The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-03-20

| SlVe power is matched only ny lCs
malevolent purpose. The outcome
of their efforts will profoundly af
feet all men everywhere for good OF
evil as they see or fail to see
understand or fail to understand, act
or fail to act, so may the warm sur
continue to shine upon living men OF
the cold moon rise upon an empty
earth.
We, the opposition, in these fate
full days must contribute much
more than epithets, smears, and
witch hunts to the solution of our
problems. And | have been de-
lighted to see that the Democrats
in the Congress, led by such fine
Americans as Sam Rayburn in the
House and Lyndon Johnson in the
Senate, have been following ex-
actly this kind of positive, intelli-
gent opposition.
But the Congress will not be the
only place where the Democrats write
their record. Democrats hold many
offices in States and cities-and we
are going to hold many more | will
add, couple of years from now. But
there is only one sure way to do So
that is, by offering better candidates,
better programs, better organization
than our opponents. In the town
ships, the cities, the counties, the
congressional districts, the States, as
we'll as the Nation, our job is to make
the Democratic Party stand for
sound and progressive policies, so
that it will attract honest, forward
looking, and MISUNDERSTANDING
citizens.
Last fall there was a formidable
upsurge of interest by the people of
our country in politics. Men and
women took part in campaigning
who had never before participated in
political notwithstanding doorbells,
addressing envelopes, doing the pick
and-shovel job on which success de-
ponds. Many did this in the regular
parties; many were in the independ-
ent citizens groups. These people
life. We need them. And to keep
candidates which will command their
active allegiance.
The Republican Party is attempt
ing what has not been tried for a
long time-government by business
men. America has always been a Ma
ton ripe for experiment; we Demo-
Gratis have experimental boldly and
accomplished miracles. Because the
Republican experiment is new and
different in these times doesn't mean
that it is bad. On the contrary, it de-
serves a thorough and fair test. And
it faces this test under far more fav-
orable conditions than we Democrats
had when .we inherited broken and
Nation 20 years ago.
Today the misery and despair
are forgotten; weeks ago we
were able to pass on to the Repub-
Leans thriving, healthy concern.
Never has our land been more
prosperous, never have more men
and women been working, never
have more goods flowed from our
farms and factories to our people.
And this is true, even though dur
ing the campaign it sometimes
sounded as if we were tottering on
the brink of economic and moral
disaster. Fortunate indeed is the
administ ration which has been
happy enough to inherit such a
rich and abundant estate.
for one am prepared to give this
business administration my heartiest
so long as it works faith
'ully for the public interest. But his
DRY warns us, l think. that govern
nent by single group, no matter
low high-minded and patriotic it
nay be, exposes government to gen
line dangers. There is always the
endency to mistake the particular
interest for the general interest-to
oppose, in the immortal thought re-
emily uttered before a committee
# Congress, that what is good for
1eneral Motors is good for the coun-
ry. There is always the possibility
hat the successor of the New Deal
will turn out-after the fine words
ave faded away-while the New
Dealers have all left Washington to
make way for the car dealers-to be
he Big Deal. I hasten to say that l
10 not believe the story that the gen
raj welfare has become subsidiary
f General Motors.
Yet this most recent experiment in
he management of our public af-
airs demands our support and sym
athy, if only because of the crisis
ye all face together in the world.
md let us not deceive ourselves
bout the size of the Communist