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History from the tiles ot The
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
nd SO years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Oct. 8. 1952 (Wednesday)
Two major Incendiary fires
and Jtx burglaries were be
lieved solved today after a 12-year-old
Jackson school tu
dent admitted that he set the
ilres and broke Into homes,
according to city police.
Higher humidities la.st night
and today eases dangerous for.
est fire situation In southern
Oregon, but foresters warned
that nothing short of a soak
ing rain will make the forests
safe from fires.
20 YEARS AGO
Oct. 8, 1942 (Thursday)
Critical labor shortage de
veloping In Medford area saw
mills; help Is needed to con
tinue production for war or
ders. From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "It was
so warm in the rural regions
on recent afternoons that a
number of scarecrows were
seen taking their coats off."
30 YEARS AGO
Oct. 8. 1932 (Saturday)
About 100 Medford resi
dents leave by chartered bus
and private cars to attend
Gold Rush celebration In
Yreka, Calif.
Medford city officials start
moving Into new city hall at
Fifth st. and Central ave.; old
offices located In building at
Sixth and Front sis.
40 YEARS AGO
Oct. 8, 1922 (Sunday)
Medford Attorney George
Codding decides against run
ning for mayor; three candi
dates - Earl C. Gaddls, John
M. Root and Benjamin F. Lin
das - remain in race.
Trial of two Klamath Falls
youths accused of rustling
government cattle starts In
court here.
50 YEARS AGO
Oct. 8. 1912 (Tuesday)
Total of 68 persons gather
at Medford Natatorlum build
tng to hear two-hour speech
by Bull Moose candidate for
senator.
Whal's Your I.Q.7
Nine er ten correct Is superior;
seven or eight Is excellent! five or
sli Is good.
1. Docs penology denote a
study of penmanship, prison
management, or pensions?
2. Is a hassock a type of
hosiery, a mantled garment,
an upholstered footstool, or a
grassy mound?
3. What major U. S. city has
the lowest elevation?
4. Is one who is an expert
In dactyology most likely to
be a deafmutc?
5. In prohibition days, the
Volstead Act defined intoxl
eating beverages to be of what
alcoholic content?
6. "The Red Cross needs
blood In the worst way." Is it
correct to use "in the worst
way"?
7. "Wealherly" was the U.S.
yacht which recently defend
ed the America Cup; name
the Australian challenger.
8. Was the adhesive postage
stamp invented by a Euro
pean, American, or Asian?
9. Do male holly trees pro
duce berries?
10. la Haram, Shecham, or
Palestine generally held to the
birthplace of the Hebrews?
Answerst 1. Prison man
agement. 2. Upholstered loot-
stool. 3. New Orleans at -S
feet. 4. Yes. 5. One-half ol one
per cent or mere, 6, No.
7. "Gretel." 8. European,
James Chalmers. 9. No.
10. Haram.
A.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1962
Persuasion and Teaching
A considerable portion of my daily mail comes
from the crackpot contingent those fluent, pas
sionate and persistent men who are perpetually
writing long letters, diatribes, broadsides, mani-
iestoes and denunciations of everything from
world affairs to water supply.
All these people desperately want to persuade
their readers but they lack the faintest idea of
the persuasive process. Lven when they happen
to be right (as I think some of them are), they de
feat their own purpose
pression.
They blame the world for turning a deaf ear
to their proposals and protests; but the fault is
theirs, for failing to understand people ana tne
nature of education itself.
A LL persuasion is a form of teaching, and
teaching is the highest and rarest of arts.
In his new book, "Guide to Thomas Aquinas,"
Josef Pieper, the German scholar, points out that
"teaching in the real sense takes place only when
the hearer is reached not by dint of some per
sonal magnetism or verbal magic, but rather,
when the truth of what is said reaches the hearer
as truth."
Teaching presupposes, Pieper says, "that the
hearer is sought where he is to be found." This
means that the teacher has to understand the
condition and disposition of the hearer, that he
"must proceed from what is valid in the opinions
of the hearer to the fuller and purer truth as he,
the teacher, understands it."
The crackpots do not move toward the hear
ers; they expect the hearers to come to them.
They do not appreciate the counter-arguments,
they do not take seriously the elements of truth
in the opposite position
us, there are no entirely
WHAT the good teacher does is to start not
from Vila nun nneitinn hut fmm flip nnsit.inn
of his audience. 1 hen he tries to move them irom
where they are to where he thinks they ought to
go. The bad teacher starts from his own position,
and pull and prod though he may, he cannot move
others.
