CAMPAIGN: Lies, Curses and Bastardies

If words were to be taken at their face value last week, a lot of them had dirty faces. The lie was freely passed; the retort discourteous was the rule. Slanderous accusations splattered like eggs. If any citizen could be found last week who believed half of what he heard, he must have been sad indeed. Whichever candidate was elected—if he were to believe his ears—the country was lost.

According to Republicans, an irresponsible New Deal, filled with treachery, fostered by corrupt bosses, was making hash of the defense program, dragging the...

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