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Show Demo Vice Chairman Blasts Nixon at Western Conference Utah Democrats attending the recent Western Democratic conference con-ference in Albuquerque, N. M., heard a number of outstanding party officials speak. One of the most widely applauded ap-plauded talks came from Mrs. Katie Louchheim, vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Com-mittee. In part the vice chairman said: "Now I would like to found a large society with a long name: The DLFWH The Democratic League for Former Wearers nf the Hairshirt. The only membership mem-bership requiremen twill be a strong conviction that the party can win in 1960 and win Big! Anybody here want to join? "The other day I read in the Washington newspapers that the Republicans threw a very fancy party for one of their new press agents. When somebody remarked re-marked on the elaborate food, a Republican spokesman said the spread was "worthy of Democrats Demo-crats in the days they held the White House and the Republicans Republi-cans were serving nothing but cheese. "In terms of national policy I'm sure you agree the Republicans Repub-licans have gone right on serving (Continued on page 5) Demo Vice Chairman Blasts Nixon at Western Conference (Continued from Page 1) nothing but cheese. "They have failed to respond to the awakenings of Asian and African peoples or the menacing shadow of Communist China. "They have failed to challenge the Soviet economic growth by spurring similar expansion in our own country. "They have failed to keep up with the revolution in military technology and they have been entirely responsible for our era- barrassing second rate position in space technology. "In addition they have failed to give us the schools, highways, houses, dams, heatlh and security secur-ity programs that our exploding population demands. "You probably recall that in 1956 the Republican slogan was 'Peace, Progress and Prosperity.' But this year they have announced an-nounced it will be just plain 'Peace and Prosperity.' "I guess even the Republicans have come to the conclusion that so little progress has been made in the last eight years it just isn't worth mentioning. "Of course, in gimmicks and gadgets we lead the world. Maybe May-be some of you read the story about the people who discovered their new electric can opener was not only grinding the tops off the cans, but, by a freak of electricity, was also opening the automatic garage door. I defy the Sovet Union to match us in that kind of feat. This is probably prob-ably the only gimmick the Republican Re-publican " hucksters have not credited to Eisenhower. "You and I as Democrats know perfectly well that the' Eisenhower Eisen-hower 'Peace and Prosperity' is a myth. We know that what passes for peace could well be little more than a lull during which malevolent forces gather strength while we lose strength, purpose and direction. "It is no illusion that the Russians Rus-sians are ahead of us in missiles .and in space. They may be ahead of us in technical education, at least. At the rate they are going and the rate we are going they may overtake us in production and industrial might. "Our peace is shaky and our prosperity is shallow. The steel strike is settled, but the steel striker has lost his savings or gone in debt. Unemployment in gence of 'Big Brother Nixon.' He is everywhere, airports, parades, football games, luncheons, receptions recep-tions anv nlace where there certain areas persists. In other areas poverty persists. No effort is made to equalize economic opportunity. op-portunity. "At the same time that our slums grow bigger, the schools grow smaller. The budget balancers bal-ancers ride high in administration administra-tion circles. Everything is judged by its cost rather than its value. "We're also seeing the emer- are two voters to rub together. "Although Nixon may be trying try-ing hard to be all things to all men, whether they are sports fans or lunch club joiners, he is still the same old GOP product. |