The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-03

pldlty. Republican candidates for
Congress and for the higher Of
fices quailed before the threats of
the labor propagandists, and in the
districts and states made foolish
and futile efforts to placate the
labor bosses. The Democrats. first
through Roosevelt and later
through Truman, gave them lcgis-
lation, patronage, recognition and
influence such as they never
dreamed of before
Pulled up by this sort of treat
ment and with consistent White
House support for everything they
wanted. it is not surprising the la
Dor bosses began to believe they
could run the country. Actually,
they are in position-a,d have been
for at least sixteen years-Where
the Democrats cannot nominate
candidates for either President.
Vice President, or in the larger
states governor without getting
their approval Twice in that time
candidates for Vice President have
by direction of the President gone
hat in hand to these labor bosses
to clear" their nominations. Three
years ago Senator Barley. of Ken
lucky, after he had been blessed
by Mr.. Truman. was turned down
by them. He says so himself Three
years ago their power seemed such
that they compelled Mr. Adlai Ste
vensOn, whom they were support
ing, to make humiliating fIip-flop
on the Taft-Hartley Act Few more
degrading things have been done
by a presidential candidate
The Reuther-NIeany combination
unitedly, extensively and enthusi-
astically supported Mr. Stevenson
in the ensuing campaign. General
Eisenhower refused to yield to the
ridiculous pressures to call the
Taft-Hartley Act a slave labor"
law. The result was that, like Sena-
tor Taft in Ohio two years before,
he overwhelmed the labor bosses
in their strongholds, demonstrating
to the country that they do not
control the rank and file of or
ganiZed labor Staticians who have
examined the figures in both the
Taft and Eisenhower campaigns
assert that fully 40 percent of the
labor vote did not follow its leaders.
Now with the AFL and the CLIO
finally amalgamated. they are pre-
pairing for another great effort to
gain control of the Government.
Eight months ahead of the national
conventions they have made it clear
that they will support the Demo-
cratic candidate-and there isn't
single Democratic aSpirant-Ste-
Venson, Hartman, KefauVer,-or
any other-Who does not recognize
that support as indispensable either
to nomination or election. There is
nothing unique in this state of af-
fairs There has been slight dis
guise of the labor-boss domination
in the Democratic party since 1886
There is practically no question that
the tendency and desire of these
labor bosses is to take the country
in an extreme socialistic direction
Particularly is this true of Mr. Wal
ter Reuther, whose socialistic
background an record were
strikingly presented by Repre-
sentative Clare Hoffman, of Michi-
gan, in an impressive speech in
Congress last August.
Twice the country has definitely
shown that it does not want to be
taken in a socialistic direction nor
to live under a labor-boss govern
ment The vituperative denials, de
nunciations and defiances now is
suing from the labor spokesman
should surprise no one-and affect
no one. There isn't anything for
them to do except deny Calling
Senator GoldWater a liar and a fool