Truth, as Socrates never tired of showing, de
velops only in dialog, in conversation, in
the give-and-take of opinions. The teacher, the
persuader, must always be willing to make out a
better case for his opponent than his opponent
could make out for himself and only then to
advance his own position.
The crackpots are not ignored because they
are ahead of their time, or because they are
wrong. They are ignored because they do not
want to persuade they want to proclaim them
selves right, and all others wrong. Sydney J.
Harris.
Copyright 1962, Field Enterprises, Inc.
Hoover On the Press
Law enforcement and
arate pureuits, have an
helping to preserve our
tage. Both professions perform a sustaining and
vital service . . .
Freedom of the press
able adjuncts of a democracy. Our forefathers
felt so strongly on this point as to enact constitu
tional safeguards, stating, "Congress shall make
no law .... abridging the
of the presss . . . ." The
the newspaper editors
real beneficiaries of this honored principle.
The free flow of legitimate information, un
shackled by censorship, is a basic right not al
ways fully appreciated by the public. Without it
our society, as we know it, could not long survive.
MISINFORMATION and suppression of news
are deadly enemies of a free people. In our
world today these dangers are exploited by those
who would destroy our way of life. Accordingly,
the newspaper's role in keeping the public in-
tormed becomes increasingly significant.
Integrity in journalism, as in law enforce
ment, cannot be a matter of nercentaees. It must
be complete and impregnable. As guardians of
American liberty, the press and the police are
charged with a sacred trust . . .
In addition to its innate responsibilities, the
press is morally obligated to promote the further
ance of justice and the perpetuation of law and
order. Indeed, much of the progress our profes
sion has made in raising
tessionai status is curecuy aunouiaoie 10 tne sup
port of editors and publishers who recognize
the need for effective law enforcement , . .
A CTUALLY, most public service
conducted by newspapers aid
ment of law. Such worthy
slum clearance, drives
promotion ot youth programs are a few examples.
This is in addition to the gratifying results
achieved by the press, and other news media, in
locating fugitives from justice. For instance, since
the inception of the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted
Fugitives" program, more than one third of the
157 criminals apprehended were located as a
result of publicity.
It is only fitting, therefore, that we of law
enforcement join in special tribute to the Fourth
Estate during National Newspaper Week, Oc
tober 14 through 20. As America's first line of
defense, law enforcement is fully aware of the
contributions to the welfare of our country made
uy conscientious editors and newsmen. We have
come to welcome and to depend on them.
In discharging its responsibilities, law en
forcement could not wish for a greater allv.
John Edgar
by their manner or ex.
for, as Pieper reminds
false opinions.
the press, in their sep
essential relationship in
Nation's priceless heri
is one of the indispens
freedom of speech, or
American people, not
and publishers, are the
its standards to pro-
e campaigns
the enforce
causes as traffic safety,
against obscenity, and
Hoover, Director, F.B.I.
s
MEDFORD
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Communications
Letters lo the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under
certain circumstances the use of a pen na.ue or initial for publication is permissible
The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and
condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters
printed in this column do not necessarily represent, the views of the paper; in fact the
contrary is often the case.
No' Vote Urged
To the Editor: In 1952, the
League of Women Voters, the
Young Republicans and the
Young Democrats, along with
many other far-sighted lndivi
many other far-sighted indi
viduals and groups, backed an
amendment to the Oregon
Constitution which passed,
and which gave Oregon the
fairest apportionment system
in the United States.
At the present time Oregon
Is still number one in the Na
tion, but a group from East
ern Oregon has placed Meas
ure No. 9 on the ballot. If
passed, Ballot Measure No. 9
would allow the least popula
ted counties of Oregon to
have four times the number
of representatives in the Leg
islature by population, as the
same population in the more
populous western counties
have In the Legislature. At
the present time, these same
areas have twice as many
representatives by population
as the more populous western
counties. 'This present weight
ing in favor of the rural coun
ties is tolerable, but to double
their advantage is unaccept
able. I urge a "NO" vole on Bal
lot Measure No. 9.
Richard H. Muller
3832 S.E. Woodslock
Portland, Ore.
