Evening star., 1960-11-07
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Election Eve Appraisal of Candidates

Why do people go to the
extreme of throwing eggs at
a candidate for the presi-
dency Of the United States?
That is not in the spirit Of
campaigning. but shameful
and degrading. No man
trying to become our
leader deserves such treat
ment. No one would have
dared to smear an egg all
over Mr.. Khrushchev. Is egg
throwing supposed to show
friendly disagreement with
what a man stands for and
believes in? I think people
who do such a shameful thing
do not necessarily stand be-
hind Senator Kennedy, as
responsible people and voters
who carefully listen to both
candidates and then decide
who in their opinion is the
best man for the job. And
a job it is; one with RESPONSE
bilities such as I hope never
to have on my shoulders.
Egg-throwerS, open your
eggs into the frying pan and
your ears to what the candi-
dates have to say.
If / could vote, I'd vote
for Senator Kennedy.
Mrs. L. E. McCOlligan.
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If Senator Kennedy ma
triculates in the Electoral
College, will this be his
cabinet?
Secretary of State, Peter
Lawford { a foreign relation.
Secretary Of the Treasury,
Joseph P. Kennedy Gather
of his country's money.
Secretary of Defense, Joe
Louis (knows Castro person.
ally). Attorney General, Rob-
ert F. Kennedy (the law east
of the Pecos). Postmaster
General, Edward Kennedy
STAMP collector. Secretary
of the Interior, Sammy Davis,
jr. (insider). Secretary of
Agriculture, Frank Sinatra
Specialist in corn. Secre-
tary of Commerce, Dean Mar
tin (knows show busineSS).
Secretary of Labor, Michael
j. Quill (should WELD a
mighty pen) Secretary of
Health, Education and We'll
fare, Marilyn Monroe (she
figures.
IL. w. M.
On October 20, you pub
llshed a letter from this
writer which stated:
Kennedy seems to be set
ting up DOGGY men and then
telling everybody that he,
Jack the Giant Killer will
knock them down If elected"
In Joliet. Illinois, October
25, Mr.. Kennedy stated, II
say Mr.. Nixon has deliber-
ately raised a false issue
has created a political bogey-
man-to defeat Federal aid
to education and mislead the
people"
I insist that I was first with
the "bogeyman" idea and I
dislike the idea of Mr.. Ken
nedy continually blaming Mr..
Nixon for something he
didn't do, and in this instance
taking due credit from the
party to whom it belongs. I
know Mr.. Kennedy is a great
"promiser" but I don't believe
Mr.. Nixon is a "poacher."
E. p. Webb
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The alarming thing in the
campaign that causes me no
end of bewilderment and
CONSERVATION is the incred-
ible timidity of our free press
in reminding the American
people about the shameful
role of our Democratic Party
I'M the development of COM
munistic power. It seems to
me that our domestic issues
are relatively unimportant
compared to our survival be-
cause, if we fail, there will
be no domestic issues to
speak Of. Isn't it true that
during our last Democratic
administration Soviet Russia
rose from an outlaw govern
ment" to become the second
most powerful nation in the
world? Isn't it true that dur
ing Truman's administration
Soviet Russia swallowed up
all the countries that are
now known as her satellites?
Isn't it true that at the con-
clusion of World War II Tru-
man exhibited an amazing
short-sightedness in recall
ing our boys and disarming
at a record speed while the
Kremlin not only continued
but. even accelerated arma-
ments?
4 Edward T. OrozcO.