Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 May 1940 — Page 23

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LEM TROTTER

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

— PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT

THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1940

of SPEEDWAY CITY, INDIANA

THE HOME OF THE 500-MILE RACE

Announces CANDIDACY or the NOMINATION for

GOVERNOR

SUBJECT TO THE WISHES OF THE DELEGATES OF THE

REPUBLICAN

STATE CONVENTION

TO BE HELD MAY 24th, 1940, IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Speedway City, Indiana To the Delegates to the May 23rd, 1940

Republican State Convention

® As a Candidate for the nomination for Governor of this great Hoosier State, | shall at all times work for the best interests of all its citizens no matter what their walks in life may be.

® | assure you | shall never assume | am bigger than my Party! Nor will | at any time use the position of Chief Executive in the promotion of further personal political ambition!

® | believe in the principles of the Founders of our Republic,---principles which have always been exemplified by the Republican Party.

® | believe in SIMPLICITY in the administration of government!

® | believe in the citizens of our State and Nation being governed by laws passed by our Legislative Bodies instead of by a haphazard bunch of rules and regulations set up from the whims and fancies of the members of some Board or Commission.

® | believe in HOME RULE for the citizens of Indianal | shall

use my every effort to ever keep intact our Township, Town, County and City form of government.

® | believe in government keeping its nose out of business! Business cannot succeed if it is continually harassed by governmental agencies.

® | believe prosperity for all citizens greatly depends on the prosperity of THE FARMER. The farmer is entitled to a profit above all costs the same as any other line of endeavor, and he must have it before we can return to permanent prosperity.

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® | believe that CAPITAL IS LABOR and LABOR IS CAPITAL

and both should walk arm in arm for the welfare of all.

® | believe that all citizens should give freely and fully of their own efforts for their own support, thereby making the cost of government less.

® | believe in feeding the hungry, caring for the disabled, maintaining our State Institutions with humane efficiency and doing all within our power to sanely enhance the welfare of all citizens.

® [believe there is a BETTER WAY TO CARE FOR THE AGED, so they can keep their self-respect and be rewarded for always having been good citizens, than compelling them to search the frozen heart of Charity for a mere existence.

® | believe in the Constitution of the United States of Americal | pray it shall ever be kept inviolate! It has been this sacred instrument that has given us all we have enjoyed, --- Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Worship and all our inherent rights and privileges.

® | shall use my every effort to REDUCE THE BURDEN OF TAXATION now borne by our citizenry!

® | am unalterably opposed to Autocratic Centralized Government of any kind or character! .

® | am a Republican! | have ever and always been a Repub-

~ lican!

® | respectfully submit my candidacy for your most earnest and thoughtful consideration.

Sincerely,

LEM TROTTER.