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THE NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, November 6, 1956
Nobraskan Editorials:
ifiofier hut Years .
Courtesy Lincoln
Journal
Eisenhower
Today 60 million people will go to the polls
and, according to most experts, elect Dwight
L. Eisenhower to his second term as President
of the United States.
Why will they do this?
First of all, the majority of
our nation's citizens trust and
believe in President Eisenhow
er. They feel confident that he
is able to lead the nation in time
of crisis. Since the Geneva con
ference, Ike has become a sym
bol of freedom and strength for
the people of the free world.
His "open skies" plan and
"atoms for peace" proposal
have proven our good intentions.
As the threat of world war emerges In its moat
terrible awfulness, the American people, in their
final estimate, can not picture Adlai Stevenson
dealing face to face with the leaders of Russia
or the ministers of England, France or India.
As war threatens, it would be difficult to trust
in a Commander-in-Chief who favors the dis
continuance of H-Bomb tests and relaxation
of the draft.
Although America's European allies are be
coming accustomed to the excesses of U.S. po
litical campaigns, such talk also could be dam
aging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
If Europeans get the idea that the United States
is going to give up compulsory military service,
many of them will want to abandon the draft
also.
Secondly, the Eisenhower administration dur
ing the last four years has brought to the citi
zens of the United States "peace, progress and
prosperity.,, Although these words are now worn
out and battle scarred, they remain, neverthe
less, more true than in any time during our
post-war history.
The Federal Reserve System has been re
stored to its proper independence of the Treas
ury. It has used its authority to check both
speculative activity in the stock markets and
the too rapid expansion of bank credit thereby
producing, on the part of those Democratic crit
ics who would apparently let the the inflation
roll, the accusation of "tight money."
The national budget has been brought into
balance. The Federal Government is no longer
pumping borrowed money into the stream of
credit.
It is true that prices have risen unJer Mr.
Eisenhower. But the extent of the rise, during
the three and a half years of his Administration,
as measured by the Consumer Price Index, has
been 2i per cent. During the four peacetime
years of the Truman Administration, from June,
1946, when wartime controls were removed,
to June, 1950, when the Korean War began, the
index rose 27!i per cent. (During the war, of
course, it rose much higher).
These are some of the rea
sons that Mr. Eisenhower and
Richard Nixon should be and
will be re-elected. Another rea
son that probably will not be
considered by most voters is
that the Republican party needs
the continued leadership of
President Eisenhower
ma.-er of major importance
that the modernization
Republican party and its res- courtesy Lincoln
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cue from the rut of reaction Nixon
into which it had fallen after twenty years out of
power be carried forward another stage under
his leadership.,
In the morning, it will be all over except the
shouting and soon Ike will be able to get down
to the matters at hand the leadership of the
nafion and the restoration of peace to the world.
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Oil Charlie
Charlie's in!
At least those non-dissenters who attended
the Homecoming Dance Saturday night seemed
to think so. They were referring to Charlie
Spivak and his orchestra who provided the
music. "Very danceable," said some. "Good!"
remarked others.
- In other words the "big name" band the Uni
versity students had for their Homecoming
was much better than was expected.
Cobs and Tassels should be proud, too, that
so many turned out for the affair. It was prob
ably a question of not being able to squelch
tradition. The opposition faced the question
of not being able to plaster over the Cynic's
Corner. To each his own, however.
The trend toward disagreeing with the general
.views of the organizations on campus has some
healthy aspects to it. But when this disagree
ment moves toward spoiling a function that is
an important part of University life, the temper
of the many scalds the mischief of the few.
Nebraskans are ones for giving a guy a
chance. The Hilltoppers who might have some
of that same Husker spirit, having sung with
out music were enjoyed.
In the future, it is doubtful if Charlie will re
turn if the student body can get the Duke or
Louis Armstrong for the same sum. We do know
that Charlie was worth it. The lesson was
something like learning to like Lawrence Welk.
After thoughts
How To Stay Alive
The University of Delaware Review reprinted
this observation from Cal Tinney: "There's so
many 'how to live' books . . . How to be Healthy,
How to be Happy tho Human. I liked it better
when people were so busy living they didn't have
time to read books on how to."
