The repercussions of Henry Wallace's Detroit speechmaking (TIME, Aug. 2) refused to die. Wallace had loosely tossed around the word "Fascist," without naming or plainly indicating exactly whom he meant. A few Republican leaders had replied in kind. The press took them up. Said The New Yorker wisely:
"It is already apparent that the word 'Fascist' will be one of the hardest-worked words in the Presidential campaign. Henry Wallace called some people Fascists the other day in a speech and next day up jumped Harrison Spangler, the Republican, to remark that if there were...
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