Evening star., 1960-07-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Reflections on the California Extrovoqonzo
Wonder Why No One Else Feels Iii?

was terrific. 1t established no
end of historical "firsts." 1t
was an epic performance.
Was there ever before a
convention that a party's
only living former President
. refused to attend because it
was "rigged." Was there ever
before a chairman with ears
even bigger than his party's
emblem, so keen that he
could distinguish the sound
of a two-thirdS vote from
equal yeas and nays? His
act was phenomenal; as he
explained later, some of the
nays were in the gallery, so
they didn't count. They were
horse neighs and not donkey
nays or something.
The winning candidates
acceptance speech was an
other historical first. He
never once indicated the
slightest humility at being
chosen to bear such mighty
burdens, but rambled on
about youth and the new era,
giving it the correct pronup-
citation, error"
For the first time, the once
called Party of the South"
after thoroughly chastising
the descendants of its found
ers, apparently had them
crawling back to the fold,
promising to be good. The
convention was stepped in no
end of fascinating occur
rences. Was the old saying,
If you can't beat 'em join
EN-" the reason Lyndon
teamed up with the act?
Who is to say that the
organization of the grandson
of Honey Boy FitZ," former
Mayor of Boston, and manu-
facturer of "P-B Ale," cannot
concoct more potent political
brew than all the little ol'
kettles in the Southern hills?
GeOffery Dawes Baker,
La Plata, Md.
y
Reading Cecil Hollands fas-
cinating report How john
son Was Picked" prompts
me to congratulate The Star
on all of it's Democratic Con-
vention coverage. 1t wasn't
until 1 read my Star each
afternoon that I felt in
formed.
Many thanks for an ex-
cellent job.
Doris Mcneil.
X 4
It is indeed unfortunate
that Senator Kennedy
marred an otherwise effective
acceptance speech with un-
timely and shallow jabs at
Vice President Nixon.
Moreover, I believe that
two of Senator Kennedy's
remarks can be exposed as
the falsehoods they are.
%. Senator Kennedy says
of Mr.. Nixon: His approach
is as old as Mckinley. His
party is the party of the
past their pledge is a
pledge to the status quo"
In his book, THE Chal-
lenges We Face" Mr.. Nixon
says (page 140): Nov, what
should the Republican Party
stand for in the next elec-
ton? Today, stand-pat,
hold-the- Line thinking is not
enough to meet the great
challenges confronting the
American people at home and
abroad. We are con-
servative not because we are
against progress; we are
conservative because we are
for progress. We know &.
the way to get all the
progress America wants is
through the application of
conservative principles which
brings out the best in people. !"
CO Senator Kennedy also
says: 1--WE know it will not be
easy to campaign against a
man who has spoken or
voted on every side of every
known issue
Mr.. Nixon has often sup
ported viewpoints which
may not be favorable to
much of the electorate, such
as his consistent plugging
for more military aid to neu-
tral countries at the pos
sible cost of a cut in the
defense budget. He is quoted
in Earl Mazo'S biography
Richard Nixon" as saying
(pg. 29D: II am aware that
when you take a strong po-
sition on issues, knowing
that the public may not sup
port the positions, you run
a great political risk. But in
the long run, it is the only