Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-07
The Democratic Viewpoint
EDITED BY
The Democratic County Central
Committee
BY ED V. IZAC
Candidate For Congress

The time has come for the voters of the
goth Congressional District to take stock of
their national and local situation, and TO decide
whether the humanitarian program OF President
Roosevelt IS preferable to the empty promises OF
the Republican party and its Presidential nomi-
nee
The issues are clear-cut and definite Wealth
and special privilege are aligned against our
great President who takes the part OF the people
against those who would deSpoil them.
My plaform has been and remains one Of ad-
herence to progressive humanitarian legislation,
as exemplified by that which was enacted and
proposed by the present national admnlStra-
ton. But I would go further. oeheVe the
people Of this district have been benefited by
the presidents stern fight against the forces
OF privilege and reaction I believe the people
of Imperial Valley will want to aid him III
carrying through his program by sending TO con-
gresS a candidate who is sympathetic TO hun
and who has a clearlydefined, progressive plat
form aimed effectively towards the eonsum-
nation of those very things the president has
nary mans burden.
in mind: namely the tightening of the ordi
Towards this objective strive in my plans
for better distribution of the good things
of life; and to bring this about l feel we must
take drastic steps. Your own Elmer Heald l
feel sure. would have subscribed to these Sentl-
ments and to a progressive program such as
I am about to outline: But unfortunately his
reactonary opponent who received the Repubh-
can nomination represents the very antltheSs
"NSoAA4N~
the fact that most Republicans who consider
themselves progressive and typtcally American
are pledging their support to me.
believe We can and must retire our old
people and give them all the comforts this rich
nation can provide. We can and must abolish
child labor in all its forms and give free
American education to all our youth regardless
of social or financial standing We can and
must provide for every family an income COM
mensurate with the AmerlcaA standard of liV-
ing which means modern 0me with at least
some of the modern luXureS
To do all this we must place the burden OF
government on those best able to pay the cost. We
must put stop to the issuance OF taX-eXempt
bonds and securities. We must nauralize ere
dit and establish a central Bank of the United
States And we must decrease the margin be-
tween wages and profits, raising the former
and decreasing the latter.
Youth will thus receive its opportunity, ma
turity its chance TO work. and cid age its long
delayed recompense And if will have the
courage to declare and lsgisate that one Amer
lean boys life is worth more than all the profits
of the munitions makers, We can bring speedy
end to war.
Finally, I can see a lasting prosperity for
the people of the Imperial Valley if can
obtain through this forward-looking Democra-
tic administration the aid and financial assi5
tance to develop for the use of us all the ire
mendouS electrical energy that will be available
on the All American Canal This and other
projects of benefit to ALL the people are pos
sible with Roosevelt in the White House and
friend of the people in congress.