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The Charlotte Labor Journal AND DIXIE FARM NEWS It is understood that Hie Charlotte Labor Journal does not indorse the sentiment of aU communications that appear in this paper and is at liberty to take issue when it seas fit. Advertising rates made known upon application. Subscription pries 12.00 par year. Issued every Thursday from the office of The Charlotte Labor Jouraad and Dixie Farm News, SCI South Col legs Street (Upstairs). Charlotte, N. C. Entered as seond-class matter, Septemer 11, 1921, at the Ploet Office at Charlotte, N. C. ander the Act of March S, 1870. W. M. WITTER.....Editor and Publisher CLAUDE L. ALBEA..-..,__A«iociate Editor CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1936 Americanism is an unfailing love of country, loyalty to its institutions and ideals, eagerness to defend it against all enemies, undivided allegiance to the flag, and a desire to N cure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and posterity, j . “MCDONALD’S SLOGAN: “IT CAN BE DONE!” “It Can’t Be Done! It Can’t Be Done! It Can’t Be Done!— the cry of Dr. McDonald’s opponents. “It Can Be Done! It Can Be Done! It Can Be Done”—the cry of Dr. McDonald and his supporters. And another feature not to be overlooked in the Doc tor s race for the Governorship is that his scant campaign ex penses are coming from small contributions, like the sale of Baby Bonds of $1.00 each that his supporters are taking. Truly, it may be sairi that he is the people’s candidate—and this fact is being clearly demonstrated by the overflow crowds that are enthusiastic ally greeting him all over the State. Take Charlotte for instance last night (Wednesday) at the county court house, with a packed courtroom, galleries, and hundreds standing, to say nothing of the crowded corridor and hundreds turned away. It truly looks as if the people are coming into their own— and if we can get in North Carolina a New Deal, such as Roose velt is endeavoring to gove the Nation, a new era will have dawn ed and the people will truly have come into their own, and the imquitus sales tax will have been lifted from the backs of our citizens least able to bear it, and a revenue dug up from other sources that are at the present time being untouched. Dr. McDonald makes denial that he voted for a tax on food in hotels and restaurants last year. Somebody’s wrong? Mr. Hoey predicts that North Carolina will not **1811” for Dr. McDonald. Well, developments are so shaping themselves that we have not heard ol any casualties among the voters in a mad race, falling all over themselves, for Mr. Uoey. In a political speech this week at Kenansville, Sandy Graham, candidate for the nomination for governor, dubbed candidate Hoey as an “artful tight rope walker,” and he might have added “fence straddler” to it. Mr. Hoey has about “straddled” himself out of the race. That was nice of the Roosevelts, having those Alabama delegates to the Women’s Trade Union League at the White House as their guests for a night and for breakfast. But those Roosevelts have a way of getting next to the ordinary human being, and their friendship for the workers has been demonstrated not only by platform promises, but by words and deeds. aMHHHMMMMMWWWW* A Labor Writer Says McDonald Will Carry Out President’s Pgm. Charlotte Labor Journal. Watch your step. Let me give you a little advice. Do not be too anxious to rush into new organizations or institutions which have sprung into life over night, no matter what plan they advocate. We have several of those things now be ing dished out to us over the radio and in newspapers and circulars we receive. All those plans promise us everything. They have a salutatory effect perhaps on some office hold ers but in the main they are danger ous and imposible. Don’t contribute to them. Why? The Labor Move ment has given you whatever bene fits you enjoy now; it has workerd for legislation for you and obtained it; it has endorsed your strikes and helped you to win them, and it has brought you up to where you are to day, which twenty-five years ago would not have been believed was possible. It has not prevented unem ployment but it is working along that line now and if there is any hope of eliminating unemployment, believe me when I say to you that it will not be obtained other than by the force and education of the Labor Move ment of the nation. It will not be brought around by fiery editorials and by special paid writers, and by docrtines advocated over the radio by men and institutions who have al ways, or very nearly always, been un der cover when the workers were struggling and toiling for a better day. Those institutions crop up, promise you everything and then fade away. One of those advocates not long abo was attacking the gen eral Labor Movement, was advised by his counsellors that he had been mistaken, and is now pleading for the help, of the toilers, but ever so often injects the venom and hatred he has for the Organized Labor Movement of America, and does not fail to remind you that there are racketeers in the movement. Of course where there are millions of men and women organized one or two crooks creep in and try to get power, but it is safe to say there is no institution in America, whether it be political, industrial, or religious, that has few er racketeers and fewer scoundrels in a membership of five or six millions, Aho Low Woolity Papaoott. Ii4Ih, Scat Ctvm Ante lapfllN MCDONALD’S Firestone Products Budget Department 1101 East 4th St. Phone 2-1111 MYRNA L0Y1 ~l(Jhhnaar i ■ Chapter 5 of The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Charlotte fHEATER Color Cartoon , “RUN SHEEP RUN” McDonald stock is rising IN INDUSTRIAL PIEDMONT ACCORDING TO ALL REPORTS RALEIGH, May 6.