Evening star., 1947-09-17
Taft
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variously inscribed. Some read
'R. A. T." (Senator Taft's initials)
and others.
Bobby went to Congress
The pee-pul to defend.
"He rode his little mandate
But it got him in the end"
Six paper-masked picketers, one soi
whom bore sign, sreading DON'T
Call Me Taft, My Name is Adolf, ,,
were arrested and booked on misde-
meanor charges of masquerading
with bail set at $500 each. The
masks represented both Senator Taft
and Hitler.
Picketing Promises to Continue. 2
This political picketing by labor
unions on big scale, a new wrinkle
in campaigning, promises to con-
tinue against Senator Taft, although
it is already beginning to worry re-
sponsible Democrats. Plans are
under way for a big demonstration
against Senator Taft by the unions
in San Francisco where the Ohio
Senator will speak Friday, and also
In Seattle, where he will make his
principal labor speech.
Today he left Los Angeles early
for two-day flying trip over Boul-
der Dam and other water and power
projects. He returns to Los Angeles
late tomorrow to set out for San
Francisco, where he will deliver an
address before the Com
Club on High Prices
and What to do About Them"
In his speech here last night,
Senator Taft declared that Presi-
dent Truman has followed the de-
mands and principles originated by
the CIO Political Action Commit
tee"
"Liberalism" Assailed.
Those demands and principles, :"
ne said, always favor every project
for giving the Federal Government
more power and more money to
spend. I have never known the
President to speak out against either
spending or power. Have you?"
The crowd shouted No"
IF the administration ever had
any profound convictions in favor
of true liberalism, those convictions
have become very weak indeed" he
said.
Senator Taft declared the Presi-
dent at the time of the threatened
railroad strike had demanded arbi-
trary power equal to that of Stain
himself-the power to draft railroad
workers into the Army. A Republi-
can Senate turned the President
down. Senator Taft said.
Turning to the question of tax
reduction, Senator Taft said:
1--WE passed a bill reducing per-
sonal income taxes 80 per cent for
about 24,00o.0o0 taxpayers at the
lowest level, 40 per cent for most
of the others and 10 per cent for
the highest brackets. The President
only vetoed the current reduction,
but he vetoed reduction for the
year 194s. When does he think
taxes can come down?
Will BE 30 Per Cent of Income.
I'm my opinion. the tax burden
,oday is more than can be long main
tanned without threatening the ex-
istence of free economy. We will
raise this year about $4,000, ,000, ,000
If we add the State and local taxes,
it will be more than $4,000, ,000, 900,
or 80 per cent of the peoples income
Il don't know just how high a per-
centage of national incomes the Gov
can safely take, but I be-
lieve that If it goes over Is per cent,
there is a cumulative discourage
ment of private enterprise which
constantly forces the Government
into new fields. and will finally lead
to the absorption by the Govern
ment Of most private activity. Thus,
we come to socialism and the de-
struction of individual freedom.
when the burden of taxation is
as heavy as it is now on the lower
income groups, when a single man
with an income of 1000 pays 500
in taxes, when a man and his wife
with $500 have to pay 500, then
inevitably the employers are forced
to increase wages" he declared.
This will continue the infiationary
spiral all along the line. he added.
Senator Taft said the President
and the Democrats in Congress
have fought vigorously against re-