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...FEPC, anti poll tax, and anti lynch laws...
Eisenhower has a soldier's courage. Unlike Stevenson, he has not changed his position on Taft-Hartley. But Eisenhower's greatest example of courage was his taking an unpopular position on national FEPC because of his conviction that compulsory laws do not make good long range solutions. Unlike Stevenson, he has not changed his position on national FEPC. Eisenhower's stand on compulsory laws is significant coming from a so called "military" man. If he was merely seeking Southern votes, why did he tell his audience at Comumbia, S. C. that no group of Americans can be allowed to remain...
...Boston appearance was not only slanted but inaccurate. Nixon was introduced not by Lodge, who never spoke, but by Herter.) On the other hand, Sparkman has been kept pretty far in the background. Do the "liberals" in the Stevenson camp really think they can kill the filibuster or legisislate FEPC with Sparksman presiding over the Senate? Is it "honest discussion" to raise such a furor over Nixon, while deliberately disregarding the alternative...
Florida. Senator Smathers announced that he would vote for Stevenson but would not campaign for him. Asked to introduce him at a forthcoming appearance in Florida, Smathers replied: "I would have to say that I do not agree with him on the tidelands oil grab, on the jail-sentence FEPC, and on gagging of the Senate." Meanwhile, a Florida politico petitioned the Democratic National Committee to unseat Richard Barker, Florida's national committeeman, because of his "lack of cooperation" in campaigning for Stevenson. Nevertheless, Stevenson seems to be ahead in Florida...
...though, Stevenson's most welcome position is on the question of federal versus local responsibility, for he has tried to balance the two as no other national politician has. In such cases as FEPC, where immediate action is vital and the states either cannot or will not act, he regards federal legislation necessary. In many other cases, however, he prefers the states and local communities as responsible agencies. Believing that progress can continue without further "migration of power to central authority," we are relieved that at last there should be a Democratic nominee who shares this view...