St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-12-26
Keep Talking Senator Humphrey

Keep Talking senator humphrey
couple ago of this papers columnsts
Hubert Humphrey junior SENATOR slight 60
UNCOVER for what that coumnt considered his tendency
talk much Well this newspaper has watched and listened
Mr. Humphrey since the days he WPA administrator
had opportunity watch his record the vital
the day. both in this city the state and the nation
From his work and heard him hope
Humphrey keeps right talking-no matter what anybody
says.
This newspaper could in good conscience join in criticism
Of many Of the bags nfest the political and
whose endless paudes do not match their actions However
Humphreys political opponents not honest when they try
sell the nation and especially Minnesota 1.-THE line that
Humphrey talks too much" Unfortunately few of his
friends have fallen for that line and unwittngy, would like
silence of the finest speakers the American
As said in the foregoing paragraph there speakers
who talk and talk and really nothing and do less Anyone
who has heard Humphrey his day or night
will discern of those speakers who have the rare
ability to hold audience long past the period when the aver
age speaker has finished and sat down. In addition because
what says makes sense and the result of hours of
study by him and his staff his speeches read just well in the
mornings newspapers they sounded the night before
There few men in American life who can de-
liver hour long address without manuscript hold his
audience and the time say the things and draw the
conclusions which made in the cold print Of the next
days daily newspaper can Hubert Humphrey
Even the unrehearsed, impromptu radio and TV pro-
grams Humphrey usually holds his else he would not
be so much in demand.
We've read hundreds of speeches Humphrey has made and
Of them has been full Of the meaningless pattudes
and phrases which the stock and trade of political
and civic figures His addresses usually well documented
full of and interesting views and information we'll de-
vered OF his speeches designed give comfort
those who do like hear the liberal American point of
view well expressed.
Frankly the Republicans wish they had speaker well
equipped forescencay the Minnesota Since they
do not have his equal is politically good strategy try
sell Mnnesoans the idea that the junior senator talks
much It's insidous line of propaganda which don't
think win work against Humphrey but it has its dangers
pointed up by columnists' fears
Humphrey the arculate is constant threat the peace
Of mind of the opposition which often stung by the logic
of his talks and the ability he has to win the confidence of
the audiences which hear him. They would like silence the
who has talked his into the hearts of thousands
Mnnesoans the American people, and matches that talk by
hard work for his state, and his country.
just the other day Humphrey did talking down
the Department of the Army with officials He made trip
to the Pentagon with NAACP officials protest segre
CATION Of school schldren u s. Army installations That's
good talk and good actions On the 30h of December
phrey going to do talking meeting of Sen
ators who favor hating the fbuster tactics by which the
Dxiecrat0d Guard COP has hamsung civil rights legsa
ton in the Senate.
If Humphrey has a bad night two the radio TV
understandable because he works harder and longer hours
than u s. Senator know We have yet hear him
out second best platform before mike We think he
would be foolish stop using the gifted speech plus the
that made him what he is today His platform ability
his best assets
Let Humphrey keep talking long he talks
and matches his speeches by his deeds In fact could
few takers who do much Humphrey does
man decency in American life