Evening star., 1952-07-31


Dwight Eisenhower. it was to be expected
that you would attempt in every honor
able way to influence opinion for the
general and against Senator Taft How
ever, you reached new low when by
cartoon, editorial and even in your re-
porting you depicted the general as a
saint and the Senator as sinner. Now
every one knows that the Eisenhower
forces had no premium on morality, now
every one knows who had the steam
roller.
The sickening spectacle Of the ring
master, Thomas Dewey, cracking the
whip over the heads of 96 delegates is not
easy to erase from the minds of fair
minded people. The disgusting spectacle
of the frantic politicians, Fine, Lodge
and Co., stealing duly-elected delegates
from Senator Taft was Notwithstanding.
It is device of the devil to shout thief"
when you are about to plunder.
am epublican-which means
hoped for the nomination of Senator
Taft. am bitter about the defeat-not
because feel the better man was over
looked but because of the terrible tactics
of the puppet politicians who directed
the whole sordid business. ITS.
X
AS one Of the many millions looking
on at the Democratic convention, I
think my reactions must be similar to
that of many others. think the tele-
vision people did magnificent job. It
was tops.
The zeros in convention proceedings
were made by 'Pudgy" Dever and
Harry Truman. ''Pudgy," in his firing
recital Of untruths, outdid anything
Stain could accomplish. His attack on
the Republican Party as being the
party Of wealth and privilege was an
insult to the judgment of all persons
who can read.
Mckinney, national committeeman, is
banker with great wealth. Candidates
Kerr and Hartman are multimillion-
aires. Yet this boresome character labels
the other party the party Of wealth.
Then came Truman, again attacking
the press, radio, magazines, special
privilege and talking about prosperity.
If a national bank examiner, using
routine instructions, investigated the
United States Treasury today, he would
have to declare the United States as
bankrupt as was certain haberdashery
in Kansas City some years ago. The
people are not the fools Truman and Dev-
er think they are. Former Democrat.
Here's one who is not enthralled by
the nominee of either party, nor by the
manner in which the conventions were
conducted. missed part of the Repub-
1ican convention. being in Canada,
where heard little about it.
tired of that cracked voice Of Gov.
Dever. am amused at what the young
Turks, F. D., jr., Moody, Humphrey,
and Senator Lehman. were going to do
to the South to dragon them into line.
Both parties have catered to the South
on civil rights issues. They speak of the
Constitution but naught about humanity
and the dignity Of man. wonder who
these politicians think they are talking
to when they guarantee" citizens the
rights and privileges contained in the
Constitution? They will force public or
Government schools to be non-discrimi-
natory and the consummation of it all
is when these lugs attempt to tell us
they will improve the methods by which
filibusters can be avoided" More power
to the strategists Of the South. They
have the political leaders Of both parties
by the throat.
But it is not surprising. Did not the
South give us a war once for giving
them that which they did not want,
Union? am disguised and, even though
q nominal Democrat, will be one of
those who will 60 fishing on that great
eventful day. f.. IT. Mccarthy.