 comicbooks.com