Evening star., 1953-04-07
Eisenhower and Toft5
See 6. 0. P. Again in "a
Both Agree Thot Porty
Must Make q Good Record
The Political Mill
BY Gould Lincoln

Dy 0ouIo L1n0oIn
Within week. President Eisenhower
and Senator Taft of Ohio, Republican
leader of the Senate, have expressed q
belief that the G. o. Pa can and will
win the 1854 congressional elections.
Both predicated their statements on an
expected record of accom- plishments by
the Republican administr alton and the
Republican-controlled Congress - q
record that is still in TIN, making and
will so continue until the fall of next
year. Their words might be taken as
a warning to the Republicans on Capt.
tol Hill that their own political fate
depends upon how well ahey can work
together to carry out the, party pledges
OF the 1852 campaign. ...
The Presidents comment was made
during press conference. He pre-
dicted that the Republicans would
make substantial gainS in both the
House and Senate, provided the party
can show sane and progressive pro-
gram, accomplished within the Frame
work OF the Constitution Such a pro-
gram must take care pt the interests
OF all the people. The party, he said,
must avoid giving itsef away to any
one group or section or class.
Negroes and Eabor.
The President did not, say So but the
Democratic opposition for nearly 20
years played hard and gave plenty for
the support Of two large groups-or-
ganlzed labor and the Negro vote. The
Democratic leadership did this delib-
erately, and with success. Last wear
Things got out of hand. The Demo-
cratic record in Korea, on Communists
and fellow travellers In this country,
and corruption in high Government
oftlce was too much of load. Millions
OF new voters went to the polls-among
them workers-to vote Republican.
Senator Taft's views were given in an
article he wrote for the current issue
OF Look, What the a. O. P. Must Do
TO Win in 1882" FTe led, as did the
President, with a goocl Republican rec
ord IN the coming year and a half as a
prime requisite. In addition, Senator
Taft said, there must be effective pub
liclty to make this record known to the
people. Finally, there must be detailed
political organization to bring to the
polls every voter Favorable to the Re-
C~SAA ga W dAAA pOo CdIlulOdUCS.
The Ohio Senator emphasized partic-
ularly the publicity job which must be
done. Whatever the excellence of the
Republican record of Accomplishment it
Will not have substantial effect on the
voters unless it is given adequate pub
hclty. In this connea,tion, Senator Taft
commented. PUBLICITY has handled it.
self to some extent" He may have had
in mind the fact that for some time the
Republican National Committee has
not had "director of publicity" It is
presumed that as soon as a national
chairman has been; selected to succeed
G. Wesley Roberts, resigned, a search
for a man to s(arve as director of
publicity will begin. Senator Taft wrote
that in his day the Republican Ma
tional Committee h,.s never done a verv
good job Of publicity. He complained
that today publicity has not been given
to a number Of Accomplishments in
bureaus Of the Government. already
achieved to his own knowledge. "A good
party publicity department will find
tneSe things and see that they are
properly brought out" Taft wrote. He
complained, too, that a majority of
washington writer's "are inclined to
view the Eisenhower administration
with critical eye'r and to "exaggerate
possible differences; within the Republic
can Party"
Effective Organization.
The need for an effective Republican
organization, startling now, was clear.
Senator Taft said In off years-non-
presidential election years-the vote is
sure to fall off, even though the result
OF the elections for Congress is of vital
Importance to the man in the White
House and to the country. He pointed
out strenuous organization efforts
brought to the polls in 1852 ten million
more voters than. had voted in 1948.
The total jumped from so million to 60
million plus. The Republican vote in
creased from % million to 33 million. A
great deal depends. therefore, from the
practical political standpoint, on the
selection of a national chairman who
can build an adequate party organiza-
ton, who can puck men and women
Tor important posts in the national
organization, and, on the choice of a
publicity director The latter, in the
opinion of some of the Republican lead
ers. must be more than a routine dis
penser of publicity. He must have ideas
and the ability to develop publicity
which will keep the people informed
and incline themI to support again the
Republican candidates