The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-08
American WAY
By GEORGE PECK

Quite frequently letters reach
my desk accusing me of being
against most everything and in
quiring rather facetiously just
what am trying to accomplish
with this column. The writer of
a particularly acrimonious letter
just received failed to sign his or
her name, leaving me no alter
native but to answer via my col
umn.
So here goes. 1t is true that
am against a lot of things. I'm
bitterly averse to Communism,
Nazism, Fascism, Socialism, Fair
Dealism, New Dealism and ev-
cry other kind of ism" which
seeks to undermine or replace
our Capitalistic System.
Further, I'm very much oppos-
ed to the squandering politicians
who. infest our nations capital;
/ deplore the obvious soak the
rich" taxes and the infinitely
more diabolical, not so obvious
soak the poor" taxes. I'm aagin''
government competition with
private business; government re-
striction and persecution of legit-
innate industry; and the usurpa-
ton of States Rights by the
Federal government.
Now, what am l trying to ac-
complish; what axe do l have to
grind? I wish to see both of our
major political parties nominate
candidates in 1850 who can be
trusted to put to brakes on the
drive to plunge this nation into
socialistic economy.
Looking further forward to the
election of 1852, I am hoping
against hope that both parties
will nominate presidential
candidate who can be depended
upon, if elected to get the U. S.
A. back onto the course it is sup
posed to travel, and along which
until recent years this nation
pursued its way with such great
success. In that happy event, we
will be able to go to the polls in
November, 1852; cast our votes
for the men we deem the better
of the two; and have no worry
as to whether our choice wins or
not.
Our next president, as far as
am concerned, can be either a
Democrat or a Republican, if he
is pledged to and carries out a
program to make America once
again secure for Americans.
My unidentified critic accuses
me of being anti-labor. This
charge l most emphatically and
Indignantly deny. l recognize the
right of labor to organize and
bargain collectively, but do de-
mand that these things be done
without dictation, coercion, dom
ination, force or interference by
government or union labor lead
ers. / do deplore the fact that a
small minority in union labor's
leadership is made up of men
who are communistic and who
are using their unions in an at
tempt to destroy THE American
Way.
In conclusion, let me say that
l wish to be able to continue to
criticize the government, or any
individuals connected herewith,
whenever, in my humble opin-
ion, they are falling down on the
job of properly serving the in
terests of all of the American
citizens.
In recent years there have
been too many attempts to res
trict free speech, to silence the
voice of opposition; but thank
God we still can express our
opinions without fear of impris-
onment or liquidation. 1t is to
help avoid here in America the
unhappy fate which has befallen
the people behind the Iron
Curtain" that my associates and
/, writing under the banner,
1.-THE American Way, have ded-
icated ourselves. That, my dear
anonymous correspondent, is
what we are trying to accom-
pIish-that is the axe we have
to grind.