Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
POT OR KETTLE

Assuming that the cIo had the $5ooooOO to spend
elect the president it would be mere drop in the bucket
Bricker to the governorship in 1910.
Brickers charges which they certainly not
it would be case of the kettle calling the pot black.
AS matter of fact the campaign to reect Brcker in 1910
his committee total of $808000 This is my figure
but that which filed with the secretary of state.
Whenever campaign costly the Brcker campaign
of 1910 admits it have assurance,
the formal figures filed with the secretary of state My
guess is and again. can't prove it, that the Brcker cam
FROM WHERE
And when talk about $8OsOOO in 1910, before
and before initiation talking about lot of hay Not only
that but begin where all this money
Immediately, we begin to ask the queston-who gives the
kind of that it Bricker governorshp
in 1910 and why do they give it?
After ALL there something screwy spending 5000
to elect whose official salary palty $4,000
But never mind that
Let's inquire who puts up the heavy dough guys
like Bricker office
Utilities have been notorious for giving po-
ica campaigns They strictly nonpartisan They
both parties to the principal candidates. and in the giving
san ose VINO elected they 'Ne u'e
Do you suppose that people who put up the dough to
elect Brcker and other candidates public office do out of
the charity of their hearts? Or they they
pec to be able to look for favor from the they
There old saying that he pays the fiddler calls
the tune In politics, this is particularly more
specific, suppose that public office receives
donation railroads to his campaign fund
This seems like lot of but let possibilities
Continuing the suppose that the candidate who
$4,000 donation is elected Perhaps nothing hap
pens but better still let us suppose that law passed to eli
inmate grade crossings with the be shared
railroads and the political subdivisions.
is quite possible that the other public official
to get legislation passed change grade crossing
elimination Instead of splitting the possible
cost could be divided such subdivisions
would pay 85 cent and the railroads Is per cent
That would be good deal for the railroads. particularly
the grade crossing elimination That
would than the railroads had in
their political candidate Indeed would an excellent re-
turn, far exceeding the original donation"
NO ACCUSATION
Now am not saying that anything like this occurred in
Ohio under the righteous Jawn Brcker point that
would be quite possible and that could particularly
when people willing to invest $804 900 candidate
whose salary is $4,000 per year.
point out this fact to show the which Bricker
takes when he makes his accusation the
the job of president 900
In comparison it looks like heer
off his doorstep before lecture the CIO
about the fabulous of which he claims going
spend to re-elect Roosevelt.
AS matter of fact the CIO has slightly 5000 900
date to spend and is spending within the
the political campaign of individual candidate
the President but to educate its members
able TO make logical their voting and
base their decision not shady ideas upon
principles.
obvious to that Brickers based upon
his own experience in politics Bricker good
vemen for lot OF people who would like give
more to him for president