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    "ocrText": "2 -\nSOUTH nornalk,\nCOMMECTICUT\nYou see, the Wagner Act was the Magna Charta of labor, and the first\nthing the Repu licans did when they went into office was to try to tear that\nthing up., They did it over my voto, too. They tried to do a\" lot of other\nthings which I wouldnut lot them do. You know, I votood more bills in that\ntimo than any other President in the hisatory of tho Unitod States. And I\nam proud. of that record. : That is the roason I can go out and face you people\nand toll the truth, Bocause I have boon for you all tho timo. The Ropublicans\nhaven't.\nNow, the New England Yankoos made the Rod Coats wish thoy had nover gotton\ninto a scrap back in the timo of tho Rovolution. And I boliovo tho Now\nEngland Yankoos this year are going to make tho Ropublicans rogrot that they\novor got in this fight too. The Domocratic Party is going to wiň because we\nare on tho sido of tho pooplo.\nDo your duty to yoursolf, now, and support me in this thing. Go to tho\npolls on Election Day and voto for yoursolves, voto inyour own intorosts.\nYou don't have to think about this very much -- you just have to think about\nwhat is for tho wolfare of this country as a wholo and what is for your.\nintorost. Voto against special instorosts. Do do that, all you havo to do\nis voto the straight Domocratic tickot. Thon you'llhave a Domocratic\nGovernor. You will have a Domocratic Congrossman from this District, and\nyou' 11 have a Democratic President in the White Houso anothor four years --\nand ho won't be bothored by a housing shortago."
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