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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1952
Little Man on Campus
by Dick Bibler
Strategy of Campaigns Analyzed in Last Flurry
As the presidential race enters the final stages, the contest centered on Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and Gov. Stevenson, the popular hero against the little known governor, is waxing close and furious. The general started off with an edge, because more people knew him than knew Gov. Stevenson.
Resentment is the urge that Gen Eisenhower is playing on. War seems endless; youth can look forward to nothing but the draft. Maybe pay is good, but high prices run through a paycheck awfully fast. Gen. Eisenhower opened his campaign in the South in an effort to capitalize on such discontent.
Some feel Gen. Eisenhower's biggest personality difficulty will arise from one thing, a basic misunderstanding of professional politicians who will be drawn even closer to him than they now are should he win in November.
Gov. Eisenhower has organized his campaign from the old reactionary isolationist group, and has been willing to back anyone no matter what the past record.
Gov. Stevenson says that whatever Gen. Eisenhower's intentions, he is the prisoner of his own party, and he is inviting the voters to weigh whether they can trust the general's "words in light of his party's action" in Congress.
Contentment is the basic urge exploited by Gov. Stevenson. His strategy is to try and consolidate Democratic strength, and to stop any voter deflections in states where Democrats are traditionally strong. He is planning and executing a battle which will hold the ground that his party has called its own for 20 years.
Gov. Stevenson has decided on a bold campaign, speaking out on every issue that he touches, regardless of the toes he steps on. He already has risked alienating some Southern states on the tideholds of issue and the veterans' vote by opposing special interest legislation.
Mary Cooper.
Key States Seen As Best Indicator
Although his lead is becoming smaller, Dwight D. Eisenhower is still leading Gov. Adlai Stevenson in the national presidential preference polls.
The fact that Americans are disinclined to accept the idea of Communists holding public office is going to cost the Democrats votes in November. There may or may not be persons in office at present who hold Communist affiliations, but at any rate, accusations have been made and persons have been investigated. The net result has been a wholesale fiasco. Democrates point to these probes as smears and vilification, while the Republicans claim them to be the result of a genuine concern for the nation's welfare.
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The issue of Communist infiltration into governmental positions will definitely hurt the Democratic party in the election, since the incumbent party is the one which always bears the brunt of blame for tactical errors.
errors. The present conflict in Korea and the possibility of a larger, or global war are issues which affect the entire nation, and as such are campaign issues of the first degree.
The Republican party seeks to show that the Korean war is the direct result of Democratic blundering, and insists that an ex-general will be able to handle the matter of war-waging with a firmer hand.
Democrats, however, insist that a former general will be inclined to interpret all matters of diplomacy from a military standpoint. The country is split on this issue. A good many voters are not pleased with the Democratic handling of the situation, but are willing to go along with Gov. Stevenson in the hope that he will be able to cope with the situation on the basis of his past diplomatic experience.
One man, when asked what he thought of a general as the man to handle the tense international situation, replied, "I'm allergic to them." Another replied, "It'll take a general to deal with Joe Stalin."
The Republican party has called for collective security forces in its plank on foreign policy, but has made no mention of the NATO, either pro or con. It has tried to steer a noncommittal course between the alternatives of supporting either Asiatic or European recovery.
The Republican stand on foreign policy seems to be one of penetrating and critical hindsight. The Republicans find fault with past policies without offering any corrective measures.
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The Democrats, on the other hand, have taken a definite stand on foreign policy. They favor continuance of the NATO, and support of the "policy of containment." By adopting such a positive viewpoint, as opposed to the negativism of the Republicans, the Democrats should gain votes.
The campaign boils down to whether or not Americans are satisfied with the present domestic situation. If they are, the Democrats will win on that score. The matter of foreign policy is almost too clear cut to need amplification. It is a matter of keeping a fairly sound foreign policy as opposed to accepting none at all.
Comments
The women's dormitories and sensuities on the campus of Iowa State at Ames, Iowa, are doing their best to help fight polio. They have decided to donate the money allotted for Homecoming decorations to the state fund for infantile paralysis.
The president of the IS All-Dorm council said: "We feel that our decorations can be used to much decorator advantage in caring for polio victims. Decorations go up, are seen—if it doesn't rain—and then are torn down, thrown away or burned; we want our money to go to something really worthwhile." This example at Iowa State is a wonderful start to really fight polio.
Robert L. Stearns, president of the University of Colorado, has resigned effective July 1, 1953, to head the Boettcher foundation of Colorado, a philanthropic foundation dedicated to the welfare of the people of Colorado.
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President Stearns has been at Colorado for 13 years. During his time as president the monetary value of Colorado U. physical plant has risen from $15 million to $25 million.