Thought For Today Brevity on Life and Power
A fragmented Thought For Today pondering control over family and friends. The muse notes life’s passage and the limits of personal power, urging reflection on exams of character within one’s circle.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1933
Page
6
A fragmented Thought For Today pondering control over family and friends. The muse notes life’s passage and the limits of personal power, urging reflection on exams of character within one’s circle.
A Prohibition era violence tale recounts a deputy sheriff maiming Roy Smith and killing Mrs. Lillian De King in a home raid led by a dry investigator. Gerald De King, age 12, shot Smith in the hip after finding a revolver, while Ottmeyer Fleming was killed in Washington after a ride with an alleged bootlegger. The piece condemns “half-trigger enforcement” and legalized murder, urging repeal with the 21st Amendment and adoption of state positions ahead of the June 27 vote.
Senator Hatfield uses ex Senator Chilton interview to argue against the 18th amendment repeal while praising Jeffersonian ideals. Chilton’s Monticello visits and study of Jefferson frame Chilton’s stance as Jeffersonian. The debate centers on constitutional limits and generation to generation governance.
The article defends Jeffersonian principles in crisis, praising bold executive action by Jefferson and Roosevelt. It contrasts republican restraint with wartime necessity, argues for swift measures, and contemplates political figures from West Virginia about repeal votes and Monticello visits.
States representing 36 per cent of the U S population voted to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and 14 states show a 3.8 to 1 repeal advantage. Iowa and Indiana are close, Delaware and New Hampshire are dry, others vary. Nationally 45,315,593 of 122,773,046 residents live in these states.
A column sketches changes at Pierre's era venue on Park Avenue with new decor and staff while patrons, both old and new, continue to seek high society dining. It also notes literary tidbits about Tschiffely's Ride and various cultural references, including magazine trends and public figures.
Mountain state editors unite in favor of repealing the eighteenth amendment with a June 27 statewide vote. They argue prohibition failed to curb vice, spurred lawbreaking, damaged states rights, and burdened enforcement costs while promising restored revenue and regulation. Local papers from Raleigh Register to Morgantown Downson Barn all weigh in, urging voters to back repeal and end the era of speak-easies and bootleggers.
Arthur Brisbane surveys growing executive reach in government and finance. He cites Roosevelt's potential to license industry, cut salaries, tax returns, and reshape the economy, while discussing wheat taxes, Paris wheat pricing, and Russia's mining ambitions alongside a critique of modern power dynamics.
The Readers' Forum argues for a West Virginia leader whose rise mirrors Franklin D. Roosevelt. The writer recalls the man’s education focus, legal career, and reform record, praising his ambition, integrity, and impact as prosecutor and statesman. He is described as a close second to the national leader and a model Republican candidate.
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