Evening star., 1960-11-14
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Sunny and Cloudy Views of Election

put them 20 work Ia more
constructive and instructive
writing.
Virginia Moore.
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Even though Vice President
Nixon ''lost" the election,
surely the overwhelming vote
of Americans who belong to
no voting "bloc" or "organ-
lied pressure group" was .
tremendous victory for both
Mr.. Nixon and our country.
And 1t was Q great tribute to
Republican campaigners and
voters who believe it Is NOR.
ally wrong to play on the
fears Of the politically un.
sophisticated-or to pit race
against race. group against
group. faith against faith or
to belittle our country's phys
ical and moral strength in
comparison to that Of our
Communist enemies in order
to win" the election.
II voting blocs and organ.
lied groups, such as the pow
erful labor unions who actu.
ally have the power to say
who can or can not have the
right to q job, can decide who
is to lead our country. will
the millions Of US who do not
belong to such groups also be
forced to Organize" or vote
in "blocS"? And II 50, what Q
cynical outlook for our great
country.
Lila d. S0nneman.
Why all this fuss about
the Electoral College now?
Presidents Of the United
States have been elected that
way for years. Mr.. Kennedy 10
no exception that I can see.
It's surprising to me that
somebody doesn't come up
with the bright idea Of
changing the Constitution
completely.
My suggestion Is they
forget about the election and
get down to the business Of
doing something for the peo-
pie Of the country before IL
goes to pot.
T. Burke.
Heard on the radio: ''Every
time Kennedy walks down
the street and sees two peo-
pie. he will know one Of them
doesn't like him"
So true.
Elsie A. Allen.
In The Star Of November
10, MIR. Lawrence states.
"The polls were accurate in
diagnosing in advance the
tremendous part the so-called
religious issue played in the
final voting" He theories
that give million Republican
Catholics shifted their votes
to the Democratic ticket"
In view Of this reasoning.
then the reverse might also
be possible. Mr.. Lawrence.
omitted this possibility in his
final analysis. Could not the
Democratic Anti i-Catholics
also have shifted their votes
to the Republican ticket
which Swelled the tremen-
dous Republican popular
votes? The popular votes on
both sides were so close that
only a landslide for the Dem
ocrats would have proved his
theory.
Let's face it! There are
still many Democrats and
Republicans, intelligent
enough to know there are
many other reasons besides
the religious issue respon-
sible for the Democratic vic
tory at the polls. Let us get
behind this new President
elect and give him the credit
due him.
v. BIN.
I hope Mr.. Nixon doesn't
feel too bad over his defeat.
He shouldn't. He did his best,
and has a clear conscience.
Who could do more?
There were two things
that caused the Republican
defeat: The Catholic vote
and the sending of troops to
Little Rock. The South will
never forgive the Republic
cans for that.
Anyone who believes that
Catholicism and liberalism
go hand in hand, is being led
down the well-known garden
path.
B. E. s.
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Well, Mr.. Nixon, too bad
that military minded play
boy In the White House kept
you from being the next
President. Better luck next
time.
c. L. Harper.