The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-07-24
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
Democratic Demagogupry

Even before the Democrats have
met IN Chicago screeches from their
presidential aspirants fill the air.
The tenor Of the screaming is that
while General Eisenhower is a SPLEEN
did man personally, he viii be con-
trclled by the forces Of evil in the
Republican party and the big spe-
cial interests who were behind the
nomination.
Aside from the fact that this makes
no sense, it indicates that in the com
ing campaign the Democrats will 90
to limits Of demaeoguery not hereto
fore approached One Of the gentle
men whose words can be so construed
is the exceedingly SNUG Senator Paul
Douglas, Of Illinois, who is greasily
supporting his colleague. Senator Kc-
fauver Of the coon-skin hat, who
sings on the same key. Another is the
affable Mr.. Avcrcll Hartman, whose
particular appeal is to the Negro and
labor leaders, with whom he is on
terms Of personal intimacy not
achieved by any Of his nomination
rivals. The Hartman view is that
the Republican, platform is an insult
to labor" and "unsatisfactory" on
civil rights. The deduction is that Mr.
Eisenhower viii not have the support
of the labor bosses or the Negro
bosses.
That does not have to be pointed
out. The link between these groups
and the Democratic party is so strong
that there seems no way to break it,.
No Republican candidate-if he so
desired could equal the servility and
subservcnce observed by all the
Democratic aspirants - now supris-
ingy including Senator Russell. A
basic qualification for the nomination
Of any Democratic aspirant is APP
proval Of the labor and Negro bosses.
No one disputes these facts, but
Democratic leaders very much dislike
being made to face them. In this de
grading situation apparently the
Democratic policy will be to assail
"Ike" as an ignorant small boy in
politics behind whom lurk wicked ag-
gregations of great wealth eager to
suppress labor unions and deny
Negroes their constitutional rights.
1t isn't easy to get siller than that,
but it does show the impoverishment
of Democratic arguments. The truth,
of course, is that General Eisenhower
is one of the least obligated men ever
nominated for the presidency. He did
not have to be cleared" through any
body. He made no deals, no commit
ments. He has put out no promissory
notes either to individuals or groups.
If elected, he will take over the
presidency as free as a man can be-
This will be a happy state for him
and even happier for the American
people. More than anything else, this
country needs an unfettered President
with no debts to pay and no bosses
to serve. We have not had such a
President in twenty years.
General Eisenhower is no enemy of
labor. He is a friend of labor and la
Dor unions. But he does not believe
they should run the country. They
will get from him fair and sympa-
thetic treatment, but they will not
get support for unjustified strikes
during Il national crisis nor promises
such as Mr.. Truman made to Mr..
Murray not To use the law especially
urged by Congress. If Mr.. Eisenhower
becomes President the labor bosses,
who not nfrequently misrepresent
rank and-fle sentiment, will be able
to see him when they have something
to see him about. But they will not
have key to the back door of the
White House and access to him, as
they have had to Mr. Truman, when
no one else had.
There is reason to believe the
people as a whole will be glad to see
man in the White House not bossed
by the labor bosses. There is reason
to believe they will be glad to see a