Wendell Willkie, the bear that walks like a Republican, scooped out some honeycomb wisdom for his political followers. What should be the role of a political opposition in wartime? Said he to the National Women's Republican Club:
"Republicans, it is our duty as a party and each in his individual capacity to do all we can to assist the man who has been appointed to bring American productive effort to the utmost.
"Friends of mine say to me from time to time, 'Mr. Willkie, don't you know that the national Administration and the Democratic Party are using the defense effort for political purposes?...