What Is Needed
To the Editor: There is an
old saying, "people are al
ways down on things they are
not up on. ' This applies to
Fluoridation. There is so much
information available today
from scientific sources and
from the medical and dental
literature on the dangers of
adding poisons to our food
and water supply that one
cannot help but feel a sense
of sympathy for those who go
out blindly advocating the
addition of sodium fluoride
to one of the finest sources of
water In the country, the Med
ford WRter system. One would
think that the experiences of
thalldlmidc, and the more re
cent disclosures by Rachel
Carson, scientist, noted mar
ine biologist and author of
several books, in her book
"Silent Spring," recently
chosen the "Book of the
Month" for October. In which
she describes what is happen
ing to the health of the Amer
ican people thru the use of
powerful insecticides and pest
icides; one would think these
disclosures would be enough
to warn our people of the im
pending dangers from the add
ition o( such toxic materials
to our food and water sup
plies. The article in the MT Sun
day, Sept. 30, by L. C. Powell
111 I Jl-nSTTS
III H- unrntnim I
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"Molhor. moot Ronnie . . . His lather works
the government in Washington. Isn't he cute .
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MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD,
-Heard
calls to mind the meeting at
the courthouse in 1956 at
which several doctors and
dentists spoke, one of whom
was Dr. Dotter of Portland.
Dr. Dotter had stated in Port
land, and was quoted by the
Oregonian, "sodium fluoride
was not harmful, even if eat
en," At this meeting Dr. Dot
ter was offered a can of fluor
ide and a spoon but promptly
replied with indignation,
"what are you trying to do,
kill me?" - which remark
needless to say, is vastly dif
ferent from the one he was
quoted to have made in Port
land. Sodium fluoride as the
doctor knows, is an accumula
tive, protoplasmic poison, in
any amount. Sodium fluoride
is already being Ingested in
large amounts through the use
of some chemical fertilizers,
according to Dr. Pottenger of
Monrovia, Calif., a member of
the L. A. Air Pollution Com
mittee. What is needed is not so
dium fluoride, but greater
publicity and advertising
given to the dangers of eating
(he degenartive and devital
izing foods we are consuming
these days. We would then be
presenting a frontal attack on
the problem. This would soon
not only end the tooth prob
lem but would solve the Pres
ident's concern on the failing
health of the youth of this na
tion. Be informed, be alert,
and Investigate, before you
fluoridate.
J. Verne Shangle
1445 Kings Hwy.
Medford.
Conquers All
To the Editor: Searching
the Bible thoroughly I fail to
find in any Scriptures where
man should be ashamed of his
nakedness.
Why did God make Adam
and Eve clothing of animal
skin? (Gen. ch. 3, V. 10). Be
cause they were afraid. (Job
ch. 7 V. 21). "Naked came I
out of my mother's womb and
naked shall I return." (James
ch. 2, V. 12 T's 1). If a broth
er or sister be naked and des
titute of daily food, any one
of you who say unto them be
thou warm and filled, and say
unto them depart in peace,
and give them not these things
needful to the body what do
cth it profit.
The mention here Is to cov
er the body for warmth, not
to hide the body in shame.
(1st Cor. ch. 4, V. 11). Even
unto the present hour we
both hunger, thirst and are
naked. We are buffeted and
have no dwelling place. (1st
Cor. ch. 5, V. 3 & 4). Being
clothed we shall not be found
naked. Being burdened, not
Mm
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OREGON
Foreign News: Helicopters for Viet Nam;
Return To Algeria; De Gaulle Confident
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
Notes from the foreign news
cables:
Help on the Way
The United States is almost
doubling its helicopter force
in South Viet Nam. In addi
tion two new' companies of
just - arrived
20 R21 heli
copters, two
more are on
the way and a
com pany of
new jet tur
bine choppers
has been ar
riving piece
m e a 1 over
Newsom the past 2V
months. The additions will
give the U. S. a total of 184
helicopters in Viet Nam.
Informed sources say the
goal is one company for each
of Vitenam's nine army divi
sions, or a total of 204, most
of them capable of carrying
a squad of troops each. Some
have been armed with 50-
for that we be unclothed, but
clothed upon that mortality
might be swallowed up by
life.
In Luke the man possessed
by devils was not insane but
rather acted evily; his body
did according to what the dev
ils put into his mind. Jesus
nor the people were ashamed
for his nakedness. As for
worthless pleasures who
among the living does not
participate in worthless pleas
ures of one form or another?
One worthless pleasure is as
great a sin as another's worth
less pleasure, (Hebrews ch. 4
& 12 and 13). A deceiver of
thoughts and intents of the
heart. All things are naked
and open unto his eyes. (Rom
ans ch. 8, V. 36). Who shall
separate us from the Lord?
