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Let those flatter who fear, it is not an American art. JEFFERSON 3exaginit flaming passions ort race and Joining other Southern bigots in an electJohnson, stop Stevenson. . revolt, naiglait confuse the. convention into supporting both jolansOn, and Shiveits,,, with disastrous iiritpact on. the solidarity of the .Dinnocrats against Eisenhower in the summer. But what if Johnson has a chance to .get on the ticket Then, we shored suppress our state pride and admit for the -nation’s good that Lyndon Johimaonis not qualified to, be Pi7esiodent of the: United Stites, He is. shrewd.; a. good Democrat, and *hen , a liberal; revered:, in 2 way,. by his. .coIleagues; theterror of the Reptivblicans, sometimes; aware of what he is about.. But he has had a serious heart attack, midi as .has been wisely saki in another connection, America cannot afford a part-time president. He is a politician’S politician, no the people’s.. Mot seriously, he is cozn., proinised as a Ilaifional party leader b3 his allegiance t the Texas oil! and gas industry, particularly by Ms recent leadership for the natural gas giveaway bill. The Observer’s poll of Texas royalist readers completed before Rayburn’s statement,. resulted in only one vie : for Johnsonand for Act i Stevenson.. The plan banded. down from Olympus cannot change that deeper trend of opinion.. “Texas Democrats=–the pel ~ira, or dinary, citizen Democratswant to stama with the nation’s Democrats , against the Republicans The Johnson. candidacy may strengthen Shivers, instead of weakening him, by fast becoming a lance for anti,Stevenson elements .. At this point we feel. that Texas- ism is once again being used to. blur reason and clear p.rinciple., It would be a Ilot safer and wiser to pose Allan Shivers. with the’ man he has sworn to fight if nominatedAdlai Stevenson.. u3ine5.5 Oh! Did um Hurtum !Hum Littum Toe? A RIGHTIST RECORD Trxas turrtter gib t c **71., Texas Democrats must think.with great care on the effects of a favorite seuship for Senator Lyndon . john, 8011. The aSsuauption is quite general that the plan proposed by Speaker Rayburn is merely a way to fight Allan Shivers.. There ate indications now that; whatever Rayburn and Johnson intend, it is being grasped’ at by Southern conservatives as, a. ‘Weapon against Adl ai Stevenson \(or any other Democratic liberal who might displace Stevenson as the Texas Democratic leaders can act. like statesmen or iingoists, as they -] ik e. If the issue were merely, should Lyndon Johnson be the favorite son, chauvinism could be liorbo.rne, but the issue mniy swiftly become in. stead, should Lyndon Johnson be President of the United States?’ Should ,.kdlai Stevenson be ached to appease Southern dissidents the party ? Strom T.lanrinond the states’ righter, third-party senator from South Carolii a,. says Johnson would be. an “attractive car didate” . for president in his state.. Sem i; . Russell of Georgia and , Smatters of Florida say theywill support hirn for president 100 percent id’ he wants to rum Ironically Shivers can and may gc . along with Johnson’s candithey, even though ShiVers is also unequivocally pledged to oppose Adlai Stevenson for. ‘president if. the Democrats nominate him, Have a care, Texans I Recall, that Rayburn,. by salving J’

<div id="pico"><p>Let those  flatter who fear, it is not an American  art.  JEFFERSON 3exaginit  flaming passions ort race and Joining  other Southern bigots in an electJohnson, stop Stevenson. . revolt,  naiglait confuse the. convention into  supporting both jolansOn, and Shiveits,,, with disastrous iiritpact on. the  solidarity of the .Dinnocrats against  Eisenhower in the summer.  But what if Johnson has a chance  to .get on the  ticket  Then, we shored  suppress our state pride and admit  for the -nation’s good that Lyndon  Johimaonis not qualified to, be Pi7esiodent of the: United Stites, He is.  shrewd.; a. good Democrat, and *hen ,  a liberal; revered:, in  2 way,. by his.  .coIleagues; theterror of the Reptivblicans, sometimes; aware of what he  is about.. But he has had a serious  heart attack, midi as .has been wisely  saki in  another connection, America  cannot afford a  part-time president.  He is a  politician’S politician, no the  people’s.. Mot seriously, he is cozn., proinised  as a  Ilaifional  party leader  b3 his allegiance t the Texas oil!  and gas industry, particularly  by Ms  recent leadership for the natural gas  giveaway bill.  The Observer’s poll of Texas royalist readers completed before Rayburn’s statement,. resulted in only  one  vie  : for Johnsonand for  Act i Stevenson.. The plan banded.  