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Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis"
The Rev. Martin Luther King,
head of the Southern Chris
tan Leadership Conference,
said, THE job is to get some
in both parties who are still on
the fence 10 come over and
support it,"
Whitney Young, executive d.
rector Of the National Urban
League, said the civil rig IS
issue should not divide the par
ties. THE only distinction" he
said, lis between those who are
callous and those who care"
The civil rights leaders took
a softer tone and markedly
more conciliatory posture to-
ward the Republicans after see
ing the President than they did
in their speeches at the Me-
mortal.
There, Mr.. Randolph, presi-
dent of the Negro American La
Dor Council, had assailed the
"unholy coalition of reaction
airy Republicans and Dixiecrats'
that, he said, opposes not only
civil rights legislation but med
icare, higher minimum wages,
Social Security and Federal aid
to education.
There, too, John Lewis, 25-
year-old leader Of the Student
Non Violent Co. ordinating
Committee, drew prolonged ap-
plause with a speech denounc-
ing Republicans and Democrats
in equally sharp terms.
"The party of Kennedy is al
so the party of Eastland," he
said. 1.-THE party of Javits is
also the party of Goldwater
Where is our party?"
Tempers Speech
Mr.. Lewis changed his speech
substantially from the prepared
text distributed to the press
He told reporters later he had
"capitulated" to objections
from the Most Rev. Patrick A,
OBoyle, Roman Catholic arch
bishop Of Washington, VIII O
gave the invocation at the Me-
mortal ceremonies.
He said the archbishop had
threatened not to appear on
the program if he delivered his
prepared speech.
Dropped from the text was
the statement, I'VE cannot de-
pend on any political party, for
both the Democrats and the
Republicans have betrayed the
basic principles Of the Decla-
ration of Independence"
Gone, too, was the reference
to cheap political leaders who
build their careers on immoral
compromises"
Mr.. Lewis in the original text
said 'in good conscience, we
cannot support the admins
tration's civil rights bill, for II
is too little and too late"
He changed that to say, eve
support the bill with great res
ervations."
BY the time he had seen the
President, he, too, was saying
that with bipartisan support
I'VE can get q decent civil,
rights bill passed"
Effect In Doubt
Whether the belated over.
lures to the @. o. P. would wiz
any response remained in doubt
today. Senate Republican Lead
er Dirksen said he sees neither
advantage or disadvantage
from yesterdays demonstra-
ton. Il go on the theory that
members of Congress have q
responsibility to render an in.
dependent judgment"
For the most part, immediate
Congressional reaction followed
practicable lines. However, the
size and mood of the crowd ap.
parently surprised and impress
sed some legislators on both
sides of the civil rights strug-
gle.
Representative Gary, Demo.
crat Of Virginia, told the AS
ISOLATED Press he was aston.
ished" by the turnout, (which
was much larger than I h a
anticipated"
Opponents Of civil right,
legislation won't change" HI
said, but the proponents are
likely to press their demands
with greater enthusiasm"
One Of the bills hackers, Sen
ator Morse, Democrat of Ore.
gon, said in speech after re-
turning from the Lincoln Me
mortal that the demonstration