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Evening star., 1952-09-18
BosicoIIy the Issue Is
Liberty Against Socialism

During this campaign. ] ex-
pect to speak on all the issues.
corruption and degradation In
Washington. Communist tnnu-
ences In the State Department.
the surrender Of China to the
Communists, the Korean War
and Acheson foreign policy. But
to my mind there is one great
fundamental issue before the
American people in this elec-
ton of 1852. It is the reSump-
ton and continuation of prog
ress under a free American way
of life, as opposed to the al
legged advances to be obtained
by surrendering our money and
our freedom to the tender mer-
cies Of an all-powerful and ar
bitrary government. Socialism
is a relative term. But II
and when government power
threatens to direct all the lives
Of its people and absorb the
greater part Of the activities
Of the Nation. it Is fair to say
that socialization reaches the
goal Of socialism itself. Basi-
cally the issue is one Of liberty
against socialism and We must
decide 1t in 1852.
This Nation was conceived in
liberty. Liberty has been the
basis Of its tremendous progress
In the past. It is the cause OF
the great production and pro-
ductivity per worker which have
made us the greatest country
In the history of the world and
given our people the highest
standards of living. There is
no reason why that progress
should not continue to heights
undreamed of today, but only
If ve fellow the same principles
and the same kind OF govern
ment which we have enjoyed
during the past 165 years.
There is no assurance that
progress can continue If we turn
from American principles to
adopt the European philosophy
Of today that only more govern
nnent operation and control can
improve the condition Of the
people.
Today we are at the cross
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Some Toxes Hidden
In Prices You Poy

Some Of the increase in taxes
from big government appears in
direct reductions from take
home pay and income pay
ments, but even more in the
increased prices on every ar
ticle, food, clothing, furnishings
that you buy at the stores. Ex-
else taxes admittedly are passed
on to the consumer. Generally
speaking, corporation taxes and
even individual income taxes
get into the cost Of production
and are reflected In the prices
that you pay. When the Gov
eminent fails to balance the
budget, as last year and this
year. prices are further in
creased by imitation. Some taxes
are passed back from the GEN.
trail market to the farmer. so
that he gets less for produce
than he sells. Once taxes get
to a point where they are really
burdensome. they become in
hationary. The increased prices
which they cause are reflected
in increased wages and in more
prices again and a constantly
increasing spiral Of imitation.
The prosperity Of which the
Democrats boast is a false illu-
sion. Whatever increased wages
you get, you pay out in higher
prices. Imitation. II long COM
tinued, means first a boom and
then a bust.
High taxes also block the
progress we have made In new
jobs and more efficient produc-
ton. Today they are so high 1t
is almost impossible to start q
new business. Only the big
companies can get the capital
to expand further and thus they
acquire a more and more dolni-
mating influence in the indus-
trial field. We have always pro-
gressed In the past because men
with new ideas. new products,
new methods had an incentive
to start their own little business
and then build 1t up from their
own earnings. That is the way
most Of the big companies be-
gan. Today the whole process Is
choked down by the tremendous
tax on earnings which used to
be piowed hack into the
| business. I doubt II Henry Ford
could ever have developed his
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Many Rights Included
In the Word Liberty

After all, what Is liberty? ]
never have liked the term free
enterprise" because it seems to
refer only to business liberty and
We are interested in something
much broader than that. Liberty
is the right of man to live his
own life and choose his own job:
the right of every family to
spend It's earnings on those
things which it desires and not
have them spent for 1t by a
benevolent government; liberty
OF the farmer to run his own
farm; liberty Of the workman to
work at his chosen occupation
in life; liberty Of speech and Of
the press; liberty to express
ideas and to have those ideas
taught If any one is interested
enough to teach them: liberty Of
every community to decide how
It's children shall be educated
and health and welfare ACTIVE
ties and local government be
| conducted: liberty Of the busi-
nessman to run his own business
the way he thinks 1t ought to be
| -un without interference and
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No Bureau Responsive
To Public Opinion

