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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1943
Page
6
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The piece attacks the Albany County Democratic machine for corruption and intimidation, praising Governor Dewey for acting to clean registration and polling place processes. It likens the machine to Tammany Hall and Crumps and Pendergasts, arguing reform is long overdue and public support grows as officials crack down on illegal voting and coercion.
Wendell L. Willkie, among Republican aspirants, articulates views on postwar America and world peace, criticizing government obstruction of enterprise and urging end of the New Deal. He stresses economic foundations for peace, warns against entrenched bureaucracy, and calls for accountable leadership amid wartime urgency.
The passage argues that the ending of that power is essential for preserving and developing a new American society and for sustaining a free world. It highlights the need for strength in leadership to secure liberty at home and abroad.
In wartime context nearly 25 000 coal miners walk out amid fears of a renewed government seizure of mines. The piece urges United Mine Workers leaders to act immediately to prevent a general strike, arguing coal is vital to war production and comparing striking miners to soldiers deserting. It warns against provoking another crisis and implicates union leaders in national duty.
The piece argues the push for a fourth term comes from the President himself with little popular demand. It cites professional politicians seeking salaries, Communists and fellow travelers, office-holders, and a costly name bureau as contributors, plus blocs bribed to stay loyal. The tone condemns efforts to mold public support and expose internal forces shaping policy.
The piece depicts a fractured base around a potential Roosevelt fourth term. It cites the South’s Democrat sympathy, internal convention splits, and a core group led by Harry Hopkins with Walker and Ickes backing a draft. It argues there is no popular demand, only orchestrated machinery to secure votes.
Readers are reminded of Treasury efforts to simplify the 1944 tax process. Critics oppose dropping the earned income credit and the Victory Tax, arguing the proposed changes still complicate returns and mislead about real taxation. The piece critiques the normal tax concept and mocks the bureaucratic rhetoric while noting broader wartime to postwar shifts in policy.
Pulse Of The People prints reader queries about anonymity in letters to the editor and confirms that signed names may be published while unsigned communications risk nonpublication. The page also includes questions on unemployment benefits, honoring local service members, and a humorous take on income tax complexity.
Westbrook notes War Production Board limits on liquor could revive bootlegging networks from the Prohibition era. He argues veterans and old smugglers would adapt, using scarce raw materials and odd sources like cactus spirits, stoking concerns over public safety and health as wartime rationing presses on. He hints at Al Capone’s shadowed legacy and asks whether the old organization survives to guide a possible revival.
The Rensselaer County Bar Association holds a luncheon at 1 p.m. in the Crystal Ballroom of The Hendrick Hudson to honor two members heading to service. Deforrest C. Pitt, clerk of the Rensselaer County Surrogate's Court, goes to the Navy this evening, and Abbott H. Jones Jr. will enter the Army. The committee includes John J. Mackrell as chair and members Emil Bartle Irving H. Chase Marcus L. Filley Abram C. Goldstein Thomas V. Kenney John P. McNamee David Rosenthal 1 3 R. Toomajian and Joseph E. Walsh.
The Washington column notes that the Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers may decide whether to secure a three nation collective security pact among the United States Britain and Russia to end the major European conflict. It outlines Russian territorial aims and the shifting balance of power as the war progresses and weighs implications for US policy and Hulls diplomacy. The piece argues a US Russia Britain alliance could deter Germany and shape postwar Europe, if the Senate approves and public opinion accepts Warsaw Pact like cohesion.
President Roosevelt voiced unaltered opposition to tariffs aimed at protecting the U S synthetic rubber sector amid a crisis in tires. The piece argues the issue was tied to cartel behavior, delayed government funding, and fears over postwar tariff protection, urging scrutiny of policy motives and industry risks.
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