Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-24

labOratory-lS the Double Voting
system. This gives one vote to every
citizen over 81 and two votes to all
citizens who pay taxes. This new
plan is being pushed hard by con-
servative elements in those states
suffering from Ham and Eggs and
similar economic diseases. Without
doubt. this plan has merits if it can
legally be put into effect.
Religious Test Proposed
There are other ideas today. Yes
terday. a letter came to me from
group of ministers suggesting a
sort of religious test for the voting
privilege. Their plan is wholly un-
UNCONVENTIONAL Protestants, Catho-
lies and Hebrews-all would get the
vote if they were members of the
church. Yet. in the same mail I
received letter from candidate
for governor of nearby state which
shows clearly that church men,
bership test for the vote would not
necessarily solve our troubles.
This candidate promises SO auto
mobile license tags $40 monthly to
the aged. free medical aid. no toll
roads nor toll bridges. protection
for small business men now losing
money higher wages and lower
prices! Among his qualifications"
for being governor. this man says
he is IAN active member of the
Methodist Church. With due re-
spect to methodiSm. certainly this
mans religion does not prevent him
from making promises which he
knows that he cannot fulfill!
No "Church Front"
In this connection. let me say
that methodism. as a whole. pre-
sents sorry picture at elections.
On the first Sunday of November.
1910. over 100000 Methodist
church members will sing the same
hymns. read the same Bible, and
say the same prayers. On Novem-
Der 5, they will 60 to the polls and
vote-4,0OO,0OO for the Republican
candidate and 100000 for the Dem
ocratic candidate. with a scattered
few for the Prohibition candidate.
Members of most other church de-
nominations will do the same.
AS result, the political Leaders
at Washington and elsewhere need
give no heed or thought to what
church members think or want,
notwithstanding this, I still say that
the only hope for democracy is
sane spiritual revival The churches
should lead in this revival. They
have the potential power, the peo-
pie and the plants. They are tax
exempt and possess great endow-
ments. They, however. must again
preach the Cross and the neces-
sity of sacrifice. Our churches will
never get to first base by initiating
popular service luncheon clubs!
Deals" Not True Answer
The Republicans claim that if
the Administration would only "un-
ohackle' business again, giving it
freedom from unnecessary regula-
ton and high taxes. then unemploy-
ment would vanish. Yet business
was thus free for over 30 years
previous to the panic OF 1929-the
latter coming in Republican Ad-
The Democrats argue
hat if the Administration would
only further increase purchasing
power" by forcing wages higher and
prices lower. then unemployment
would vanish. Yet, the Administra-
ion has done this for nearly eight
years and we have as much un-
today as ever.
The truth is that no legislation
Did Deal or New Deal-will succeed
n putting people back TO work until
he purposes, ambitions. and motives
If people are changed. People of all
and poor-must be
,aught by churches, schools, movies.
'adioS. and newspapers:
l. That only as more is produced
s there more TO divide.
2 That the failure to use the idle
money. idle labor and idle machin-
.ry now existing is as wicked as to
blow up cotton or kill little pigs.
3. That loafing is sin for both
he rich and poor.
4. That their future rests with |
aising the total national character
nd income.
S. That the only fair unemploy-
nent legislation would be to quo
a" the unemployed on industry
iving some tax or other rebate to
Employers of said quotas.
It's as true today as it was 1000
ears ago:-"As a man thinketh in