Milford chronicle., 1949-03-04


state of government planned
economy, a state in which industry
will be government-oWned and gov
ernment operated, a state Of bu-
reaucratic rule; and we are travel
ing to that end on what is claimed
to be a mandate from the Amer
ican people.
Both of our major political
parties have a definite follow
ing. Neither has what IL can be
sure is a majority. Both put
forth an effort TO attract addi-
tiOnal votes from those who
have not aligned themselves
permanently with either one Of
the major parties. To accom-
plish such a purpose they are
'aIl things to all men," Both
make indefinite and Veiled
promises to attract votes.
Neither Of them offers a def
mite, clearly defined program
between which the voters can
choose.
There are two classes of voters,
neither Of them large numerically,
but between them, when added to
the normal vote of either party
able to give their party the winning
majority. One of these two classes
is that dominated and controlled
by government patronage by jobs
The job holder votes for those who
provided the job and will perpetu,
ate him in the job as long as they
are in power.
The other of the two can best be
classed as the give me" voters
those who are seeking something
for nothing. Their votes go to
the party they believe will provide
the most of the something for
nothing, they are looking for. In
neither case is it a socialistic vote
and both classes combined repre-
sent that small minority whicl
added to the normal vote Of eithe
major party, can swing an election
No winning vote obtained In
that way honestly can be con-
sideTed a mandate from a ma
jOrity Of the American people,
and the people have not exc
pressed a desire for a sOcialis-
tic state. They have had an Op-
pOrtunity TO do so for, at least.
more than half a century-and
only a small minority have i'm
dicated such a desire.
Despite these facts we are toda
heading rapidly towards some forIl
of socialism. Whatever it may b
called--state capitalism, socialism
communism or what have you-w
are on our way on the utterly falls
claim that majority of the Amer
ican people have asked for such
change in our fundamental theology
l KNOW WE, as a people, hav
not asked for, and am sure a ma
jOrity would not willingly counter
ance, a change from our capital
istic system Of free enterprise L
that of socialism if given the or
portunity to express our wishes o.
such a question. The only way il
which they have been offered sue
an opportunity is to vote the Sc
cialistiC ticket in preference to tina
of either of the major parties. The
have not done that; they have no
given any party, or the candidate
of any party, a mandate TO chang
our economic system, our Ameri
can way of life.
In England the voters gave tn
Labor party a mandate. In Amer
lea the voters have not given eithe
major party such mandate. In de
vious ways and under a false inter
probation Of the peoples wishes, ou
free-enterprise economic system i
being discarded to be replace
eventually by something called Sc
cialism.
IF liberalism means the destruC
ton of our capitalistic free-entel
prise system o..
IF it means continued wild GOV
ernment spending and waste
IF it means confusion and oveI
tapping of authority
IF it means rule by an army A.,
partisan bureaucrats
IF it means support of its cit
zens by government
Just count me in the ranks
the conservatives. l believe Il
same would be true of large m
iOrity of the American voters.
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