Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-20
Mccarthy Presents
70 Treason Counts,
Dares Stevenson
'PIeud Guilty or Not
He Says as Milwaukee
Audience Cheers
BY the Associated Press

MILWAUKEE,, Mar. 20.-Sen-
ator Mccarthy. Republican, Of
Wisconsin, accused the Demo-
cratic Party Of 40 years Of
treason" on 20 counts last night
and. casting Adlai Stevenson in
the role of attorney for the
defense" called on him to plead
guilty or not guilty.
In leading up to his charges
against the Democratic Party.
Senator Mccarthy said:
Tonight I shall place before
the greatest Of all juries. the
American people, an indictment
Of 20 counts. picked at random,
which at best constitute gross
stupidity-or at worst. treason.
This does not constitute the
entire picture" Senator Nc
Carthy said, but just 20 counts
in the indictment picked at ran
dom"
He went on: There is scarcely
one of you who hear me but has
had some personal tragedy linked
to these acts Of infamy.
Twenty years of treason
20 deeds of betrayal"
Criticizes Stevenson Method.
The Senator, making a re-
buttal to a March 6 speech of
Mr.. Stevenson's, accused the
1852 Democratic presidential
nominee of using 'the Com
munist method" of attacking
him and the Republican Party.
Mr.. Stevenson had told a
Democratic rally in Miami that
the Republican Party was "di-
vided against itself. half Nc
Carthy and half Eisenhower"
and accused Senator Mccarthy
of sowing SANDER and dis
union"
Senator Mccarthy, who ac-
cused Mr.. Stevenson Of a
vicious" personal attack on him,
said in his speech last night
that "Adlai turned some fine
phrases at Miami" But, said
the Senator. apparently Adlai
would rather turn clever
phrase than to be truthful"
Phrase Draws Ovation.
The phrase drew one of big
ovations of the night from the
overflow. partisan crowd of more
than 400 that packed a small
banquet room at a downtown
hotel.
The Senator charged that Mr..
Stevenson, in his speech at
Miami, acting as spokesman
and defense lawyer for the DEM
ocratic Party. used the officially
approved and published Com
munist method of attacking Nc
Carthy and the Republican
Party"
Senator Mccarthy held up a
pamphlet and said. "This is a
verbatim quote from a report
delivered at the national confer
ence of the Communist Party
Of the United States and pub
liShed in 1883"
Someone in the audience said,
Say that again."
"All right" the Senator said,
and repeated the phrase.
losses Document to Skeptics.
Then he said, "And I see some
OF my friends down here in the
press have doubling expressions
on their faces. so will toss this
down to them and you can check
it. Will you do that?"
Senator Mccarthy continued:
This is a verbatim quote from a
report delivered at the national
conference of the Communist
Party Of the United States and
published in 1853. Now let me
quote one Of the three main OBJ
jectives as set forth to the ma
tional conference of the Com
munist Party. ! quote from page
80:
ITO elect an anti-McCarthy
Congress by defeating every Nc
Carthyite McCarranite candi-
date. especially singing out for
defeat those who are incum-
bents. and by electing a powerful
bloc of conscious and determined
fighters against McCarthyism. :"
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