down from Olympus cannot change  that deeper trend of opinion..  “Texas Democrats=–the   pel ~ira, or  dinary, citizen Democratswant to   stama with the nation’s Democrats ,  against the Republicans The Johnson. candidacy may strengthen Shivers, instead of weakening  him, by  fast becoming a lance for anti,Stevenson elements .. At this point we feel. that Texas- ism is once again being used to. blur  reason and clear p.rinciple., It would  be  a  Ilot  safer and wiser to  pose  Allan Shivers. with the’ man he has  sworn to fight if nominatedAdlai  Stevenson..  u3ine5.5  Oh!  Did um Hurtum !Hum Littum  Toe?  A RIGHTIST RECORD Trxas  turrtter  gib  t c **71., Texas Democrats must think.with  great care on the effects of a favorite  seuship for Senator  Lyndon . john, 8011.  The aSsuauption is quite general  that the plan proposed by Speaker  Rayburn is merely a way to fight  Allan Shivers.. There ate indications  now that; whatever Rayburn and  Johnson intend, it is  being grasped’  at by Southern conservatives as, a.  ‘Weapon against Adl ai Stevenson \(or  any other Democratic liberal who  might displace Stevenson as the  Texas Democratic leaders can act.  like statesmen or iingoists, as they -] ik e.  If the issue were merely, should  Lyndon  Johnson be the  favorite son,  chauvinism could be liorbo.rne, but  the issue mniy  swiftly become in.  stead, should Lyndon Johnson be  President of the United States?’  Should ,.kdlai Stevenson be ached  to appease Southern dissidents  the party ?  Strom T.lanrinond the  states’  righter, third-party senator from  South Carolii  a,. says Johnson would  be. an “attractive car didate” .  for  president in his state.. Sem i; . Russell  of Georgia and ,  Smatters of Florida  say theywill support hirn for president 100 percent id’ he wants to rum  Ironically Shivers can and may gc .  along with Johnson’s  candithey,  even though ShiVers is also unequivocally pledged to oppose Adlai Stevenson for. ‘president if. the Democrats  nominate him,  Have a care, Texans I Recall, that  Rayburn,. by salving J’<ohnson  .\(not  Texas delegation, does not  'decide -the  issue ;  the state. convention .  cre.  cides. Shivers wants to be chairman.  Johnson said last week he wants a  "united delegation," pledged to the.  convention nominees. Would John,  sons avid supporters. agree to this in  a flush of hope that a united delegation might actually get the nomina,  lion for Johnson? .  Shivers, by   inn An Observer reader in Dallas told  -us the other day that he ready  likes  the paper:, it cures his bellyache once  a week. He is of with this unhappy condition each Morning upon  readitag the. Dallas, News. Henceforth we shall not appreciate repeti,  tion of the charge that we bellyache  too mach in thesecolannuns., We have  act] e v ed tbe .  high er synthesis. Scion  there will be it aches left to congtter.  TEXAS, MARCH 14,, 1956 Ine.orporating The State Observer, combined  with The East Texas Demoava  ktorrnie Mugger:. Editor and General Manager:  Sarah. Payne..Offige Manager  Published once a week from Austin, texas..  Delivered pOstage prepaid tk4 ,  per annorn, AdVer  tising, rates available on request.. Extra copies ,  10c.  uteri Quantity orders, available..  Entered as second-class matterApril 26, 1937,  at the Post Offiee at Austin. Texas, under; the  art of Marcb 3. 1879.  We will serve no group or party but will hew  hard to the ,  truth.. as, we find it and the right  as v. ,e. see itWe are dedicated to the whole  truth, to human values above all interests.. to the  rights, of man. as the, foundation ,  of democracy.:.  we will. take orders from none but our own  conscience. and never will' we overlook or misrepresent the truthi to serve the intereets of the  powerful or cater to the ignoble in the human  ThePresident's. Council of Economic Advisors reports that farmers'   net  income has  dropped. a fourth  \(261'0 since i962, while average  weekly income of the  tabor force  is up ,  dividend income is up a fourth  Let no ,  man  -thick politics is unitizeportant. Large corporation are.registering .  record incomes; sinalilt businesses'  income is down  drastically..  Unorganized faruaers are in desperate  straits if labor, wasn't organized, it  would be, too. The statistics,. hard to  refute,  show ,  that the total weight of  the Republican  adtainistration is  pro. big business.  