Evening star., 1954-10-17

to the peace Of the world. and
If there were no dangers to our
prosperity at home, I would
hesitate to ask the people to
turn the Congress over to the
Democratic Party while a Re-
publican President occupies the
White House.
Cites His Experience.
I know from my own expert
ence with the 80th Congress
what the difficulties are when
there is a division in political
outlook between Congress and
the President.
But in the past 20 months we
have had the spectacle of the
Republican majority itself acting
as if it were a party in op-
position to it's own Republican
President. So in reality. we al
ready have today a fundamental
division in political outlook be-
tween Congress and the White
House. This division of political
/ outlook comes from the ranks
and from the leadership of the
Republican Party itself-in the
House and in the Senate.
Were it not for the fact that
the Democrats in Congress have
taken a constructive, cooperative
and protective course, the White
House would have been even
more seriously handicapped than
it has been.
We know that on many issues
a Republican President was saved
from defeat by the Democrats in
the House and Senate joining a
right thinking Republican minor
ity.
The split within the Republi-
can Party Is so fundamental that
I cannot see how the White
House can hope to do any better
in the future than it has been
able to do in the past. The old
guard reactionary isolationist
Republicans are again calling the
tune in the Republican Party.
And this Republican administra-
ton is all but helpless in getting
support from its own party ex-
cept when it sponsors a give
away program of the peoples
reSources-the resources of this
republic which belong to all the
people.
Give-Away Program.
The Democrats in the 83rd
Congress, tried desperately to
prevent the shocking give-away
program sponsored by the Re-
publican administration, but they
were not in the majority and,
therefore. could not prevent it.
In 1852 I foretold this Re
publican threat of a give-away
program of precious American
rights in natural resources. 7
warned that if the Republicans
gained control of the Govern
ment they would lose no time in
turning over to private special
interests, public lands, public
power, atomic energy and public
oil.
I cautioned labor, and I eau
toned the farmers that once the
Republicans gained control, the
legitimate interests of labor and
agriculture would be hurt.
I feel so strongly about the
situation brought about by this
disregard of the public interest
that I have overruled by doctor
to come here tonight to raise my
voice once again and to urge
that the legislative business of
this Nation be put back into the
hands Of the Democratic Party,
the party of the people, the party
that is for the people.
Naturally, in partisan politics
Democrats favor Democrats and
Republicans prefer Republicans.
If ordinary everyday partisan
politics were the only reason for
a change, then there would be
little reason for excitement. But
as President of the United
States during some very critical
times, I have seen what can hap
pen when certain reactionary
forces try to take over at home
and abroad. Therefore, I would
like to tell you why I feel so
strongly about the danger of
allowing the Republicans to re-
main in control of the Congress
any longer.
Conflicting Statements.
Today neither our own people
nor our friends abroad know from
one day to the next exactly who
is speaking for this Nation on
foreign affairs or international
problems. This is largely due to
so many conflicting statements