And this from the United Press via the Daily
Kansan: In Batavia, New York, a drum major
flipped his baton into the air during a parade
and was startled when it didn't come down. He
looked up and found that the metal baton was
fused to a 5,000 volt power line suspended across
the street. It caused a 90-minute power failure.
The Political Soapbox ...
Election Predictions
With the national election now in progress, The Nebras
kan is running the last in its series of articles entitled "The
Political Soapbox." The two state chairmen of the major
parties, Dick Spelts of Grand Island, chairman of the state
Republican committee, and Wiilard Townsend of Lincoln,
chairman of the state Democratic committee, give their
comments on the recent state campaign and offer their pre
diction on the outcome of the election.
Previous articles in the series have included interviews
with iha thrift PnhArnntnrfal raniliHafoa ftnH aa Interview
Courtesy Lincoln Star
gp,lts with the GOP truth squad.
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Townsend
Bj WELLARD TOWNSEND
Democraic State Chairman
"Not. 6, election day, marks a time in the
American scheme of things, a time of free elec
tion, that is denied rc.ny of the people of this
earth; some are willing to take up arms right
now in an effort to have this privilege. It's in
cumbent upon us, each of us, to exercise our
right of franchise less because of our indiffer
ence we lose it.
"We of the Democratic party feel that the
Democratic platform and principles have the
most to offer the young people and the first
voters. Our pledges in this campaign can best
be judged by our past performances and the
laws and progressive legislation presently on
the law books which were inaugurated under
Democratic administration.
"Conditions in Nebraska justify the voters'
demand for a change to a Democratic adminis
tration. As this campaign is drawing to a close
we feel confident of a victory in Nebraska. We
sense a marked trend here to the Democratic
candidates and we shall press hard right up to
the time the polls close Tuesday to deliver a
majority vote for our cause."
By DICK SPELTS
Republican State Chairman
"The Republican party of Nebraska has ac
complished two of the three prerequisites to
election of candidates. We have presented the
state with a slate of qualified candidates and
we have built a good party structure built upon
strong precinct organizations. The third neces
sity is getting the people to the polls to vote, a
project we are presently in the process of
achieving.
"In our recent state wide caravan, we visited
well over 200 communities of the four con
gressional districts and expect to have passed
out over 100,000 Ike buttons by the time we have
finished.
"Although I feel that the Republican party
will win on both the state and national elec
tions, we are not entirely complacent as evi
denced by the work and time put into the car"a
van. The party faces an uphill fight, in Omaha
where we are out-registered. Our final week
of campaigning will be centered there.
"The United States is governed by an admin
istration that was selected in the last election by
32 per cent of the voting population. It is to
the young people of our state that we look for
an improved participation in the use of the
poll3."
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick Bibler
The Political Spotlight . . .
The Yen issues
It shoulp $e m&ermro watch mAWNwts
Following is a synopsis of the
top 10 issues of the presidential
campaign:
Leadership And Record
Democrats The first Republi
can administration has left the
U.S. mired in stagnation and com
placency; the needs for abolition
of poverty, conquest of pain and
ignorance have been unmet; the
GCP is a party of special business
.interests; Eisenhower is a part
time president who gave in to
full-time special interests.
Republicans The Eisenhower
years have been the best in his
tory; the guns of Korea were
stilled.
Health & The
Vice-Presidency
Democrats Ike is an "aging
president", the GOP future be
longs to "heir apparent"- Richard
Nixon. . .,
Republicans A public check
up on the eve of election last
week found the president in "ex
cellent health."
Foreign Policy
Democrats Administration pol
icies of "appeasement and provo
cation" must bear heavy responsi-
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Feeling light of heart (and head)
last Friday night, and working un
der the guises of being a musi
cian, I took it upon myself to
welcome several visiting jazz mu
sicians to the earth.
