1934, Carey Orr

Check this out. This cartoon appeared in the Chicago Tribune in 1934.

Unlike today, newspapers and commentaries in major venues expressed their concerns of the administration.

I remember my grandfather telling me about his worries during the Great One. He worked at all types of jobs but refused to take a handout from the government. He could have gotten one of those "make work" jobs building roads, etc. to support his young family, but he had his convictions.

Grandpa worked for an automaker, a small one in Indiana, off and on. He refused to join or even consider voting for a union. The company did not survive the Depression and he eventually found work in a factory near home. His convictions kept him from a union shop and bigger compensations. He was free and lived his life happily.

His voice is the strong anti-FDR I recall growing up. My father-in-law, right out of high school, worked some in the Tennessee Valley projects and in some CCC camps.

Like the Depression, my husband's dad got regular work as the United States entered World War II. That's what got us out of the depression. Will it take another world war or will we crumble under the weight of spending and borrowing?

'til later