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Tuesday Nov. 6 1956
University Daily Kansan
GOP- Democrats Are Different
The Eisenhower Administration has been criticized on many points, especially that it has no clear-cut foreign policy like that of the Truman administration—containment of communism.
We argue that there is indeed a marked policy in foreign affairs, not necessarily the product of the present administration, but nonetheless definite, though not summed up as Mr. Truman's policy.
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This would give basis to the contention that there is no real difference between our two major political parties.
Richard H. Rovere defined party policy as: "Our parties, while guided by their appraisal of circumstances and motivated primarily by a desire to control the machinery of government, are characterized at any given time by the principles they find it expedient to recognize and endorse."
Because the moral principles of men in the parties differ, Mr. Rovere continues, then the parties themselves will have different moral principles.
This might explain not only the reason for party differences, but also for many similarities they have, or have had at different times in history.
The Republicans are popularly known as conservatives, and the Democrats are just as well-known for their liberal position.
However, there is at least one period in history when these identifying characteristics of the two parties were just reversed.
In 1832 President Andrew Jackson, early leader of the Democratic party, was opposed by the Whig candidate Henry Clay. (The Whigs were the forerunners of the modern GOP.)
In that year President Jackson was re-elected, and his administration following that year found it expedient to adopt rather conservative attitudes in governing. In contrast, the Whigs were outspokenly liberal, possibly to vent their resentment for President Jackson and for no other reason.
Civil rights has been an issue since the year one among the two parties. Southern Democrats, in order to maintain their strong hold on the Southern states, have denounced any legislation to give the Negroes of the South equal rights.
The Republicans have been just as strongly in favor of civil rights legislation, beginning with Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 as the first Republican President.
But now look.
Both parties have adopted essentially the same plank on civil rights in their platforms for this
election year, the Democrats conceding (through the Supreme Court decision of 1952) that it is futile to fight the judicial machine.
Other present-day similarities in both parties' platforms are:
Both believe in collective security as a means of strengthening the free world; both believe in supporting the United Nations, but barring the entrance. of Red China to that body; both believe in expanding and improving the present social security program; both believe in a strong national defense.
There are a few points in both platforms at odds with each other, however.
Among these are the curbing of trade, supported by the Republicans but opposed by the Democrats.
Among these is the curbing of trade, supported by the Republicans but opposed by the Democrats. This is historically in keeping with both parties' platforms of past years.
The Republican party is popularly associated with promotion of a high tariff and magnification of industry in our own country.
This has been a constant focal point of Democratic attacks of the GOP, accusing it of catering to "big business." The voting record could not prove them wrong.
On the other hand, the Democrats have adopted the traditional business control philosophy toward industry. They support subsidized power dams and public works projects to insure that private industry could not profit from such enterprises.
It becomes apparent, then, that differences between the parties have narrowed in recent years. President Eisenhower's policy is largely a continuation of that established by FDR and Harry Truman—the New Deal.
Equally apparent is the fact that Americans more and more vote for the man and not the party, "stronghold" areas expected.
This fact increases the burden placed on the parties to find something "new" to put in their platforms—something that will appeal to as many voters as possible.
A degeneration of principle for power is unfortunate. We feel that this is largely responsible for the decreasing number of peculiar policies of each party—a trend which may some day see us voting for the men who represent exactly the same thing.
When that day comes we no longer will have a two-party system.
Jerry Dawson.
Intramural Fans Back Teams Best
After witnessing both intramural and varsity football games this season, it is obvious that not all the differences lie in the eleven men on the field. There is a remarkable difference in team spirit and support.
The intramural games are attended by the men in the two competing organizations and sometimes their dates. The outcome of the game seems to be of real importance to each and every spectator and they show it. They really get in there and yell. They put some honest-to-goodness spirit to work
While the varsity seems to be fairly well supported by fans when it is doing well, the enthusiasm soon dies when the other team racks up a few more points than the Kansas team.
and there is no doubt that they're really pulling for their team.
Oh, sure, the fans still stand up and sing the Alma Mater and they'll even yell a bit if prodded by the cheerleaders, but this is not real team support. The Kansas team is finally showing some life and its time its fans did too.
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But only after literally offering the game to the Wildcats on a platter; in the form of six first-half fumbles, two of which set up K-State touchdowns.
Well, the big game with K-State is finally over, and after all the ballyhoo, the Jayhawkers finally brought home the bacon.
—Evelyn Hall
The fellow at the next desk explains KU's sudden case of "I'don't-want-it--why.don't-youguys-take-it" philosophy by pointing out the fact that KU students had been instructed to "act like guests" while they were in Manhattan. For most of the first half, a more gracious team than KU's would have been hard to find.
Many students were complimenting the KU team on its marvelous display of intestinal fortitude in the face of a 13-0 K-State lead and almost overwhelming odds.
And speaking of overwhelming odds, members of the KU All Student Council found themselves in similar sad circumstances down at Manhattan.
But the second half made the trip worthwhile.
"It was really a little disheartening," one of the council members reported. "We'd hear the KU section across the stadium start a cheer, and we'd stand up and join in, but all those K-Staters would drown us out every time. We couldn't even hear the alma mater."
The seats were fine, right on the 50-yard line, and right in the heart of the K-State cheering section.
No instances of vandalism were reported, there were no riots, and the goal posts remained standing after the game. In fact, no move was made to tear down the goal posts, which is something new in the Aggie-Jayhawker series.
It seems that the K-State student council graciously offered to provide seats for the KU group as a part of the peace pact between the two schools.
But all in all, the spirit at the K- State game was excellent, and also well-controlled.
Perhaps it was the peace pact between the two schools, and the announcement that students committing vandalistic acts would be expelled.
Or perhaps the students weren't interested enough to care.
Or perhaps college students finally proved they could act like adults when the occasion demanded.
We hope it's the latter. Dick Walt
—Dick Walt
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Kay Ewert, Abilene junior, was awarded a $100 first place prize in the Intercollegian magazine writers contest for her short stoy, "The Innocence of Truth."
Miss Ewert's story, written last year as an English class assignment at Bethel College in Newton, will be published in the December issue of the Intercollegian.
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