Evening star., 1955-02-19
The Political Min
Eisenhower Demands
Halt to Treason Talk
Gives Republicans His
Prescription for Stoteeroft
By 6ouId Lincoln

Prescription for Stotecroft
By Gould Lincoln
In his talk to the members Of the Re-
publican National Committee and the
Republican National Finance Commit
tee here President Eisenhower gave his
prescription for good government and
for political victory in 1856. He called
q halt, too. on treason talk, directed
against the Democrats.
Indeed. the President said quite q
lot-particularly to those who are in
tent upon drafting him for renomina-
ton next year. While he kept strictly
away from any discussion of his own
future plans. the President laid down.
or set up, the kind Of platform for the
Republican Party on which he could
run. These Republican leaders from all
parts Of the country apparently ac-
cepted the Presidents doctrine. At any
rate, they adopted and signed a most
glowing tribute to the President, max
ing it clear they want him for a second
term in the White House.
The President himself spoke most
hopefully of Republican chances-and
that is music to the Republican ears.
He said, as he concluded his remarks:
II really believe that with the cause for
which we have to work, with the mate
rial we have In this party. with the ap-
peal we can make to youth, and with
the kind Of candidates that we can pro-
duce, we can sweep the country"
Middle Of the Road.
The President showed himself again
what most Americans area middle
of-the-road man. He declared the
@. Q. P. must stand for dynamic con-
servatism"-which he now prefers to
"progressive-moderates," the title he
suggested for Republicans few weeks
ago. In explanation, the President
said: II believe we should be conserva-
tive. believe we should conserve on
everything that is basic to our system.
We should be dynamic in applying it to
the problems of the day so that all 1863
million Americans will profit from it,
The President insisted that the record
made by the 83d Congress-the 84th
Is just starting-was along these lines.
1t was, he said, in the tradition of
Abraham Lincoln who said that "the
proper business Of government is to do
for community or for a person those
things which it or he cannot do at all
or so well do for itself or himself; but
in all things which the individual or
the community can do best. the govern
ment should not interfere"
That" said the President, "is the
guiding policy of this administration"
The President said to the committee
members: while my political experi-
ence Is short, think most of you would
agree it has also been quite intense"
Therefore, he said, he was fully cog.
infant Of the need for intensive work
at the precinct level to win elections. On
top of that. he said. the party must
have good candidates. Feelingly. he
added: Here. think, could talk to
you for the next hour"
To the President it apparently is in
credible the Republicans would be con-
tent with anything less than good can
didates-from alderman up. While the
President did not say so, the G.. 0. P.
has suffered in the past from mediocre
candidates. The President urged, too,
that everything be done to attract
youth to the G. o. p. and that the
party be made national party-get-
ting away from sectionalism.
Needs Democrats.
The President is decidedly mindful
Of the fact that. to win elections, the
G. 0. P. must first win over to its side
re Nj sr,ln
Republican candidate for President in
1852. that is just what Mr.. Eisenhower
did in big way. So he took occasion
to remove from Democratic minds any
thought he went along with Senator
Mccarthy Of Wisconsin or any other
critic of the Democrats on
the thesis that to be Democrat was to
be disloyal during the last 20 years.
With this in mind. the President said,
Our greatest enemy is the Com
Our great struggle today is a
free world against dictator world.
Our greatest enemy is not the Demo-
Gratis. We certainly know that we can't
have better allies when we are fighting
anybody from abroad. So, let's remem-
ber that, and not build up a picture
tnat the worst enemy anyone can have
is Democrat. Far from it."
There. however, the Presidents olive
branch to the Democrats ended. He
continued. 1--WE just don't think they
tthe Democrats) can do as good a Job
as we do. AS matter of fact, we know
it,"
The Democrats have sought to pic
ture the Presidents right-hand man,
Vice President Nixon, as smear art
lst." who has painted the Democrats as
traitors. Mr.. Nixon. however. did not
charge treason to the Democrats-just
stupidity. in the handling of the Com
nunist menace. E
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