Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 October 1936 — Page 10
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) BY LEO DAUGHERTY ¢{ BRAZIL, Ind, Oct. 20. — Clay County Republican leaders today | predicted that Raymond 8. Spring- | er, G. O. P. nominee for Governor, will carry the county by 1000 votes and that Gov. Alfred M. Landon will whittle President Roosevelt's majority in the county down to the normal Democratic figure of approximately 500 votes. This prediction was made by County Chairman Ralph McQueen following last night's Seventh District Springer rally, marked by fanfare and a torchlight parade. The meeting in the high school auditorium was attended by more than 2000 persons. The G. O. P. nominee, the principal speaker at the rally, attended by other state, district and all Clay County Republican candidates, again blasted “McNuttism,” the “waste and extravagance” of the admin{stration and the “dictatorship of a one-man government,”
Rally Encourages Candidate
Encouraged by the enthusiasm of the rally here, probably the largest of his campaign to date, Mr, Springer started on a long up-state trek to Kosciusko County for another rally and speech tonight. It was a return to horse and buggy statesmanship that Seventh District Young Republicans stressed in their torchlight parade greeting the gubernatorial aspirant in this block coal and clay section. Mr. Springer rode bare-headed in an open car at the head of the procession, which required more than half an hour to pass Republican headquarters in the center of town. Throngs lined both sides of the main street as the parade of fitful redfire, automobiles, a half-dozen bands, fire engines, mounted men, covered wagons and floats designed to ridicule New Deal policies marched by. Boos in Backgrovaund An occasional heckler's boo was heard over cheers that greeted the nominee. A huge improvised covered wagon bore the lettering: “Landon—a Typical American Prairie President Like Lincoln.” A farmer held a pig in his arms as he rode by in a truck bearing a fign urging: “Let's get rid of the New Deal which made the pig squeal.” Another truck bore a plow and a G. O. P. pledge that “We'll plow under the New Deal.” Striking at Gov. McNutt and Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, one float bore a huge phonograph horn, the huge image of a dog standing in front of it after the fashion of the trade mark of a once popular talking machine. The horn was labelled “McNutt” and the dog image, “Townsend” and there were the words, “Listening to His Master's Voice.” The crowd which lined the streets was made of rabid Republican supporters, others with nothing to say, Democrats and some with a “well, I don't know about this election” attitude.
Opposition Posters Seen
It was the latter faction that reminded persons next to them that there are a let“ of Roosevelt and Townsend stickers on automobiles and signs in home and store windows. Oddly enough, one of this group noted that Mr. Roosevelt's picture adorned the windows of the second floor apartment over Republican headquarters. County Democratic Chairman Jack Lenhart refused to alter his prediction for a Democratic victory in the county. He claimed victories for his party's state and national tickets. 7 As he watched the parade from
Effect of Tax Programs on Large and Small Income Groups Compared.
BY TRISTRAM COFFIN
A little man in a gray suit, who “just dropped in” at a Twentieth {| Ward rally last night, was the object of the Democratic campaign in Marion County today. The man said he was an “independent voter” and that-he wanted to hear what Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, Democratic. nominee for Governor, had to say before he made up his mind, It was to this voter and many
others of the same type that Mr. |
Townsend and Senator Frederick VanNuys addressed their remarks at an open-air overflow meeting at 4143 College-av last night. Ward Normally Republican The Twentieth Ward is in Republican territory, and many people
conspicuous by their lack of party |
buttons heard Mr. Townsend declare
in 1992 men who had been out of ‘work for two years were paying
property taxes on the house they bought with their life's savings?” ‘Mr. Townsend told the audience it “had a right to know” how Ray-
"| mond 8. Springer, Republican nomi-
nee for Governor, proposed fo pay the cost of government.
Springer’s Proposals Cited
“At one time Mr. Springer advocated a net income ‘tax, which he said would raise : $4,000,000, an amount which would not even pay for social security alone.
“Now, my opponent is suggesting that expenses of government can be sufficiently reduced to operate without any new taxes. The cost of running the various departments of the state is $5,455,000. “Mr. Springer could fire all the state employes and close the Statehouse and not be able to pay the bill. We know his only alternatives are a sale tax or increased property taxes.” The nominee reiterated that “it elected I will assume the responsi-
bility of government and be Governor.”
“The policy of the opposition has been to attack others in the administration than the candidates,” Mr. Townsend said. “But, if I am elected, you may be sure Ill be Governor.”
He said that for the first time
outs wanting to get in, but this time the gross income tax is a real issue that affects you. I want you to deliberate over it and talk to your
neighbors and friends. The issue is|
a sales tax or a modified gross income tax.” Speaking of the PWA, Senator
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gross income tax versus the sales tax.” Senator VanNuys said the Public Works Administration was one “of the most effective of Federal vehicles” and that the New Deal had “practically eliminated child labor and sweat shops.” Party workers estimated that onefourth of the audience of over 1000 were independent voters who had not yet decided how to vote Nov. 3. “When we came into the Statehouse in 1933,” Mr. Townsend said, “we found property taxes were 20 per cent delinquent. Property taxes were paying 90 per cent of the cost, and intangibles, which represented 75 per cent of the income, were paying 10 per cent.” Two Alternatives Presented
“We will pretend you are the State Legislature. What would you have done? We obtained ideas from all sources by studying taxes in other states and other countries. “We found two alternatives for raising the $10,000,000 we considered necessary. One was a sales tax and the other was an income tax. The Supreme Court told us then that a net income tax was unconstitutional. “As a member of the Legislature you would want to analyze the type of taxes and find who would pay them and how it would effect the general finances of the state. “As an example, we took the case of a wash woman, and we found that - under a sales tax she would pay 4 cents in taxes for every dollar she earned. On the other hand, a man with an income of $20,000 a year was spending only $2000 in retail trade and 80 per cent of his income would be exempt.
Low Incomes Held Exempt
“So we devised a gross income tax to exempt the wash woman making less than $1000 a year. with an annual income of $20,000 is paying taxes on all but his $1000 exemption.” “I realize the gross income tax is not perfect. It has ‘bugs’ in it. I want to take any inequalities out. I have heard that some people say the gross income tax makes a man pay when his business is losing money. “Did you ever stop to realize that
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sisted that “the Republicans are using all this redfire for the psychological effect. And this rally is not for this county alone, but for other surrounding counties.” He said only one box of redfire will be burned during the parade here Thursday night when Gov. Mc- - Nutt follows Judge Springer into - town. Judge Springer assailed Gov. McNutt for “pushing through the passage in 1933 of the executive administration act giving him dictatorial powers.” “If I have anything to do with the state government I will cause the repeal of that dictatorial act,” he said. “It gives the man elected to a state office,” he continued, “the right to appoint only one person. The Governor appoints the rest and he wants his man Townsend elected to perpetuate that kind of dictatorship.” Assails “Disloyal Acts”
He assailed the Governor for “turning his back on four men who helped him most. R. Earl Peters of Fort Wayne elected or helped to elect him and he turned him down. He legislated Frank Mayr of South Bend out of office as Secretary of State. He legislated out of office Al Feeney, who built the state police, and he fired Pleas Greenlee, patronage secretary.” ~ Mr, Springer attacked Gov. McNutt “for using a body guard in the State of Indiana. That's the pesult of fear because of his dic‘tatorship.” The head of the state G. O. P. ticket renewed his attack on the gross income tax, insisting that it is in reality a sales tax and renewed his pledge to stop “waste and extravagance.” :
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