Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-10-05
tWOMEN'S DEMOCRATIC CLUB
HAS ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING

nall, was largely dLleHueu, eSpcCidl-
ly by the country people. Mrs. Bes-
sic Wood, newly chosen chairman,
presided. Mrs. Wood as stated last
week succeeds Mrs. Dove CASTOR
who had served efficiently and
faithfully as chairmen for three
years. The dirty little dig in last
weeks Herald, regarding the new
officers, was answered Dy the har-
mony and good feeling manifest at
the meeting. A Herald office rep
resentative, anticipating a stormy
session when the new officers as
sumed charge, was present. How
terribly she must have been disap-
pointed. She is pinch-hitting for
the erstwhile filler editor, now "the
three point two" editor--the same
rarty who in the past has been cred
tied with writing the temperance
editorials in that paper.
The first speaker of the evening
was Congressman Robert r. Secrest,
who made one of his characteristic,
eloquent and convincing addresses.
He stated that while 2,80O,000 per-
sons have secured employment since
March first, there are yet 11,OO0,-
900 unemployed in the country. He
revealed the startling fact that AZ
out of every 100 farms in the coun-
try are mortgaged; and that approx
imately one-half Of all the homes
tho TIp;faI Ctofoc oro mort ppd
He showed that it will take the
united effort to bring us back. He
stated that buying on the install
ment plan has been piled on the
existing debt, so that it takes $40
out of every 500 to pay interest
alone. The problem is one for the
whole people-and agriculture and
labor must climb together-that it
will take united program to bring
us back. He briefly called atten-
tion to the laws that have been
passed and are working effectively
He named the banking law, which
becomes effective first of the year,
spoke of its splendid features; the
home loan bill and the farm loan
bill. and the national recovery act,
the success of which rests with the
people of the United States. Mr..
Secrest discussed his vote on the
economy bill, for which he was Sc
criticised at the time. He
stated that it was hastily drawn,
and that no time had been given for
it's discussion in the house; that
while he would have supported
many features in it, there were
some that he could not support,
hence his vote. However, he feels
that he was completely vindicated,
since after the bill went through
the senate and before its final pass
age, it had been amended "A times,
and on the final roll call all A
were passed, practical
ly unanimously. Mr.. Secrest stated
that he feels he was right on his |
first vote on the roll call, proof Of
which was the final vote on the |
measure. Out of 73 roll calls, Mr..
Secrest was present to answer to !
all of them. Before he had COM
pleted his address, Lieut. Governor
Charles Sawyer appeared in the
hall, and Mr.. Secrest yielded the
1oor to him.
Lieutenant Governor Speaks
Mr.. Sawyer was given splendid,
reception, and it was
plainly visible that he was greatly
pleased with the reception rendered
,im. This was the first time a Nor
gan county audience had had the
to see and hear OhiO's
popular lieutenant governor, and he
made splendid impression. He is
me of the leading attorneys of the
tate; was a captain in the World
var, and served overseas. The first
,art of his address was on the ev-
.ry day subject-the depression. He
aid that he personally knew of it's
fleets. However he feels that we
re to emerge from it in time; that
'ur government has gone through
he acid test of the Civil war; and
L.
hose who founded our government,
he speaker stated, builded SO well
hat come what may the structure
7ill stand and weather every storm.
lie said that no one in our country
will starve or freeze. While there
re many suggestions as to what
hould be done, he said that it does
ot pay to arrive at hastily drawn ]
onclusions. He is a firm believer !
n the two law making bodies, the )
ouse and the senate, since one J
ends to correct the evil of the 9TH {
r. He spoke of the criticisms of |
ur law making bodies, yet he feels
hat they have a trying place to fill, {
nd he believes that they do the
cry best they can. On the subject
f taxes he said that all agree as to !
he necessity of more taxes, but if {
here is one tough problem that =,
aces legislators it is the matter of
axes. He remarked that he had
earned that every tax is good tax, +,
rovided the other fellow pays it. 4,
[e referred to the part that the /
party can play in the So
ltion of present problems. The 4
'emocratic idea, he said, is good
overnment under Democratic lead 8
rship. 1t is the oldest and best t
arty, founded on firm principles. S
rom it's origin it has represented c
ne idea, and that is a government /
} be used for the benefit of all the {
len briefly spoke of Jefferson, e
hose judgment he stated seemed
lmost uncanny-and as A man with II