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FRANK E, McKINNEy, new cha i rman of the Democratic National Committee, last week came out formally against sin. "A public office is a public t rust ," he re peated, with credit to the late president Grover Cleveland. Mr. McKinney then attacked the g ra f te r s in government, flailing about h inr with a display of oratorical vigor. President T ruman seconded these sentiments with a let ter urging tha t the Democratic par ty be made "morally strong" in preparat ion for the 1952 campaign. McKinney now assumes a post as political leader, and however ad mirable his s ta tement may be, the people take it. as with any poli• tical leader, for necessary political wind. They've heard it before; and like the h u m a n body immunized througfli exposure to certain germs, this kind of talk leaves them without effect. More Than Speeches If Har ry T r u m a n and /o r the Democratic Par ty want to win next year, they must do more than make speeches which leave the public with a large-sized unbelieving yawn. They must be prepared to take certain vigorous actions t h a t will speak more loudly and effectively t h a n their tired, fifthdrawer, over-and-over-again orations. And the job they have to do is not an incomparably difficult one. Actually, the people do care today. They do care if a candidate is pro or antilabor; they do care if he is for war or against war, fo r expanding our foreign commi tments or reducing them. They do care about the times, whether they are to be good or bad, whether inflation is to explode into depression; many segments of (Continued on paye 8)