Evening star., 1960-07-19
L. A. Spectacular
Having watched the III

Having watched the Demo-
cratic Convention and listen.
ed to Chester Bowles outline
the party platform, the thing
which impressed me most is
the feeling that not only was
the platform written by radi-
cal left -wingers, but also by
people who are counting on
Americans being ignorant or
having forgotten the history
Of the past 81 years.
Russia has made such big
strides in the past quarter
century because the Demo-
cratic administration of the
late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt did everything pos
sible to help Communist
Russia. including the known
fact that his several admin
iStrations had Communists in
key positions of the Federal
Government. There were so
many traitors in the admin
istration that the Rosenbergs
and their spy helpers were
able to steal our atomic
secrets and turn them over to
the Russians.
In the matter of the civil
rights plank in this 1860
Democratic platform, if the
principles therein proposed
were enacted into law. a lot
of minority extremists who
have habit of confusing
civil rights with unrestricted
license, would be encouraged
to treSpass in our back yards
and other property. trampling
our plants. moleSting our pets
or our children, jumping into
our private swimming pools if
we have any, and perhaps
throwing stones at us when
we try to make them get out.
Lest you think I am exag-
gerating. these things have
already happened in the
Washington area, and when
a property owner tries to do
anything about it, the arro-
CANT trespassers have the
brazenness to say Its a free
country, amt it?"
Robert A. Mullen.
So much is being said about
civil rights" I wonder if it's
meaning is really known. 1t
seemingly is a phrase used as
a te-getter.
Civil rights" in it's real
sense should be protected and
made available to everyone
not only non-white but
given on merit.
r. E.S.
I regret to say that the
= Democratic Convention has
not changed for the better
after all these years. There
may not be so much mud
singing as in years gone by,
but why in the world can men
not rise above party interest
and admit that the other
party has at least accom-
plished some good?
Mr.. Eisenhower will soon
leave the White House. He
has given his whole life for
. his country. May we all stand
as one at this time and honor
him.
d. GraybiIl
y
l commend the Hon. John
F. Kennedy for the splendid
fine way that he conducted
his campaign. More power to
this great and noble states
man. May Gods wisdom and
divine guidance be with him
in the years to come.
Solomon c. c. Curtis
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Never, since I was a fresh
man in our debating society in
high school, have I heard such
illogical, poorly conceived and
poorly delivered, such pitifully
juvenile perorations as we're
offered to the American people
at Los Angeles.
just how many of us do they
think to delude with veritable
geysers of words that rise to
frenzied bursts of vituperation,
then fall back on themselves
having said little or nothing
and even contradicted their
own first premise?
Where is the man who will
stand before the brute strength
of Russia and shout, Give me
liberty or give me death ?"
Where is the man that will face
a Russian trial with these
words: i only regret that l
have but one life to give for
my country?'
Let both parties ask these
questions and find answers to
them or the United States will
go the way Of Poland, Hungary,
and all the other deluded,
self-seeking, nearsighted gov