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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
Mad Men

Indiana Congressman felt
so years ago that their State
wasn't getting enough atten-
ton when the Federal Jobs
were handed out. On June
26, 1906. The Star said: 1.-THE
Indiana Senators and Repre-
sentatives are dead sore. The
President probably doesn't
know it, and if he finds out he
will try to placate these good
fellows, for he likes them all.
The trouble arises over the
fact that both Senators and
every Representative from the
State have long had consti-
tuents who wanted something
good in Washington Helnen-
way. Beveridge, Jim Watson,
both of the Lands boys, Crum-
packer and all the others have
their desks full of letters from
good men in their regions who
long for a taste of Govern
ment service and who con-
stantly remind them of the
fact that things are pretty dull
in the old State :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
Labor Profits by Political Fund RuIino

ntical force that can be gen
Grated BY such an overwhelm-
ing fund.- Or does anyone sup
pose that certain union leaders
who have already shown .
strong desire to use their
muscles on the American po-
litical scene can now be ex-
pected to show reasonable re-
straint in the use of such
funds?"
For some time past one Of
the bleats of the Democratic
managers has been that the
Republicans already have
much more money than the
Democrats and thus are able
to pre-empt expensive radio
and television time for their
cause. However, when one
considers that this Detroit de-
cision destroys all restrictions
upon union political expend-
itureS and that the most con-
spicuouS and politically potent
of the labor bosses is Walter
Reuther of the CLIO, it does
seem that this Democratic
bleat has a somewhat hypo-
critical flavor. Mr.. Reuther is
a very influential man in the
Democratic Party. Through
his protege, Gov. Soapy Will
liams of Michigan, he controls
the Democratic machine of
that State. He is also a vice
president of the leftwing
Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton and a personal friend of
the good Adlai Stevenson.
Costly Propaganda System
More than anyone else, Mr..
Reuther will direct the politi-
cal activities of the AFL-CIO
organization this fall. Already
he has built what is probably
the most costly publicity and
propaganda m hine ever
known. 1t includes regular
radio and television time,
magazines, columnists, news
papers and vast outpouring
of miscellaneous literature.
Nearly all these instruments
are slanted on the Democratic
side. The reason, of course.
is that for the last 20-odd
years the labor bosses have
consistently expanded their in
f1uence within the Democratic
party and to a considerable
extent have taken it over.
Undoubtedly, the Detroit de-
cision enhances Democratic
chances in the coming cam
paign, so far as they can be
enhanced by the use of money.
AS Senator Goldwater points
out. there are many ways in
which money can be used.
Notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. Eisenhower is stronger
among the rank and file of
organized labor than he was
in 1852, it is conceded that
the leaders are mostly against
him. No wonder Republicans
and some Democrats who
regard the extension of labor
boss domination of their party
as a menace-say that the
time has come to reWrite the
Federal Corrupt Practices Act.
But that will hardly be done
this year.