St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-16
Lyndon Johnson, Democratic Liability

The brazen manner in which Senator Lyndon johnson,
majority leader the Democratic controlled Senate used MS
office to run roughshod Democratic liberals in that body
provides an object against election to top position IN the
federal legislature any individual who not prepared to place
national welfare above sectional interests
1t was to the national international good that the
senate changed halt Of the worst abuses IN the
American congressional Enthusiastically small
minority could by the simple eXpedent OF talking Keep the
Senate from a any measure.
The true Democratic liberals in the Senate together with
the Republican liberals wanted enact meanngfu resolution
which would busterng practices Of certain senator's
practices which have been used principally through the years to
kill the badly needed federal civil rights measures
Johnson using dictatoral power he has acquired
by hook or crook during his years the senate not content
to ordinary persuasion his colleagues but by inference
let be that applications for committee assignments
which has his hands would receive more favorable con-
sderaon Democratic senator's especially went along
with his rules change proposals.
In other words by his power of being able to make or in
fuence assignments johnson able to budgeon
caoe into accepting his views This of course
is no credit to body Only 20 Democratic senators
refused to knuckeunder the Texas despOtSm of Johnson
Thank the Lord US. Humphrey and Nc
Carhy in the Only eight Republicans stood up
like for the Senator Paul Douglas proposal which
was the only way rid the Senate of the buserng
nuisance glad both of the Senators from Wis
conn on right side Both Proxmire the Democrat and
Wiley Republican, voted for freedom and justice repre-
sented by the Douglas majority vote proposal.
Our neighbors North Dakota and South Dakota have Sen
with the exception and then of LANCER who vote
sistenty the Dixecras and Monday they followed their
usual custom
Even Dirksen the Republican minority leader who halls
from Illinois the spell of Johnson He had originally
promised Illinois people he would support the proposal to make
fbusers ineffective but the end he the johnson
camp voting and ordering his Republican colleagues to support
JohnSons compromise.
Johnson victory of hurts the Democrats more than
the Republicans because the Negro voters who have continued
support national level for two decades
going continue help roll big maJore for that
party something reduce the of Lyndon
johnson has always frankly admitted he is against the
federal civil rights legislation which is badly
needed o get democratic house in order,
The Democratic party in the Senate needs change OF
leadership should have leader who willing to place the
nations sectional interests for the bene
fit of cotrys future johnson has been able to dc
this chance the Democratic presidential nomination
Too many liberal have mistaken his clever adOi
maneuveng for real American craftsmanship and allowed hin
to have way the dement of the party Now is the m
to call Mr. Johnson He's going continue to be BIZ
liability the Democratic party and broad country interests