'The propaganda battle which precedes the election is in full swing in the United States and has' pi procedure tiling the opponent. duced, many amusing efforts tu the One of the most amusing, and on the face of it effective, Republican efforts which has been received by a reader a handbill of a mock auction sale of the contents of the White House based on the assumption that the next Sccupant will be a Republican, Some of the items on the bill, which closely resembles the usual type of publicity. Used for farm sales, are "One Democratic Platform—has never been used—and is therefore as geod as new": "One Boon-Doraling Congress: sired by Dictator and Damned by' Everybody": "10% Car-Loads of URA Jokes—nothing better for feeding young goats" and "One Big Chisel—badly' "apped by constant. chiseling into public money box, but could be converted into a good garden trowel." The handbill is embroidered with other potent political references of a humorous nature with every. hem a guaranteed product of the "Super-Amalgamated Brain-Trust, League of America, Insolvent." 'The author claims @ wide sale and endorsement, of his handbill, but there is no. indication whether it is an oficial Republican effort or an opportunist making capital out of the pre-election situation, In any case, it marks a return to' those happy' days. of "slanging your opponent" by pam Phleteering which nowadays have been placed by attacking him over the
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