Evening star., 1946-03-24
Truman Urges
Party Unity 10
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Jackson Day Dinner
Hears Wallace Echo
Presidents Appeal
fTeTts OF Truman and Wal.
lace addresses on Page All
By Gould Lincoln

by Sobtb IfHSoib
President Truman last night
called on Democrats in Congress
to maintain a united front to
support:
l. The United Nations, to make
peace certain.
2. Price control and the adminis-
tration's housing bill. to prevent in
f1ation and distress.
g. Progressive, humanitarian poll
cies
The Chief Executives address at
a Jackson Day dinner at the May
flower Hotel was heard by 1000
guests. including many of the party's
foremost figures. and was broadcast
to thousands of others at Jackson
Day dinners throughout the country.
The theme emphasized by Mr..
Truman-a united party front-was
echoed by Secretary of Commerce
Wallace, Postmaster General Han
negan, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, and Mrs
Charles w. Tillett, vice chairman,
all of whom spoke at the main din
ner here.
Urges Cooperation.
Under our party system" the
President declared. political re-
sponsibility must rest with the
President and with the majority in
the Congress. To meet this re-
sponsibility, all our members in the
Congress must cooperate whole
heartedly and help to carry out our
party platform. Unless this is done,
the party program is delayed. !
cannot make too strong my plea for
party unity and party responsible
ity"
The President and Mr.. Wallace
obviously were hitting at coalition
of Republicans and conservative
Democrats in Congress which has
been effective in hamstringing much
OF the Administrations legislative
program.
Secretary Wallace declared great
harm" had been done in the party
by those who have joined in a coali-
ton against progress, who wrap
themselves with the traditions of
Jefferson and Jackson. but whose
actions belle their pretensions.
Mr.. Wallace added:
so to keep our own party on the
side of progress. We must call on
. those Democrats who have been
harmful to our cause to return to
the ways of jefferson and Jackson
and to honor our side of the
fence with their mugs as we'll as
their 'wumps'."
Silent on Earlier Demand.
Neither the President nor Mr..
Wallace mentioned the latter's de-
mand earlier last week that mem
bers of Congress who Jump party
lines be expelled from the party.
Mr.. Truman stressed the need of
American support for the United
Nations.
America he said, must lead
the way to a better world. We
seek increasingly close friendship
with all nations. We shall strength
en- the foundations of the United
Nations. Surely, we shall never re-
treat merely because of dangers
along the road to peace and prog
ress. Despite opposite and all diff
culties, we shall attain our goal-a
prosperous and a peaceful world.
Mr.. Truman insisted that the ad-
ministration's domestic program has
been one to make the system of free
enterprise work He said it has
made enterprise free where it was
not free before, and has encouraged
private competition where there was
only monopoly before.
Unless we can keep prices and
rents under control until we have
normal production flowing from our
factories, our economic stability is
in PERIL the President declared.
The administrations housing
program seeking 2,700,000 new
homes by the end of 1947-must 20
through Congress, the President
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