AUSTIN -.Price Daniel is as eonservative, as  nearly Republican in his social think,  as any leader in -Texas public  life.His views on most issues corre late closely  with those ,f the present  Goverrtor, and his election would be  a continuation of the twenty years of  reaction, that has. blighted the Texas  statehouse and hattkd down most  rational social ideas at the Red  River.  He has not, so 'fir, expressed the  sus.picion. that the N.A.A.C.P. is cc m  on the theory that  communists and the N.A.A.C.P..  frith  favor iintegration ,,. as has the  artful  needier from San Saba.  In DuinierS case, liberals must be  grateful for little things, and one is   reluctant to civerrook this shred even  in  the face of his joining, the absurd catcalls  at Washington behind the title,  "interposition:"   As thecan -Taiga opens it may be  well to review sonic of Daniel's, expressed opinions on various issues.  Some  progressive Texans have been,  deluded by  the junior senator's former idealism and by the sporadic news -stories that this loyalist and. that  have  gone over to  him. Let thetn: remember,,  first,  that his: largest  listed. contribution in 1952. came: from. Hugh  Roy  Cidle-a Ilaustoris genial Reezelblib of  the Right. Then let them peruse a few  of the. Senator's opinions.  Segyregation..  As of last Jairly Daniel  said he still' stood  by his statement the  day after the May 17. 195+. Supreme  Court   decision,  He  vigoratisly  fended the. sewate-but-equal doctrine.  but added::  Ito matter how much some  a  us  may disagree .... we  roust  look to the  future with patience, wisdom ,. and  sound judgment to live under the law  as, it 'has flaw ,  been written and at the  same time preserve fault paildic-sahooi  systtems and maintain peace order,.  and harmony. My efforts shall be in ...  this direcixion..  LaSt week-he said he was for interposition.  1!f  he means he' wants to fight  against enforcement of the .  law, this  could hardly be  calledworking for  living "under the law as it has now  been ,  written,' and his to  taro his beliefs. against demagogic  temptations will! be  A issue:  Stat Ta4res.  Hisposition is the  same as Gov. Shivers's:. that he is  against a .state income tax or a "generar salestax i " but . not  against the  "specific: sales  taxes." Tyr  other words;  he is for clipping consumers product  by product instead  of shopping trip  by- shopping  trip, His.  complete statement: .  In general,. I. am against a state in  come tax or a general sales tax. Bit;.  some of the  pie  sales taxes in. the  onmibus: tax bill pattern have been  :followed. a:. long time. Oh,. it ought not  to be expanded so that we end up  with a general sales tax, which would  be the same. as an income tax, except  it would be on people with salaries  and small incomes..   The Bricker ,4mendment.  It will be  recalled that Eisenhower. and Dulles  and most of the Democrats opposed,  the America-first type plan of Senator  Bricker to strip the President of his  original treaty-making  powers. Daniel  joined two Senate Republicans to produce a three-to-two. committee vote  for the Bricker amendment.  Pubiiic housing.  For years  Demo-crats have stood for public housing.  In 1955  -they fought iior 135,000 new  .units, while Eisenhower insisted on  'billy .  35,060 units, Daniel stood with  Eisenhower.  Farm pries:  Daniel is for "the  Plainview Plan," 90 percent of parityon some cropti o   if the farmers will take  one-lifth of then tillable bad -out of  cultivation. He says he thought Eiseirlrower promised 90 or 10 percent  of parity in the 1962 campaign and ap- parently is disillusioned with the Pres,  ident on this point. He doubtless= resents the fact that Texas fainnerS will  associate bin with Eisenhower's program since he bolted! the Democrats  to support' Eisenhower.  Foreign  Daniel Noted against  the' last big foreign aid bill on grounds  it contained "too much unnecessary  In Washington thereare in general two schools of thought on this aid,  one urging that the ,  aid should be primarily  military,' another saying that  the underprivikgecl peoples of the  world need economic and technicat  assistance  rujost, elSe they will be easy  prey to. the communists  lt is, well known. that he favors  needed reform. of the electoral college  and the natural" gas bin to relieve producers from federal regulation. In, addition; lie worked behind the scenes  to removefrom the McCarthy censure  resolution any reference to  McCarthy's  cornmbnist irvestiations, and he  ir  witlir  Senator Hubert Humphrey on legislation to outlaw the COmimunist Panty \(Estes  Kefairver was  the amt' onewho voted  against drat  death  penalty. for 'dope pushers  -and,  a raw ,  
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