IT the Federal Government
acquires the power to go into
every home in this country and
take over in vast Federal bu-
reaus at the cost of billions of
dollars Of more taxes all the
matters within the proper juris-
diction Of our State and local
communities, there will be little
remaining Of local self-govern-
ment. In my opinion, we can
not have freedom in q country
the size Of the United States
unless we do maintain in all
possible strength the power Of
communities to decide their own
affairs to the extent Of their
ability. No Federal bureau is
responsive to public opinion;
nor is it able to adjust its global
plans to the needs of each spe-
cial locality. It is necessarily
arbitrary and tyrannical in it's
dealings with millions of un-
fortunate families who may
need these services.
This same philosophy of Fed
eral power does not stop today
at constitutional restraint. Pres
ident Truman seized the steel
mills without statutory author
ity, and fortunately was rebuked
by the Supreme Court. He and
Secretary Acheson assert the
right to send American troops
to any point in the world. even
though it involves us neces-
sarily in war; though the Con-
stitution says that only Con-
gress can declare war.
: The only reason that we have
any real liberty left in the
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many fields in which Govern
ment stimulation and very Slight
financial aid can increase re-
search and encourage the de-
velopment of new ideas, new
methods. new machinery and
new products. Such a program
means steady growth in the
standard of living of the Ameri-
can workman. While he needs
the union to see that he gets
his fair share of the products of
his labor, it is equally important
to him that the total national
production per worker be in
creased so that there is more to
share. Such a program means
lower taxes and lower prices for
the housewife. It means return
of opportunity for the young
men who are starting in life, and
/ believe they are still more
anxious for opportunity than for
security.
In the last year I have spoken
to many audiences throughout
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Departments Dominated
By Spending Philosophy

The thousands of influential
men who make up the Fair Deal
administration built up during
these past 20 years are bound to
dominate the thinking Of Gov.
Stevenson, or any other man
suddenly brought In to head the
Government. unless he has a free
hand to clean up the mess, as no
one elected by the Democratic
organization can have. No one
man today can know more than
a small part Of what goes on in
hundreds Of bureaus. One Gov
ernment project after another is
presented in attractive guise and
with the claim that it is only a
slight change or improvement
in our present system. We in
Congress have learned to be
constantly on our guard; and yet
we are often fooled on minor
proposals. Every department in
Washington is dominated by
the philosophy Of Government
spending and increased Govern
iaent power. We have succeeded
in blocking many attempts to
increase this power. but in the
field Of spending Congress has
been exceedingly ineffective, un-
til through lavish spending out
of the Treasury. every one OF
you feel the power Of the
bureaucracy on the banks Of the
Potomac.
The increase Of Government
can be best judged by the per-
centage of the peoples income
taken by Government for its
activities. Twenty years ago.
the last Republican admins
tration took 6 per cent OF the
peoples income for the Federal
Government. Today Mr.. Tru-
man Is taking IS per cent, to
which must be added about 8
per cent for State and local
government. or q total burden
Of 80 per cent. An attempt Is
made to impose this tax bur-
den with special force on cor
porations and on the wealthy,
but this effort can only be par
TALLY successful. It is fair to
say that the average workman
in this country today pays to
Government directly and indi-
rectly IS per cent of his income.
Our Democratic friends like
to ask the question, has your
liberty been reduced? Apart
from all kinds Of business and
farm and labor regulations.
apart from the drafting Of your
self or your sons for two years
military service in Korea or
Germany, you are losing at least
a fourth Of your liberty because
you have lost the right to spend
q fourth Of the money which
you have earned by the sweat
of your brow. The Government
takes your earnings and decides
for you how that money shall
be spent--for services you prob
ably will not receive and for
services which you may not
desire.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
John Cabot Is Appointed
Ambassador 10 Pakistan
BY the Asseeiesed Press

President Truman has named
John M. Cabot, State Department
career officer from Massachusetts,.
rs Ambassador to Pakistan.
The appointment was an
nounced yesterday after a White
House ceremony at which PAX
istan received SIS million loan
for the purchase Of American
wheat.
Mr.. Cabot, 51-year-old resi-
dent of Cambridge, Mass, has
heen American Minister to Fin
land since February 2, 1850.
A graduate of Harvard Univer-
sity. he joined the Foreign Service
In 1926. He has served in many
diplomatic posts in Latin America
Sweden, the Netherlands ane
China.
Assistant Secretary Of Statt
Jack McFall has been named u
take MIR. Cabot's place In Finland
Avra Warren, who has been Am
bassadot to Pakistan, Is beinl
given another assignment.
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the United States. and I believe
that a great majority Of the
American people are determined
that progress in this country
shall be based on continued
liberty. I feel that this elec-
ton can be won If every Re-
publican will 60 out among his
friends and neighbors, among
those with whom he is asso-
ciated, will interest them in the
issues of the election and bring
them to the polls. We need
8 million more Republican voters
than we had in 1948. Most Of
them can be found among those
who have heretofore failed to
vote. I appeal to every American
to join in restoring to WASH
ington a Government based on
American principles of honesty.
efficiency, economy and above
all, liberty by the election of
two men who are imbued with
those principles, Dwight Eisen-
hover and Dick Nixon.
Evening star., 1952-09-18

