Evening star., 1950-09-01
Campaign Talk
By Tydings Hits
AT Mccarthy
MARYLAND Senator
Charges 'Smeors' Are
Directed at Him
BY The Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE. Sept. SENATOR
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland
stated last night that there never
will be, if can prevent it. Gov
ernment by unfounded character
assassination"
That was one of the reasons, he
said in his first major speech in
his campaign for denomination,
that he accepted the chairman
ship of a subcommittee which
investigated charges by Senator
McCarthy. Republican, of Wiscon-
sin, that Communists had gained
foothold in the State Depart
ment.
The committee finding was that
Senator Mccarthy had failed to
prove his charges.
In taking the job, Senator
Tydings said: II saw an oppor-
tunity to do a service. either by
helping to expose subversives, or
if the Mccarthy charges were un-
founded. by seeing to it that no
body was convicted or injured by
falSchoods or smear campaigns
and by seeing to it that the liber-
ties and freedoms of American
citizens were not taken away or
impaired by persons who talked
freedom and democracy but used
totalitarian techniques and meth
ods to satisfy their prejudices.
their suspicious and their fears"
Says He Was Smeared.
Senator Tydings told his radio
and television audience that he.
himself, has been the object of
smear campaign that started two
months ago.
Some designing. irresponsible
individuals, he said, are direct
ing an intensive campaign of
falsehood, mud-slinging and po-
litical propaganda against me.
'The core of the opposition
propaganda is that I, as chairman
Of a committee established to in
vestigate charges of disloyalty in
the State Department, have been
covering up and 'whitewashing'
for the administration" he said,
adding:
"These charges are absolutely
ridiculous.
I'm truth. whatever my strength
and weaknesses are, it never has
occurred to me that anybody
could question my love Of country
and my opposition to and con-
tempt for all Communists and
fellow travellers. whether in or out
of Government"
Calls Propaganda False.
He said he had been Confronted
with propaganda that have even
stopped so low as to connive to
keep disloyal persons In the en-
ploy Of our Government.
ITO add force to this propa-
ganda you have been told by ut
terly false rumor that I am doing
this because I am to be appointed
Ambassador to Great Britain or
that I am a candidate for Vice
President, or out to get something
else"
All that propaganda, he said,
"is bare-faced and unmitigated
lie."
The Maryland Senator recalled
that Senator Mccarthy. "after
making charges Oh the floor of the
Senate where he had immunity
from law suits, announced he
would make the same charges
elsewhere off the floor, or would
resign"
Then Senator Tydings asked:
do you remember that he never
kept his word?"
Monaghan Replies.
Senator Tydings told his lis
teners that history and his own
State will decide" as to Senator
McCarthy.
The Senator spoke over a net
work of four television and nine
radio stations in Baltimore, Cum
berland and Washington.
Meanwhile, Hugh j. Monaghan,
II of Baltimore, one of Senator
Tydings' opponents for the Demo-
cratic nomination. asserted that
the question of whether there have
been Communists in the State De-
partment has not been answered.