Evening star., 1960-07-22

With the Democrats hav-
ing gone completely left and
the Republicans, like sheep
to slaughter, sure to follow.
the conservative American
will find himself still further
diSfranchised next January.
Regardless Of which party
wins. the accent will be upon
youth, fiscal responsibility
and sociological experiment
tation.
The recently adopted DEM
ocratic platform promises
spending projects that would
bankrupt a far stronger
economy than ours; it also
promises balanced budgets,
debt repayment and reduced
taxation. These promises are
not only ridiculous and i'm
possible of achievement but a
direct insult to the intelli-
eence of every voter. But not
so to the Republican poll
tician who will take his place.
as usual, just to the right of
the Democrats.
The average voter deserves
a better evaluation than this.
Certainly he has learned that
no family unit, whether in
dividual. corporation or ma
ton, can permanently live
beyond its income. Nor can
he be ignorant of the fact
that the solvent family unit
Is stronger. freer and more
independent than the one
struggling under a burden of
debt. If this be true of one
family. 1t has to be true of
a nation Of families.
The Democratic candidate
promises faster growth but
it Is plain that he mistakes
imitation for growth. Mr..
Nixon without doubt will
make the same claim based
upon the same false premise.
But Poor Richard" lacks the
political sinews of Plenty
Jack" He must get his votes
In some other way.
Barring World War III,
which even now is knocking
at our door. we cannot long
compete with the growing
supply Of cheap-labor goods
coming into our markets. We
shall soon have to pull in
our belts and get down to
economic and fiscal realities.
l think Mr.. Nixon knows this,
Mr.. Kennedy predicted trou-
BILE as early as next spring
l believe Mr.. Nixon could
enhance his prospects by en-
couraging a sensible, sound
platform, bereft Of race in
citing planks, and devoting
his time to talking economic
and fiscal sense to the voters,
And If this proved insufficient
to overcome the Kennedy
millions. he could still feel
the inner satisfaction of hav-
ing performed a public serv-
ice far more important than
four years in the White
House.
Charles w. Carter
After listening to the Dem
ocratic Presidential nomi-
nee's acceptance speech, I
have two thoughts in mind.
First, religion may not be an
issue, but the campaign is
apparently to be of the
"shanty Irish" type. Second,
in regard to thickness in the
presidential candidates, 1t
would be interesting to find
out who MesSrs. Symington,
Jackson, Williams and Free
man now feel qualities as
the tricky candidate.
John H. Wilson.
Is there really any signifi-
cant difference between a
Kennedy-Johnson (an al
legged liberal being diluted by
a quasi-conservative) Offer
ing and Nixon Rockefeller
IA quaSi-conservative being
diluted by an alleged liberaD
offering?
In order to provide Ameri-
cans with a bona fide
Choice" the Republican
Party has now the most i'm
portant opportunity, and re-
sponsibility, of its life to
nominate a ticket composed
of unequivocal and known
to-be cons rvative men. II
this ticket would be rejected
by the voters. then let it be.
How much finer and more
courageous in every way to
have this country go through
the ignoble, Zombie- like well
fareism segment of its his
tory definitely and quickly
-. so that it can that much
sooner return to the funda-
mental principles that all
men well know. and yearn
for, in their hearts mind.
Let US elect a leader lone