The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-18
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Editor Times
7 WOULD like to say just a few
Il words to the working wife who
signs herself, Just Another of
Them"
wonder If it ever occurred to her
that there might be a class of wom-
en-, not wives, but mothers, who stay
at home and do the best they can
on their husbands reduced salaries,
who do their own washing and IRON
ing, and, assure you, my husband
never goes without buttons, for 1
spend my evenings mending.
1 wouldn't brag about your money
being in circulation. Did it ever oc-
cur to you that man with fam
lily could use your salary and the
money would be in circulation, not
for things you don't need, but for
food and clothing that his family
does need?
would love to take you to see
one family know The father, an
office worker, with a wife and six
children, has been out OF work for
six months. The children's feet
are on the ground, and he would
be tickled to death to get even SIS
week. It's pity that selfish
women have the right to take food
out Of children's mouths to get the
luxuries they don't need.
NOT JUST A WIFE,
BUT A MOTHER.
Editor Times
T AM married woman with FAM
Il lily and my husband works for
the state highway department.
There are a lot of men trying to
undermine not only my husbands
job, but those of many more. Is
not one mans needs as great as
anotherP Why rob Peter to pay
Paul?
If these men have worked Loyalty
and been honest with the state.
why take their work from them and
give it to some one else, just be-
cause they are willing to work a
little cheaper?
hope our Governor will read
this and not do anything rash, as
one family's needs are as great as
another. We hope our next Cover
nor will keep these men working.
They work cheap and need the work
as much as any one.
We go to church and hear a beau
tiful sermon about brotherlY love
and then have some one try to take
the bread away from our little ones.
We hope Governor Leslie and
Governor Elect McNutt will be just
with these men who have served
the state four or five years in fair
weather, rain and snow, for small
wages.
YOURS IN HOPES.
Editor Times
TINE article in your issue Nov. 16,
Il signed pete and Pat" in which
they Enthusiastically criticise the
true American sentiment expressed
by the six Voters" reveals the old
tyrannical, intolerant sentiment
which the American people just have
lepudiated SO impressively.
This intolerant type of individual
Is the prototype of the fanatics who
welded the iron rod in the dark
ages and sanctioned the unbelievable
cruelties of the Spanish Inquisition
The type never changes.
1t nurses hatred, not love, in its
heart. Given rope enough, there is
no extreme to which they will not 60
to force their views, opinions, and
prejudices upon those who do not
think and feel as they do They
seem unable to mind their own
business.
In free country, however, ach
individual is entitled to live his lie
in accordance with the law of his
being, without interference or die
tation by any one.
We are not all made from the same
pattern, nor can we all live by the
same pattern. Every nation on the
globe, except the United States, that
has tried prohibition, has given it up
as a bad, impossible, job.
II was solved in all these cases by
strict governmental control. This
took the liquor question out of poll
tics, and out of the hands of fanatics,
bootleggers, and racketeers, gave the
profits to the government, and
brought peace to haraSSed peoples
And the United States is about to
follow suit. M. S. CLAYSON.
Editor Times
r NOTE that "One Who Dare"
Il fiippantly states that he or she
doesn't believe in Socialism or that
nonsense" showing plainly that her
knowledge of the subject is limited
to hearsay. wonder if the alarm
lists who scott at Socialism really
have that sense of superiority that
they can look lightly at the views
of such brilliant men as John
Dewey, John Haynes Holmes, Stuart
Chase, Norman Thomas, H. G.
Wells, George Bernard Shaw and
scores of other great men, leaders
in the Socialist movement.
Our schools, streets, parks, state
roads, police and fire departments
and innumerable other institutions
are socialized. I wonder if any Of
the people who think they don't be-
lieve in Socialism would suggest
that backward step be taken and
that they be run for private profit.
AS long as voters neglect public
affairs and economics and confine
their interests to moronic light
reading and amusements and form
their opinions of Socialism or any
other serious subject on hearSay or
worse, We can rest assured that the
country will be led into the periodic
chaos we now find ourselves, by
non Socialist "supermen," out for
the dollar regardless of how they
ant a.