Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-14
President Sees
Voter Mandate
For Program
BY GOULD LINCOLN

AAN CACAIACAA "a - A(GAAAOCA oNAN
Congress. while he himself was
being overwhelmingly re-elect-
led, was ascribed today by Presi-
dent Eisenhower to the apparent
fact that the people lack un-
Outstanding of the modern Re-
lpublicanism" which he advo-
Gates.
The Presidents statement was
made in answer to a question at
his press conference.-the first
since the national elections. He
added that he thought the coun-
try was not yet convinced that
I"modern Republicanism" was
here to stay as a guiding inf1u-
ence of the Republican Party.
Mr.. Eisenhower also said he
would go forward with his pro-
gram. He was asked if he con-
sidered the election a mandate,
enther to proceed with that pro-
gram or to modify it. He re-
piled that not to consider it a
mandate to proceed with the pro-
gram would be to arrogate to
himself a most egotistical belief
that he had won merely because
of personal popularity.
People Supported Proposals
He said he would go forward
with his proposals for farm,
school and health programs.
The people, he continued, voted
for him because they supported
these proposals.
The President was reminded
that he had been charged with
lack of leadership in dealing
with the Republicans, especially
lin Congress. Did he intend now
to apply pressure, he was asked.
The President replied that the
Question of leadership was not
Involved. He said he was not
a Disappointing type who likes
Ito stick out his jaw and tries to
look as though he was bossing
THE works. He added that he
expects to use persuasion to con-
vince the Republicans that the
kind of modern Republicanism
he advocates is the need of the
g. o. P.
He said that if he scared a
Republican by threatening him.
that Republican would stay
with him only as long as he
stayed scared. If he els able to
persuade thata Republican, then
he will stick, the President pre-
dicted.
Defines Term
Modern Republicanism, the
President said, means that the
Movement viii ltake the lead
in helping to prevent injury to
the people and to do those things
for them which they cannot do
for themselves. 1t also means
that free enterprise, under which
the country has grown great,
must be continued, and that
States must play their full part
in government. He listed as
musts integrity in fiscal affairs.
sound money. and dispersion of
power.
The President was asked if he
would ask Gov. Allan Shivers of
Texas to help elect a Republican
Senator to fill the vacancy in
the Senate which will be created
when Senator Price Daniel. Dem
ocrat. steps out to become Gov
ernor January Is. With a broad
smile, the President replied he
would not dream of interfering
with the internal affairs of
Texas.
He added, however. that he
would very much like to see a
Republican Senator from there.
If a Republican gains that seat.
the Senate would be evenly di-
vided, with 48 Republicans and
as Democrats, and through the
vote of Vice President Nixon,
could be organized by the G. o. P.
Gov. Shivers and Senator
Daniel have engaged in a SPAR
ring match as to when a special
election for Senator is to be
called.
Reminded of Warning
The President was reminded
that in the 1854 congressional
campaign, he had vigorously adj
vocated the election Of a Re-
publican Congress, and warned
there would be a cold war be-
tween the legislative and execu-
tive branches of the Government
If there was a divided Govern
ment. In the last election cam
paign, he was reminded, he did
not issue such a warning. He
was asked if he did not do so
because he foresaw the election
of a Democratic Congress.
The President said he did not