Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-09-14
BY
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman

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headline like this-Candidate
for public office opposes ma
jority rule.
According to the story in
the Toledo Blade last week
councilman Ad Thacher who
is a candidate for rejection
said-if the charter amend
ment abolishing the proper
tional representation of elect
ing city councilmen is ap-
proved Toledo will have a
nine man CIO city council
the CIO claims $1,000
members even if this
figure is too high and they
only have 100000 members
they really have a vote of
10000 who will vote for nine
CIO candidates.
Ad Thacher implies that
this is the sleeper" in the
PAC proposal to abolish PR
and replace it with a system
of electing nine councilmen
at large by plurality vote.
STOP KIDDING
Stop XII d ding us Mr..
Thacher. 1t is you who hopes
that the workers will be the
sleepers in this situation.
This is the first time to my
knowledge that a candidate
for public office has openly
stated that he does not believe
in majority rule. When can
didate for reelection to city
council fears the votes of the
majority of the citizens it be-
comes clear that the PR Sys-
tenn, which requires only 1919
plus one of the total vote to
elect a candidate, is the means
of perpetuating in office coun-
cilmen who derive their sup
port from a small section of
the voters. -
We of the CIO-PAC believe
in majority rule. We believed
in majority rule when the
CIO represented only the or
ganized minority of progress
sive workers. We still believe
in it. We believe in it so much
that we think the people of
Toledo will be better without
PR. We believe the Toledo
voters will show theid opposi-
ton to PR on election day.
Nor can we see any valid
objection to labor men in pub
lie office. Mr.. Thacher as
sumes quite a bit, but even if
he were right it must be re-
membered that labor candi-
dates represent not only the
interests of labor, but all the
people. Just a glance at the
Legislative Program of the
CIO shows that we advocate
full employment and ade-
quate social security for all;
not just CIO members.
BIG "IF"
If we really had a nine
man CIO council. Thanksgiv-
ing diners for the needy would
be unnecessary. Those able to
work would have jobs, and
those unable would have
ample compensation. Thus
everyone would be eating
regularly every day. This
would also be unique situation
as all previous administrations
of city government had to ex-
plain away such objections.
Whereas a labor city govern
ment would have jobs instead
of excuses.
Our hat is off to AID
Thacher. He frankly admits
his fears. However we recon-
mend that Ad should be will
ing to take his chances under
an election where the will of
the majority rules, or admit
the voters don't want him and
gracefully retire.
Don't forget PAC dance
Sat, Sept. Is at CIO head
quarters, Gil Huron st. Ad-
mission is 35c. Entertainment
and refreshments.
rune In wTOL Thursday At 1880 p. n,
do 1t for Fun" is better
title for an article the August
Readers Digest calls "Try
Giving Yourself Away"
Somebody by the name of
Anonymous" wrote it for
Forbes. 1t is pure communism
and very dangerous. 1t sug-
gests a sure way to get the
best-paying job in the world
DO it for nothing. The sat-
isfaction makes it contagious
and its most certain symptom
is forgetting the worries that
make people steal and fight.
If it becomes epidemic it may
spread the abundance of the
earth and seriously threaten
the success of many of our
best people.
the opinion of those who want
to see the Presidents program
enacted into law are:
/. How hard will Mr.. Tru-
man work to get the politicos
to see his way?
2. If he can't get the politi-
cos to see things his way, will
he oo 70 tho oaOp1a oYo the iS-