Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-06

ing and analyze the program suggest
ed by DR.. Mcdonald, they will realize
that this program will not come any
where near yielding the $25,000,000 to-
$50, O0O 900 in additional revenue, for
which new taxes must be levied,
either Clyde Hoey or Sandy Graham
will win, many of those who have
analysed his suggested program feel.
In fact, some of those who have at
tempted to compute what this pro-
gram would yield Mcdonald made
no effort to compute its yield in his
speech-are convinced that it will noe
even yield enough new revenue to re-
place the $10,000,000 a year realized
from the sales tax to say nothing of
the $15,OO00Oo to $20,O00,OOO more
needed to put into effect his demands
for the schools. school teachers, old
age pensions, unemployment insur-
ance and other things.
AT the present time, the outlook is
unusually bright for DR.. Mcdonald
and not so bright for Hoey and Ora
ham, because of the belief in many
political circles that the rank and file
of the voters will not go to the trou-
BILE to try to figure things out, but
will be so dazzled by McDonald's pro-
misses of providing more spending
with less taxes that they will go ahead
and vote for him anyway. In addition,
there are thousands of voters who do
not care whether Mcdonald can get
enough revenue to put his program
into effect c. 80, but whose only
interest is in reducing their taxes by
the removal of the sales tax, it is
agreed 1t is also thought that about
onethird of the voters, or approx
mately $4,000 Democrats, in North
Carolina, are usually displeased with
and opposed to whatever governor
and administration happens to be in
office, with the result that McDon-
aid is assured of about 125, 900 votes
to start With, merely because he is
against rhe present governor and ad-
nliniStratiOn.
Appeal to Others.
But in addition to appealing to this
group Of the usually displaced and
disgruntled voters, Mcdonald is also
directing a powerful appeal to all
those who dislike the sales tax-ad-
mittedly a great many; to the $4,000
school teachers who want higher sal
aries; and the parents of the 100000
school children, who want more teach
ers and better schools; to the $4,000
oldsters over IS years of age who
want old age pensions; to the thou
sands of wage earners who want I'M
employment insurance; to the dis
gruntled politicians who have not
been able to get any jobs or sinecures
from the present administration, but
who believe they might if Mcdonald
should become governor, especially
since he has promised to kick out all
of the present appointive job holders
in the State government. Add all these
together and on paper they total up
large enough to nominate any one
governor, provided they stick togeth-
err.
Powerful Opponent.
There is no doubt that both Hoey
and Graham now fully realize that
Mcdonald is a powerful opponent and
that neither of them has a chance to
wiz the nomination unless he can, be
eliniinated.1 They also know that I'M
less they abandon the polite, courte-
Gus, pussy footing tactics they have
followed so far that Mcdonald will
probably be the next governor or
Democratic nominee, at least. They
are beginning to realize that unless
they can wake the people up and get
them to thinking, it will be just too
bad.
AS a result, both are expected to
really open up on DR.. Mcdonald from
now on and to wage an intensive edu-
cational campaign as to just what his
taxation program means, and what it
will be rather than do.