Evening star., 1955-11-20

OSUtOCTuCtC NuEtOftuL IUHtNttt-
we must do so not Just to COM
pete with communism, not to
preserve colonialism. and not to
impose Americanism. We must
make the world understand
again what it once knew-that
at the roots Of our faith we
recognize that we belong, all Of
us, to the family Of man.
Here at home. no less than in
our foreign affairs, primary in1-
portance attaches TO the gen.
uineness of our concern for
human welfare. It is the funda-
mental faith Of our party that
in a democracy the individual
citizen is all-important-that
ordinary men and women have
the sense. the integrity and the
decency to make choices and to
decide for themselves how best
to improve their lot and use
their human span. Our aim Is
simply to secure the widest dis
of well-being. And we
know this can only happen when
responsibility for policy making
and participation in government
are also widely shared.
The sense Of democracy as q
partnership In which ell Of our
people share and participate has
been blurred in these past three
years. Instead, in whatever di-
rection we look---tax policy, reg
policy. resources policy
credit policy. or what motive
see the sharp outlines of what
can only be described as special
interest government in WASH
ington. something We haven't
seen since the Republicans were
there last! Instead we are COM
ing to realize that We are being
treated more as customers than
as guIlible customers,
susceptible to the huckstering
advertiser arts Of salesmen for
q special interest.
kept Promises Hurt"
Well, you know the people own
this business, and they don't
want anybody forgetting it. We
climbed. together. from the
trough Of depression which we
Democrats had inherited from
the Republicans. And today
most Americans dwell upon the
plateau of prosperity which the
inherited from us.
But even though they had
never had it so good. the Re-
publicans promised Q lot Of
changes back In 1852. ! don't
know why we complain so much
about their broken campaign
promises. It's those they keep
that hurt. Every change they've
made has caused Us trouble, but
the things they haven't changed
are working ftne.
Among other things they have
adopted q new farm polcy-to
get rid. they say, Of the farm
Well. 1t hasn't re-
duced the farmers production.
but It has sure reduced his In
come. And today the only reason
We have a stable general price
level Is that rising industrial
prices are offset by falling farm
prices. The balance In our inter-
economy Is threat
ened. and the well-being Of 20
million Americans Is sinking.
while the Republican cheer lead
ers shout: Everything IL boom
ing but the guns"
Our society needs the farmer
more than any one else. And
the farmer needs q fair share Of
the national income. He hasn't
got 1t Just now. And there Is
precious little evidence that the
team" In Washington wants to
do anything about it. But TO
help the farmer in this passing
crisis you have to want to help
the farmer, even as sympathetic
Democrats have for . genera
ton.
Old Controls busted On
But / hear there may be 4
change. Prices are not the only
thing that's flexible about Re-
publican politicians, and 1t Is no
secret that they are dusting on
some Of the old Democratic pro-
duction control proposals with q
view to bringing them out
under Republican labels. Of
course. It is strange what an
year does to those
crusaders who believe 90 de-
voutly in good old-fashioned.
rugged individualism especially