—The strength of Ralph W. McDonald, leading candidate in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, has been bolstered considerably in the industrial piedmont, according to reports reaching campaign headquarters here. Further testi mony to his popularity was found in the capacity of overflow crowds that have greeted McDonald at his appearances in the piedmont during the past week. Dr. McDonald struck a sympathetic note with industrial workers every where when he assailed the sales tax as an unfair, vicious tax upon pov erty. Declaring that the Democratic Party of North Carolina has always opposed a tax based upon consumption instead of ability to pay. Dr. Mc Donald graphically pictured how payment of the sales levy actually meant less food on the tables of poverty-stricken families in this State. Social security is another McDonald issue that found favor in the pied mont section. He pointed out that the indigent old folks of North Carolina are entitled to reasonable pensions to aid them in their declining years, and that Federal funds are available for this purpose if the State will enact suitable conforming legislation. Managers of the anti-sales tax candidate’s campaign are spending this week in completing their organization throughout the State. Practically all of the counties are now organized with leading citizens in key positions. After a 10-day visit with McDonald leaders in western counties, Manager W. L. Lumpkin predicted, that his candidate would lead the field by a large margin in the June 6 primary. than has the Labor Movement of America. If you have any money to spare, whether it be fifty cents, one dol lar, or five dollars, hesitate as to where you are going to give it before you send it forward. But ray advice to you ia to look around you and you will easily find some starving, hungry family; or go to your union and try to place it properly through your un ion in some family of some of your members who are out of work and in need. Don’t be carried away by im possible doctrines that will' eventually destroy yotfr movement. That’s their aim—to destroy this Movement and build up one of their own where they would become the dictators. This Movement has stood against the op position of large bodies that have en deavored to destroy it for the past thirty-five years. Now that it has done things, and is doing things, they all want to win you away from your loyalty to your union by joining one of theirs. The masses of the work ers in this country elected to office Franklin D. Roosevelt, and he fully understands and appreciates that, and he has done more towards helping the masses since he went into office than al lthese impossible writers and preachers have done in a hundred years.. I am happy because I know. Organized Labor and the workers can go to the ballot boxes, June the sixth, support and vote for Ralph W. McDonald, who will, if elected, fight to carry out the President’s program in North Carolina. Then the masses of people can again say, this is the land of the free and the home of the brave. Respectfully yours, H. L. M. IF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IS IN ARREARS SEN* IN A CHECK t Charles A. Johnson Dies At Acme Mill^ Village BELMONT, May 3.—Charles An ierson Johnson, 52-year-old resident of the Acme Mill vilalge, died in Char lotte at St. Peter’s hospital last Fri Jay night after an illness of several weeks. He had been a patient at the hospital for about a week. Funeral services were held at the home here Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Burial was in the Goshen cemetery. Rev. Ft M. Huggins, pas tor of Center View c Baptist church, was in charge of services. Prior to moving here six years ago, Mr. John son was an active member of Holy Trinity .Lutheran church inGastonia and his membership remained in that church. Surviving are his widow and six children. The children are: Ruby, Paul, Pauline, Bary, Dorothy, and Marcella Johnson, all living at home. One sister, Mrs. Mary Lewis, lives in Mount Holly. Mr. Johnson was the son of Henry and Ella Snyder Johnson and was born in Rutherford county March 26, 1884. He was a faithful union man and a devoted member of North Belmont Textil Local No. 2019. MR A. E. CATES, SECRETARY TREASURER TEAMSTERS AND CHAUFFEURS IS RECOVERING Many of the Journal readers will be pleased to learn that Brother A. E. 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For treasurer, Mrs. Irene Keesler. For the county board of commis sioners, Ernest M. Morgan, for chair man, Reid Rea, N. B. Harris, R. J. White and R. C. Dellinger. Selection of candidates for coroner, surveyor and constables was left in the hands of a scouting committee, which had selected some of those nominated yesterday. Mr. Morgan, who is county chair; man, opened the convention and call ed upon Jake F. Newell, the keynote speaker. tour Mills Closed At Gaffney, S. C., Account Of Strike GAFFNEY, S. C., May 6.-Ham ick mills textile operatives struck resterday, saying the management iad announced imminent institution if the stretchout. The action left inly one of Gaffney’s five textile nills running. The mill employs 250. The strike iction came after a union meeting mding early today. An employees’ :ommittee said the management an lounced institution of the stretchout lystem at a conference. yesterday. Four mills here now closed by itrikes have payrolls of approxi nately $1,500. 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