Evening star., 1948-10-17
Winchester Talk
By Taft Features
G. 0. P. Drive
Republicans Support
States Rights and
Economy in RoIIies
By Alex r. Preston
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WINCHESTER, Va, Oct. 49,
Republicans today invaded the
home territory Of Senator Byrd.
They brought with them appeals
for support based on states rights
and economy in government.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohit
addressed rally here tonight tt
provide the high light of the G. O
P. drive for votes in Virginia. HI
said:
There are two features of the
record of the Eightieth Congress.
which the Southern Democrats
should enthusiastically support
the reduction of expenditures and
the reduction of taxes"
Ralph Becker Speaks.
Earlier, Ralph E. Becker, Wash.
ington attorney who is chairman ol
the Young Republican Nationa
Federation, declared:
The Democrats of the South ano
we Republicans both believe In the
same things. Neither Of us believe
in the New Deal, communistic con-
cepts Of central planning and ex-
cessive Government regulations"
Neither dwelt on the question oi
President Truman's civil rights pro-
gram.
The Young Republican Federation
and the Virginia Council of Re-
publican Women chose this city as
the setting for their final and big
gest prediction appeal for votes
for Gov. Dewey and Gov. Warren
as we'll as for Robert H. Woods for
the Senate and Stephen D. Timber
lake for the House.
100 Attend Meetings.
About TOO Republicans attended
the series OF meetings held in vari-
GUS parts of the city during the
day.
Miss Bertha Adkins, recently ap-
pointed Republican national com-
mittee woman from Maryland, SUBJ
stituted for Mrs. Martha Taft, wife
of the Ohio Senator, as the prin-
cipal speaker at the women's meet
ing at the York Inn. Mrs. Taft was
unable to come here because of an
attack of bursitis, the Senator ex-
planned.
Miss Adkins said the Republican
Party of, Maryland and Virginia
have one thing in common:
There are too few of us COM
pared with the Democrats and we
must work harder to bring about
better government working as the
minority party"
Mrs. w. H. Logan Of Woodstock,
national committee woman, pre-
sided at tn ewomen's meeting. Mrs.
p L. Hockman, president of the
Women's Republican Club of Win
chester and Frederick County, was
the onncial hostess.
Funkhouser Introduces Taft.
Mr.. Hickman, president of the
Young Republican Federation, pre-
sided at young Republican rally
and q meeting Of the Federation
during the afternoon.
Senator Taft was introduced at
tonights rally by r. J. Funkhouser,
Charles Town wv. Va industrialist
who has a rubber heel factory here.
Il have been glad to make this
trip to urge all Southern Democrats
that their only reasonable course is
to vote for Thomas E. Dewey and
Earl Warren" Senator Taft said.
Obviously. if they vote for Thur
mond, their votes will be thrown
away. He cannot be elected.
The Ohio Senator declared that
the Republican candidates "are ex-
perienced and sound, and their basic
philosophy agrees with that of most
Democrats In the South
II do not know what Gov. Thur
monds views on foreign policy may
be-" he added. Certainly he and
his advisers have had no expert
ence in that field"
Vinson Mission Mentioned.
Senator Taft said President Tru-
mans long absences from Washing
ton have dulled his understanding of
the foreign situation, or he would
never have suggested sending Chief
Justice Vinson to Moscow" He said
this move encouraged the Soviets,
discredited Secretary Marshall and
ignored the United Nations.
No one today can defend Mr.. Tru-
mans handling of our foreign prob
lens. He originally confirmed at
Potsdam the mistakes Of Yalta. He
established the Russians in Berlin,
Prague and Vienna-and the Rus
slams now dominate Central Europe
and threaten the security Of the
Western world. He president Tru-
mani approved the Morgenthau
Plan for Germany, which has cost
taxpayers about l billion dollars q
year. and has created q vacuum into
which the movement of communism
is perpetual threat" the Ohio SEN
ator charged.
Senator Taft said President Tru-
man-although finally persuaded to
oppose the advance of communism
in Europe" rather assisted its
advance in China, until today China
has lost Manchuria, its greatest
province, and (we) are likely to be
faced with Communist domination
all along the western shores of the
Pacific"
Taft to Return Home.
"Mr. Truman is trying to run
against the soth Congress" Senator
Taft charged.
The attitude Of the President
toward the spending OF Government
money is almost unbelievable" he
said. IT know Of no spending prof.
ect that he has not indorsed. I
have never heard him mention the
word economy"
Senator Taft arrived here this
afternoon after motoring from
Washington. He has just completed
a speaking tour in Florida and North
Carolina. He was to drive to Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, lat eonight to en-
train for his home In Cincinnati,
where he will take a few days rest
before continuing his campaign trip