The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1952 Page: 3 of 6
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER M, IMS
THE THRESHER
Volunteers for Stevenson on the
Colombia University Faculties and Staff
We Are For Stevenson because...
We believe that his record, his
character, and his campaign give
promise of a great presidency. He
lias discussed the issues with cour-
age, candor, and eloquence. He has
appealed not to unreasoning senti-
ment but to" the sober judgment of
the electorate. The high level of his
campaign is a landmark in the his-
tory of American politics.
He does not dwell on "tearful
post-mortems" but addresses him-
self to the problems before us. We
are impressed by his intelligence,
Jiis humility, his dignity.
Affirmative Foreign Policy
At a time when every American
wants, above all, peace and secur-
ity he has outlined an affirmative
foreign policy which recognizes
that the threat of world commun-
ism must be met not alone by mil-
itary strength but also by such con-
structive means as economic and
technical aid to our allies and to
people in the underdeveloped areas
of the world.
His policy points toward peace
without appeasement, strength
without provocation, and patience
without weakness. His statements
have been consistent and respon-
sible. He is too honest to prom-
ise drastic tax cuts and adequate
preparedness at the same time.
And he refuses to speak first as
an internationalist in the home of
the late Senator Vandenberg and
then as an isolationist in the home
of Colonel McCormick.
Opposes Communism and
McCarthyism. . .
Governor Stevenson opposes both
communism and McCarthyism, and
he disdains to fraternize with those
who use the smear for cheap polit-
ical advantage'. He understands
that irresponsible denunciation is
itself a subversive act. He knows
not only that communism must be
opposed but that it must be op-
posed in the scrupulous fashion
that democracy and' freedom re-
quire. He realizes that democracy
itself is a method of doing things
which demands fair play and re-
spects the common decencies.
As a candidate he does not in-
dulge in 'demagogy. As president
he would not open the door to
those who would destroy freedom
under the guise of curbing com-
munism.
Clearly Stated Domestic Policy. . .
We approve Governor Steven-
son's clear and forward-looking pro-
posals on domestic policy—on civil
rights and F.E.P.C., on tidelands oil
and the protection of our national
resources, on labor .relations and
support to agriculture. We partic-
ularly commend his courageous
stand on the vital issue of inflation,
which demonstrates- again his abil-
ity to tell selfish special interests
those things that must be said
firmly for the common welfare.
We are heartened by his warm
enthusiasm for the social gains of
the past twenty years. We are
pleased that his first response to
the idea of social security was not,
like his opponent's, to compare it
with imprisonment. We believe
that his election would assure us a
wise consolidation and careful ex-
tension of sound social reforms.
Experienced Civilian Administrator
Moreover, we have confidence in
his ability to act skillfully. He is
experienced in the highly complex
problems of civilian administration.
He has tightened administrative
practices, lopped off useless polit-
ical jobs, exercised sound economy,
eliminated special privilege in
awarding contracts, struck a pow-
erful blow against illicit gambling
and organized crime. He has ex-
tended notably the services of Il-
linois in education, health, and so-
cial welfare, and has advanced in-
terracial understanding.
Successful Fight Against
Corruption
We also value Governor Steven-
son's attack on corruption in Illi-
nois, and we consider him much
the better of the two candidates to
root out corruption in Washington.
In such an undertaking the great-
est asset any political leader can
have is independence, and Governor
Stevenson has proved himself one
of the most^ independent men ever
to appear in American politics.
While his opponent has surrendered
to the most unsavory elements of
his parenty, Stevenson has steadily
put principle above the search for
votes.
Believing corruption and improper
influences an evil thing in both
parties, we find in the official Re-
publicans' approach to the Nixon
case a note of hypocrisy. Senator
Nixon's answer to questions about
his financial support we found to
be no answer at all, merely a dra-
matic monologue insulting to the
intelligence. The failure of Re-
publican leaders to recognize the
moral issue in the case suggests
that they do not know corruption
when they see it. We are alarmed
at the 4h.ought that a Republican
victory would put Richard Nixon
next in succession to the White
House.
General Eisenhower
On the basic of his public state-
ments, some of us once thought that
our beliefs and principles were in
large measure « shared, by General
Eisenhower. Even as late as July
we hoped that we might witness a
campaign between two candidates
who would debate the issues at the
highest levels of political responsi-
bility. Instead we have been able
to follow with approval the activi-
ties of only one candidate. General
Eisenhower has been vague or in-
consistent on most issues, has bor-
rowed Democratic planks on a few,
and has been, in our opinion, wrong
on the most crucial questions be-
fore him. He has been wrong in
his wavering foreign policy pro-
nouncements, wrong on tidelands
oil, wrong on civil rights, wrong in
surrendering to Taft, wrong in ab-
solving Nixon, wrong in embracing
Jenner, wrong in accepting Mc-
Carthy. We deplore too the at-
tempt in the Republican campaign
to exploit the loss of American
lives in Korea—which is a national
sorrow—as an issue of partisan pol-
itics.
