Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-14

in land of overpopuaed cattle sheep and hogs Thus oPA
its uselessness and its actions bear testimony
should be abolished Immediately
If expect continue democratic government in this
country, three departments of govemment-the
legislative, executive and judcamust function as independ
departments of provided in the Constitution
The power the executive department of government to
control the legislative department of government through
patronage be broken The Constitution of the United
States should be amended member ct the
House of Representatives of the Senate from being appointed
job the President such members term
of office for five years after he leaves office.
When you consider the public debt which we
have built this country it is obvious TO every thinking
in this country all lines of business and
individuals only be high during the remainder of this
war they remain high for long period after the
Private business simply cannot from 40 to so per
cent earnings and at the time compete
with government-owned business which is tax free.
WE FACE very different that which
w past before incurred this public
established this unprecedented high If
expect pay debt expect maintain free enter
prise then the should out of business IN COM
petition with its taxpayers
The idea that the government go into the railroad
business order to regulate the railroads or the idea that
the government into the public utility business IN
may yardstck to enable to regulate the
public utility absolutely unsound from stand
point But if we allow fellow travellers and communstc
theorists Washington % their they going 10
high of substituting government
they going to drive private business,
only railroads and the public utilities but other
line endeavor completely of the field of business
BE not msed These things definitely planned for
already made reference to the vast public de-
accommodating and the absolute necessity for the
of high tax rates. 1t inevitable that in the future
remain high and that taxes
poratons must remain high but want to make this most
should be levied with equity and
should be levied for the of raising
operate the government and they should not be
levied for the of changing our form oil government
GREAT aggregaons of wealth represented by our cor
VI poraons should be required TO their share Of taxes
should realize that the American people have used the
corporation as vehicle bring together capital
hoth large
thereby provide cheap prices manufactured goods
and high standard Of living and we should nor let
fellow Socialists in Washington corporations
for the expressed purpose of substituting gov
eminent ownership for corporation ownership.
got elect the L. S. Senate and to the House
of REPRESENTATIVES believe sincerely American
form government system of free enterprise
will the to fight to maintain this system ard
then after have done this we must not let them stay IN
Washington long because will tell that when
stays atmosphere of Washington too long he for
gets that of the people and he adopts the
attitude that he is the master of the people.
Generally speaking, when you leave in Washington
too long ee House the Senate he loses his contact
with people he gets wondering if he returned
TO private life could living he becomes coward;
he begins to dodge every time high powered bloc
puts pressure he becomes the slave of the
department of he pleads for patronage
bidding the bureaucras because the bueaucas
lots Of jobs their command they can control the
spending of money in his district
EFT us stop all this get back the theory
upon which the Constitution originally deve'
oped the of the people and not the rule OF
the bureaucrats
stop the practice of keeping in the Pres-
long that he begins completely TO ignore the
duly constituted representatives of the people.
stop practice of building up the power Of the
executive department that that depart
through this and through patronage
continuation in office from year to year
And conclusion let that the problem OF
land Of free opportunity and free enterprise IN
biggest task which faces the citizens OF TINS
country at this all of citizens whether
aborers merchants public utility executives,
great indusralsts All that have and all that
hope for in is dependent upon maintaining in
government where people the masters and
the public officials the servants.
greatest this nation today is thorough house
cleaning Washington.