limitation by government. or
discouragement by excessive
taxes.
It is this general liberty which
has given the reward and incen-
tive to men to spend their own
time and their own money on
new ideas-new ideas in educa-
tion, in science and In industry.
In particular. the free compete
ton Of new ideas and new meth
DDS and new products has stead
lily increased the productivity of
the American workman until to-
day he makes 21a times as much
product on the average as the
British workman, who is prob
ably better than most others in
the world. We produce more per
person, not only in the factory
but on the farm and so there is
more to divide up per person.
Therefore the American stand
ard of living is about 21a times
that of the British - better
homes. more home equipment,
more automobiles, radios, tele-
vision. better education. better
recreation and more Of all the
things that make life worth
while.
This steady gain hasn't hap
pened in the last 20 years,
either. It has been a steady
progress since this country was
founded. In fact, the increase
in the standard Of living Of
Americans for the SO years from
1869 to 1919 was about $50 per
cent or 3 per cent year, while
the increase in the 20 years
from 1929 to 1949 was so per
cent or 21a per cent a year on
the average. In the last two
years, there has been a general
decrease in the standard of liv-
ing and quite q deficit in most
family budgets. Real wages In
industry have been practically
stationary during these two
years and the steady increase
in taxes has reduced the take
home pay to q point where most
families are worse off than they
were before the Korean war.
But the industrial workman is
comparatively well off because
his unions have done their best
to increase their wage rates in
accord with the cost of living.
Millions of other workers have
had no increase in wage rates
and have had to pay more for
all the necessities Of life. Mil
lions Of families living on their
savings or fixed allowances are
much worse of than they were
two years ago.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Congress Prevented Lows
To Control Farms

Only q determined Congress
has prevented farm legislation
like the Brannan Plan. the very
essence Of which Is Government
limitation Of acreage and the
telling every farmer how to run
his farm.
In the field Of labor. Gov.
Stevenson has not repudiated
the idea that all major labor
disputes should be settled by
the Government. Both in 1916
and in 1851, President Truman,
without authority of law, ere
ated a Government board and
undertook to impose upon in
dustry and labor a specific Gov
ernment-fixed wage, and in this
last year also a union shop in
the steel industry. He abandoned
the whole theory Of free collec-
tive bargaining as a solution for
labor management relations.
simply because Philip Murray
demanded that the Government
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Party Rejects Socialism,
And Big Government

OF course, Gen. Eisenhower
and ] don't agree on every issue,
though we agree a good deal
more than Gov. Stevenson does
with Senator Byrd. The very
essence OF a two-party system is
that large numbers of men and
women are willing to forget their
differences on lesser matters, in
order to secure an effective gov
ernment to. carry out their
agreement on basic principles.
The Republican Party is a
party Of progress. It rejects the
whole theory Of socialism and
big government as reactionary
and destructive Of human lib
erty. It proposes to resume pro-
gress, stimulated and assisted by
government, without Govern
ment control and regulation. It
promises to reduce expenses and
to cut taxes. President Truman
said that 1853 would be the peak
Of expenditure. Now he has
postponed the peak until 1854.
Unless the whole Government is
changed. expenses will never be
reduced. And they can be re-
duced without any danger to our
people. It was only two years
ago that our best military adj
visers said that SIS billion would
be ample for the armed forces
as against the SIS billion they
are PROPOSING to spend today.
The hope for increased produc-
tion rests on the removal Of
Government controls from farm
ers and from industry, and the
stimulation Of greater produc-
tion by lower taxes and a dollar
that retains its full value. In
creased production depends upon
cooperation between manage
ment and labor, and that can
only be obtained by free COL
lective bargaining without Gov
ernment interference. There are
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Taft Address at Republican Rally at Springfield Ohio

take O position on his side and
give him whatever he asked.
Certainly there should be no
Government interference until
every possible resource has been
abandoned and the national
safety Is in real danger. Gov.
Stevenson approves Government
seizure as a standing remedy for
labor disputes. which means
more Government power, and
incidentally carries with it the
right OF unlimited Injunction
against labor unions themselves.
The Injunction against the
United Mine Workers, which re-
suited In a heavy fine, and nu-
merouS injunctions against the
railroad workers in the past two
years, were based solely on the
fact that the Government must
have power to enjoin strikes by
its own employees.
In business. the philosophy Of
the New Deal calls for the fixing
of prices and wages and the al
location Of materials, under OPA
or OPS. Except in the greatest
emergency. Government control
in these fields not only inter-
feres with liberty, but it is ulti-
mately without effect, or even
defeats its own purposes.
The philosophy of the New
Deal has threatened to take
over the whole welfare field
from State and local control.
In the last so years we have
steadily improved our handling
Of welfare MISREPRESENTATION,
welfare, health and social re-
lief, but these improvements
have been primarily made by
the communities themselves.
These are the fields in which
each community should deter.
mine exactly what it wishes and
certainly should have full con-
troll OF every program. The
place Of the Federal Govern
ment is one of research, advice
and assistance where that as
sistance Is vitality needed to
achieve adequate service. I'M
fortunately. the men who run
the bureaus In Washington have
been determined to federalize
these services. This is the basis
OF the national health insur.
ance program repeatedly recon-
mended by President Truman
and ambiguously indorsed by
Gov. Stevenson. President Tru-
man SCOTS at the idea that
medical services should be
handled on a local basis; and
his own plan would involve a
vast new Federal bureau rails
ing IS billion more taxes on
payrolls. We have had a con-
slant battle in Congress to pre-
vent the Labor Department
from federalizing the unen1-
ployment compensation services
OF the different States. Old age
insurance has been federalized.
but the old-age assistance pro-
gram is sti1l primarily within
the control Of the States with
a liberal Federal grant to assist
~
Evening star., 1952-09-18

