Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-09
The Political Mill
Eisenhower Inspires
Republican Leaders
Big Party Love Feost Seen
Stunning Door on Disunity


Big Party Love Feost Seen
Stunning Door on Disunity
BY Gould Lincoln
During its big political pow-wow in
the National Capital last week the Re-
publican Party. through It's elected
leaders, told why it believes in Eisen-
hover, and Eisenhower said why he be-
lieved in the G. o. p. The net result may
be closing of party ranks; first, to
put through the Eisenhower program
now before Congress, and second, to
campaign unitedly for the election Of
Republican majorities in the 84th Con-
gress. The President has inspired the
Republican leaders with real devotion
not given to many men. His own esti-
mate of the Republican Party, delivered
at the Lincoln Day Box Supper in an
extemporaneous, off the cuff speech.
was:
The reason believe in the Republic
can Party is because believe it is the
best political instrument available in
this country to serve the United States
IN this kind of objective: For max
ing certain that every individual
American. whatever his station. will
recognize that he has the opportunity
OF a free citizen, to make for himself
what he can, and he will have a svn-
pathetic partner-a big brother partner
in the Federal Government, and that
this Nation will persist in the kind of
Nation which was designed by our FORE
fathers and in which it is now our
great privilege to live In addition.
President Eisenhower has said that his
administration. Republican admin
istration, will deal with human prob
lens and human beings in liberal wav
but will be conservative when it comes
to public financing.
A Republican Program.
The Republican congressional lead.
ers, including Speaker Martin. Senator
knoWland Of California and Represent
aClVe Halleck of Indiana, majority
eaoer OF the House, were at great pains
10 explain that the Eisenhower pro-
gram Is first and foremost Republican
program; that it was framed by the
PRESIDENT with the advice of all the
republican leaders and the Republican
chalrmen OF Congressional committees
ana that it is program to carry out
the pledges made in the party's ma
tlonaI platform adopted in Chicago in
1907. The new spirit of cooperation
among the Republicans was perhaps
best exemplified in the speech which
Mr.. Halleck made to the members of
the Republican National Committee.
he said I'm a tough Republican.
I've never been for public housing
provided for in the Eisenhower pro-
gram-but this program suits me. It
follows the Republican platform. Old
jim Watson Republican Senator from
lndlana. now dead used to say of the
democrats and their pledges, If Demo-
cratic platforms had the measles.
Democratic performances would never
catch the disease" He said emphat-
lcally he was prepared to go down the
line with the President, and he urged
all other Republicans, in and out of
Congress to do the same
The Republican gathering has to
some degree cleared the political at.
mosphere of serious doubts about Re-
publican unity. It is not expected that
every Republican in Congress will vote
Tor every legislative proposal in Just the
shape it has been recommended from
the White House. But unity on the
major proposals and the underlying
principles is now likely.
Nixon in Leading Role.
Vice President Nixon played a full
part In the drive for party unity. He
STANDS forth today as one of the ablest
speakers and politically wise leaders of
the q. 0. P. He, like other speakers.
put his finger on the loyalty and sup
port given President Eisenhower by the
late Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. a
great Republican leader of the Senate
and, indeed. of Congress-whose
services the Republican National Com
m1ttee memorialized in a resolution
UNANIMOUSLY adopted. Threats of divi-
sion in the party have been attributed
to the Taft wing" of the G. O. P.
They now appear to have been much
exaggerated. Senator Bricker of Ohio.
author of the Bricker amendment linn
iting the treaty-making powers of the
Chief Executive. said at the Lincoln
Day Box Supper: MY Republican
friends, like Ike" The two days of
Republican gatherings sounded very
much like a love feast. If any of the
participants were carrying knives or
brass knuckles, they were we'll con-
cealed.
Not all the talk was about Repub-
lican virtues. Democrats came in for
their share in the comment. Sherman
Adams, assistant to the President.
pinned a new label on some of the
Democrats-"Fear Dealers" And some
OF the Democrats have brought that
kind OF attack on themselves by playing
up recession" and depression" con-
tending that serious break in the
country'S economy was sure to come
under Republican rule.