The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-03

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when he's sober but stort
breokin' his heort when he gets
O few drinks.
change our representative,
democratic form of govern
ment. They are around MS.
They cannot raise enough hell
by themselves 80 they come
here 10 raise hell with MS.
They have quietly taken over
many Of our precincts.
The way to stop communism In
the state of Washington and in
this beloved nation is to quit max
ing them. To quit making them,
give people work, at decent hours
and wages. You know. and | know.
that society owes people the right
to work II does not owe people a
living owes them the right to
earn living. And. today that
right is being denied. IL has been
denied my fellow-men and women,
millions Of them all during my
lifetime. and history tells me from
the beginning of time. That must
stop, and with the grace OF God
and our courage and character, 1t
will stop.
Communists Warned
Communists, many of them.
are within the range of my voice.
To them, I as the keynote Demo-
cratic speaker, say, Don't start
anything. Don't bring any of Hit
ler's or Stains policies to this
hall. You are trespassers. You are
deceptionists. You are frauds. At
the conclusion of this speech you
will be required TO salute the flag,
and If you fail to do so, you will
be expelled from this hall. We
Democrats love our country and
not for one moment will we toler-
ate disloyalty. So be prepared
Criticism OF the New Deal by
the Republicans and Communists,
and they have joined hands in this
respect, reminds me of the fellow
who jumped into the river 10 save
man from drowning. After he
had pulled the drowning man out
of the current and onto the shore,
the rescued man was mad because
he'd lost his hat.
Danger just Ahead
THE only danger that lies be-
fore the Democratic party is the
subversive activities of avowed
proven and admitted Communists
who have the brazen effrontery,
especially In Pierce county, TO sub
fly. before sleepy electorate, at
tempt to capture the Democratic
party.
For eight long years ! have
seen this attempt coming. l
have desperately attempted to
thwart this action, and 40
have all the Pierce county leg
islative representatives and
senators. We want no com
munism. and. what's more, we
are not going 10 have any.
This gang represents less than
one-half of one per cent Of the
people, and, so far rs we are
concerned. represents the NTH
column. Well have none Of
Another serious danger is the
perpetuation OF that pseudo, that
-publicratic form of govern
ment at Olympia, where 10 get a
job you must go TO the reactionary
Democrats or their fellow Repub-
licans. And you have a better
chance for a job II you see some
reactionary Republicans and 9TH
ers who will examine your family
tree and approve you IL you have
1 Dul nbihfu Ok diiioA Aiif POI ~. ~
real danger. Where are the Jobs
for the Democrats who for eight
years, with no soles on their shoes
nor scarcely food in their stomachs
have carried the banner OF democ-
raey? There are none Let's
change that as II should be.
Must Settle Issue
The final and greatest danger
10 we Democrats lies in the too
numerous candidates for governor.
A house divided against itself will
fall, and we do not propose to be
divided. Pierce county from here
on out II unit. We stand or fall
as a unit. In unity there alone ia
strength. We have 81 900 free
holders or real property taxpayers
and thousands more. and we are
going to use them. We are going
10 try 10 vote together as unit.
Then, my friends, your leaders
in Pierce county. your central
committee and your legislative dis
trict committees and your pre-
cinct committeeman, or whomeyer
you decide. should meet and tell
these would be Democratic gov
ernors TO get together and settle
this most important issue Of ours
the Democratic candidate for
governor. -.
speaking Of men, YOU and
I. ladies and gentlemen, have
had the honor during our
lifetime TO have met, worked
with, been maligned with,
fought together with, counsel
! ..IaA .d I.ar.-d IL. La LIZA