The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-09-14
Editorial

" Miss Ike, He'll, Even Miss Harry"
What has a sly bit Republican propa
ganda little bumper stcker worded above which dali
appearing and more automobiles.
Republican shennanigan it up pontedl
the mounting dslusonmen confusion and Illustration
rounding the lack political leadership Whit
House and the dismal record of nottingham being made b.
the 87th Congress.
President Eisenhower time made pretense Of be
dent Truman before him. had bit of temper and frequently
took off the gloves in dealing with the Congress- Presden
Kennedy, while proclaiming New Frontier admins
ration dedicated liberal forward viewpoint not dis
similar to that of the Truman has largely been found
wanting the crucial when New Frontier proposals
critical danger being Up the present.
with the exception of the steel price fareup last spring
the Kennedy Administration to be far concerned
with it's image the eyes big business than with the sov
ing of important national problems
The above is not to say the Kennedy Administration
is incapable of fighting, rather it is question whether
the administration is sincerely dedicated fighting for
the liberal program the Democrats espoused in success
fully reganing the White House in 1860.
There notable when the Administration
evidence that could bring
on the Congress when it was of mind to do
One the successful about manysided effort made
to needed revision of foreign trade policies
The other the budgeonng through the Congress
communications legislation to give American TEL TEL
virtual monopoly this huge public resource developed
direct reimbursibe the taxpayers approx
mately one half of billion tax dollars.
But while the Administration and the Democratic leader
the House could the
the OCCASION the be said another
which given prominent play in the New Frontier
platform of 1860
Congressional leadership not the when
medcare under Social Security at point of crisis when
vitality needed farm legislation failed by small margin
when federal aid to education allowed bottled
the reactionay House Rules Committee reasonable
that the Administration have been
teested in these future than in the solving
of the problems they
The contention is often made that the Kennedy Admins
traon hamstrung because of coalition of Northern Re-
various occasions when the Administration could have
used it's influence to weaken the grip of the Southern states
Fighters it did little nothing
1t could Tended it's liberal
bloc in securing progressive, active leadership that
body. 1t sat on its hands
The Administration several has turned its
head from hackers the New Frontier
favor conservative respectable Democratic
candidates. such happened in the Texas gubernaoria
backed political machine for the Democratic
ton for Senator from New York another
openly dedicated the principles supposedly held by the New
Frontiersmen
Congressional liberals with the exception of small hand
full in the Senate and similar small handful in the House.
to have adopted the attitude of riding along.
Instead of cementing themselves into effective, mi
norty bloc which determination to be heard
the Halls of Congress- has happened times in the
with few exceptions the liberals going along with
the lackuser leadership of the Administration Their biggest
to get reelected November g. AS things presently
stand number of them will be moving back to their states
districts before another Yue rolls around
There is noted earlier growing Illustration and dis