Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-10-29
DONAHEY URGES REELECTION
OF ROOSEVELT

| United States Senator A. Vic Don
ahey speaking recently over a ma
tiOn-wide radio hook-up, urged the
reelection of President Roosevelt,
and said that the "vital question be-
fore the people of this country is:
Shall the common people advance
with President Roosevelt or retreat
with Governor Landon?"
Senator Donahey cited that an
invisible government akin to that
which abused Theodore Roosevelt
"A years ago is now prosecuting
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
Progressive" adding that Gin the
same identical manner that they
said Teddy was an anarchist and a
drunkard, they say the present pres
ident is a dictator and a commun-
ist." Contending that Hthe buz-
yards of i'll omen Of Wall Street
wrecked the progressive ideals of
theodore Roosevelt and now we
have the Democratic buzzards
OF Wall Street joining the Re-
publican buzzards in an attempt to
wreck the progressive ACCOMPLISH
ments of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ,"
and continued "these common birds
have lost faith in humanity and
when men lose faith in humanity
they believe in human slavery"
Reviewing the accomplishment
of President Roosevelt, Honest
Vic'' staunchly advised that "any
reasonable person will admit it
worth the cost" to the United States
government of six-and-one-half bill
lion dollars to "war on depression.
Senator Donahey stated that
America has the best credit of any
nation in the world and presented
the following views: "The World
war cost the United States govern
ment more than f1fty-four billions Of
dollars. Today the war clouds hov-
ering over Europe present to our
country the gravest danger of the
next four years. Franklin D. Roose-
welt is the best informed man in all
America on the European war situa-
ton. His attitude. training and ex-
perience brings us to the greatest
protection possible against war. He
has said, ''If we face the choice of
profits or peace, the nation will an
sWer-must answer-we choose
peace" ''The war on depression has
cost the United States government
about six and one-half billion dol
lars. Any reasonable person will
admit it was worth the cost. Amer
lea has the best credit of any nation
in the world. The average wealth
of the United States is $3,259 per
person, more than the combined
wealth per capita of France, Italy
and Japan. America has more gold
in her treasury than any nation in
the world, yes, more than all other
nations combined.''
"a prudent head of family
loans money from his surplus to his
children in times of panic and de-
preston with the understanding
that they must pay it back when
times improve and they are making
money. The United States govern
ment has loaned a lot of money to
save one million homes and feed
millions of hungry people. When
national income returns to normal
it will be paid back readily What
is good for an average home is good
Tor a government. This plan has
worked satisfactorily since the be-
ginning of time. 1t is estimated
that for the fiscal year of 1937-38
the people of America will pay to
the United States government from
tax laws now in force five and one
half billion dollars. Prosperity, my
friends, will balance the national
budget. The national income has
increased twenty billion dollars dur
ing the last three and one-half
years. Nothing should be done to
retard recovery. Let us keep the
national income growing until the
budget is balanced and every able
bodied man can buy his own bread
through private enterprise. This
election is going to separate the lib
eral and conservative voters more
completely than they have ever been
divided before. 1 for one will fol-
low and fight for a liberal Demo-
Roosevelt, the man who has had
the courage TO establish belated So
cial security laws and fight valiant
ly for economic justice. When this
great humanitarian assumed the
duties of president March 4, 1898,
he inherited millions of hungry cit
liens who cried for bread and
chance to earn it. He has given
them something to live on. If re-
elected he will give them something
to life for The present administra-
ton has done more to help the
farmers of this country than all
previous administrations combined
And finally, lest we forget, invite
you to contrast the improved condi-
tion of the farmer today with his
plight four years ago."
eff Governor Landon were to be
elected president he would have a
Democratic senate for four years at
least. Personally, l will always sup
port the president in every proper
manner, be he Democrat or Repub-
licarE but, an executive of one par
ty and a legislature of another do
not insure forward action"
''The vital campaign issue before
the people of this country is: Shall
| the common people advance with
President Roosevelt or retreat with