Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

which the legislator struck out at
his political foes and Mr.. Murrow.
Senate Bottle
While the radio and television
networks were giving the Senator
a hard time over his demand for
equal facilities, an old and widely
respected member Of Joe McCar-
thy's own party was in the orator
ical bullpen, warming up. Senator
Ralph Flanders of Vermont let fly
on Tuesday.
A homespun Yankee with a
down East twang in his voice, SEN
ator Flanders likened his Wiscon-
sin colleague to a waspish, noisy
termagant Of the variety known
as a "natural-born housekeeper."
"This brief talk" Senator Flan-
ders told the Senate, "is in the
nature of advice to the junior Sem
ator from wisconsin. I had hoped
he would be present. I do not feel
constrained to put of the talk in
his absence. Not knowing when
he can be present, proceed"
To what party does he belong?
Is he hidden satellite of the DEM
ocratic Party? What Is his party
affiliation?
To these questions, Senator
Flanders had this answer: Zone
must conclude that his Is one
man party, and that its name is
'McCarthyism. title which he
has proudly accepted"
Granting the existence of a job
to be done in combating commu-
nism, Senator Flanders questioned
Senator McCarthy's way of going
about the job. Perhaps" he unused,
these extremes are necessary If
a one-man party is to be kept in
the headlines and in the limelight."
The Boon Boil
The Vermonter wound up and
pitched his bean ball:
I'm very truth the world seems
to be mobilizing for the great
battle Of Armageddon. Now is
a crisis in the agelong warfare
between God and the Devil for. the
souls of men.
I'm this battle what is the
part played by the Junior Senator
from Wisconsin? He dons his war
paint. He goes into his war dance.
He emits his war whoops.~ He goes
forth to battle and proudly re-
turns with the scalp Of q pink
Army dentist. We may assume
that this represents the depth and
seriousness of Communist pene-
tration In this country at this
time"
Senators Lehman, Democrat, of
New York and Cooper, Republican,
of Kentucky rose to offer con-
CALCULATIONS from both sides of
the aisle. And from the other end
Of the avenue the following day
came solid Endorsement from the
very highest quarter.
At his press conference, Gen.
Eisenhower replied to a question
in these words:
when Senator Flanders points
up the danger of us engaging in
internecine warfare. and magnify
ing certain items Of procedure and
right and personal aggrandize-
ment -. then he is doing a
service. :"
The Senator Attacks
Senator McCarthy's reaction
was practicable. He attacked. In
answer to reporters questions, the
Wisconsin Senator charged that
Senator Flanders voting record
was none too good. The YER
monter, Senator Mccarthy said,
voted against his party As per cent
of the time.
This sent newSmen Scurrying to
the record books. They found in a
Congressional Quarterly compila-
ton the thing Senator Mccarthy
was talking about. His figure in
deed was correct: Senator Flan-
ders party voting" record showed
him to be wrong" or not voting
in As per cent of the cases. The
same table also showed Senator
Mccarthy to be wrong" or not
voting 81 per cent of the time.
On Thursday, Senator Flanders
felt pair OF strong hands
around his throat as he sat In the
Senate listening to debate. He
looked up and saw a playful Joe
McCarthy-at least Joe Mccarthy
seemed playful. The Wisconsin
lawmaker said:
"You vote less for the Republic
cans than any other member Of
the party, so quit advising me on
how to be a good Republican"
Back to the record books went
the reporters. Under the tabula-
ton party unity" they found
Senator Flanders rated at SO per
cent-not far from Senator Nc
Carthy's 90 per cent. And they
noted that Is of the other As Re-
spublicans In the Senate had lower
''party unity" percentages than
Senator Flanders.
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