Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-02-04

pefpetuate some OF the present
committee in office.
We all know the old political
trick of running a lot of candi-
dates to divide the vote and let
some rascal slip into office
again. Remember the city coun-
Gil race? A solid minority can
defeat a divided majority. Re-
member?
THE WAY OUT
Workers at the Auto-Lite have
a way out. They can elect de-
cent committee whom they can
trust to do job for them; but
they can't do it if they allow
themselves to be taken in by
some of the people who are now
serving on the committee.
There is only one way out, and
that is not to nominate too many
people to run against the mem
bers of the committee, whom the
majority of the people at Auto
Lite agree should be pitched out
on their ears.
We must not let anyone de-
stroy our determination to do
the job and clean up a situation
which has grown steadily worse.
We will not allow our agree
ment (that changes must be
made in the committeel to be
sabotaged by some smart alecks
who are close to the committee,
if not actually members of it.
] want to predict now, and the
proof is in my possession, that
there is a plan to flood the Auto
Lite with different states of can
ddates for the committee, and
that behind this plan lies the
hand Of some who wish to per-
petuate the worst offenders on
the present committee.
AMBITIONS REWARD
Nobody is going to argue that
some of the people whose names
are going to appear on these
states might not make good
members for the committee; but
that isn't the question. The real
question which every individual
who is seeking office will need
ask himself is, "Will my ambi-
ton result in members of the
present committee who should
not be reelected, getting back
into office"
To put it another way, 1t is
possible that some of those who
are capable Of making good COM
mittee members wreck the re-
form which the committee needs
on the altar of their personal
ambition, only to find themselves
defeated by the very people they
are seeking to eliminate.
CONFIDENCE
| think | know the people
down at Auto-Lite as well as
anyone. I'm positive | know how
they feel about some of the
members of the present commit
tee. There isn't the slightest
doubt in my mind that if they
were to vote merely on the ques-
ton of the committee staying in
or going out, they would clean
house with but one, or possibly
two exceptions.
Because / know the people |
formerly worked with and real
ize that they object TO many
members of the committee Just
as strenuously as | do, / am
concerned lest the housekeeping
not go according to the wishes
of the people, because of the
efforts Of some committee mem
bers to divide us and continue in
their present offices
THINK ABOUT IT
Think what would happen to
some of you people after the
election is over if some Of the
present committee are success
full. What would happen to some
Of those of you who might run
for the committee land do it in
good faith) if YOU failed to win
election?
Think what would happen" is
a good slogan, one you should
remember when you are ap-
preached and asked to support
people who possibly are working
hand in hand with your present
committee Boyl You think about
it! | hate to.
There is every reason in the
world for you to withhold your
of candidates for the
committee until you know where
you are going, unless you are
certain that those you promise
your support merit it on good
union grounds. Watch your step
and read this column Iext week
and find out how you can insure
yourself decent committee that
will do things for you that have
not been done in a long time.
Meantime, don't make any COM
mitments unless you are positive
you are not being used to per-
petuate the present committee
in office.