Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26

L am proud or my record IN
behalf of Old Age pensioners
twice during my admins
tration we increased old age
pensions," said Davey. He fur
ther promised that if he was
made governor he would see
that pensions were increased in
accordance with the federal
law.
"When I make this promise to
the old aged pensioners of the
state they know | will keep the
promise as / have kept others.
Before | promised you tax re-
ductions and you received them.
During my administration we
gave the people of Ohio tax re-
ductions totaling seventy-two
r.illion dollars" said Davey.
He continued, "We repealed
the sales tax on food, then we
cut the automobile license fees
two million a year and the far
mer's truck fees one million dol.
lars a year. We reduced the ad-
mission taxes from ten to three
per cent, and cut the intangible
taxes from six to five per cent"
The former governor tore in
to Bricker, saying, "Bricker did
not give one dollar in tax re-
d'Ictions and he has chiseled and
chiseled on old age pensioners.
He broke all his promises :. he
got scared and called a special
session for the relief of
Rricker. He raised the limit that
could be paid but he did not
raise the pensions. That was a
cruel and crafty trick, but he
didn't fool anyone"
Touching upon the East Main
street railroad crossing elimin-
alton campaign which has been
started in Newark, Davev ac-
cused the Bricker regime as
"sneaking the legislation I'll "a
which placed IS per cent of the
cost of such eli ination upon
municipalities.
The former governor also ac-
cused Governo- Elicker of tax
ing six and on9 half million d /
lars in the school fund and plac-
ing it in the general fund, max
ing the schools look like they
were more in debt than they ac-
tually were. "Bricker robbed the
schools of Ohio of six and one
half million dollars" said Davey.
Leaving the state issues at the
end of his address, Davey stated
emphatically, "What America
needs in this crisis is more of
the tried and true guidance
Franklin D. Roosevelt has been
giving our ship of state" en-
dorsing briefly the policies of
the national administration as
they have been carried out dur
ing the past seven years.
Due to previous meeting in
Lancaster, several candidates
for state office, who were maxi
ing the trip with the former
governor were late in arriving.
Among them John McSweency,
candidate for United States
senator from Ohio.
McSweeney emphasized the
Importance of local government.
County government is the
stone upon which good gover0-
mept is built" said McSweeney.
Speaking of President Roose-
welt, he said, "Willke is not in
desrensable to the American
people. Roosevelt is not indes-
pensable to America there
is only one man in the history
OF the world that has been in
despensable," speaking of the
Diety. "But Roosevelt is the
only man with the experience,
qualified by temperament and
training, to guide the ship of
state through the tumultous
times ahead.
Cracking at what he called
the "third term bugaboo" Nc
Sweeney said, "the Republican
party is only against a third
CSIIH WIleI one OF Cn6lr NUMBER
is not riding in the chariot" He
spoke of a letter written by
George Washington to Lafay-
cite, wherein the Father of our
Country stated, "there will be
times in the history of America
when those holding the highest
office in the land will be called
upon to prolong that tenure to
carry America through the Gif-
ficult times which might lie
ahead"
McSweeney reiterated that
Roosevelt has done more for the
common people, for the labcring
man, and the old, than any
president, during any admins
tration in the history of The ma
tion.
Tearing down the figures in
the national debt, he said, "No,
you don't hear much about it,
but Hoover put five and one
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