Evening star., 1960-08-08
Political Views


Election after election slips
by with the conservative in
terests trampled underfoot by
liberals who claim progress
sive platfroms but in reality
are trading our substance for
votes. What amazes me is
that both the Republican and
the Democratic Parties have
turned their backs on us and
yet have the audacity to seek
our support. For 80 years,
conservatism has been faced
with liberal lesser of two
evils" choices and I, for one,
am tired of their take it or
leave it" attitude.
However. the question re-
mains. what to do about it?
! feel that this election above
all requires that each citizen
vote but we. as conservatives,
have no one to vote for. I
will not go to the polls and
endorse any platform that
offers so little satisfaction to
my political beliefs. This year
after year of forced liberal
choices" has got to end if
conservatism is ever to have
a voice in American politics
again.
I consistently read Letters
to The Star. and have con-
cluded that there is a def
mite conservative interest
which cries for recognition.
We have seen the fruits of
liberalism in the Congo, We
have heard echoing reverber-
ationS in our own country. I
cannot understand why we as
conservatives are denied the
right to vote against the very
elements that advocated, sup
ported, and promoted the
program that resulted in the
barbaric brutality of Central
Africa.
I, personally. can see no
hope for us. I would have
supported Senator Goldwater
but he apparently. even in
the face Of thousands of pro-
conservative letters and tele-
grams, could not stand. up
against party pressures. see
no one else of national stature
on the horizon to carry the
conservative banner.
At the risk of being labeled
a poor sport. I can only
respectfully abstain from
casting my lone vote.
Allan L. Windle
The donkey has always
been a balky animal who
wants to go three ways at
once or no way at all.
Right now Jack is holding
a series of conferences at
Hyannis Port, both long dis
tance and on the spot, try
ing to get that old donkey to
correct his ways. It's a tough
job and the Democratic cara
van has not yet begun to
move. All of the parts may
never come together.
On the other hand, the
Republican elephant was
never in a more willing mood
or showed greater fight than
under the super-able hand
ling of Nixon. He has lifted
his great head and trumpeted
a clarion call for all the world
to hear; he has thrown his
weight and strength on q
course straight ahead; he is
covering distance and smash
ing any obstacles in his path.
AS in another great period
OF Republican triumph, just
100 years ago, when racial
equality was established in
America, he is once again
"Stomping out the vintage
where the grapes of wrath
are stored"-this time on a
worldwide basis-to make
men free everywhere.
The show is on the road; it
has made a great hit every
where; we may say well
done" Mr.. Vice President. Z.
Jackson Lee Davis
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Soon after the Democra-
tic Convention, a columnist,
I believe it was David Law
renee, wrote that Senator
Lyndon Johnson had had to
swallow hard to accept Sen
ator Kennedy's platform. He
had not been consulted. I
find it almost unbelievable
that he will go about trying
to induce the voters to vote
for a platform that he himself
cannot swallow" He is being
untrue to himself and to his
countrymen. Even so, he says
Mr.. Nixon shows weakness
in consulting Mr.. Rockefeller
and coming to an agreement.
How can a man speak with
confidence on a subject he
himself does not believe in?