Evening star., 1951-10-16
Politics

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| Politics
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throughout the Nation, really de-
sire me to be the candidate for
the party. That majority Is es-
Ipeciaily pronounced among those
most interested In the Republican
Party and most determined to re-
store Republican principles Of lib
erty, integrity and sound judg-
ment to the councils of the Nation.
Favors Affirmative Program.
Il have been deeply concerned
THAT in this campaign the Repub.
licans present an affirmative pro-
gram based on the principles OF
government which that party
has always supported-a program
of progress within the principles
of liberty of the individual, ot
State and local self-governmena
and of economic freedom and not
based on the New Deal philoso.
ply of constant increase in Fed
eral Government power and Fed.
eral Government spending.
"A vigorous presentation of suct
principles will assure the election
of Republican President. 1t will
insure a determined foreign poll.
ICY against the spread of Commu.
nism by military aggression OF
propaganda, including the estab.
lishment of Korea as a free coun.
try and the completion of tht
, arming of Western Europe to en-
5 able it to defend itself agains
i Russian aggression"
In that part of his statement
Senator Taft undertook to disput,
!, charges that if he were elected thi
country's effort to restore Western
i Europe militarily would largely b,
/ abandoned.
j Would Use Ohio Methods.
:. Senator Taft continued:
! Il am going to run because
!. believe ! can conduct the only kline
j of campaign which will elect &
!; Republican to Office. ! believe We
can extend to the entire Nation the
methods which we used in Ohio
q fortnight presentation of oul
case and a determined organiza
ton of every enthusiastic sup.
porter.
II do not underestimate the diff.
Ificulties of electing a Republican
! President against the automatic
propaganda Of a great admins.
tration machine supported by tax.
payers money, but I am convinced
that a great majority of the Amer.
lean people today believe funda'
mentally in those principles which
the Republican Party can presen
! to them"
| In reply to a question whethe
he would seek the support of Sen
Iator Mccarthy of Wisconsin,
Senator Taft replied, 81 have no
had any statement of supper
from either of the Wisconsin Sen
Iators. I will be glad, however. t
have the support Of Senator Nc
: Carthy and Of all Republican Sen
Eators." and he added:
Including Senator Moss @
) Oregon"
This brought a laugh from hi
S audience. because the Orego
d Senator has been in conflict wit
Senator Taft in the Senate O
many occasions.
Role for Mrs. Taft Unlikely.
Senator Taft was asked Mr.,
lTaft's position on his decision
s run for President.
aI He replied:
MRS. Taft's health is improvin
d and ! think she is reconciled t
a my making the race. I doubt sh
| win be able to take any part
r. the campaign"
Senator Taft was asked whethe
ne would go into any other pres
e dental preferential primaries be
!, yond those of Wisconsin and Obi
s. Il doubt that can give til
It time to go into other primaries
d he replied. Senator Taft said ths
h these primaries would come durin
r. the next session of Congress an
it would probably be impossib
for him to get away from Wash
Iington to make a necessary can
paign in other States.
The Ohio Senator, in reply
another question. declared en-
phatically:
W I'll support the nominee of tt
Is Republican Party, whoever he is
- Talked With Hundreds.
Senator Taft said his decisio
" to run had been made after cor
=. ~ versations with hundreds of RI
publican leaders throughout tt
i. country. and after studying r,
l. port submitted to him by Mr.. II
- ~ gals and Ben E. Tate of Cincii
+ natl on sentiment among Repul
Id licans after a long survey.
said that he had more than 2,0|
d, letters. kilograms. telephone cal
er urging him to run. from Sta
III chairmen, national committe
'rt men. Senators, Representative
publishers and other party leader
ID, Senator Taft was asked If
orI believed q new Republican n
tional chairman should be elect