Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-19
Demonstration

For many weeks, the American people
have been given a practical demOnstra'
ton in political action by group of sem
ators who have apparently made up their
minds that price control must not only be
mutilated beyond recognition, but killed
and buried.
It is difficult indeed to understand
how men elected by the people as their
representatives can flaunt the wishes OF
the vast majority of the people who elected
them until we look deeper into the under
lying causes for the contempt which these
same men show those to whom they owe
their political positions.
Does anyone have any illusions about
the honesty or integrity of men like SEN
ators Taft, Wherry, Thomas, BilbO and
their ilk?
Nobody can prove it, at least nobody
has yet succeeded in proving it to the
point where justice could be done, but the
feeling is prevalent that somebody is put
ting out good money or its equivalent to
get members of Congress to go along in
killing any and all legislation which would
benefit the people and whose death would
be boon to the vested interests.
What can the people think when, after
hundreds of thousands of letters and cards
have been sent to Congressman, price con-
troll legislation is emasculated and actual
steps taken to exempt practically every
thing to insure the profits of big business!
At no time in recent years have the
members of Congress shown such utter
arrogance and contempt for the majority
opinion of the entire people.
And in showing their sentiments and
carrying the torch for big business, Con-
gress itself by its brand of political action
against the people who elected it have cre-
ated major issue which will be real
test of the political action of the people
in the November elections.
We cannot and must not underestimate
the reasoning of many of those who on
numerous occasions have voted contrary
to the majority opinion. Congressman like
our own Homer A. Ramey, who either
take no position, or who deliberately be-
fog the issue with a mess of meaningless
twaddle when asked direct question, are
in effect testing out their own and their
masters brand of political action against
that of the majority of the people.
Who believes that Homer A. Ramey
really represents the majority interests of
the people in the 9th Ohio congressional
district in the face of his voting record
over a period of many months?
And what is true of Congressman
Ramey is true of many others who will
soon return to their home districts to be-
gin their attempts TO secure reelection IN
order that they may continue to represent
not the people, but the utilities, the big
meat packers, the food professors, the
landlords and everybody else who by some
means or other can command their votes
with greater ease than the people who
elect them.
Mr.. Ramey and his type figure that
this is an Off-year election and that the
people are fed up with the Democrats.
They figure that the voters are stupid and
will either remain away from the polls,
or they will be able to convince them by
their eloquence that the Republican party
and its sponsored candidates are good for
them.
Mr.. Ramey, his party and the people
are going to decide an important point in
the next few months. More than anything
else and with more at stake than a mere
election is the question of which brand of
political action will be victorious.
Congress has proved the effectiveness
of its type of political action in many in
stances during the past several months.
The question is, will the majority of the
people of the country prove theirs in the
face of the demonstration given them,
that most congressman neither fear nor
respect the political action of the people?
Truth-Will-Out Dept The Washington,
D. G, telephone directory on page 715 lists
the House of Representatives under the head
ing: Hospitals For The Insane"