Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01
Behind the
Scenes In
Politics
BY
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman

In many respects next
weeks election is unique.
Never before have more i'm
portant issues been at stake.
However, the real issues are
not publicized.. The real is
sues behind this campaign are
world peace, full employment,
adequate social security safe
guards, preservation of civil
liberties, and the hard-Won
rights of labor.
In regard to federal offices,
1t is vital to the interests Of
the people that those two big
business stooges, John Bricker
and Homer Ramey, be defeat
ed. We must elect James Huff
man to the u. S.. Senate, and
mike" Disable to the House
of Representatives.
State offices are also i'm
portant. 1t is high time we
seated some Ohio Legislators
who understand the problems
of the working people. Frank
w. Mohn will make an able
State Senator, having had first
hand experience with the
problems of the workers. John
(Jack) Thompson and Michael
J. DamaS, candidates for State
Representatives, are also quail
flied men who understand the
peoples needs. All three are
PAC endorsed candidates and
are members of the CIO.
JUDGES
Edward Lynch, candidate
for Judge of the Court of APP
peals, is endorsed by PAC.
Judge McCabe, who is unop-
posed for reelection, has also
won our endorsement.
The chief local issue is not
creating much enthusiasm ex-
cept in betting circles where
speculation in politics Is a
sport.
The CIO-PAC could not re-
commend or endorse either of
the plans which are now be-
fore the people. However, in
the interest of good govern
ment, everyone should vote
against the Guitteau amend
ment. After the defeat of the
Guitteau amendment, the task
of defeating PR. at a special
election should not be too diff
ficult. The objections to the
PR. plan are so clear that the
original plan of the CIO-PAC
for a nine-man council elected
at large will certainly be
brought forward after the de-
feat of the Guitteau Amend
ment.
It is of the utmost import
ance hat all of us make every
effort to see that all our rela-
tives, friends and neighbors
vote on November 5th.
1t is highly important that
every wage Garner votes next
Tuesday. Not only should he
vote, but he should do every
thing in his power to influence
everyone he knows to go to
the polls and vote for the
labor candidates.
The downtown gamblers are
not giving any big odds on the
outcome of the election in
spite of the attempt that has
been made to influence the
vote by reports of poll taken
here last week.
The real purpose which lies
behind these polls is to influ-
ence a lot of voters who want
to be on the winning side. The
only bad feature for such peo-
pie is that after they find
themselves on the winning
side that they discover they
are losing more than they
gained. It's better to lose a
vote by voting for principles
than 1t Is to win a vote and
lose a representative.
Everything has been done
by the Republican party to
win next Tuesdays election.
Regardless, we all know that
a large turnout of voters has
always been able to elect cam
didates friendly TO labor. That
this will be so next Tuesday
cannot be doubted. But the
thing to remember Is, that it
Is the actual votes that are
counted and not the potential
votes. Realizing this, we
should make a sincere effort
to do the job and get out the
vote.
Tha Veterans Administers