Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
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horse races. Also elections.
/ don't follow the ponies, but
/ have followed the shameful
careers of more than one pub
lie servant who daily defiled
his oath of office while posing
as guardian of the public well
fare.
Election day is near. Poll
ticians and liars are beating
the drums and hacking the op-
position without mercy. So at
the risk of offending a few
people, mostly Republicans, l
shall state a view or two and
let the chips fall where they
may.
Less than 10 years ago,
Honest" John Bricker, then
Governor of Ohio, withheld
milk from the mouths of
starving babies. He watched
Toledo schools close for lack
of funds. He was obviously
not interested in the disgrace
full conditions of our various
state institutions, and the ag-
ed, blind, and handicapped re-
ceived less consideration than
a farmer shows his pigs.
Ohio's wage earners were
MIXED painlessly but effec-
lively through the sales tax,
so that Bricker could boast of
his huge treasury. Millionaire
industrialists contributed vast
amounts of money to his cam
paiRns and were amply re-
warded by Bricker and his
friends after his reelection.
WAR RECORD
Bricker has a "War record" i"
In World War / he served as a
chaplain, and in the United
States at that. One doesn't
need to be too bright to figure
how and why he suddenly de-
veloped a vocation" for the
clergy.
In contrast, his opponent,
James Huffman, a decent and
an honest man, served with
two divisions overseas, not as
rear echelon armchair-advisor,
but as combat infantry leader.
Real chaplains are swell guys.
AS a United States Senator,
1t is at least one persons opin-
ion that Bricker wouldn't
make a patch on a good SEN
ator's posterior. However,
when 1t comes to hoodwinking
the public, he would rate i'm
medistely below fat-headed
Herbert Hoover, which if he
should outlive the aforemen-
toned unmentionahle should
entitle him to wear the golden
belt of the champion.
In other words, we'll take
James Huffman for U. S.
Senator.
SAD SACK
Now comes Homer Ramey.
Homer Is everything we ever
said he was and more, and
that amt good. Even the
Toledo Times couldn't stomach
this droll character. Fatso
Homer is doomed to political
oblivion for the remainder of
his natural life. If that Is what
he's living. Toledo can use
another eccentric barrister.
Next, we have a nonentity,
one Thomas Herbert by name,
who for some strange and un-
accountable reason considers
himself qualified to be our
next governor. II his dream
boat comes home he will un-
seat Frank Lausche in time to
erase any hope we might have
had for a state veterans bon
us. The famous Ohio treasury
will mount, to be sure, but
none of the money will do you
or me any good. Taft, Stew
art, and their other industrial
ist pals might dip into 1t oc-
cassionally, in strictly legit-
innate manner, of course, but
you and i will be content to
contribute, not receive, any
favorS or funds.
Three OF our own boys are
on the Democratic ticket, too.
II you would care to have real
representation, where you can
present a suggestion or griev-
ance as you would to your
own shop committeeman in
the plant, you'll vote for
Frank Mohn, Mike Dannas,
and Jack Thompson.
Finally, a prediction: II as
the papers tell us, the Repub-
lican Party wins nationally in.
'46 and '48, blood will flow
in the United States before
1880. Most of it will be the
workers blood, and the COM
mics won't be responsible.
Think that one over. Fascism
is making bid. A strong bid,