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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1935

Page

3

Townsend plan dangers to nation’s politics and economy

A William Bruce Art column warns that the Townsend old age pension proposal threatens political stability and fiscal health. It argues the plan would destabilize currency, burden workers with taxation, and erode public trust as it gains unlikely support among candidates in upcoming campaigns.

James A. Farley Democratic National Committee New York State Democratic Committee Farley Townsend Mr. Townsend Mississippi Secret Service W. H. Moran Doctor Townsend Congress Uncle Sam Townsend Plan

Transportation woes and the threat of government rail ownership

The piece argues against government ownership of railroads while warning that hidden plans to burden railroads with costs like a rail pension law and shorter hours could force bankruptcy or push rail lines toward government control. It notes labor demands and tax implications as ongoing pressures.

Townsend Roosevelt Congress Western Newspaper Union

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