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Evening star., 1952-09-18
Eisenhower sCapacit>
To Lead Is Praised
In Senator S Speech
BY The Assoeiuted Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio. Sept.
I9.-The teEt OF the speech of
Senator Taft at a Republicans
political rally here last night.
tolloiDs::
It Is o real pleasure to come
10 Springfield to begin my par
ticipation in another great Re-
publican campaign in Ohio. and
O crucial campaign throughout
the Nation. I have come to
speak for all the Republican
candidates, State. national and
local. Naturally. my first in
terest is national and the elec-
ton of Eisenhower and Nixon.
Gen. Eisenhower has proved his
capacity to lead, his sound
knowledge Of men and OF world
conditions. his grasp Of the fun
damental principles Of Ameri-
can free government. Dick
Nixon I have served with in the
Congress. I spoke with him near
herein Dayton-some years
ago and have always been i'm
pressed with his ability and
fairness.
I am vitality concerned with
the election of a Republican
Congress. During New Deal
years Congress alone. it has
seemed to me, has really repre-
sented the opinion OF the peo-
pie. It has stood four square
against Communism and the So
cialization Of our Government.
John Bricker has been in the
forefront Of that battle. He and
I have canpaigned together and
fought together for is years and
I am anxious from the bottom
Of my heart that he be re-
elected.
Your Congressman Clarence
Brown doesn't need my help. but
I cannot come here to his dis
trict without expressing my deep
gratitude for all he has done
for me In my campaigns and for
his unwavering support Of the
principles In which you and I
believe.
Here in Springfield. I am just
as much concerned in urging you
TO vote for our candidate for
Governor, Charles P. Taft Of
Cincinnati, to apply In the State
House at Columbus the same
principles Of efiicient. honest
and sound government which
must be restored in Washing
ton. I can give you the highest
accommodation for our can
didate for Governor. ! have
known him o good deal longer
than most Of you here. With
him. I commend to you the
other Republican candidates for
State Office who present one Of
the strongest tickets we have
ever had in this State.
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United States is the independ-
ence of Congress shown during
the past IA years. There isn't
any doubt in my mind that we
have represented the attitude
of the people of this country
against a Government planned
economy, power and bureauc-
racy. It is said that Gov. Ste
venson is a nice guy and
wouldn't think of violating any
body's rights. 7 can tell you that
il he is elected on the Demo-
cratic ticket with the. support
Of the same people who sup
ported President Truman, he is
going to be ingulfed in the same
totalitarian philosophy that
dominates four-fifths of those
who are influential in the pres
ent administration. He cannot
clean up the mess of false phi
losophy of spending and power
any more than he can clean up
the r css of corruption. He is
a c, 1--WE candidate. He would
be captive President.
Gen. Eisenhower has stated
without qualification his belief
in the philosophy of liberty. He
stated it long before I met him
last week, and only reafirmed
at that time what he has fire.
quently said in the past. He
believes strongly in our system
of Constitutional limitations and
Government power. He abhors
the left-wing theory that the
executive has unlimited powers.
There is only one way to change
the philosophy of Government
spending and power. and that
is to elect Gen. Eisenhower and
let him create a new admins
tration. with new faces and new
thought.
Gov. Stevenson apparently Is
disappointed to find that Gen.
Eisenhower and I agree that
liberty is the basis of all future
progress. that there isn't any
basic difference in the Republi-
can Party on that belief, and
that Government spending and
power must be reduced. AS for
the Taft-Hartley Law, after all
1t was only a month ago that
Gov. Stevenson himself was op-
posed to repeal Of the Taft
Hartley law and advocated only
amending it, as I have done.
His change on this subject and
the whistle stop tour of Presi-
dent Truman appear to be part
of the great Missouri compro-
mise of 1852. The Taft-Hartley
law is no more than a law to
preserve the liberty of collective
bargaining, the liberty to strike,
except for brief waiting periods
in national emergency cases.
and the liberty Of the individual
union workman against both
employer and labor official.
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new ideas Of high wages and
cheap automobiles under our
present system Of tax laws.
When I was young. young
couples were able to save to
protect their families in their
old age. Today I know very few
people, young or old, who don't
have to spend every cent of
their income to support and
educate their children. Big gov
eminent is not only destroying
liberty. but also self-reliance
and initiative.