Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07
PASSING of Mccarthy

bIldI IcCclVcu Tile Sdu news
of Senator McCarthy's pass
ing. We have lost a great
crusader for liberty and a loyal
friend.
The left-wing newspaper re-
porters, editorial writer's and
columnists can now take credit
for q job well done, and hunt
another victim.
The old Chinese proverb
still rings true, Just as tall
trees are known by their shad-
ows. so are good men known
by their enemies"
Senator Mccarthy will have
his niche in history as one of
our greatest defenders of truth.
(Mrs) Pearl w. Norman.
y \
As Senator Taft was greatly
missed so will Joe Mccarthy
be missed. He was evidently
Americas most controversial
public figure. He was either
loved or hated by most every
person. There were few neu-
trails who had not made UP
their minds about him. One
thing on which all would
agree: He was a hard hitter
who pulled no punches. Like
the Marine that he was he
asked no quarter and gave
none. When he was about to
be censured by his fellow Sem
ators he didn't beg for mercy
or squirm from the verdict he
knew was coming. He told
them to hurry and get 1t
over with. so we can get back
to work." In his strange ca
reer he has put more Reds
to hight than any single man.
Today they are evidently re-
joicing at his passing.
C. A. Nolan.
Seymour. Ind.
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AS one who has written you
several letters in support of
Senator Joseph r. Mccarthy
while he was ut the height Of
his unpopularity among Com
munists. prof. Communists, anti
anti &C o m m unists, liberal
moulders Of public opinion. and
middle-of-the-road politicians
who censured him for fear of
having themselves publicly
branded as controversial /"
may ] suggest that a portrait
OF Senator Mccarthy be hung
in the Capitol with those OF
the five other great Senators
recently chosen for that honor?
Horace r. Hobbs. Jr.
He was condemned while he
lived-vilified while he fought
-censured while militantly
patriotic-pilloried by the un-
thinking and unknowing. In
death he will find the peace
which the world did not give
him. The sweetness of Gods
justice is so triumphantly re-
assuring. How fortunate are
We that God will pronounce
the final eternal Judgment
not man or any group.
r.. J. s.
We call ourselves a Christian
Nation and yet we can con-
denim q man, Senator Nc
earthly, while he is living and
again after he has died. I am
appalled, at the things I have
read and heard since he died.
AS one person put it. HE has
caused more heartache and
trouble than any man in his
tory"
Agreeing with the statement
that he did cause a lot OF
people trouble. embarrassment,
ulcers and numerous other
complaints, ! think 1t is high
time the American public as a
whole realize what an enor-
nous benefit he accomplished
for our country.
He did a good Job Of separat-
ing the mature from the inn
mature individuals in our Gov
eminent. This came at q time
when we. as Americans voters
are desperately in need of ma
ture people to run our country.
Ann L. Lemaster.
Senator Joe's error was not
in his goal, the destruction Of
the vilest monster Of the dec
ade, totalitarian communism,
but in the fact that his think
ing was not inclusive enough;
namely. the destruction OF all
Observation-Disclosures polit-
teal, religious. or aristocratic,
the destruction Of all tyrannical
controls over the mind Of man.
Over my desk hangs my life
time political creed in the
actual words Of Mr.. Jefferson
Of my native city: II have
sworn upon the altar Of God
eternal hostility against every
form Of tyranny over the mind
Of man"
Mr.. Mccarthy must have
opposed totalitarianism or HI