Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-24

the minds Of his fellow citizens for the
fitness Of q candidate Of second high
est ONCE IN the land. an once that
must stand up above any suspicion and
doubts. Eugene Esten.
It seems to me that the real issue In
the Nixon incident is being deliberately
confused by the Republicans. They APP
pear to be trying to place the emphasis
on what the Senator did with the money.
when. Of course. that is Of little inn
portance. The fact that the money was
offered and accepted, for whatever pur-
pose, iS what causes the undeniable
smell.
Nor is any parallel to be found be-
tween the Nixon affair and the fact
that Mrs. Sparkman works in her hus-
bands Office, or that Gov. Stevenson
and some Of his aides have outside in
comes. Only In the case Of Senator
Nixon is there the implication Of money
made strings attached to q Federal law
maker.
It is unfortunate that Gen. Eisen-
hover failed to call for the only action
under the circumstances that could have
injected q positive note Of sincerity into
the great crusade: The immediate
removal Of the Senator as his running
mate. Now 1t is too late; the meaning
and the force Of the crusade" have
been lost.
I don't believe the American people
can be as easily diverted as the Repub-
lican mastermindS seem to think.
Harriet s. Grihith.
Senator Nixon Is being prosecuted by
the reporters and publishers of this
Nation. It is well known fact that the
Truman administration controls all
media Of communication. (,
The unfair presentation Of an In
nocent trust fund set up by leading
citizens to aid United States Senator
who voted the way they wanted him to
is q disgrace to American journalism.
Richard Nixon is q great American
and feel confident that even the power
Of the Truman-controlled American
newspapers viii not destroy him.
J.F.
Now that the Nixon matter Is hot
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to re-examine very fundamental truth.
It has been altogether too fashionable
In the last few years to visit the sins
Of the few In party or Government on
the many Ia such party or Government.
Let there be no misunderstanding about
IL, corruption knows no party. se
There are foolish, even evil men,, In
both parties and the attempts Of parti-
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In which these men appear as though
the whole party were comprised of
thieves and rascals Is contemplate
or moronic toadying for cheap partisan
advantage on appealing to desire for
sensation and mob hysteria.
In the main, the men who enter pub
lie life and Government in either party
are badly misrepresented to the public.
They are on the whole the finest citi-
zens in our land and they deserve not
public derision but respect and graft
ttde even when we disagree with them.
They. as party. must be judged only
by the fundamental wisdom Of their
policies. not by the actions Of the foolish
few.
Now Is certainly the time to recall, as
Gov. Stevenson recently has, the words
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Charles Evans Hughes, when he spoke
Of scandals In the Harding administra-
ton. Hughes said that since corruption
knows no party. let no parties peck
snin" take holier- than-thou view to-
ward these crimes, but remember guilt
is always personal. 80
II the press, the public and the candi-
dates will do as much, we win now have
q campaign that win enlighten. not In
flame us. George J. Grindle.
The central fallacy in Senator Nixon's
unpersuasive defense or explanation as
to the now widely publicized special fund
Of $4,000 which some supporters have
assembled for his benefit. is the notion
that morality Is simply matter OF mo-
tiveS and intentions. Gen. Eisenhower
gave some evidence that he shares this