Not distress, not persecution
or famine, nor nakedness. (V.
37). Nay we are all Conquer
ors through him that loved
us.
E. Dykes
Box 58
Eagle Point, Ore.
CARE Helps
To the Editor: As tolls of
the Iran earthquake mount,
CARE relief teams continue
to distribute food, blankets,
special kits of household uten
sils end other aid, reaching
remote shattered villages with
the help of U.S. 'copters flown
from Germany. As CARE also
urges support of the relief
program by the American
public, we are proud to ad
vise your readers of the main
tenance of controls and
checks to assure that the vic
tims receive the help intend
ed for them.
The first of CARE's emer
gency aid was distributed less
than 24 hours after the disas
trous quakes, leaving about
40.000 homeless and at least
10,000 injured, according to
cabled reports from CARE
Iran. Twenty CARE represen
tatives are in the field, some
air-lifting aid to mountain vil
lages with the help of the
'copters. CARE also has been
asked to help with distribu
tion of tents and supplies
from other agencies.
When reports reach the re
lief centers in Booyn and oth
er stricken villages, a CARE
team leaves with stocks of
food to ensure each survivor
has enough for 10 days: 20
pounds flour, 5 pounds bulgar
wheat, 4a pounds beans, IV2
pounds cooking oil, 2 pound
sugar and 3 ounces tea. The
sugar and tea were locally
purchased as these are nation
ally loved and help build mor
ale of shocked survivors.
CARE teams reach about 25
villages each day, coupling
speed with organized and co
ordinated distributions.
With winter coming on
quickly in the mountain
areas, the help of army 'cop
ters in what is now known as
"Operation Beyond" is in
creasingly important. CARE
continues to push ahead with
relief as needs mount, urging
support of this emergency pro
gram by the American pub
lic. Contributions may be sent
in any amount to the North
west CARE office, Frederick
A: Nelson, Seattle, or to local
volunteer outlets. CARE
thanks every donor for this
help.
Northwest, CARE Office!
Frederick A: Nelson,
Seattle 11. Wash.
Jesus Lives
To the Editor: Re your ar- j
tide, ".Man's Strength," Wed-1
nesday, Sept. 26. i
Certainly, the men men
tioned in your article have
contrasted the characteristics
of man, and what lies deeper,
the spiritual forces. But in
the second category there is a
name that does not belong
there: Plato, Aristotle. Gali
leo. Newton, Jefferson, Ein
stein and Gandhi are dead,
c V
calibre machineguns and rock
ets.
Exubria
French officials see hope
ful signs of what could be
the beginnings of a drift back
to Algeria by the 600,000
Europeans who fled to France.
For the first time since last
June, the numbers of retun
ees has exceeded the num
bers of those still fleeing to
France by boat and plane.
Algeria desperately needs
dead, dead; while Jesus is
alive and lives forever more.
"Well," I hear you say,
"does not the Scripture say
Flesh and blood shall not in
herit the Kingdom of God?
And was not Jesus flesh and
blood?'"
Right you are in both cas
es, but consider now, Jesus
lost His blood on Calvary -poured
out for you and me;
He came forth from the tomb,
flesh and bones, (Lu. 24:39)
but animated by the Spirit of
the Living God. He could pen
etrate the walls, or through
the locked doors could enter
a room; He was seen by Ce
phas, then by the the twelve;
after that He was seen of
above 500 brethren at once;
after that He was seen of
James, then of all the Apos
tles, then of Paul. (1st Cor.
15: 1-8).
We think of the men ven
turing out in the stratosphere
and their presumptuous at
tempts to attain to those far
away orbs by mechanical
means and compare such ac
tions with the former motives
and actions of the men that
built the tower of Babel, God
was not pleased with that
project. Christ is the only
way and through His grace
that He bestows.
"The sinners in Zion are
afraid; fearfulness hath sur
prised the hypocrites, who
among us shall dwell with
the devouring fire? Who
among us s h a 1 1 dwell with
everlasting burnings? He that
w a 1 k e t h righteously and
speaketh uprightly; he that
despiseth the gain of oppres
sions, that shaketh his hands
from holding of bribe, that
stoppeth his ears from hear
ing of blood and shutteth his
eyes from seeing evil; He
shall dwell on high; his place
of defence shall be the muni
tions of rocks', bread shall be
given him; his waters shall be
sure; Thine eyes shall see the
King in His beauty they shall
behold the land that is very
far off." (Isa. 33:14-17).
