Evening star., 1944-07-20


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was $51 .000, 900 greater than in 1912
they ignore the fact that after al
taxes for l943 were paid, their ne
profit for that year was $l97 7,000, 90,
greater than in the year before.
even know some whose prosper.
ity Is exceeded by their pessimism
Their howls are louder In the mids,
OF the most prosperous time they
have ever known than their groan.
were in the bottom of Hoover's black
depression. And this when so many
are suffering and sacrificing sc
heroically and without complaint!
If Americans truly favor prosper.
ity for our farmers, can they sup
port the Republican party, under
which the farmers suffered the most
Or oppose the present Democratic
administration, under which they
have prospered the best?
Appeal to Labor.
II Americans truly favor labor
can they support the Republican
party, under which labor Jared the
Worst-or oppose the present admin
istration, under which 1t has en-
joyed the greatest progress?
II you truly favor old-age assist
ance, to give our honored aged cit
liens freedom from want and star
vatlon, can you support the Repub-
llcan party, under which this
security was never known-or can
you oppose the present administra-
ton. which originated 1t In spite OF
the Republicans bitter opposition?
- II America truly favors a social
security program giving American
workers security from starvation
when conditions beyond their control
temporarily prevented their employ
ment, can We restore the party to
power that fought the legislation
it? Or can we afford to
remove the party from power that
erected this great milestone of
progress?
ooic DAHkInX system.
II we in America truly favor a
sound banking system providing
profit to its owners and safety to
its depositors. could we restore the
party to power under which in Il
years more banks failed than in all
the rest of our Nations history with
the greatest loss to depositors ever
knoWn-or could we remove from
power the Democratic administra-
ton under which the depositors
have suffered the smallest loss and
the stockholders received the fairest
percentage of profit ever had during
any similar period?
II We favor economic conditions
permitting small business to prosper
could we vote to restore the Re-
publican party to power, under
which in 1882 alone $4,000 small
businesses failed-or could we vote
to remove from power the Demo-
cratic administration, under which
small business has enjoyed its most
profitable years?
II we In America truly favor the
opportunity for the average famil,
to own its home, can we vote tc
restore to power the party unde,
which more homes and farms were
lost and more mortgages foreclosed
than during any other similar pe-
riod-or could we vote to- remove
the Democratic party from powe,
when more millions of American
homes. both on the farms and in
our cities and towns were saved than
during any other time?
Natural Resources.
II we IN America truly favor con-
servation OF our greatest natural
resource, the soil; the reclamation
OF badly eroded or abandoned lands:
the provision for irrigation of mil
mons OF acres. can we vote to re-
move from power the administra-
ton under which the most progress
ever made has been brought about
or could we vote to return to power
the Republican administration. un-
der which these matters were either
forgotten or ignored?
II we favor winning an abidina
peace after our magnificent fight
ing men and women have defeated
our enemies-if we do not want tf
compel each succeeding generation
OF Americas sons to leave thei,
homes and flresides and familie,
to go yonder where the ravages O,
war MAIN and disable and kill. car
we vote to restore to power the DO.
ntical party whose leadership afte,
World War I willfully and wickedly
sabotaged every effective vehicle fol
keeping the peace?
Shall we restore to power the party
whose national leadership under tn,
domination Of isolationists. scrappet
and sank more or our fleet thar
was destroyed by the Japanese a
Pearl Harbor? Or can we fail Il
support the Democratic administra,
ton under which America has be-
come the greatest naval power OF
earth?
Recalls Bonus March.
If we In America truly love thes,
sons and daughters of ours who to
day fight for us and who tomorrow
Will achieve the victory for which