Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-10-22
Time for Plain Talk
by Tom Burke

The title of this probably appro-
pirate than it at time Plain down to earth talk
is really indicated public which is supposed
to maintain responsibilities to the public Historically
to calling invecve and character assassination
Since recent Toedos greatest
appeared had great deal of friendly advice from
people all sides of the political fence who feel that this at
tack was the most unsporsmanke and American
blurbs they have seen in the public press
very grateful to the people who have taken the
trouble contact and tell me their feelings on the
matter again want to assure these good people that after
many of Union leadership and holding OF public office
my thick elephants You this isn't the first
time that have been subjected to the same attack the very
invecve and calling. Thruout the years hat
Union leadership the Communist Party and Its
official the Daily Worker has used the Identical woros
and phrases editors of of Toledos greatest
newspapers dscredted former Union official have over
looked of the invecVe and names useo % e
commes herewith furnishing them with as many as can
remember 80, - -,
warmonger, Hllmanite, British mperalst (wow can
YOU feature Roosevelt sooge and advocate OF
Joe became an obstruction second 'front.' soations
pecework obsructonist an enemy OF our grea-at
Commander Chief staber in the back of our gre-aat ally
the Soviet Union phoney So take your pick boys AS
you can't think of your own you might as well
the services of really expert name callers 80
One many people who contacted me gave me bit
that under ordinary would be the pest
His advice simply this well can't get into contest
with skunks and out smelling pretty Although recos-
nize this as adage also realize that have
sponsbily to fight with everything that is in this evil
malodorous campaign of scurrilous journalism say this be-
cause recognize that mean little nothing TO
the Blade publisher AS Union leader who apires to
take the seat in Congress of supporter of the Blades position
have to men the only they to do
kill off possible every good opinion any person may
have of me.
we'll they that hatred emotion that cannot
be sustained in normal humans TOT very long nas is wy @ ne
able whip up hatred for while but people too nor
NAL to be with it. little vinegar spice up
salad but drinking quart of 1t retchng and vomiting
the tolerate that much punishment
Personally can't be bothered by hating anyone up
much that can be more uefy applied elsewhere
boomerangs the hater So am not going into
Il hate YOU with anyone especially who has
adop
Goebbels help feeling little contempt and the kind
feeling loahing squeamsh person has for the poor
damp crawling things finds under has lain for
long damp ground This more emotion of pity
AS to the matter personal dress What does normal
dress like? Is neckte absolutely necessary for
Who passed the law making necessary? have
always the impression that personal dress has al
ways the matter of personal preference long in
decent exposure One while Washington
present Congressman and he wearing sport
shirt without necktie didn't think anything of it and GER
tany didn't think he was being oentaous or condescend
ing" have aforementioned Union official working
without benefit of necke and be naive but didn't
think it afectation You know fellow even wear
little red beret and never even give second glance
Now as to this boy thing That also is old stuff
banded about for make no apologies to anyone for
being any of my friends talk to them (plura
do Doesn't every other public ofca they do
living in organized society society made up OF
people, control the organization of society
for the all the people, is by law and
reflects the opinions of the people governed Dick Gosser
ficial any citizen The of this whole
matter is weekly session City Council there
five years service City Council Dick had
occasion to discuss matters pending before Council exactly
three times anything that? Maybe the
Blades objection refuse boy for the
Blade, we'll anyone else.
the candidate for Congress- Dick Gosser not In
fact my candidacy the office many things
which Dick and myself have disagreed Now that the
candidate he supporting and glad that he is 1t
my probably futile hope that Blade will fight
this campaign not on Goser but on me They probably will
conduct demogogery with demogogery campaign Well they
the Toedo Iron Curtain you'll get only the
publisher the Blade thinks you
That's what monopoly does to community or a nation