James Williams
P. O. Box 441
Jacksonville, Ore.
Beekman House
(Editor's note: The follow
ing letter recently was sent to
(he president of the Univer
sity of Oregon, and has been
made available for use in this
column.)
Dear Sir: Recently my two
older sons and I attended
some of the Shakespeare Fes
tival at Ashland, Oregon-and
enjoyed it greatly. On Sunday
afternoon we drove to Jack
sonville and were pleased to
walk around this historic old
town and feel a little of the
ptmosphere of the pioneer
west. In one of the shops the
attendant suggested we stop
at the Beekman House, and
we were happy to follow his
suggestion.
I am writing to express our
appreciation for this very un
usual and truly delightful
house and for the very com
petent and gracious way we
were shown about. We were
told, upon our inquiry, that
the house belongs to the Uni
versity of Oregon. I hope very
much it will be continued as a
historic house and that it will
be open to the public under
very much the same arrange
ments as now exists. So many
of the historic sites one visits
are very contrived. They ap
proximate, but do not really
catch the mood of the times
The Beekman House has both
ilie aspect and feel of authen
ticity. It is a gem, a perfect
example of a loved and lived-
in home with the tasteful and
treasured furnishings of a
middle-class western family of
the previous century.
Maybe it's because I am
getting a little too full of
"Century 21" and all the gim
micks and gadgets that are
supposed to make life excit
ing and wonderful both here
and somewhere out in space
rs exemplified by the Seattle
World s Fair. But deep inside
many of us I am sure there is
the need to be reminded of
some of the abiding values
and virtues of our past, and
such quiet, honest reminders
is Beekman House are very
refreshing.
In Seattle now our Historic
al Association is hopeful of
finding a few fine old houses
that can be saved from the
ravages of freeways and high-
rise developments, and that
can be furnished with things
appropriate to the age - be
fore these houses and furnish
pigs have been entirely dis
sipated. But however well
done, such a project will be
little more than a museum.
How fortunate Oregon is to
and
French know-how.
To the People
President Charles de Gaulle
remains supremely confident
that the French people will
back him again solidly In the
Oct. 28 consitltutional refer
endum. De Gaulle is demand
ing changes to make the
French president elected di
rected by the people. He is
opposed by politicians who
see in his plan for a strong
to have captured In Beekman
Hnnse a family personality
and a home. Please keep it
and treasure it for the lovely
thing it is.
All good wishes.
Mrs. Arthur G. Barnett,
Route 3, Box 3247,
Bainbridge Island,
Washington.
A Century Hangover
To the Editor: In 1857 the
Supreme Court rendered a
decision having to do with
slaves escaping from the
South. Right or wrong, that
decision helped to bring on
what Paul Harvey calls, the
Uncivil War."
In both North and South
there were men, wise and
moderate, who were trying to
settle the slave question with
peace and justice. But there
were hot heads that demand
ed complete abolition of slav
ery immediately. On the other
side were similar characters
who shouted, "No d n Yan
kees can tell us how to run
our affairs."
And so, as usual when
radicals meet radicals, blood
flowed. One hundred years
ago last week the Yanks and
Rebels were fighting for con
trol of the state of Mississippi.
Last week "Ole Miss',' observ
ed an unintended Century
Celebration of the conflict.
Note the similarity of the
causes and attitudes. A Su
preme Court decision dealing
with the Negro prooiem a
radical group demanding im
mediate action; another group
determined to oppose the ac
tion; radicals Vs. radicals,
riot and bloodshed.
Now let us consider the
two principal actors in the
drama. There was James
Meredith, a Negro determined
to enjoy his constitutional
rights by enrolling in a cer
tain school where he knew
he was not welcome. It was
not a question of his life or
liberty but of the privilege
of attending school where he
wanted to regardless of the
cost. On the other was Ross
Barnett, governor, determined
to stand on the tradition of
segregation.
I was born and reared In
the South and have lived
many years in other parts of
the land. I have some under
standing of both sides of the
matter, but I doubt if either
of these two men had any
idea the matter would bring
such dire results.
But this is an example of
what happens when important
issues get into the hands of
stubborn, radical men with
power behind them.
In our fine talks about
constitutional rights, many
people and some organizations
overlook an Important truth,
viz, "My rights end where
the other man's rights begin."
Sometimes, for the sake of
higher consideration, we must
be willing to compromise
even forgo some rights. .
course, we should recognize
that compromise means both
sides must be willing to give
a little. If one or the other
is unyielding In his demands
there is no compromise, only
surrender or fight. Much of
the world's trouble today
hinges on just such circum
stances. L. G. Weaver
301 Haven st.
Medford.
