Evening star., 1954-06-03
Democrats Hit
6. Q. P. Rule at
Fairfax Rally
Cundidotes BIust
Leadership Lack,
Mccarthy Antics

MCNortny Antics
President Eisenhower and his
administration and the Army.
Mccarthy investigation last
night came under heavy fire,
from the four candidates seek.
ing the Democratic nomination
for election to Congress from
Virginia's Tenth District.
The occasion for the verbal
broadside was a political rally
at the Franconia firehouse spon-
sored by members of the Fairfax
County Democratic Committee
from Franconia and Pullman
precincts.
One by one, the candidates
scored "the Presidents lack of
leadership" "the bungling for
eign policy" land a lack of party
unity which permits such antics
as the McCarthy-Arm show"
Split on Racial Ruling.
Participants in the campaign.
to be climaxed with the Demo-
cratic primary July 13. are John
c. Webb. attorney and delegate
to the General Assembly from
Fairfax County; Dean Brundage.,
WaShington-Lee High School
teacher, Arlington. and attorneys
c. Louis Knight and j. Walter
White.
Only on one issue was there
disagreement among the candi-
dates.
Mr.. White said he is in agree
ment with Virginia's Attorney
General that "the State will be
able to maintain its segregated
schools" The Supreme Court, he
said, cannot make laws" He
called for maintenance Of the
provision in the State Constitu-
ton. which provides for segre-
gated schools.
I'VE will not follow the spirit
OF the courts ruling" he de-
clared.
Disagreement came from Mr..
Brundage who said the Supreme
Courts ruling was final.
Il can see the only course to
be one of working toward in
tegration," he said.
Mr.. Webb charged "a real de-
generation in Government has
come about since the President
took over. due largely to his
lack Of party leadership" He
scored as "preposterous in the
first place" pledges made by
Republicans two years ago to
cut taxes and balance the bud
get when they knew it was not
now possible"
Sees Allies Alienated
Mr.. Brundage accused the ad-
miniStration of operating q
"bungling foreign policy where
Indo- China is concerned" and
said I'VE are fast alternating our
allies" He described Senator
Mccarthy. Republican. of Wis
consin. as "our star of stage.
screen and TV who thinks noth-
ing Of encroaching on the pow
ers of the Executive Branch"
Labelling the administration as
Immature" Mr.. Brundage
charged that a number of Sc
curity risks ousted from Gov
ernment service actually were
simply Democrats. who held jobs
the Republicans wanted to fill
with their own people"
Mr.. Knight called for cuts in
expenditures for non-essentials
as a means of lowering the ma
tional debt. Among them he in
cludes foreign aid. He urged
establishment Of a new Govern
ment department to replace the
General Account ng Office.
which. he said, makes an ac-
counting only after funds are
spent. The new department, he
said. would keep track of funds
as they are spent.
"Lie-Detector War"
Mr.. White described the Army
Mccarthy controversy as the
''lie-detector war on Capitol Hill'
and said the Republicans have
"reaped what they sowed." He
Joined the other candidates in
calling for legislation to give
Federal employees greater job Sc
curity and to protect them from
reprisals by each party as it
comes to power.
Mr.. Webb and Mr.. Brundage
hit what they called the "trickle-
down program of tax benefits. ="
They charged recent tax cuts
have benefited high-income tax
payers, while low-income citi-
zens get only such benefits as
may trickle down from the top"