Evening star., 1944-02-10
Gov. Bricker Supports
State Service Ballot,
Opposes Subsidies
BY GOULD LINCOLN,

MS support OF the State ballC
for servicemen voting rathe
than the Federal ballot propose,
by the administration.
Il want the soldiers from m
State to have an opportunity to vot
for their State and local officers
the Governor declared at a pres
conference at his Mayfiower Hote
suite.
He said he was sure that unde
Ohio laws servicemen would be abl
to vote State ballot, and that
Federal ballot would not meet thos'
requirements. However, he added
that he planned to call specia
session of the Legislature to enac
any further laws that may be nee
essary to comply with the statut'
Congress now is in the process o
enacting.
In supporting the State ballot
Gov. Bricker sided with the great
majority of the Republican mem
bers Of Congress.
Opposes SUBSIDY Bill.
Gov. Bricker. an announced can
didate for the Republican presiden'
tial nomination. answered questions
readily as they were fired at him BY
reporters.
He said he is opposed to the ad'
ministration's subsidy bill and thai
he hoped" the new $23l5 ,200, ,00t
tax bill, now at the White House
would prove adequate. The Presi'
dent had urged $4,000 ,000, 900 ia,
measure and Wendell l.. Willkie,
contestant with Gov. Bricker for tht
COP presidential nomination, ha!
called for a $4,000, ,000, 900 levy.
Gov. Bricker said what was needed
now is a curtailment of Government
expenditure rather than tremen-
dously increased taxes.
When his attention was called Il
q recent story in British news
paper, urging reelection of Mr.
Roosevelt and commenting adversely
on some of the Republican presi
dental candidates, Gov. Brickel
said:
Il think we should elect our own
President, and we can take care OF
our own affairs without interference
from abroad"
Says COP Will Win.
The Governor declared that the
COP nominee would be elected
The time has come for a change
in this country" he said. and the
Republican party is better equipped
for the work OF rehabilitation that
must come in the wake of the war.
The Governors schedule here calls
for series of luncheons and recep-
tions which will bring him into con-
tact with most of the Capitals poll
tical figures. He will speak at &
National Press Club luncheon meet
ing tomorrow
Gov. Bricker said the records
made by Republican Governors ir
Is States showed that the COP is
better able to administer the affairs
of government He also commented
favorably on the record of Republi-
cans in Congress
Asked what he considered the
most important issue of the day and
the campaign, Gov. Bricker replied
The winning Of the war"
Aside from that, he added, the
New Deal with its approach toward
totalitarian government was the
most important issue before the
people He said he was not refer
ring to the restraints which hac
been placed on the people because
of the war, but to the attacks or
the peoples liberties before the wal
began.
Gov Bricker was asked if he hac
any suggestions about how the wal
might be won more quickly, and the
administration of the war effort
improved
Proud of Fighters.
The Army is doing marvellous
Job. and so is the Navy" he re-
piled He said that every American
should be proud of the way they
were fighting the war
Don't you think President Roose-
welt is entitled to any credit?" q
reporter asked
Yes" answered Gov Bricker
He insisted however, that the actual
military conduct of the war was in
the hands of military men, ano
that they should continue to con-
duct the war.
IF you we're President would you
retain the present Secretary of War
and Secretary of the Navy (Mr
Stimson and Mr.. Knox)?"
Gov. Bricker said, Il will wait
until the nominations have been
made and the election has been won
before I answer that question"
Il am against Federal housing
Gov Bricker said Private business
should handle housing for the people
Why have the Federal Government
go into a business that can be done
privately? The country Is in hope
less condition If private business
cannot take care OF housing We
would have to change our whole
system"
Opposes National Service.
Gov. Bricker said he believed that
private business can also deal fully
with slum clearance programs il
given an opportunity.
The Governor said he was opposed
to the passage of national service
legislation, advocated by Mr. Roose
welt
1T might have been all right to
pass such a law earlier in the war,
he said, but it is not needed now
The need for it. If it ever existed
is passed"
Gov, Bricker said he favored inter
national cooperation by the United
States, after the war, to maintain
peace
About his own political plans Gov
Bricker had little news. He said hi
had not decided whether to 60 into
any of the primaries outside of Ohio
He plans, however, to travel ex-
tensively through the country in the
pre-convention campaign.
The MayfloWer dinner. held two
days early in order to permit prom
inent Republicans to attend botr
ii and dinners in other cities later
in the week, marks the opening OF