Evening star., 1950-02-17
Truman Inaugurates
1850 Campaign by
Hashing al 6. 0. P.
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the Republicans:
About the only freedom we
have limited is the freedom Of the
Republicans to run the country.
Maybe that is what they are COM
planning about"
S50O,O0O From Party.
The paying guests - contribu-
tors of s1oo or more to the Demo-
cratic war chest - listened, not
only to President Truman, but to
Vice President Barkley, Speaker
Rayburn, Democratic National
Chairman William M. Boyle, jr.,
and to the Treasurer of the United
States, Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark.
Charles Luckman, chairman OF
the dinner committee, presided.
1t is estimated that the Demo-
cratic National Committee may
net as much as half a million
dollars from this one party.
Attending the dinner were many
of the principal leaders of the
Democratic Party, from all the
States and the territories. A round
dozen Democratic Governors sat
at the head table. They were
Cows. Smith of Missouri, Bowles
Of Connecticut, Lane of Maryland,
Dever of Massachusetts,, Williams
of Michigan. Bonner of Montana,
Carvel of Delaware. Browning of
Tennessee, Scott of North Caro-
lima, Mabry of New Mexico, Pas
tore of Rhode Island, and Folsom
Of Alabama.
The last was the only Governor
Of a State that supported the
Dixiecrat ticket against President
Truman in the 1948 election. Gov.
Folsom, however, was in the Tru-
man camp in 1948. although his
State went against the President.
Many Dixiecrats Absent.
While many Southerners at
tended the dinner, the Dixiecrats
were conspicuously absent.
The dinner, President Truman
said, carried forward a great
tradition" The original Jefferson
jackson Dinner was held in Wash
ington 120 years ago, with Andrew
jackson as its guest of honor.
Listing the issues, foreign and
domestic, the President said:
Our responsibilities, as ma
ton, have never been so great"
He insisted that the Democratic
Party is meeting the issues
squarely. and added: "We do not
believe in trifiing with the Amer
lean people about these issues.
We do not offer to solve them
with vague generalities or worn
out slogans. We know that the
solution of these problems re-
quires all the wisdom and energy
we possess as q nation. We know
that their solution requires heavy
expenditures. The Democratic
Party does not propose to deceive
the people, either about the prob
lens we face or the cost of solving
them"
I'VE believe this country will
make as much progress in the
next so years as it has made in
the last so years. We must
go forward with our programs
for peace through defense and
foreign aid. We must proceed
with our domestic programs for
education, social security
and economic stability"
Hits 1948 Tax Cut.
Referring to the Republicans,
Mr.. Truman said they are
spreading the mistaken idea that
we can save money by going back
ward" They advocate, he con-
tinued, slashing expenditures for
peace and for the domestic pro-
grams. He said that when the
Republicans advocate general tax
reductions, Il regard this as po-
litical hypocrisy"
1--WE had one recent experience
with an ill-timed, irresponsible tax
cut" enacted by the 80th Congress
in 1948 over his veto-"and we
must not make the same mistake
twice" he said.
THE Republicans" he said,
thought they had a tremendous
asset in that assinine tax cut"
Mr.. Truman said the Demo-
cratic Party can afford to be frank
and truthful because it is working
for the general welfare of all citi-
zens. The greatest difference, he
said, between the Democratic
Party and the Republican is that
the Democrats stand for an af-
f1rmative program, and the Re
publicans are the party of mega
tive inaction.
"1t is always against things"
the President said, land the prin-
cipal thing that the Republicans
are against, of course, is the Dem
ocratic Party But they can't win
on that plank alone" Therefore
he continued, the Republicans
must find other reasons for being
against the Democratic Party
and they are finding it harder
and harder to do. He charged
that the Republicans refuse to
face the problems of the country s
economy.
Quotes G. O. P.
Mr.. Truman said the Republi-
cans had started telling the peo-
pie back in 1888 that the Demo-
cratic program was leading to So
cialism. He read extracts from
the Republican Party platforms
of 1886. 1910. 1914, and 1948 to
prove his point.
"Of course this program is not
socialism" Mr.. Truman said. al
is based upon a firm faith in the
strength of free enterprise. 1t i.
aimed to promote the prosperity