Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11

yet LnlS contest, perhaps more
tional attention. Over its returns, (
Tuesday night looking for signs that
may have a bearing on the general
Congressional elections in 1850.
It's principals are both men Of ma
tional stature. Herbert H. Lehman,
Democrat, is a former governor and
director of UNRRA. Sen. John Foster
Dulles, Republican, is spokesman for
much of the bipartisan" foreign
policy.
The Welfare State
The issue between these two articu-
late opponents has centered around
the concept of the welfare state. Their
debate started out on foreign policy
but it didn't stay there long.
Dulles, appointed by Gov. Dewey
to fill Wagner's seat last June, started
out by saying, "If I don't 60 back to
the Senate, the chances are there will
be an end to this bipartisan foreign
policy have made major con-
tributions.
Lehman retorted: "For five years
we had effective bipartisan participa-
ton :. without Mr.. Dulles"
The focus shifted to what President
Truman calls his Fair Deal domestic
program. Lehman endorsed it whole
heartedly while Dulles attacked it as
a threat to liberty of the people
through centralized power in what he
calls dictator state"
The Constitution
Lehman traced the welfare state
theme back to the preamble of the
Constitution which states that a gov
ernment function is to promote the
general welfare"
what is it my opponent fears?"
Lehman asked scathingly. ''Is it that
under the Democratic administration
government is concerned with the
welfare of small as we'll as large
business; the farmer and worker, the
old and disabled, the school teacher
and school children? If this be the
indictment of the welfare state, then
the Democratic administration not
only pleads guilty, it is proud of its
guilt"
Dulles charged the Fair Deal pro-
gram carries out the theory that
material welfare is so important that
it can properly be bought at the
price Of freedom" The present Demo-
cratic administration. he said, would
through taxes take increasingly the
product of human labor and dole this
back in accordance with a pattern oi
life that the government would pre-.
scribe"
Preview for 1850
The New York race turned into 4:
preview of the 1850 campaign when ;
new Congress will be elected. Gov
Dewey. the Republican presidential
candidate in 1914 and 1948, stumpeC
the state for Dulles.
Lehman has had help from Vict
President Barkley, two cabinet mem
bers, Secretary of Labor Tobin am
Attorney General McGrath. At frs
President Truman was said to fee
that Lehman did not need his inter
vention but, as the campaign go
hotter, Mr.. Truman decided to max
a personal radio address to New Yorl
voters.
Now, on the eve of elections, few
impartial political experts will ven
ture on a limb by trying to pick tn
victor in New York. They recogniz
that the state with its heavy Demo
cratic majority in New York City an
its tremendous Republican strengt
upstate has nearly. always had blar
ket finishes.
Other Key Races
There are other important battle
in half dozen states on which pol
ticians will keep an eye. There al
gubernatorial races in New Jerse
and Virginia and mayoralty fights j
Boston, New York, Detroit, Clevt
land, Pittsburgh, Providence, Nasl
vile and Louisville.
In Virginia and Texas there al
proposed constitutional amendmen
to repeal poll taxes and in Pennsy
vania and New Jersey there are so
dier bonus propositions which, if al
proved by voters, would add $60S
100000 to the outlay now going
veterans.
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