Evening star., 1960-01-24
DEMOCRATS
Truman Urges Party to Concentrate
On Nixon and Avoid Internal Strife
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O hard man to beat" the
Minnesota Senator said. II say
that-between the low road and
the high road, the old model
and the new model, the juvenile
delinquent and the statesman
he may be a hard man to
find."
Senator Humphrey said Mr..
Nixon must run on his own
record and the record Of the
Eisenhower administration.
HE cannot avoid RESPONSE
bility for the erosion of our
national power and prestige.
which has taken place in the
last seven years" Senator Hum
phrey declared. HE cannot
dodge or duck responsibility for
the showdown in our national
growth the Stagnation Of
our national morality and char
acter."
Senator Kennedy, the front
runner in the Democratic race,
agreed with Senator Hum
phrey, his only formal oppo-
nent, that "the Eisenhower ad-
ministration itself" is the real
issue of the campaign,
"Mr. Nixon said he wants to
carry on the Eisenhower pol
icies," Senator Kennedy de-
clared. Let us hold him to that
statement. For I cannot believe
that the voters of this country
will accept four more years Of
the same tired policies"
Stagnation Charged
Senator Kennedy said he was
aware Of the Presidents con-
tinuing personal popularity, but
added: II also firmly believe
Sthat the American people next
November will respect that
candidate and that political
party which have the courage
to speak the truth-to tell the
people the grim facts about
what has happened to America
and what we must do to sur
vive."
The Eisenhower era of peace
and prosperity is a myth" the |
Massachusetts, Senator said. It !
has been, instead, "a period of |
stagnation and retreat i
an age Of spiritual poverty"
Gov. Brown paid caustic trib-
ute to the Vice President as
"a Californian by birth-and
occasional appearances at foot
ball games" Mr.. Nixon was
grand marshal of the January
Rose Bowl parade in Pasa-
dena.
IF he (Nixon) has said or
done anything publicly about
the great problems Of California
in recent years" Gov. Brown
said, "it has escaped my vigi-
liant attention.
But I don't need to tell you
about the silent Nixon" Cali
fornia's favorite son hopeful
said. You're not hearing much
from their heir apparent, either,
these days. Apparently it is
his intention to stall the great
debate of 1860 by saying ex-
actly nothing about anything"
Johnson's Attack |
Senator Johnson. for his
part. told of Mr.. Nixon in a
phrase. THE Republicans" he
said. have Tom and Dick"
referring to former Gov.
Dewey Of New York and the
Vice President, but we have
Harry, and as history shows,
we have 'em outnumbered
right there.
What the voters Of this
country will want to know is
whether the Republican candi-
date will be the new Nixon-or
the old Dewey"
Senator johnson praised the
other Democratic hopefuls as
men Of responsibility.
Responsibility" he de-
clared, turning to an attack on
President Eisenhower, doesn't
have a veto for a heart.
Responsibility doesn't wait
eight months to settle a steel
strike or 80 months to start
balancing a budget or 80 years
to pass a civil rights bill"
Both Senator Kennedy and
Gov. Meyner, who is expected
to be New Jerseys favorite son,
took issue with Mr.. Nixon's de-
fense last Saturday Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower's leadership.
Mr.. Nixon said then that the
results Mr.. Eisenhower had
achieved in his two terms were
the best arguments against
those who, like Senator Ken
nedy, said he has not been a
strong President.
Gov. Meyner said Mr.. Nixon's
argument showed he thought
that results are what count.
not the way in which they are
obtained. In other words, the
Republican candidate was say
ing that the end justifles the
means"
Democrats Dilemma
IF such auackery were to
become the prevailing philos-
ophy," Gov. Meyner asked,
would the Nation be in the
very best Of hands?"
The contrast between the
parties in the number Of avail
able candidates was obvious to
all $500 diners last highland
worrisome to Mr.. Truman.
He said the Democrats have
six or seven" declared and
undeclared candidates, adding,
i can think Of several more
who are not at this moment
being prominently mentioned
or even considered who are
eminently qualified and desir-
able as potential nominees"
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