Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
State Faces New
Economic Stress
Farm Expert Says

their actual meaning during the
past decade of black magic and
economic Quackcry
Liberals and conservatives
for example. found II difficult tC
/ make common cause IN the forma-
ton Of the bipartisan economy
bloc, although II should be SAID tC
their credit that many of them
finally budged the phrase makers
barrier.
But that only added to the con-
fusion. For when a liberia" thought
enough of the welfare of his state
to join with the conservatives IN
an effort to put a check-reIn or
reckless public spending, he was
I immediately denounced by Cover
nor OlSons minority faction of lib
eral-SpenderS as "a renegade llber-
al. a Tory reaCtionary" and "a
tool OF the vested interests
As a consequence, a certain amount
OF public confusion was inevitable
Governor Olson. still sticking tO
words that had become meaning
less, repeatedly asserted in his pub
lic addresses that his followers were
eloyal liberals and dubbed his
opponents. without regard 10 party
or principles. as conservative"
or "reactorarleS" Actually. the
economy bloc included both Demo-
Gratis ana Republicans OF all shades
OF political opinlon-but all making
common cause in an effort 10 fine
a sane. sensible solution of the
relief problem and the problem OF
mounting taxation.
California citizens cannot afford
10 be misled BY constant abuse OF
good old-fashloned Anglo Saxon
words. For more than at any other
time. the people of the State need
TO distinguish between good legls-
latOrs and bad-sound issues ano
false issues. And California needs |
TO distinguish between sincere lib |
erals and dangerous radicals. so
that the pendulum now swinging
back from extremisn. Will not swing
too far back to reaction No rea!
wants reactlonary gov
"rnnent. for one extreme breeds
another AND no real liberal wants
Communism, as AsSemblyman Sam
TOrty OF Los Angeles courageouSly
established when he broke away
from the radicals in the assembly
and demanded cleanup of rec
influences in the SRA.
A liberal. according 10 the die
Is free from narroWness
IN ideas or doctrines one who
advocates extension of freedom in
political institutions No one can
quarrel with that kind of liberalism.
for II is sound Americanism.
a conservative, according TO
The same dictionary, has the ten
iency TO preserve one opposed /
10 hasty changes in the political. |
religious. or civil institutions of the
And no one can quarrel .
With that kind of conservatism. /
The tendency TO preserve. which .
the dictionary credits to conServa-
,lyes. is probably one of the main
reasons California citizens will not
DC putting up the S50000.O0O in new
axes that Governor Olson wanted
out failed TO get.
California wants 10 get back to /
,ound economic principles: to sounc I
government. II wants a maximum
of human rights: a
maximum Of independence; maxi
mum of decency, honesty and SIN
,erity in high places. 1t wants the
greatest good for the greatest num-
yer; a return to good feeling anc
,ood neighborliness. 1t wants free
Enterprise and jobs, instead of doles
or its citizens. On that program,
10Th liberals" and conservatives
an unite, as they proved at the
special session.