The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-02
Workers Are Wise
 to Campaign Talk
November l, lOSe.

hrOJneE WOrkHlk IIlcll htlu WOHhSh after having listened to the spokes. men of the various parties enun. ciate their views about our social political and economic problems fol the lat few months, do you know now what 1t Is all aboutP I mus confess that as far as !, and Tn quite sure there are many others oi my kind, are concerned we have been more or less confused by the general cross.fire of the majoi party orators.
 On one hand we have one party telling us of the terrible squander' ing of the present administration on the other we have them telling us of the great work that Is being done by 1t.
 Through 1t oil they all seem, fol some reason or other, not to bring forth the real issues or stakes foi which this campaign IS being waged
 For this reason I thought that 4 might be interesting for some te know how the average working men and women think and feel about their politics ct the present time.
 Firgt: many of us don't believe al we hear, unless the fact has beer established.
 Second: While we still let the politicians do our talking for us wt have started to do our own thinking in Q large political way. This B the reason that want to speak as on average every day workingman.
 First let mo state also that have no political aspirations now, never have had. For this reason feel free to speak as c workingman. Having never been affiliated with any poli' ticai party, always reserving tht right to vote as thought best, consider myself qualified to speak as an independent voter who dit not vote for Roosevelt in the last election.
 Now that we have that of oui chest let us get down to brass tacki and place the cards on the table 'ace up, make our own deductions and o,s0 find the answers.
 Most 3f ug know that the causes Ulot led Up to the crisis of 1920 were aiot 6 result of tho after effects oi thc var but had their origin back where Inc seed of profit was first Svwn. Let us forget the history ol those bygone causes and effects and open our account starting In 1929 h shiS never to bc forgotten veal the bubble burst and what a picture it laid open to us. The stock market cracked wide open, tho bottom fell completely out.
 Banks were falling by the score Factories were closing in oil paru of the country. Commercial institu- tons, railroads, farms and home owners were Btymied and on the verge of bankruptcy. Some twenty odd million workers were thrown out of employment, Fear was in the hearts of all. All was chaos, Amer lea for tho first time in her history found herself without . leadershir that could place her back on tho road to prosperity. This condition prevailed for four long years and had most of us with rubber necki from locking around corners foi the prosperity that was promised but never came.
 In the campaign of 1882 this same leadership that had failed Us In our hour of need had the nerve to come out and tell US that if we did not return them to office that our city streets would become green pastures, just to show them how much afraid tho voters were Of their propaganda they elected Q democratic president by tho name Of Roosevelt.
 Now let Us see what happened with the election of MT. Roosevelt Immediately with his induction to ofiice he not only showed us in America but tho world that he waa q real leader and Bupcrstatesman by his immediate action and the following policies he hos persucd.
 His first act az president was to declare 6 bank holiday to stop many of them from folding up and letting tho public hold the bag, as many had previously done.
 Next he took immediate care oi the unemployed by dumping federal funds into channels that would reach them. For this there has been much unfavorabie criticism, but not placing money above human misery ag tho previous administration had done hc followed the principle that tho .. 6. A. was big enough and rich enough to care for her own without counting the cost. Next through the R. Y. c. no refinanced banks, industry. railroads and all tho other financial pauperS whc without leadership of their own ran to Washington for help from Uncle Sam.
 He also took care of the little homo owner and saved many of the small farms from being taken over by tho mortgage scavangers.
 He had laws enacted that stop- ped tho bond brokers racket from taking the public's shoes of.
 While none of these measures are the last word, either in design or administration they were and still are emergency measures and com- patable with the set up in our poli- tical and economic structure as | was and is today.
 Previous to his election he prom ised the people c new deal if elect cd. Now let us see if he has or haa not done so, also how much co. operation he received from the onei whom should have been glad tc meet his leadership ct least hali way.
 When the Natio:' Il Chamber oi Commerce brought forth their brain child the MIRA the president was in- sistent enough to make them in- corporate that part known as sec. ton "A. The potential possibilities of this act for labor, had we been qualified to make use of them would have made 1t the greatest piece oi legislation enacted in the, world since King Tut was Q baby, Bul