The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-10-27
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I AfirAt. COMMENT

CAPITAL. COMMENT
With the election less than
menth away, the Republicans are
stlli carrying on a nervous sraFeh
for campaign issues.
The manner in which their nsrs
vous jumping from one issue 10
another reflects fatal flaws In
leadership. and the Rterility Of
their approach to critical prob
lens of the day. II described and
discussed in the Democratic Clip
Sheet for October lh.
An analysis of COR campaign
tactics by Rep, Michael j. kirwan
Chairman Of the Democratic Ma.
tlonal Congressional Committee.
shows ho~ they failed 10 tell the
public what they would do IL re-
turned 10 power.
A quotation from GUY Gabriel.
son. Chairman Of the Republican
National COMMITTEES. on = nation
wide broadcast. to which Repre-.
s.ntive kirwan referred. IL worth
citing In full az demonstration
Ut the manner in which the cor
leadership still In trying o. fool
the voters with the harkneyed
technique of the glittering genef-
atty and the quick switch to AN
liner subject.
Throughout the broadcast. Mr..
sahrielson had avoided questions
ahou, the Republican program.
Finally, toward the end, he was
pinned down by the following
question;
Mr.. Gahrielson. would like
to get back to what We were talk.
ing about n minute ago when you
said that the Republicans would
stop and aolidify.but then wh.r.
would you got AM HONESTLY
TRYING TO GET WHAT IL
YOU POSITIVE PROGRAM"
III, Gahfielson, after pausimx
notieeably and then stamIncring,
AS described by Representative
kiiwan, finally delivered 4 short
burst Of typieally old fashioned
political oratory. Here ARE his
words as transcribed frum the
broadcast;
u can't | cant really answer
that question, TO be quite frank
with you, because in all my train.
my, when you come To n certain
'asltion, whether IL IN political, or
business, vi in life, or anything
else, you Judge your course Of ac.
Jon depending upon the attend
ant facts and circumstances and
conditions n the present time !
no more than you. know what /
am wing To do next week OF IA.
week after. That depends ON con.
dii.eus.
wNHs ~ fTHvr InfH
very definitely IN your mind ---
the Republican Party, ma | see il.
certainly is not going 10 turn L..
clock back on the so-called social
progress Of this country The
~ nothing that remains static In
NE. or politics. on nny,...s.v .ss.
We have attained in this
country, through our free enter
prise system. the greatest stand
ara OF living IN the world. We
- - etv. u ~ - - -
people Of this country. think that
sitai Tor the future of the II.
This ~ very revealing state
ment. In 1t the head Of the Repub-
'aii Party does the following;
Admits that he cannot state
that II has positive program.
& Tries to explain this lack of
program by flood OF words:
.. Tries To win votes for the GO
4 by saying that Republicans now
support the progressive Iegisla-
ton they fought so bitterly when
II was passed by Democratic Con-
crosses in the last II years:
Z. Talks as though only Republic
cans are for the free enterprise
system and a high standard Of
living which he does mention was
achieved by our free enterprise
economy under Democratic Ad-
ministrations after Republican
Administrations plunged this na-
ton into its greatest depression.
1t is easy for Mr.. Gabrielson
10 say that neither he, nor any
one else. know whist he will be do
ing next week. BUT AS THE
nEAD OF A PURPOSELESS
PARTY, HE CANNOT DISCUSS
THE EQUALLY OBVIOUS FACT
THAT MOST OF us KNOW
WHAT We WANT" TO BE DO
ING NEXT WEEK. or next year.
and are working with q PLAN
and a PURPOSE to make this
possible.
So