Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-24

MAKING A POINT-San
hover, forming a fist for en-
will make it two straight mex
demands of our swiftly growing
lschool-age population.
The party of the future says:
Ibet US quit fighting the battles
lof the past.and let us all turn
our attention to these problems
of the present and future. on
which the long term well-being OF
our people so urgently depends
Third: The Republican Party
lis the party of the future be-
cause it is the party that draws
people together, not drives them
apart.
Our party detests the technique
Iof pitting group against group
for cheap political advantage,
Republicans view as a central
principle of conduct-not Just q
phrase on nickels and dimes
the old motto of ours: "E Pluri-
bus Unum"-"Our of many
one"
Our party as far back as 1856
began establishing a record oil
bringing together, as it's largest
element, the working people ano
small farmers, as we'll as the
small businessmen. It attracted
minority groups. scholars ano
writers, not to mention re-
formers of all kinds. Free-soilers
Independent Democrats. Con-
science wings, Barnburners
soft Hunkers." Teetotalers
IVegetarians, and Transcenden-
Italists!
THE Republican Porty is oeoir
the roIIying point for AmeH-
cons Of all ceilings :"
Now, a hundred years later
the Republican Party is again
the rallying point for Americans
Iof all callings. races and in
comes. They see in its broad
Iforward-moving. straight down
the-road, fighting program the
best promise for their own
steady progress toward a fight
ing future. Some opponents have
n?ed to call this a "one-interest
party" Indeed it is a one
Interest party; and that one in
Iterest is the interest of every
man, woman and child in
America! And as long as the
Republican Party continues to
be this kind of one-interest party
"a Observation-Disclosures party
it will continue to be the party
Iof the future.
Fourth: The Republican Party
is the party of the future because
/ it is the party through which
the many things that still need
doing will soonest be done-ano
will be done by enlisting she
fullest energies Of free, creative
individual people.
Republicans have proved that
1T is possible for a government
to have warm, sensitive con-
Icern for the everyday needs OF
people, while steering clear OF
the paternalistic "big-brother-
Iis-watching-you" kind of inter-
ference. The individual - and
especially the idealistic young
Iperson-has no faith in a tight
Federal monopoly on problem
solving. He seeks and deserves
opportunity for himself and fol
every other person who is burn
ing to participate in putting
right the wrongs of the world
-. We must olwoys be on
guard against :. smueness.
In our time Of prosperity ano
progress. one thing we must al
ways be on guard against Is
smugness. True. things are going
well; but there are thousands OF
things still to be done. There are
lstill enough injustices to be
erased, still enough needless
sufferings to be cured, to pro-
vide careers for all the young
crusaders we can produce OF
find.
We want them all
One hundred years ago the
Republican Party was created
in a devout belief in equal JUS
tice and equal opportunity for
all in a nation Of free men and
women.
What is more. the Republican
Party's record on social justice
rests. not on words and promises
but on accomplishment. The
record shows that a wide range
of quietly effective actions, con-
Iceived in understanding and
good will for all, has brought
about more genuine-and often
voluntary-progress toward equal
justice and opportunity in the
last three years than was
achieved in all the previous 20
put together. Elimination OF
various kinds Of discrimination
in the armed services. the Dis
ltrict Of Columbia, and among
the employees of Government con-
tractors provides specific ex.
Iamples Of this progress.
In all existing kinds Of dis
elimination there is much to do
We must insure a fair chance
to such people as mature work
ers who have trouble gettinf
Jobs. older citizens with prob.
lens OF health. housing. security
and recreation, migratory farm