Traveling in cognito, as is often
the case, I was introduced as one
of the prominent harp players in
the area. I also mentioned that
I played a pretty mean lire later
in the conversation. After a rather
vivid portrayal of "sister-boy" I
was received into the group. The
whole thjng turned out rather hu
morous when they reciprocated
with a line almost as preposterous
as mine. The intended snow job re
sulted in a blizzard and I found
several things to be true.
1) That I had either brush up on
my musical vernacular.
2) Become the local distributor
of modified tobaccos.
3) Confine my false fronts to
the all important one of sufficient
intelligence to pass all my sub
jects. But the whole bit was not with
out a function. For it reminded
me of the first jam session ever
held.
As all music conscious people
know, jazz was founded by Frank
Bach Jazz, who flunked out of
music school when he was caught
cribbing in his Tuba 206 final. For
several years Frank wondered
around aimlessly, letting his beard
grow and barely subsisting on the
income he received from palming
coins thrown at him during Salva
tion Army serenades. Frank may
have been down, but never out. He
soon worked up to first tamborine
and picked up extra cash sharp
ening hatchets for Carry Nation
followers.
Soon prohibition came into full
existance and Frank was caught
in the alcoholic drought. It was
here he had to make the decision
of his life. Whether to continue
his subscription to Etude or apply
the extra coins to bootleg bay
rum. As bay rum was all that
could be obtained, and it burned
his tonsils rather badly, Frank
decided to continue his dedication.
But things got rougher and
Frank was forced to succumb to
the most difficult violation of his
personal constitution; yes Frank
had to go to work.
Fortunately Frank was offered
a rather lucratice price for his
40-pound monkey by the Humane
Bob Cook
Society which he accepted and
under the guidance of that eco
nomical wizzard, General Bull
moose, invested in a mop. With
his own mop, Frank was imme
diately employed by a speak-easy
known as Dirty Earls.
It was here that Frank became
accepted by the college crowd, re
membering the off color jokes that
were popular in his day and from
time to time inserting little bits of
worldly knowledge in the form of
exerps from imported beer labels.
And then one night as the com
bo was holding one of their fre
quent after hours practices, Frank
sat in with his tamborine. It was
there in the smoke filled cellar
of Earls that the first jam session
went onto record.
What a group. Most of the par-
ASCE Meeting
The November meeting of the
student chapter of the American
Society of Civil Engineers will be
held in Room 307, Stout Hall,
Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
A representative of the Bureau
of Public Roads is to explain
the new interstate highway sys
tem and refreshments will be
served following the business
meeting and presentation.
Voice of
'he Turtle
Another Homecoming gone and
it was the greatest.
First and foremost, our Boys
belted Missouri half way out of
Orange Bowl competition in the
most exciting upset since an Eng
lish schoolboy at Rugby picked up
the soccer ball and ran with it.
The reason for the victory, if
it could be pinned down, is strange
ly simple. Nebraska fought hard
er and longer "and fiercer, until
they won. Those are the best kind.
Congratulations to Janice Da
vidson, 1956 Homecoming Queen.
Anyone who gripes about queen
candidates and such should have
been there when young Miss Da
vidson tripped out to the throne
Saturday afternoon. My!
All the attendants looked good,
too, although one sat next to me
the second half and beat on my
head when Willie threw one to
Frank and that's all, Mizzou.
Now that the whole thing is over,
a word of mild disapproval to the
Student Council for bringing up
the issue Queen election between
the time the candidates were an
nounced and Homecoming itself.
It was embarrassing for the can
didates, and made the Council look
rather silly, as they had to race
about explaining just what it was
they meant.
The whole thing could have wait
ed until spring.
Anybody that says Nebraska
weather is unpredictable is un-
derstating the matter by a long
way.
It isn't unpredictable it is sa
distic. Out in the particular part of
God's Country where I live (Scotts
Bluff County, sir!) it hadn't
rained for more than a month
(this is back in July). Then' it
rained, all at once, and washed
out all the bridges.
Then it didn't rain again, except
for a trace or two, until last week,
when it snowed eight inches and
blocked up all the roads.
Anyway, it keeps you loose.
