Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-04-05
A DECISIONTO MAKE

taxpayers
During the campaign preceding the vote, the advo-
Gates who seek retain the the Blade Toledo
Times, United Toledo Committee members of City Coun-
Gil and city administration have thrown than
light upon the tax They have every device
newspapers and politicians becoud the issue and
fuse the voters.
Resolved to simple terms next Thursdays vote must
be decided upon the issue of whether the majority
voters willing pay per of their gross
into the city treasury under the conditions imposed by
ordinance
In the face of the efforts which have been made by
the Toledo Blade keep the issue personal plane
would appear that there things the ordinance
that the Blade would prefer explain It's easier to
attack individuals than it is to defend the ordinance
And our city officials, from City Manager George N.
Schoonmaker down. have shown a definite unwingness
to discuss the ordinance Instead they throw of fig
at the bewdered citizens showing how the citys in
has suffered because the banks stopped paying it
Interest," how real estate taxes have dropped the
of running the cys has increased and other
windy technical explanations butno word about
ordinance itself.
Instead of explaining the people of Toledo that the
tax ordinance if passed will remain frozen the next
five and create bureaucracy the city admin
istratOn that only Ia people employed We
wonder how many will be employed if the ordinance
Certainly the tax department could be used
by the city administration to perpeuate itself in power
Has the Toledo Blade, Toledo Times United Toledo
Committee city officials or city administration ever told
the people of Toledo that the ordinance passed will
give the city council and administration blank check?
That of the public services the Toledo Blade could
render to the people of this city genuinely
eSted in Toledo today.
And why has the Blade failed to do the Job which it
admits of the first duties the public press? Why
has the Blade evaded the used every means at
its command to write editorials which border on the
facetiOus about Mr. Gosser Says Boo? The Blade
the reason, and guess that it has nothing to do
= with the welfare of the citizens of Toledo.
Is anyone naive that they believe that grass will
grow in the streets of city if the IncomePayrol
is defeated? Does really believe that
stupid and lacking in civic pride that we will allow our
garbage to overflow they the past two
years?
Who believes that will discharge our firemen and
policemen; that weeds will replace the flowers city
PARKS that streets and public buildings will look as
filthy and grmy those of Philadelphia where the tax
originated?
Why does the city administration and other advocates
of the Income-Payrol Tax seek to make appear that it
the curea for all the economic ills which afict our
city?
Why does the United Toledo Committee and Toledo
Blade try to make appear that the payroll tax will
give money to school SYSTEM improve schools,
the teachers salaries forever the problem
which exists in maintaining educational system?
Who believes that this tax money will raise our
teachers salaries and give them incentive continue
in their chosen profession?
How much money will our Toledo Public Library re-
Ye there proponents of the ordinance who claim the
tax will save from horrible civic fate.
And if these things not sufficient to condemn the
ordinance to the decisive defeat which hope it will re-
ceve next Thursday consider the city which
will administer the tax. Think of the poll
tcanS elected by 10 cent minority groups who re-
fused to allow to vote the issue. Think of the lip
service that is being paid to CIO for putting the
the ballot while the leaders of CO being crucfed not
because they leaders, but because they oppose
and lead their members in fighting against it.
Think about the motives of those who have sought to
strengthen bgOry and fan the fires of prejudice against
CIO in order make the issue of the against
public instead of the real issue-he Tax
ordinance.
We believe that the people of Toledo are capable of
separating the wheat from the cha will recognize the
forces which behind the payroll for what they are
This matter which not only affects the workers be-
it is radical departure from what accepted to
be just basis for taxation but in which they sign
blank check for form of city government which is
terng upon the brink of political oberaton
Vote NO when you vote next Thursday. Defeat the
Payroll tax which takes in the equal
undemocratic and unjust manner from the $40 week
housemaid and the 900 year executive who employs
her.
VOTE NO.