The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-24

duty OF every american cISlxen
to get behind our President
Franklin d. Roosevelt.
We have four members Of the
Administration Board In the
Democratic Party and four Of
the other Party. In the Supreme
Court, we have four Demo
cratic Justices and 4 Repubh-
cans. Our board will renomi-
nate George z. Bushnell and
Edward NJ. Sharpe. It IL every
body's duty 70 60 out and work,
to put this ticket across In the
next Spring election.
Half Of our States deiicit can
be wiped out In the next two
years by m efficient Govern
ment.
Governor Van Wagner said
that we must have adequate
labor laws, and q Bill Of Labor
will come through in . little
while.
Regarding Old Age assistance,
we are taking on better than
1000 new people per month. and
helping dependent children at
the rate Of 1000 per month.
We have not advocated rails
ing any new taxes, but have
found out that by transferring
some Of the welfare funds TO
such funds. as "Old Age Assist
ance" we are able to accomplish
more good for q greater number
Of people.
Every available hospital Is ex-
pected to be open 70 the public
by next July /. We believe that
the State Of Michigan needs
these facilities In the State.
The crippled children will be
taken care Of, whether we bal
ance the budget Or not.
Reorganization Of the Agri-
cultural Department will come
out Ill right In the end, although
II doesn't look that way right
now. The farmers want this de-
partment out Of politics. This
problem will work itself out u
the satisfaction Of the people. Of
the State Of Michigan IN time.
The Democrats are more Inter
ested In doing . good Job for
the people Of the State. 4
Macomb County's population
IS increasing by leaps and
bounds. Housing conditions are
not adequate to take care of this
sudden increase. The National
Housing Administration will
help to take care. Of this situa-
ton.
We are very much interested
In doing the Job at less cost and
give the people more service.
am satisfied that the Liquor
Control Commission can be
cleaned up and put on q high
plane.
II the people Of Michigan give
me these appointments, we can
pick good men TO all these jobs.
If we put our shoulder to the
wheel, we can put this program
over In the spring. We started
this thing last Fall, 80 let's An
ish the Job in April.
The following day we all
gathered In q room at the Pant
lind Hotel and had q Caucus Of
the 7th District. Mr.. A. "A. Wag-
ner was elected Chairman Of the
Convention in our District; Mr..
Dave vimaw was elected for'the
Credentials Committee; also Mr..
A. Rockensuess and Mrs. "A. A.
LeFevre was elected ca the -.es-
olutions Committee. Our county
Chairman was also elected to
the State Central Committee.
After the Caucus, we all fled
into the Convention Hall and
took our seats in the 7th Dis
trict. =.
Mr.. Frank Fitzgerald was the
Keynoter for the Convention
and gave " . most inspiring
speech. He said, that basically,
we are the dominant progressive
Party Of the Nation. The great
est number must prevail. The
working man believes In avoid
ance Of war at any cost. All who
work for wages know that the
preservation Of their Democracy
70 their objective.
Our present plans are ground
cd upon the preservation Of our
Civil Liberty. Democracy today
IL In 2 hght for IT. life: the right
Of man to express himself q m
individual In his lie, work and
religion. All these things are
now dangerously imperilled. The
price we must pay for freedom,
q eternal visilance.
We voted The Unit Rule md
everythins went along during
thu convsntiou quite harmoni-
ously. with the exception u The
1st District which could not
make up their minds between
ourselves.
Mr.. Charles 8. Porritt YVES r.
elected - Chairman. Of the
Democratic State Central Com.