Evening star., 1949-08-25
NewBIood in Congress
Next Year Will Help
Party, Truman Says

The Democrats moved toward
the 1850 campaign under new
leadership today as President Tru-
man coupled an admonition to dis
sident Southerners to return to
the. fold with a declaration that
there would be some new blood In
Congress next year to push the
program on which the party was
returned to power last November.
Going before the National Com
mittee which had just dropped five
of the principals in the States
Rights movement and elected
William M. Boyle. jr., of Kansas
City to the craftsmanship, the
President last night proclaimed
the Democrats of today "a ma
tional party and not a sectional
party any more"
1.-THE tail no longer wags the
dog" he said.
Style Reminiscent Of 1948.
In the "give- EN- hell style
reminiscent of 194s. the President,
in q talk at the Mayflower. re-
called that victory then had
been won without New York" >"
without the industrial East and
without the solid South" He as
serted that he was "prouder of
that than anything that has ever
happened to me-"
Then he added:
"And that doesn't mean that
we are not inviting the industrial
East and solid South and all the
rest of the country to join the
party Of the people and help the
country 60 forward. That is ex-
actly what we want and that
is exactly what we are going to
accomplish in the next two years.
I'VE have brought in number
Of able and distinguished Con-
gressmen, a number of able and
distinguished young Senators and
new Senators and next year we
will bring in a large number OF
new Congressman and new Sen
ators and we will carry out that
program, don't think we won't" )"
Truman Blames COP.
There was no word of criticism
for Democratic recalcitrants who
have combined with Republican,
to block the Democratic program
on both sides of Capitol Hill in
the Presidents talk which was
delivered at committee supper.
Instead. Mr.. Truman laid the
blame on the COP.
1.-The Republicans and the op-
position press were so thoroughly
depressed at what happened to
them on November 2 last, that
they have carried on a continuous
filibuster in the House and Senate
Of the United States in an effort
to defeat the platform that the
people want carried out" he de-
clared.
"They will not succeed" !
States Fighters Fight On.
Even as the President spoke,
the States Fighters announced
plans to open Washington head
quarters to carry on their fight,
which stemmed from Mr.. Tru-
mans civil rights program, and
cost the Democrats the 50 elec-
toral votes of Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, South Carolina and Lou
isiana last year. plus One from
Tennessee.
The new development was ex-
planned at a press conference by
two of the ousted committee mem
bers B. Snider and Mrs.
Hermes Gautier of Mississippi.
They were in the group which
spearheaded the bolt to the States
Rights presidential ticket of Gov.
j. Strom Thurmond of South
Carolina and Gov. Fielding Wright
of Mississippi. Others removed
from the committee were Marion
Rushton of Alabama, William H.
Talbot of Louisiana and Mrs. Anne
A. Agnew of South Carolina.
Will Work in States.
Leander Perez of New Orleans,
who will be in charge of the Office,
said the States Fighters expect
to set up committees in all States
and try to elect Governors, Sen
ators and Representatives who see
eye-to-eye with them.
He said they will defend them
selves if the Democratic Conven-
ton in 1852 puts "un-Democratic.
un-American and unconstitutional
planks" into the platform.
He said also that the new move
ment had been under corisidera-
ton for some time and that is was
only coincidental that it came to
a head as the Democratic National
Committee moved in on the
boilers.
Mr.. Truman's invitation to re-
turn to the Democratic Party was
ridiculed by Mr.. Perez.
1.-THE President invited us to
come back into his fold on his
terms" Mr.. Perez said. "He should
have known we cannot sacrifice
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