Show A TIP TO THE OUTS the various political parties are beginning seriously to plan for the national campaigns next year the democratic party will of necessity sink or swim mainly on the record of achievements during the past eight years so far the republicans are devoting themselves to to discredit the new deal and entice the people back into the political economy of the past in which the congress and the administration has been more or less of a figurehead or charlie Al mccarthy cCarthy with the big bankers and industrialists tria lists playing the part of bergen and the common people the dupes various minority political groups have theories for improving economic and social conditions some of which are really worthwhile and some of which are unworkable none of them stand much chance of becoming a serious threat to the two major parties so the battle again will be waged between the democrats and republicans largely on the issue of new deal reforms but as usual the real underlying causes of our economic distress unemployment and lack of opportunity will be whitewashed over by both the big parties and the voters will be lashed into a frenzy over whether certain comparatively unimportant plasters applied by the new deal to the body politic shall remain or be snatched off some of these patches have undoubtedly tended to relieve pain and distress but are claimed to have interfered with the profit motive which makes the world go round now here is a tip to the outs which if adopted is guaranteed to not only win the election for them but which when put into operation by the enactment of one short simple act will enable them to do the following important things and to make president roosevelt and his new deal look like a lot of bikers it will enable congress to repeal more than halfon half of the federal taxes while doubling or trebling the federal income it will stimulate business and private initiative increase the national income and rapidly decrease the national debt it will enable congress and the president to balance the national budget it will in time liberate the people of this country from the clo isome clammy suffocating wallow of debt and despond that is blotting out the ambition resourcefulness courage and energy that have propelled us thus far along the road to world dominance and higher standards of living it will strip our political economy of a horde of festering parasites and blood suckers which are largely responsible for the present state of pernicious anemia which is bringing us down near unto death and robbing our future of health and hope it will take most of the gamble out of life and business it will loose the fetters that are retarding industry and private initiative and put the unemployed back to work it will transfer millions of persons from parasitical pursuits into productive employment thus increasing the supply of consumer goods and raising our standards of living it will silence subversive propaganda and activities and make millions of people more loyal to and proud of their government and ready to enlist and fight for its institutions when necessary without conscription it will cause the departed revolutionary patriots to look down upon this nation that they helped to found in their blood and sacrifice and shout for joy it will herald a new day of freedom and opportunity for the peoples of the whole earth we could go on and on extolling the virtues and importance of this one vital political stroke that we propose but perhaps the foregoing is a large enough order to prove it worth while and we know that it will accomplish all that we have claimed for it and more now what is this simple expedient that is so vital to our national and individual life and happiness that is so simple that it can be written into one short simple act of congress it is just that simple but it will take GUTS G U T S to put it over we will tell you it is a simple act outlawing interest or usury by any person partnership or corporation excel except t the federal government which was intended by our constitution to have a monopoly upon the manufacture regula tion and circulation of our medium of exchange but dishonest congressmen and scheming bankers and politicians have sold us into bondage and we lie fettered and impotent in want and misery fighting among ourselves over trivialities most of us not even suspecting the source of our misery and suffering while the beneficiaries of our woe laugh with derision and call us a bunch of swine or saps who deserve nothing better neither do we if we do not rise rise up in our might before the ballot box and put a stop to this travesty now you republican leaders if you are sincere in your concern for the good of the dear people whose votes you so sorely need to get back into power and have the intestinal fortitude to tackle this job in the teeth of the powerful international banker bund armed with the potency which was stolen from the american people it is your opportunity to cover yourselves all over with glory and gain the undying love and gratitude of a famishing people at the same time solving most of our vexed national problems dare you do it or will you choose a campaign of vilification and mud throwing at your opponents for the symptomatic remedies they have applied to the sick patient and go on aiding and abetting the real authors of the illness of our expiring economic and social system do you know that not more than years ago the world at got so thoroughly enmeshed in the interest web that it was found found necessary or advisable to prescribe the death penalty for persons practicing usury well it is true and all the patching that can be done to our economic system will avail nothing until this destructive agency is eliminated we challenge you to do something potent and worthwhile to come to grips with this the real destroyer of america |