Governor Stevenson
Governor Stevenson has not hes-
itated to take issue with his Demo-
cratic predecessors and has differed
with other powerful Democrats;
General Eisenhower has declared
his support of all Republican can-
didates. His "great crusade has
degenerated into nothing more than
a drive to* replace Democrats with
Republicans—not just bad Demo-
crats with good Republicans but
any Democrat with any Republican,
good, bad, or intolerable.
We do not announce our views in
the spirit of those firmly com-
mitted to one of the two great par-
ties. We believe in the wisdom of
the citizen who picks and chooses
among the candidates of both par-
ties. We believe in the two-party
system, but we do not think it can
he threatened by electing a great
candidate and rejecting a lesser
one. We believe that it might have
been a service to the country to re-
habilitate the Republican party as
an agency of nationwide construc-
tive leadership. We regret that
General Eisenhower, by leaning in-
discriminately on its most undesir-
able elements, has thrown away his
magnificent opportunity to do so.
We feel that this is too critical
an hour in our country's history to
entrust our destinies and our chil-
drens' destinies to a soldier who has
served his country well in war but
has not mastered the arts of civil-
ian statecraft. This is no time for
anything less than the wisest,
steadiest, and most responsible
leadership we can find. Therefore
we will vote for Adlai Stevenson.
Reprinted from New York Times,
October 16, 1952.
Rice Volunteers For Stevenson
(Paid Political Advertisement)
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do not, and cannot with propriety, speak for
the University or any of its faculties or
other teachers or staff members.
John W. Alexander
Lucille H. Altschul
Quentin Anderson
Theodore W. Anderson, Jr.
Robert Anthoine
J. 1. Aronson
Maurice Auslander
Lucille N. Austin
Herman Ausubel
Jacob D. Avshalomoff
Paul O. Backer
Lloyd H. Bailer
Bernard Barber
Harold Barger
R. L. Beare
Lotte Becker
Daniel Bell
Arno O. Bellack
Virginia S. Bellsmith
John C. Bennett
Daniel B. Berkson
John H. Berthel
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Charles L. Black, Jr.
Joseph L. Blau
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Arthur Blumberg
Janet Bogardus
Merle L. Borrowman
Hugh Borton
Smith P. Bovie
Ralph H. Bowen
.Jules Brody
William Cullen Bryant II
Justus Buchler
David A. Buchsbaum
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Oscar J. Campbell
Robert I,. Carey
William C. Casey
A1 A. Castagno
iehard V. Chase, Jr.
Edmond L. Cherbonnier
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James L. Clifford
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Louis Cohn-Haft
Charles C. Cole, Jr.
Rosalie L. Colie
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Thomas Cooney
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Thomas L. Crowell, Jr.
Robert D. Cumming
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Helen R. Downes
L. C. Dunn
Anna B. Dutka
Mahlon F. Easterllng
John Eaves, Jr.
Phillip Eddy
Edward Edelman
Nathan Edelman
Irwin Edman
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Marvin Edwards
E ugene H. Ehrlich
Clara Eliot
Obed B. Ely
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Hubert. M. Evans
John A. B. Faggi
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Lurkin H. Farinholt
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Margaret B. Fisher
Thomas J. B. Flanagan
Martin Fleisher
Henry M. Foley
James W. Ford
Charles Frankel
Julian H. Franklin
Morton H. Fried
Horace L. Friess
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Roma Gans
-Peter J. Gay
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Sanford Kahrmann
Sidney Gelber
Walter Gellhon
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Leonard J. Goldwater"
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L. Carrington Goodrich
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Philip Grant
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.Tohn R. Gregg
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Gerard M. Grosof
Stanford Gwilliam
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William M. Hndley
Robert L. Hale
Inge D. Halpert
Harry W. Hart, Jr.
Henry C. Hatfield
Richmond Y. Hathorn
Paul R. Hays
Alice I .Hazeltine
Joseph A. Hearst
William Henderson
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Alan T. Hirshfeld .
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Albert Hofstadter
Richard Hofstadter
Florence Hollis
Erling Hunt
Margaret Hutchins
Herbert Hyman
Robert W. Iverson
Rosamond T. Jacob
Willard J. Jacobson
Isaac L. Kandel
Annette Kar
William Karat*
Jacob Katz
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Edward J, King
Marcus N. Kioto
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Paul O. Kristeller
H. Russell Kuhl
Mirra Komarovsky
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Ernest Holler
Wendell IS. Jeffrey
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Richard F. Kuhns
Paul H. Lang
Philip E. Lapat
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Richard E. Lawrence
Paul F. Lazarsfeld
Lewis Leary
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Louis Lefkowitz
Robert D. Leigh
Robert Lekachman
William E. Leuchlenberg
Howard Levi
Bernard Levine
Margaret Lindsey
Peter B. Linhart
Juliette C. Lipeles
Seymour M. Lipset
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Robert M. Mac Iver
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William A. Owens
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