Evening star., 1952-03-30

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who say they want to expand the
| lighting III Korea, and starr
dropping atomic bombs, and invite
| q new world war. They figure It'll
good politics to talk that way
They don't stop to count the cost
They think people don't under
stand that the hardest and bravest
thing IN the world is to work fpa
peace mot war. But If war comes
iii the showdown comes these
loud takers would be the FIRST
people to run for the bomb
shelters. And the voters know it
None Of these Republican theo-
IrieS Of how to win the election
holds much promise OF success
this year. All they show is that
the platform the Republicans
write in Chicago III July viii have
TO be a fearful and wonderful
thing to cover all these different
theories. 1t win have to be q bigger
tent that the Ringing Brothers
|circus-and 1t viii have to cover
just about as many freaks.
white Is Black Campaign.
The real Republican campaign
lbs not going to be fought ON the
issues. The Republicans are going
to wage q campaign of phony
propaganda. They are going to
try what We might call the white
lis black" and black Is white
strategy. The reasoning behind 1t
lis this: The Republicans know
that the Nation is strong and pros
porous. that we are building up
|defenses against communism, that
the Democratic Administration
has worked for the good OF the
people. The only chance for the
Republicans. therefore, Is to make
the people think these facts aren't
$50. The job for the Republicans
lis to make people believe that
white is black and black is white.
That is a pretty difficult way to
win an election. It wouldn't APP
peal to anybody but a very des-
|perate politician. But the Repub-
licans have some reason for think
ing it might succeed. They win
have the support of most Of the
press. and most Of the radio COM
|mentators. They may have the
Professional poll takers with them
again. The Republicans, as al
ways. will have q lot of money.
They have slick advertising ex-
|perts. And they don't have too
many scruples about how they use
them. Remember the carpetbag-
ger from Chicago who got
convicted for the way he elected
Ia Republican Senator in Maryland
in 1850.
The Republicans are all set to
try this white is black" technique.
This is the way it win work. First
|of all they viii try to make people
believe that everything the Gov
has done for the country
lis socialism. They will 70 to
the people and say-"Do you see
that social security check - you
thought that was good for you,
didn't you2 Too bad! That's
socialism. Do you see that new
food control dam the Government
is building over there? Sorry-it,s
socialism! The new hospital, same
thing. Price supports. more So
|cialism. Minimum wage laws? So
|cialisml Socialism is bad for
you. my friend. Everybody knows
that. And here you are, with your
new car, and your home, and better
opportunities for the kids, and q
ltelevision set-just surrounded by
Socialism! It's a terrible thing,
my friend, and the only way out
lof this sinkhole of socialism, is
to vote Republican"
Now. do you think they can sell
that bill Of goods? This country
today has more freedom for all its
people than any country in the
history of the world. And all the
efforts of all the Republican poll
IticianS can't convince the people
that this is socialism.
Question OF Communism.
The next part of the white 1.
black" campaign is to try to make
the people believe that the Demo.