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Show Abide by Principles and Win, Butler Tells Democrat Meeting Paul M. Butler, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, 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 misunderstanding, mis-understanding, I have notified all National Committee members and state chairmen and vice-chairmen vice-chairmen that any state delegation delega-tion which comes to the national convention while there is in force and in effect in that state any rule, policy or device seeking 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 i 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 appoint ap-point commissions to gather the facts which will be necessary for a fair and full consideration of such a challenge before the Credentials Cre-dentials Committee. I shall also personally right for readoption of this fair rule and for its application ap-plication in the certification of convention delegates. "In taking this course of action, ac-tion, I am not making any hostile move against Democrats from any section of the country. All I am doing is standing by principle 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 compromise 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 prevent 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 believe 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 convention con-vention should seat not only those who come to our convention conven-tion to abide by th ewill of the majority but also to those who come tothe convention with publicly 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 principle prin-ciple in facing these problems and the temptations to a compromise 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 convictions 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 principles 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 compromise. com-promise. If our Party should display the moral weakness to compromise upon this principle we would make a hollow mockery 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 compromise 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 purposes pur-poses of these provisions is to throw the election of the President Presi-dent into the House of Representatives Repre-sentatives even though voters of the states affected have voted for the election of the Democratic nominees. "Such provisions are in conflict con-flict with the rule adopted at the 1956 convention a rule which has been recommended unanimously unani-mously by the Democratic National 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 Convention, 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 presidential presiden-tial nominees selected by said convention, and for electors formally for-mally pledged or in good conscience con-science to the election of these presidential and vice presidential nominees, under the Democratic |