The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-21

we naQ TO choose our course.
We could move forward, even
though it cost more to do it, or
stand still and attempt to excuse
our inaction by citing the in
creased costs. We chose to move
forward.
This required teamwork be-
tween the governor and the legis-
lature-the governor to recon-
mend-the legislature to enact
and the governor to execute.
BY our joint action the appro-
priations to the public schools,
from the state, were increased
thirty four million dollars over
the previous administration. This
was an increase of nearly forty
three per cent. We provided that
Seventy-five per cent of theh in
creased aid must 60 for teachers
salaries. This made possible an
average teacher salary increase
of five hundred dollars.
Our action has definitely di-
miniShed the critical teacher
shortage and has improved STAN
dards and morale among teachers
!. and school officials throughout
the state.
There has been rebirth of
faith in the states determination
to discharge its obligations to-
ward the youth of Ohio. 1t shall
be our purpose to maintain that
faith the next two years."
1T is pleasure for me as the
Republican candidate for Con-
gress to speak here in Caldwell.
certainly appreciate the support
| you have given me in the past
, and | know the Republican ticket
from Dewey on down will get an
overwhelming majority this year.
We must have this majority on
November to overcome adverse
votes in some of the large cities
where the e. l. O. is strong.
have an opponent. l defeated him
two years ago. With your help
l can do it again.
when my opponent makes a
talk here in Noble county, he
never mentions or talks about the
fact that he is a member of the
Democratic party, that he is
pledged to support the Democra-
tic platform, and is a candidate
for the election to the U. S. con-
gress on the Democratic ticket.
Have any of you here ever
heard him say he was the Demo
cratic candidate for congress?
don't believe you have.
Does he tell you he will vote
for Sam Rayburn for speaker of
the House and for the Democrats
to have majority on all commit
tees of the House. Does he tell
you he wants this because a
Democratic speaker of the House
and Democratic control of COM
mlttees would result in stymieing
all legislative proposals of the
next president Thomas E. Dewey.
| No, he doesn't. Also he doesn't
| tell you the c.. l. O.-P. A. C.
have endorsed him.
Why have the c. l. O.-P. A.
c. endorsed my opponent. Isn't
that fair question?
They have made public an
nouncement that they are out to
defeat congressman who voted
for the Taft-Hartley Bill. 1t is
very funny You know majority
of both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in the House voted to pass
the Taft Hartley bill over Tru-
mans veto, but the c. l. O.-P.
A. c. are only out after the Re-
publicans who voted for it. Kind
of has a fishy smell, doesn't it.
we'll can say this. The
Taft Hartley bill frees the work
ing man from domination of
racketeering labor bosses. 1t gives
him back his selt-respect and al
lows him to speak his mind.
phil Murray, Bill Green and
John Lewis don't like it. The
same as Stain they want to con-
troll their members with an iron
hand. They cannot do this under
the Taft-Hartley Law.
why won't the c. l. O.-P. A.
{. leaders sign an affidavit that
they are not and never have been
a Communist? What's wrong with
that. Why surely there is no one
within the sound of my voice
who will not gladly sign an affi-
daVit. 1t is means your congress
gave the union members to help
them get rid of Communist Off
GERS, Now not all union officers
are Communists. In fact only a
minority. Yet, the secretary of
the c. l. o. itself, Jas. Casey, said
he was disposed from the presi-
dency of the u. E. R. w. by left
wingers, and the leaders of the
u. E. r. w. have refused to sign
the nti-Communist affidavit
MY friends, what about that?