Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

l am glau Cne committee ue-
cided on Washington'S Birthday
for this meeting.
Our first President COM
manded the troops in the field
in the Revolutionary War for
the independence of the Brit
ish colonies-he was a citizen
soldier: he presided at the Con-
stitutional Convention in 1897:
he made the Constitution work,
the greatest of governmental
documents.
He was roundly abused by
the press of that day because
he was a President of the whole
country. The special privilege
coterieS of the modern day try
to make him their patron saint.
along with Alexander Hamilton
but if you will read your his
tory and the press abuse he
received. you will find that he
was really a JefferSonian.
1t is now a little more than
five years since the country has
had a Democratic President.
Five years is really long time
in these days when history
moves at such a rapid pace.
There have been a lot of
changes in the last five years,
but very few of them were of
the kind promised to us by the
Republicans in 1852. In fact,
most of the changes made were
for the benefit of persons who
need no special benefit. be-
lieve the people of the Nation
realize this. think they are fed
up with Republican hucksters
and their campaign oratory.
DiSilluSiOnment Seen
Until the Democrats have
once more made the people
prosperous, as we did from 1888
to 1858, l do not believe they
will be gullible enough to fall
for Republican administration
again. People in this great coun-
try are emotional and senti-
mental. They like a hero and
often fall for all sorts of soap
and-tooth paste" advertising
about him.
I believe Americans are dis
illusioned and disturbed, and
that they have learned their
lesson. The Democrats will win
sweeping victories in 1858 and
1860.
I put very little reliance or
public opinion pollS-except
when they are actually election
returns. l saw a poll the other
day that has finally caught up
with what the voters have been
doing on election day. II
showed that the voters are now
$50 for the Democrats and
45eo for the Republicans. If
the pollsters are still making
the mistake they made in 1948
of estimating the DEM
ocratic vote. that would give us
a handsome margin of victory.
And that is exactly what the
voters gave us every chance
they had last fall-in the cleo
ton in Wisconsin of Bill Prox-
rlire and the landslide in New
Jersey for Bob Meyner. The
Democratic tide was strong
enough in 1858 and 1854 to
elect most of the Nations gov
errors and in 1854 and 1856 to
bring in and keep a Democratic
Congress. and that Democratic
tide has been rising ever since.
lS48 Election Recalled
The election of that Congress
in 1856 is a historical event
worthy of notice. In 1848-l08
years before-there was an cleo
ton of a professional military
man. That l848 election and
this one in 1856 are the only
times in the history of the
country that the President has
failed to carry the House of
Representatives with him.
This 1856 election means
that the people are tired OF be-
ing bamboozled by the Repub-
licanS. People are tired of get
ting liberal pep-talks and re-
dictionary policies. They are
tired of getting words when
they ask for deeds. They are
tired of being deceived about
conditions. at home and abroad
The people want the truth.
They want action at the top
for the good Of the Nation and
for the welfare and benefit OF
the ordinary citizen.
The present great Republic
can illusion is coming to an
end. All Republican illusions
have ended in disaster-l873,
1893. 1929. Those great panics
followed Republican control OF
the White House.