Coalition government urged to save nation in 1930s
The Pioneer Press argues for a national coalition led by Calvin Coolidge and Al Smith to avert partisan chaos. It envisions a unified cabinet and a modern national administration drawing on both major parties, with Coolidge as president and Smith as vice president, to restore confidence and direct policy. The piece condemns partisan stalemate and calls for patriotic unity across regions.
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Pioneer Press
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Washington
America
Hoover
Iengland
France
Poincare
Germany
von Hindenburg
al Smith
White House
Northampton
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Smith
Jurat
England
The Excise Tax On Automobiles Roused Producers
The piece argues the proposed excise tax would hit small earners hard while the auto industry employs many. It notes one in ten Americans rely on autos for livelihoods, two thirds of buyers earn under $2000, and many cars cost under 750 dollars wholesale. It adds about 26 million vehicles exist with farmers owning about one fifth.
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United States
The Three Cs Of Accident Prevention
The article urges individual drivers to adopt courtesy and common sense as key accident prevention. It cites that most crashes stem from violations like failure to yield, speeding, and reckless driving, causing thousands of deaths and extensive property damage each year. It emphasizes road safety depends on personal responsibility even with stricter laws.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Milking the Motorist Tax Revenue Across States
The motorist is a major revenue source for governments with taxes on gasoline registration personal property and licenses growing steadily. Since 1921 vehicle tax income rose 14 percent annually and gas tax 79 percent, while highway spending rose only six percent. By 1981 ten legislatures boosted the gas tax and one state nearly passed a seven cent increase. Gas tax may reach 600 million dollars this year and total vehicle tax about 1.5 billion.
Like the Drug Habit and Life Insurance as Thrift
The Portland Oregonian argues public officials must model economy to curb borrowings and a culture of debt. It warns that government mortgaging effects future generations like a drug habit. The piece extols life insurance as a universal, prudent investment for all earners and notes broad access beyond the physically fit.
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Portland Oregonian
Law tightens harm as more laws flood the books
A Boston opinion derides the push for stricter laws while many remain unenforceable. It cites antiquated speed limits and spitting bans, arguing lawmakers waste money on new taxes and taxes while public spending soars. The piece urges restraint and a return to frugal, civic tea party ideals.
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Saturday Evening Post
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Post
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