Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-10-29

| further quote the Toledo ]
for his constituents and better til
controversial issues" l ask any
person, sitting in one of the
nation, who doesn't have the
courage of his convictions to
stand four-square and give his
views on any controversial is
sues rather than sidestep them
l further quote the Toledo
Blade, ''he will seek the advice
from better informed men and
usually follow it." Does the
writer of this editorial mean
better informed men or does he
mean men who protect and ad-
vance the interests of the few of
those who don't work for a liv-
ing but make their millions off
those who do work. 1t seems it
is a complete record of voting
that individuals who are sup
posed to be better informed cast
their votes in legislation against
any one who works for a living.
Further than that, even against
research in cancer and even
against dinners in schools.
You know, l could go on and
on and prove all of the fallacies
of the statements. / just wish
any person who really is inter
ested in picking a Congressman
would go back and read the
Blades editorials on Homer Ra-
mey two years ago. Attached
are some of them that I took the
time to dig up. They speak pref
ty much for themselves.
l say the trouble with the
Blades editorial is that the fell
low who appears to own the
Toledo Blade is afraid someone
might get into Congress that he
couldn't dictate to, that the per-
son will follow the dictates of
his conscience with a desire to
do the most good for the most
people at all times. / think when
a person high enough up in life
to write editorials for a news
paper in a community the size
of Toledo must be pretty neu-
rotic to attempt to make a "tie"
argument whether a man
wears tie or not be an answer
as to whether he is qualified to
be a Congressman. The qualities
that make a Congressman is a
person who is somewhat fear
less, a person who lives by his
own convictions, a person who
has desire to help humanity it.
self, a person that will give up
and sacrifice something himself
if he can be accomplishing some
thing that will do the most good
for the most people in the COM
and not worry about
vested interest in anyone.
Tom Burkes record in City
Council does not show that he is
a labor representative any more,
than it shows he is a good civic
minded representative represent
ing all of the people. If someone
is insinuating bee cause Tom
Burke thought the City Workers
should have an incre ease in
cause Tom Burke
thought the policemen should
have an increase that these are
CIO ties. None of these people
are members of the CIO. Mr..
Tom Burke's common sense told
him with everyone in the coun-
try getting a raise because of
nigh prices, public servants, too,
are entitled to an increase.
The reference that Tom Burke
IS an errand boy for Richard
IoSser, the reference that Rich
ard Gosser would tell Tom
Burke how to vote is surprising
20 me that anyone should even
'aise that question. Richard Cos
ser is a citizen of America; he
has a right to ask his Congress
nan to vote a certain way the
same as John Doe has. Don't we
Ill who are interested in good
government do this? Isn't the
council chamber full of people
rom time to time protesting
certain actions of council and
lsking them to vote other ways?
sn't it only fair that Richard
Sosser, who represents the Uni
ed Auto Workers, has a right
o ask a Congressman to vote {
ertain ways that will be bene- !
icial to the people he repre-
ents? /;
There is only one question in
'olved. Whether we send a man ;
0 Congress who will represent [
he people of America or wheth- |
r we have a man in Congress
Tho will represent vested inter /
sts, large corporations, a kept {