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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY ,MARCH 25, 1960 Page Five Abide by Principles and Win, Butler Tells Democrat Meeting Paul M. Butler, chairman of the Democratic National Com-mittee, this week said that to win the presidency "the Party must abide by its principles as well as talk about them" at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles next July. Mr. Butler spoke at a luncheon of party label and designation.' "In order to avoid any mis-understanding, I have notified all National Committee members and state chairmen and vice-chairm- en that any state delega-tion which comes to the national convention while there is in force and in effect in that state any rule, policy or device seek-ing or intending to relieve, the Democratic electors of that state from a pledge either 'formally or in good conscience' to cast their electoral votes for the Democratic President and Vice Presidential nominees may be subject to challenge before the Credentials Committee of the Democratic National convention. "If the response to this notice indicates that there are states which expect to be seated at Los Angeles without complying with this recommended rule, I shall exercise the authority given to the National Committee to ap-point commissions to gather the facts which will be necessary for a fair and full consideration of such a challenge before the Cre-dentials Committee. I shall also personally right for readoption of this fair rule and for its ap-plication in the certification of convention delegates. "In taking this course of ac-tion, I am not making any hostile move against Democrats from any section of the country. All I am doing is standing by prin-ciple and doine what I can to the National Democratic uiub in New York City. "There are always temptations for a political party to soften its stand on vital issues, to compro-mise with principles and to seek unity by avoiding controversies. "There are always those who beblieve that it is good politics to be seeking accommodations and arrangements which conceal differences of opinion and pre-vent clear cut majority decisions when elements within a party differ. "When our convention meets in Los Angeles there will be pressure for a platform which will not displease those who be-lieve that certain decisions of our highest court may or should be ignored. "There probably will be those who will urge in the name of unity and harmony that our con-vention should seat not only those who come to our conven-tion to abide by th ewill of the majority but also to those who come tothe convention with pub-licly stated reservations about supporting the nominees of that convention. "The country will be watching on television and reading the newspapers to find out whether we act on expediency or on prin-ciple in facing these problems and the temptations to a compro-mise solution. "If we act on principle, the country will believe that our platform is a valid document and that we are a responsible party which will fight for its convic-tions and its programs. If we compromise our principles at our Convention, what can the public think but that we will continue to compromise our prin-ciples in the platform once the campaign is over? "The test of our principles may very well come ever before we adopt our platform when we seat the delegates to the conven-- see to it that our convention and our Party abide by principle. "In my mind it is a principle upon which there can be no com-promise. If our Party should display the moral weakness to compromise upon this principle we would make a hollow mock-ery of our platform and would invite the defeat which would inevitably result. "I urge those who share my belief that the Democratic Party must work always for human justice and the protection of every constitutional right of every citizen regardless of race, creed or color to join with me in making sure that the Democratic National Convention meets this issue forthrightly, courageously and without thought of compro-mise regardless of consequence." tion. Several states have existing state laws or party rules which woudl require or permit electors from those states to refrain from casting their electoral votes for the Democratic nominees. Some people say that one of the pur-poses of these provisions is to throw the election of the Presi-dent into the House of Repre-sentatives even though voters of the states affected have voted for the election of the Democratic nominees. "Such provisions are in con-flict with the rule adopted at the 1956 convention a rule which has been recommended unani-mously by the Democratic Na-tional Committee for adoption by the next conventoin. "This rule is fair, clear, and simple to understand. It reads as follows: " 'It is the understanding that a State Democratic Party, in selecting and certifying delegates to the Democratic National Con-vention, thereby undertakes to assure that voters in the state will have the opportunity to cast their election ballots for the presidential and vice presiden-tial nominees selected by said convention, and for electors for-mally pledged or in good con-science to the election of these presidential and vice presidential nominees, under the Democratic Delegation Attends Farmers Union Meet The agricultural now depression, several years old, reached a state of emergency, according to a mid-we- st farm leader who addressed the National Farmers Union Convention recently in Denver, Colo. Fred V. Heinkel, president of Missouri Farmers' Association, told the delegates that because of low farm income, rapidly de-pleting operating funds and ex-hausted buying power thousands of American farmers are facing bankruptcy. Heinkel sharply criticized the nation's present agricultural pol-icies and charged those who mas-terminded the application of sliding scale price supports with planning a diabolical scheme concocted to bring about cheap food-chea- p labor. He warned the group that un less emergency legislation is en-acted now, many farmers would not be around to participate in a long range program. Among Utah representatives at the conclave are Douglas T. Simpson of Kamas, president; Utah Farmers Union, Mrs. Rose Johnson, Salt Lake City, Farm-ers Union state secretary, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Wallace Hol-ma- n of Delta. Mr. Holman is the president of Utah Cooperative Association. The oldest, finest imported Canadian whisky you can buy. Aged 8 years. Costs no more than the leading 6 year old Canadians youVe tried. Each bottle tissue wrapped and boxed through-ou- t the year. . . i Pacific Flyway Meet Conducted in Boise Matters relative to waterfowl and the management of these migratory birds came up for dis-cussion last week as the Pacific Flyway study committee met in its annual spring session in Boise Idaho. Representatives from the seven flyway states and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as the Canadian Wildlife Service, were on hand for the March 16-1- 7 meeting to discuss the 1959 waterfowl season and various flyway research propjects now under way in the western states. In discussions of the annual winter waterfowl census it was disclosed that total North Ameri-can waterfowl populations are down some 17 percent over those of last year. The figures include a population decline of red head ducks amounting to 72 per cent, a 28 per cent decline in canvas backs and decreases of 27 and 22 per cent respectively for pin tails and Mallards. As a further result of the cen-sus it was determined that all species of geese, in the aggregate in the nation were up 8 per cent but Canadian geese populations were off by the same 8 per cent figure from last year. |