Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-10-08
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New!
BY Edward j. Duck,
Assistant Director, National
Auto-Lite Department

Ihey re at IL again,
Remember how the Literary
Digest proved by a straw vote
that Landon was going to wal
lop FDR in SO?
Landon was lucky to win
two states. Only Maine and
Vermont voted for him.
Then, in 40 John L. Lewis
and the newspaper pollsters
said Willkie win was "in the
bag"
How wrong they were!
Came IA, and despite the
fact that Taft and his fellow
Republicans in Washington
were able to prevent hundreds
of thousands of servicemen
from voting at all, Roosevelt
knocked Mr.. Dewey for a row
of brick houses. Taft admitted
that he wanted the soldiers
ballots handled by the states
because z out of 10 fighting
men were for FDR. (Check the
record on this one, Republi-
cans). He knew the states
would bungle the mailing, so
that the boys wouldn't receive
their ballots on time, which is
exactly what happened.
Now the dopesters from near
and far have all but buried
Harry Truman and the Demo-
cratic Party. We are inclined
to doubt the veracity Of these
Projectors, because by their
past record they are liars by
the clock. Furthermore, this
form of propaganda is of the
most vicious stripe, and they
know it. That's why they keep
using it.
If we may do a little predict
ing on our own, we'll venture
to say that in the 9th Congress
sional District at least, the Re-
publican applicant is going to
be upset in grand fashion
the grander the better, for our
dough!
Lucas County registrations
surpassed our fondest hopes.
The corny explanation of the
Republicans is that people are
worried a bout communism.
Mabe so, but we rather think
they are worried about high
prices, the housing situation,
and the prospect of the worst
depression the Republican Par
ty and its supporters ever
created
In short we believe the vot-
ers are worried more about
Republicanism than commun-
ism? Communism is a threat
Republicanism is with us.
BY this time we assume that
our reader has gathered that
we are anti-Republican. This
is a correct conclusion. May
we add that we believe there
is no greater monstrosity this
side of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute than the workingman who
boasts of being a Republican.
We would enjoy debating the
Republican record with anyone
who feels offended by this
statement. Good Republicans
are like hens teeth.
In 40 we were asked Had
Enough?" In '48 we say, Hell,
yes, too muchw What's more,
we're going to our share to-
ward calling off the bad deal
we've been getting.
Getting back to this business
of Democrat and Republican,
there are a few more things to
be said. Here are some of
them:
There are few Democrats the
equal of Ore CONS Wayne
Morse or Vermont's Aiken.
There Is no disputing the fact
of Lincoln's greatness, and he,
too, was a Republican. But
these men are rare exceptions,
and If Lincoln were alive today
he would be the most anti-Re-
publican on earth. Morse and
Aiken do not vote with the Re-
publicans on the most vital is
sues, so they may be set aside
in a special category.
Not all Democrats are pure
and holy, either, especially
quite a number of the Southern
variety. These screwballs we
have in mind at the moment
would make Homer Ramey
look like Peter Pan-or may
be he does anyway - but we
won't go into that. Being a
Democrat does not make any
one a good Joe, nor are all Re-
publicans Williams. However,
the monopolists and the Wall
Streeters, and the induStrialists
who hate their workers and
their workers unions, are 100
per cent behind the Republican
Party. They give their money
millions of dollars-to the
Republican Party's campaign
and they give their votes, too,
plus all the other votes they
can corral from the people who
are foolish enough to swallow
their high priced propaganda.
III anyone thinks the Repllb-