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coASrTN atlsEn sita Which IoI years re MAs
painted IN the press and eS his snrrnaes
HIS position a. Republican ie&asg In ths
s!St Congress has Egc~n stronger ~ish Ire
passing months As things stand to-day It
IS entirely ikss that nothing ne acmtae
iegtS!aton~-thai The Ohio Senator aGSAp-
proves wsl ee enacted into la% al TIE psrs-
ent se>Slon-~no matter how much the Tra.
man administration NAV Slloui ser If This
IS because Of the pretty Solsd support which
Nj TafiS leadership has on the Rrpublenn
SIDE OF the Senate and because Of material
number Of Senate Demoefats aho hold naueh
nc same philosophy al geVer nn,ent ~ ones
Mi Taft
I've Cardinal Principles.
The TAFT ldsa Of thr place government
should have IN public welfare aud ether
matters affecting the people realls draws a
line separating The New Dealers and the
IlEatA ~
ator Taft lays down tao cardinal pgancipies
First, that the administration oi Govern
ment aid should be by States and loc alltlss
and not centralized In bureaus In Washing
ton, ID. {. Second, that Federal aid should
be given only when needed and 10 those in
need.
The Ohio Senator makes no attempt 10
deny that there Is need, But because one
man or even many men may be In ne~d Of
help he sees no reason for u shower OF pen
nies from heaven dollars from the Govern
ment taken out OF the pockets OF taxpayers,
upon the great mass Of citizens Who are not
In need That. he contends Is Just what
much OF the Truman administration pac-
gram would bring He lists the proposed
public health program as an outstanding
example, The compulsory health Insurance
in that program, he contends Is no insut-
anee at all but merely tax levied on every
TAXPAYER every one something. put
through complete program along the ad-
ministfations hsalth-aid ideas would cost
to billion dollars a year The nrannan
agricultural aid plan is another similar tax
plan that would cost the taxpayers another
or billion dollars.
The one thing that the American people
have insisted should be free 10 every one
that wants IL is education. Senator Taft
points out, But the free schools have been
State and locally operated. with the Federal
Government having no eontTol-~whieh IL In !
line with the Taft idea Of local control.
II the Federal Government controlled the
whole educational system, there would be
no freedom Of choice whatever. Children
would so 10 schools picked for them by
the Government and study those things
which the Government said they should
study.
Wants Control In States.
Senator Taft Ia willing that the Federal
Government shall give aid TO less prosperous
States for education but the control must
rest not In Washington. but In the ssaisa
He goes along with the idea that Govern
ment should aid. that progress must be
opposed to going back TO q strict survival
Of the -fttest idea. But he contends that
this has always been the case with Ameri-
cans. who have . history Of helping people
in need-both our own people and other
peoples.
Opposed too. is Senator Taft 10 the ad.
mnistrations proposed economic controls.
price and wage fixing although he In ready
to go along with some price support for the
products of the farmers. In order 10 keep
the farm income in some relation 10 IN
dustrial income.
The Taft IDEAS opposed 10 the New
Deal and Fair Deal plans to have the
Federal Government dip into all the sctiyi-
ties OF the people as well as into their pockets
will be fought out in the senatorial cam
paign next year In Ohio Senator Taft 10
planning TO campaign throughout the state
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