Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-09-29
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ing best themselves, can best serve
the nation and the world by provid-
ing a government at Columbus which
is honest, efficient and wholesome.
Democracy must be vigorous to pre-
vail against the forces which chaI-
lenge 1t today. 1t cannot be over
come from within if it is vigorous
Within" he said.
"Never before has Ohio seen the
spectre Of the spokesman so blatant
ly laid out before the public gaze as
it was in the first speech of my OPP
ponent, the most bitterly partisan
appeal which has been heard in this
state in many year." Mr.. Sawyer
said.
"My opponent claims that he is
ordained to make a change at CO.
cal bosses. He names three or four
so-called Democratic bosses and
says he will not be bossed by them.
OF course he will not be bossed by
them, but he will be bossed by Ed
Schorr," the Democratic nominee
said.
'If any man demonstrated his in
dependence of bosses l demonstrat-
ed it in this recent primary. No
man in the history of Ohio ever went
against more terrific odds than /.
"But having won the fight which
I made in the primary, have for
gotten it as know you have. And
here / would like to say few words
about party loyalty.
81 appreciate the loyalty Of those
who were with me in the recent pri-
mary campaign and / can appre-
ciate also the loyalty of those who
supported my opponent. That was
their privilege and their right. At
this time, however, when the pri-
mary contest has been settled under
the laws which our government pro-
vides, there can be only one loyalty
on the part of any Democrat and
that is loyalty to the entire Demo-
cratic ticket from top to bottom"
Mr.. Sawyer said.
He declared the question for vot-
ers of Ohio to decide is whether they
want the program the Democratic
nominee has announced cor do they
wish Mr. Schorr to sit on the throne
and do for the state of Ohio what
he has done for the Republican par
ty.''
Speaking of patriotism and loyalty
to the United States, Mr.. Sawyer
said that if it became necessary ne
would sacrifice everything I pos
sess, including my life,' to preserve
American institutions.
81 was willing to do it in 1917
and l would be willing to do it to-
day." he said.
On labor Mr.. Sawyer said zone of
the greatest contributions democracy
can make to domestic progress and
the cause of good government is TO
build highway to industrial peace"
He cited the Endorsements he has
received including those from Will
liam Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, A. f.
Whitney, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, George
NJ Harrison, president of the Broth
erhood of Railway and Steamship
Clerks, and Dan Tobin, president Of
the eamsterChauffeur union.
Linking farming and industry he
declared that farmers today real
ize they are part of complex eco
nomic system and the farmer has the
best market for his crops when
those IN the city are Sleaully EN-
ployed at good wages"
II want the governors office to be
a place where all groups, farmer
business, labor and everyone else
can present their problems at any
time with the certain assurance that
these problems will be considered
honestly, sincerely and fairly" he.
said.
He touched on the Social Security
program. and said that sit is import-
ant to remember that the Democrat
ic party had the vision to conceive
and execute this program of secur-
ity and relief and the people must
not jeopardize this program by plac-
ing its administration in the hands
of those whose political philosophy
has been notorious for its lack of
social vision"