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Show tweea aow and November of 1930, VI oat commentators agree the record of the present congress is very poor. Particularly Particu-larly is this true whea it comes to fulfilling ful-filling Democratic campaign promise. Mr. Truman's "Fair Deal" has fared badly at the bands of his Democratic congress and it will b difficult to dia-provs dia-provs that record oven with the moat persuasive campaign oratory. Record of Congress Will Be 1950 Issue . . Although the 1990 congressional elections are more than a year away, both Democrats sad Republicans are already al-ready preparing their campaigna. ' i According to a report from Washing-' Washing-' ton, the Republicans are gleeful over President Truman's apparent decision to accept the record of the 81st congress as a campaign issue. Ia his Lsbor day address ad-dress President 'Truman defended the 81st congress and said it 'had passed "many Important measure for the good of the people." He said it wss just the reveres of the "do nothing" Republican-controlled Republican-controlled 80th congress, which he assailed as-sailed in last year's presidential cam-baiga cam-baiga with such telling effect Republicans have beea sniping away at' the record of the Democratic-controlled 81st Congress and apparently their criticism have hit home, for Mr. Truman would hardly pick up the Republican Re-publican gauntlet unless he felt compelled com-pelled to do so. It is always better politically po-litically to attack than to defend. That undoubtedly Is why ths Republicans are so pleased over the president's Labor day remarks. They think it proves, that , they are oa the offensive, and have the hard-campaigning president dodging the . brickbats for a change. . ' Defending the 81st congress will be no easy task for air. Trumaa unless the legislators pick up lot of iDeed be- i r |