Show liberals Lieras On The Spot A few more riots in Harem Harlem Harlem Har Har- lem em a few more outrageous sTatements by so called c civil VU rights leaders and Barry Goldwater Goldwater Goldwater Gold- Gold water may carry New York af after after ter all THAT statement from a top White House aide reflected a passing moment of exaggerates exaggerated ed despair But the Democrats face a dilemma in the race issue The Johnson administration wants to keep its liberal image It wants to hold the Negro vote And so few Democrats have spoken out against illegal and violent racial disturbances inthe in inthe inthe the North PRIVATELY some New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Congressmen have expressed expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed surprise at the outrage expressed by their constituents not just at the violence during several nights of rioting but at the extremism of some of the statements of civil The liberals are on the de defensive defensive defensive de- de in the race issue because because because be be- cause they feel present tension n nand and strife is the result of wrongs BUT Bur THE liberals have been slower than most Americans to recognize the validity in th the racial issue of the old adage that two wrong wrongs wrongs s dont don't make a aright right The agony of the liberal Democrats Democrats Dem is that they sympathize with the Negro cause and do donot donot not want to say anything to even appear to be out of step BUT IT seems certain liberal Democratic leaders must speak out against these violent and illegal tactics They have already boomeranged boomeranged boomeranged boomer- boomer to some degree against the cause of Negro advancement advancement advancement advance advance- ment and could boomerang against liberal politicians |