French technicians
Compassion
To the Editor: Recently a
speaker representing the Unit
ed Crusade was met by work
ers at a plant who turned
their backs and walked away.
Civilizations before ours
have reached greatness.
Egypt, Greece, Renaissance
Europe are a few. Never be
fore in the history of man
has there been so much OR
GANIZED good being done
for people needing help; the
widow, the unwed mother, the
orphan, the disturbed, the ag
ed. We see in twentieth cen
tury America a distinctive
Humanitarianism uncommon
to the great societies of the
past. We are attaining It
through organized and volun
tary aid for our brothers.
Perhaps this Humanitarian
ism will be the only thing that
saves our society, our way of
life, from the ruin other great
civilizations have known, but
it will take the MAJORITY
of us believing In compassion
for those less fortunate for
America to achieve it. If we
can only stop thinking of life
as a race for selfish material
gain, and start thinking of
the needs of others. No one
can turn his back to improv
ing the human race.
Mrs. L. L. McDaniel
1680 Roberts rd.
Medford.
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. presidency the end of the
P&rlimentarian system.
Washington Report
By William S. White
(e) United Feature
Syndicate
JFK'S PROBLEM
Washington-The long, long
Congress now drawing to its
close presents President Ken-
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;! nedy with a
most difficult
p r o b lem in
v C vTj low to point
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and view with
alarm at one
and the same
time - and not
do too much
of either. The
President, a s-
sisted by Vice President John,
son, has assumed leadership of
his party's drive to return in
next month's elections a Con
gress yet more Democratic
than the old. But his work is
cut out for him, in more senses
than one.
Apart from the apparent re
surgence ,of Republican
strength, particularly in the
Middle West, there is the in
finitely delicate question on
just what kind of Democrats
the President really wants re.
turned here. In the departing
Congress he has had, so far as
numbers go, substantial ma
jorities in both the Senate and
House. All the same, the truth
of it has been that he has been
notably successful on the big
national security legislative
issues but notably unsuccess
ful on secondary welfare is
sues THE Congress which grants
him a historic victory in
the world trade expansion bill
End a major victory in con
tinuing foreign aid has re
fused to grant him an urban
affairs department. It has
backed him in every world
crisis; but it has said "no" to
him on matters like medical
care and federal aid to public
school education.
Where he is a world leader,
it has strongly upheld him,
Where he is a partisan leader
of the Democratic party for
domestic political purposes, it
has again and again denied
him that very legislation
which would assist the basic
imlr-
Democratic strategy of appeal
ing primarily to urban and
minority group interests.
In a world, a Democratic
Congress - with great Repub
lican assistance-has immense,
ly helped him to run a country
in a dangerous world. But this
same Democratic Congress -and
for this he cannot really
blame the Republican opposi
tion - has done little to for
ward those more partisan Ken
nedy programs which were
carefully designed to strength
en the Democratic grip upon
the big-city vote in that coun
try. ITOW can a Democratic Pres
" ident attack a Democratic
Congress which has been high
ly responsible on the great
Cold War issues of our time
but has undeniably been ob
structive to him on most of
his purely domestic designs?
Both political tradition and
the simple facts of the case
lequire him to pay some trib
ute to the old Congress for its
big achievements.
But if he salutes it tqo
much, or inferentially blames
it too little, what will happen
to his secondary case against
it - that it couldn't quite see
things like urban affairs and
medicare? Will not the voters
then ask him: "Which Con
gress are you talking about?"
And if he turns an occasion
al chilly shoulder to the
moderates and conservatives
In that Congress, how will he
explain the fact that wherever
there have been really wild
assaults upon him they have
come only from the liberals?
What they have said about his
bill to let private capital into
Ihe space communications sys
tem and, his bill to give busi
ness tax relief would hardly
bear repeating.
tERELY to recognize the
existence of all these
questions is to realize that
those ecstatic reports of a
President quivering with ela
tion at being back on that
good old campaign trail are
more than slightly exagger
ated. He is on that trail, true
enough; and will be more and
more so. But he Is not and
cannot be quite the happiest
cf all possible warriors in this
enterprise.
For it is not easy to divide
the conservative goats from
the liberal sheep in a twilit
landscape where the goats
h;:ve been quietly indispens
able to his mission of national
leadership and the sheep
shrilly indispensable to his
partisan mission.
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