Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
Democrats

campaign headquarters throughout
the country, another brand of fire.
works was IN the making the fire-
works OF hot campaign.
This is q happy time for the DEM
ocrats. They have little to lose and
much to gain as they enter the
1854 congressional campaign. They
have, their leaders feel, q wealth Of
campaign material. They find them
selves in the pleasant role OF critics.
divorced from governmental respOn-
Sibility and free to electioneer.
The experience Of politics is that
the party on the outside gains
few seats in each off-year congress
sional election and. with the cur
rent delicate balance in the House
and Senate, few is all the Demo-
Gratis need.
But Democratic leaders are well
aware thai there will be no letup
from the Republicans. Some recent
utterances indicate that their look
at the possible campaign tactics of
the Republicans is even more
askance than that of the G. o. p.
toward theirs.
Political Indictments
Democratic National Chairman
Stephen A.. Mitchell said recently
that he expects the Republicans to
use the power Of indictment as b
Msapon against the Democrats
picking Democrats over Republi-
cans when it becomes time for the
Justice Department to proceed.
The Democrats are looking, too.
for "smears" in other directions.
They have smarted before under
the 10 years Of treason" charge
leveled at them. notably by Senator
Mccarthy. Republican, OF wisconsin.
They expect Senator Mccarthy to
be major weapon against them
during the summer and fall, either
voluntarily or by request from other
Republicans. Privately, they are hop
ing the Republicans will make liberal
use OF Senator Mccarthy. They
figure he Is q good target for at
tack himself. They also expect to
hear further sharp criticism from
Vice President Nixon, whom some
Republicans would like to use as
substitute for the more controver-
sial Senator.
The Hiss White Ticker
AS in the last campaign, the Dem
ocrats expect to be accused Of doing
nothing about the Communist threat.
They say the names of Alger Hiss
and Harry Dexter White will be
thrown at the voters again and again
by the Republicans.
The Democrats expect to be
blamed for losses in Korea and
failure to do anything about Indo-
China.
AS for the positive part Of their
campaign, they have much material
from which to choose. MucH en-
phasis will be placed on what they
term the failure Of the Republicans
in Congress to support the Presi-
dent. and how that failure has led
{ to failure Of the Presidents program.
They will stress the role Of the Dem
ocrats in supporting the more liberal
elements in the program Of Presi-
dent EiSenhoWer-Still a popular
nsure WIN the voters ana not. hap
puy Ioi tns democrats, target OF
@'easA ~ Clils year 9 electlons.
In the industrial centers. the Dem
ocrats will point to the big business
background of the Presidents cabi-
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campalgn material still is the Army
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