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

have-a spot they have been In only
once in the past ~ years. and that
following the brief two years Of the
80th Congress.
This campaign year for the CEN
tury-old q. o. p. Is an important one.
The party must maintain It's slim
majorities In the Senate and the
House and strengthen its position
in bothtto prove to the world that
it. too. is party Of the people.
A defensive battle Is the toughest
kind to wage, but the Republicans
recognize that q strong defense needs
to be built against the expected
barbs OF the Democrats. G. o. p. cam
paign leaders already haze been for
titled throughout the country with
hints on what to expect from the
Democrats and how to make answer.
From their long practice Of chip
ping away at Democratic mistakes
and weak points, the Republicans
are able to recognize pretty well the
tactics which win be employed by
their opposition.
AS preliminary step to warding
of the blows, the Republican Ma
tional Committee has prepared and
distributed to countless thousands
of campaign workers q handy four
page pamphlet with ready-made an
swers to the anticipated attack.
Silent ON Mccarthy
There is q pervading and (some
think self-conScious- silence in this
pamphlet about the Army-McCa rthy
hearing, although privately G. O. p.
leaders say they expect the Demo
Gratis to attempt lot Of hay-making
from that bizarre situation. Publicly.
they seem to cherish the optimistic
hope that 1t win 60 away.
Major attacks expected by the
G. o. p. campaign heads are against
Republican foreign policy and the
administrations method Of han
ding security risks. The Republicans
expect the Democrats to stress Nc
Carthy and to claim that Mccarthy
ism has permeated the executive
branch.
The G. o. p. looks also for the DEM
ocrats to continue q campaign note
that worked well for 20 years-that
the Republicans were responsible for
the depression Of the '3Os. The Re
publicanS expect attacks based on
recent unemployment figures in an
attempt to show that domestic poll
cies brought on q recession"
Other attacks expected are these:
1. That the Republicans are the
party Of big business.
q. That the Republicans, while
promising to clean UP the mess in
Washington. and themselves in
messes Of their own.
3. That the q. o. P. has done lit
tie for the farmer.
4. That the executive branch
has been weakened; that the Presi-
dent has failed to do battle with
his congressional critics.
The Nixon-Type Offensive
Not all of the Republicans con-
gressional campaign this year, how
ever, will be geared to defense. There
will be much pointing with pride,
and the basis for this was stressed
by Vice President Nixon in q sort
of keynote speech to campaign
workers two weeks ago.
Mr.. Nixon stressed particularly
foreign policy, security risks and
the domestic program.
In foreign policy. the Republican
candidates will claim that the adj
ministration has at long last recog-
nized communism as q worldwide
threat, not confined to Europe: that
the United States is putting greater
emphasis upon united action against
aggression, and that the massive
retaliation" policy has curbed the
growing appetite Of the Communist
imperialistS.
The Republicans also have come
up with q set of figures to answer
complaints about handling security
risks, and it appears these figures
viii be standard for the campaign
Security Risk Arithmetic
This is the rundown: Al Com
munist Party leaders convicted; 20
under indictment; . newly ar
rested: So groups added to the
Attorney Generals subversive list;
/ person convicted Of treason,
2 for spying, II for false state
mentS to the Government or
perjury; 81 alien subversives de-
ported: 268 others ordered deported:
decentralization proceedings begun
against "a natrralized aliens charged
with subversion: lat alien subver-
siveS denied entry to the United
States; 2.400 persons separated from
Government employment as security
risks.
These are impressive figures, Of
course, and the attack along the
line Of communism-in-government
was highly successful for the Re-
publicans in 1852.
In the field Of domestic policy.
the Republican campaigners will
stress the peace and prosperity
theme. Main points here. as out
lined by Mr.. Nixon. include:
l. Controls have been removed
from the economy"
2. Thirteen billion dollars has
been cut from the Truman budget. z
3. Imitation has been stopped"
4. "Taxes win be reduced BY Sta
billion, the largest dollar tax re-
duction In Americas history
The q. o. r. win point up efforts
to decentralize Government, to get
more OF its functions back to State
or private control.
And. finally. the Republicans win
offer this major choice to the voters:
An administration firm in domestic
and foreign policy and in constant
battle with communism, against
the Democratic 40 years Of trea-
enf1p and fY.flatf0r, And this nflwinn