The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-23

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mAs q priest / could not hold amy
Office; I am q priest and i hope to
die one" Father Charles E. Cough
lin, pictured here IN New York,
told interviewers who asked him
whether he would seek the, prcsi-
dcncy. He organized the eastern
branch OF his National Union for
Social Justice at meeting In Madi-
SON Square Garden.
who is pledged to the principles of
social justice. We further appeal to
you that IL your efforts have been
unsuccessful in the primary cleo
tions in selecting suitable
congressional candidate, to re-
member that you are Amer
leans first; that you are only
democrats or republicans or pro-
gressives or partisans second. On
this basis. therefore, we urge you
at the final election to cast your
vote for that person of good char
acter who, publicly has pledged
himself to support those principles
which are above all parties and
which are proclaimed for the
benefit of all Americans.
APPLY PRINCIPLES
If the history of political parties
in this nation teach you any lesson,
you dare not be ignorant Of the
fact that we have had inflicted up
on, us Representatives Of both the
democratic and the republican
creed who, despite their allegiance
to either party, ,oftentimes were
subservient to common power of
plutocratic domination. Thus, If the
National Union advocates that you
organize in congressional districts,
Its desire is that you organize with
or democrats for the primary cleo
tons and organize as Americans at
the final elections. V0te for that
congressional candidate who has
courage to profess publicly and
openly his support FOR the specific
principles Of social justice. His
very pronouncements or his failure
to publicize pronouncements is the
secret Of your organization. The
National Union supplies the prin-
ciples. The candidate and you your
selves apply them. This Is the first
and necessary step in the restora-
tion Of democracy as originally
conceived.
SOLIDARITY"
Let me stress for you, then, the
next point in the organization and
operation of the National Union.
This point is titled solidarity" 1t
Is explained as follows: It has been
the habit practiced by congression-
al candidates to have one doctrine
for the farmer and another doc
trine for the laborer. The republic
can or democrat in the farm dis
trict, while preaching production at
a profit for the farmer, had no.
thing to say about q living annual
wage for the laborer. The party
candidate in the manufacturing
districts. while angling for votes
from the laborer, had nothing to
say about the farmer. AS result
the factory was played against the
farm. The city was pitted against
the country. Bill after bill was in
troduced in congress only to be
pigeon holed or voted down be-
cause there was a lack of COM
mon platform for both the farmer
and the laborer and the citizens as
a whole In the United States.
Now approach you with the
positive side Of our doctrine OF
solidarity.
You laborers in the city have
voted for years to obtain a just and
living annual wage. What has been
the history of your activities? OF
the 35-million or more industrial
laborers in the United States no
more than 6-million of your men,
bers are organized for action. Your
hopes were anchored in the Nation
al Recovery Act which failed to be-
get recovery. Yesterday your hopes
were blasted when you read the
New Deal wage scale of $1,000
$4,000 per month which will be-
come. the standard for labor. You
were not organized. You were, q
disorganized. Individual minority.
BRIBES VS.. REWARD
The farmers of this state and of
every other state In the Union,
especially since 1890. have follow
ed their plows down burrows at q
loss for every foot of soil that. was
upturned. And what have they res
celved from the new deal except
brides for not producing? When
your just bills were presented to
congress. did the congressman from
the city support them? Did labor
stand behind you?
The small merchant has been
lighting his battle for survival, the
small industrialist has been seeking
to avoid being swallowed by the
monopolies which are protected by
lop-sided politics--but alone-al-
ways alonei
Now the purpose OF the National
Union For Social Justice In It's or
ganizatiop IL to soiidfy agriculture
and labor, small business and small
industry and every other worthy
minority unit IN American life.
When social justice legislation ID
advantageous for the farmer we
propose to throw the entire
strength Of the National Union,
composed OF the laborer. the sol.
der. the industFlalIst. the meF-
chant, back Of the farmers' project.
All FOR ONE
when the iaboFeF, singlsshand.
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