Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-04
Political
Action
by
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman

people registered by the dead
line of Oct. 7th.
We of the CIO realize that
our legislative program will,
if enacted into law, provide
for full employment and ade-
quate social security for all.
This legislative program is
and will remain only an ideal
until such time as the major
ity of the voters go to the
polls and elect people to pub
lie office who are pledged to
support our program.
No one can successfully dis
pute the fact that the workers
as a whole, comprise the ma
jority of the potential voters.
Our task is to see that these
potential voters become actual
voters. In order to vote in
November, it is necessary to
be registered before Oct. 7th.
The task of getting as many
people registered as possible
by Oct. 7th is of prime i'm
portance.
Everyone who believes in
his union and its preservation;
every one who believes that
human rights are more i'm
portant than property rights;
every one who believes that
human welfare is more inn
portant than profits, should
declare himself a committee
of one to persuade his friends
and neighbors to register be-
fore Oct. 7th.
ABOUT PAC
This Is a very appropriate
time to discuss the non-partl-
san character of PAC. There
is some confusion on this
point.
Our position is crystal clear.
The goal of PAC is to elect
liberal minded people to pub
lie office. Candidates are en-
dorsed on the basis OF their
record and ability, regardless
of party affiliation.
The PAC has never climbed
on the band wagon of any pol
itical party as such. We are
not tied to any political party.
We need offer no apologies
for the performance of any
political party.
The fact that the PAC was
active in support of Roosevelt
and those who supported his
program, has caused many
people to assume that there
was a tie between the PAC
and the Democratic party.
This is untrue. Every Demo-
cratic candidate for office who
opposes reaction and fights for
progress is entitled to the sup
port of the PAC. Every Re-
publican candidate, who will
oppose reactionaries in his
own party, and fight for pro-
gressive issues, is entitled to
PAC support.
Many false issues will be
raised in this campaign. Chief
among these will be the old
bugaboo of communism. Just
to clear the matter up, the
PAC believes in government
regulation and control of in
duStry to assure maximum
number of jobs in private in
dustry. The program also calls !.
for the establishment of feder-
al works programs to provide
socially useful work at living
wages, for those not employed
in private industry.
The PAC does NOT believe
in the liquidation of private
property, nor have we accept
ed the obsolete and unwork-
able philosophy of the follow
ers of Karl Marx who, to say
the least, accept superficial
and narrow explanation of the
world and human society. The
noisy groups who drag out the
Red herring" are we'll aware
of the fact that PAC philoso-
ply is not dominated by the
followers of Marx.
They raise a straw man be-
cause of one important factor.
They realize that If ever the
voters have an opportunity to
consider the proposals embod-
led in the PAC program on
their own merits that PAC en-
dorsed candidates would win
by a landslide.
Our task is to explain our
program. 1t is our
responsibility to see that the
voters understand this pro-
gram. If we do this, we can
very reasonably assume that
the people will go to the polls
and vote for it.
. Last call for registration.
Deadline is October 7th.
The New York Journal OF
Commerce, daily paper of the