Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10


are often forgotten when the
real crisis occurs.
UNITED OPPOSITION
And while we argue among
ourselves our opposition pre-
sents a continuously united
front, strong in finances and
we'll fortified with brains.
The time has come, while
we are speaking in terms of
postwar planning, for all of
us to get together and realize
that back in 1884 a very con-
crete and y-to-understand
picture of economics and poll.
tics was drawn for us, a pic
ture we will do we'll not to
forget.
After witnessing a demon
stration of misrepresentation
and betrayal of a public trust
in last Wednesdays meeting
of city council, one cannot
help but come to the conclu-
sion that in spite of our vigor-
our campaign of last fall, we
have failed to get our point
across to those who Wee will
ling to accept Labor's block
vote.
If there is nothing with
which to impress our public
servants except the almighty
vote, we must direct our at
tention toward united politi-
cal labor front.
THEL ADVISE US
Those who would continue
TO exercise control over the
workers constantly advise us
not to enter the political field.
And there is a reason behind
this-the earning of our daily
bread and the we'll being of
society as a whole are depend
ent upon the judgment of
those whom we elect to work
for the common good.
Labor representatives can
run amuck. We are never safe
nor secure, even after we have
elected our candidates. We
must keep constantly on our
toes, reminding them that it
was the workingman's vote
which elected them, admon-
ishing them for their mistakes,
chastising them for any errors
which are of wilful nature,
and publicizing their deeds, be
they good or bad.
After all is said and done,
the final economic step is tax
alton. 1t doesn't matter wheth-
er you make 20 cents an
hour and il is sufficient or
whether you make $1.50 and
spend $1.36 for increases
in the cost of living and in
creased taxes. It's what you
get for your money and what
you wind up with that really
counts.
The man who says he isn't
interested in politics is in eff
feet saying that he doesn't care
whether his wife and kids
starve to death or are placed
in a concentration camp.
WISE UP
II Is time that the people
wised up and set aside one day
as the most important day of
the year-the day public Off
Gals are chosen by secret
ballot.
What we could say about
Bricker and Ramey would fill
volumes, Likewise with Ad
Thacher and his fellow travel
ers. Space does not permit
elaboration on the analysis of
these gentlemen's virtues or
failings, mostly the latter,
from our standpoint, if not
fro mthoSe who tolerate or
ganized labor but seek to de-
stroy it.
In passing, | wonder just
how much consideration will
be given Norman ]. Fair, a
Local IL member from the
Auto-Lite Unit, by the pow
ers-that-be within the Demo-
cratic party. He seeks the Of
ficial backing and support of
that organization foY the Luz
cas- county sheriff's post, and
is5GokedfupO as almost sure
winner, with re support of
organized labc.
Now is the time to awaken
from our lethrgy and to real
ize the full implication of the
effect of til ballot upon all of
us. We are now frozen to our
jobs at frozen wages. After the
war is 6ver we will apply for
unemployment insurance and
probsoly be gypped out of half
of il. Our taxes will really be
something. Wen face prewar
political problems and not be
prepared for them, and we'll
wind up doing our complain
ing TO the corner bartender or
our patient barber, unless we
act, and act quickly.