The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-11-15
BOSTON
BAKED
where there is no vision
the people perish"
The Bible.
BY MADE KOUNTZE

the people perish"
- The Bible.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
has recaptured the votes of the
American people after 20 years.
Almost forgotten has been the
fact that the Republican Party
was the first major liberal"
party in America. It risked a
civil war to eliminate slavery.
1t attempted the first job of edu-
eating the south. 1t produced
leaders of the people like Lincoln,
Teddy Roosevelt, and Willkie.
The COP helped make America
strong.
BUT SOMEWHERE along the
way the Republican Party "got
lost" and the chief reason was
because it lost its great liberal
policy toward the common people.
Somebody told the COP that
the people came second to finance.
Like Scrooge in the famous Dick
ems classic, the COP became
weighted down with money bags
and keys and budgets and eff
ficiency experts. And by 1880
some Republicans forgot the
people existed.
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DWIGHT EISENHOWER will
start the Republicans off on
their new crusade next year.
The entire nation and the world
is hoping that the beloved Cen
efal and his wife, Mamie, will
reach the common people popu-
larity of those great Democratic
servants, Franklin and Mrs.
Roosevelt. If Ike keeps the
principles of Abe Lincoln, the
people of America will have an
other great President. That's
what the COP needs.
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THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
since 1892 has been 'the COM
mon mans best friend and has
racked up a record of social bene-
FITS for minorities including
labor, which can not be denied.
The COP had the same chance
and is NOW being granted an
other. Many colored votes went
COP due to Sparkman. Some
came from the south. It may be
the last time.
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GOV. DEVER can leave the
State House with his conscience
clear in regards to fair treatment
of minorities and devoting his
time to the advancement of
Massachusetts. Gov.-elect Her
ter can use many pages from the
book of Mr.. Dever, Mr.. Tobin,
and, indeed, Mr.. Curley, in keep
ing ing close to all the people.
The vote to Mr., Herter was new
confidence vote to his Party to
work for all the people.
SENATOR LODGE who helped
sponsor our new President, while
neglecting his own campaign, will
certainly be rewarded. And
there seems no doubt that John
Kennedy will make a fine Sen
ator. BY some odd coincidence,
both Lodge and Kennedy wrote
the Guardian and this column
on the issue of Civil Rights long
before the elections. And since
both gentlemen were staunch
champions of the oppressed citi-
zens, we rejoice in their sue
cesses.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA story
is one reason why tn eDixie-
Gratis caused colored voters to
give the COP another try. Gov.
Byrnes "a former Secretary of
STATED has even duplicated DR..
Malan of South Africa in chang
ing his state constitution in order
to maintain racial jim crow. In
fact. Byrnes would close every
S. c. school unless he has his
way!
THE STATE DEPARTMENT
(of which Mr.. Byrnes was mem
ber) certainly will look Sick
If it bars Josephine Baker from
this nation simply because Miss
Baker has dared to speak of
conditions in this country which
actually exist, whether Win
cheH and Pegler like to admit It
or not). 1t is time to take q
sober view of existing jim crow
and we hope Ike and the Re-
publican Party viii not let US
down.