President Truman remembered Republican rule in 1948:

"The Republicans . . . from 1921 to 1933 . . . led the country to depression, poverty, and despair. In 1932, after 12 years of Republican bungling, more than 12 million men and women were unemployed. In 1932 the average worker in manufacturing industries was making 45 cents an hour--if he was lucky enough to have a job. In coal mining, the most hazardous of all occupations, miners were making 52 cents an hour--if they were lucky enough to have jobs. The workingmen and women in this country could not do much to help themselves, because the strength of their unions had been broken by the reactionary labor policies of the Republican administration.

"The Republican bubble burst in 1929, and when it burst:
--There was no minimum wage to cushion the blow.
--There was no unemployment compensation to carry the workingman's family along.
--There was no work relief program to help people through the crisis.
--But the party of privilege was ready to carry big business through the crisis. . . . The banks, the railways, the insurance companies--they got relief, but not the American people.
--For the unemployed, it was Hoovervilles and soup kitchens. Veterans were encouraged to go into business for themselves-selling apples.

"That is the Republican record. Most of us well remember it."
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/trumanpapers/pppus/1948/223.htm

This group is sponsored by Democrats.com as a place for Democrats and subscribers of Democrats.com to discuss important news, important local events, and activities in the state of Minnesota (This group is operated independently by volunteers in accordance with the Yahoo! Groups terms of service, and is not a legal agent of Democrats.com, and may not enter into contracts or raise or spend money on behalf of Democrats.com.)