Jess Brownell, widely-known
last year for his column, "Jess
Jestin' ", is back in town for a
few days of feasting and whist.
He is sweating the draft.
Isn't everyone?
The Kosmet Klub Fall Review,
annual skitfest sponsored by the
Klub to support their Spring Show,
is in the offing.
After last year's banning, the
show has regained its standing
with faculty commitete on student
affairs, under conditions guaran
teeing no objectionable parts.
This year the show will be pre
sented Dec. 14, thus avoiding con
flicts with Homecoming and the
Military Ball.
Emphasis this year, according
to Klub officers, will be on pro
duction and quality rather than
the slapstick variety where boys
dress up like- girls and bound
about the stage. t
ticipants are now employed by the
big name bands throughout the
country. There was Henry Horny
on trumpet; Slyde Slushpump on
trombone; Tim Phanny on drums;
Jam Session on the cymplas, and
Claude Stophobia on the bass.
Frank dropped the tambourine
and it rolled on the floor in much
the same manner as a half dollar
does, balancing from side to side.
The other men followed the beat
just as Slyde sneezed sending a
solid blue note through the trom
bone. Fcank kept dropping his in
struement and Slyde kept sneez
ing. The other members of the group,
not wanting to make the two fel
lows self conscious, followed their
lead and sneezed and dropped in
struments also. And the sound
was jazz and the people liked it.
Thus, America's original art form
came to Dirty Earl's which was
recently cremated and its ashes
sent to all parts of the world to
jazz devotees including various
monarchs in southeast asia.
bility for the Middle Eastern blow,
up and the split between the U.S.
and Britain and France.
Republicans Keep an exper
ienced .commander-in-chief, in the
White House during the critical
days ahead; Eisenhower says no
U.S. troops will be involved in the
present Middle East situation; the
policy of the U.S. toward the up
risings against the Russians in
Eastern Europe has been to end
domination of the satellites by
Russia; President Eisenhower end
ed the Korean fighting and kept
us out of other conflicts around
the world.
Civil Rights
Democrats Mr. Eisenhower
has failed to take the lead in
wiping out segregation in publie
schools.
Republicans The GOP cites
the administration's record In
eliminating discrimination.
in Washington, in the armed forc-l
es and the policy ruling in aty
L government contracts with privat
industry. y
Defense Policy
Democrats On Oct. 15, Ste
venson made a firm ' pledge to
seek an agreement to ban H-bomb
tests as his "first order of busi
ness" as president; Stevenson pro
posed an early end to the draft.
Republicans Stevenson is no
match for Eisenhower, the for
mer supreme commander and gen
eral of the Army; on nuclear
weapons, the crucial matter is not
their testing but prevention of
their use , in war; on the draft,
Ike says volunteers can't do the
job.
Farm Policy
Democrats Return to rigid
price supports at 90 per cent of
parity, continuation of the soil
bank, a "good Democratic idea,"
and new programs for reduction
of surpluses.
Republicans Blamed Demo
cratic righ rigid price supports,
originally a wartime measure, for
mountainous surpluses which de
press farm prices; stand by the
GOP three-point program calling
for: flexible price supports, the
soil bank which pays a farmer
to take land out of production, and
continued disposal of surpluses.
Education '
Democrats The GOP killed
the education bill in Congress;
Stevenson suggested a new pro
gram of federal aid, not limited
to school construction, but includ
ing unrestricted grants to states
for education.
Republicans The Democrats
killed the education bill in Con
gress; Eisenhower pledges to re
submit his school construction bill
to Congress.
CAMPUS WAITER
gives tip on Jockey brand underwear
"A misplaced fidget can bring down a house mother
wrath, ' eays Warmthumb Spilling, sorority houa
waiter. I always wear Jockey briefs, and I'm famous
for my casual aplomb during missing dessert investi
gations." Take a tip from Warmthumb-serve yourself a full
course of comfort with Jockey briefs. Better drop into
your dealer s Boon... buy a supply of Jockey brief and
l-snirts, and feel as good as you look.
it's in style to be comfortable . . . ii
""Alnc., Kenoiha, Wisconsin
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