THE JEWISH NEWS-42
IF"ricla V, October 1-7, 1952

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"Help me do the job h this autumn of

conflict and of campaign; help me to

do the job in these years of darkness, of
doubt and of crisis which stretch beyond

the horizon of tonight's happy vision,

and we will jtiitify our glorious past and
the loyalty of silent millions who look

too us for compassion, for understanding
and for honest purpose. Thus we will
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serve our great tradition greatly."

*MAI U STEMINSON,

The country's independent voters have followed the cur-
rent presidential campaign with deep concern.

thusiasm and hope. Throughout the campaign to date Governor
Adlai E. Stevenson has offered a contrast which we can not
disregard.

They read with great interest the platforms adopted by the
two major parties. They observed with high hope the selection
of two distinguished Americans to lead these parties as opposing

As the issues and personalities of the campaign have em-
erged, we have heard Governor Stevenson give voice to concepts
of democracy in the tradition of Woodrow Wilson. We have
heard a profession of faith in popular government in the spirit
of Thomas Jefferson. We have sensed the awareness of human
needs that is the heritage of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

candidates. They welcomed the promise of a choice and the chal-
lenge to their judgments as independent voters,

How has this promise materialized?

One candidate in addressing himself to a public eager to
know his views has chosen to use the important position he oc-
cupies as his party's nominee to multiply banalities. His mes-
sages, by whomever prepared, have contrived to speak OF and

Governor Stevenson, in our estimation, has indeed talked
sense to the American people. And by trusting the intelligence

of the voter he has demonstrated his own fundamental trust
in democracy.

ABOUT but not TO the many issues which the voters consider
important in 1952. He has yielded leadership and prominence in

Unlike the spokesmen for the opposition, he has talked di-
rectly TO the issues that are of concern to us. His views on

his campaign to reactionary, reckless and visionless elements.

racist immigration policies, on civil rights, are as clear as his
views on farm price support.

We have observed the gradual disaffection of the enlight-
ened forces within and around his own party which by their

We who have signed this statement hold to the conviction
that we would be 'ignoring an obligation if we did not share

eloquent silence have demonstrated their disenchantment. In
their stead he has endorsed and embraced those, either knaves
or fools, whose vistas of Americanism have become so dimmed
that they make cheap political capital of the deadliest issue of
ow time—the threat of international Communism.

our enthusiasm about Governor Stevenson's candidacy with the
community of which we are a part. In this instance a sense of
compelling duty has moved us to lend our names to the sup-
port of a political candidate—a step that we do not take lightly.,
We have been stirred and inspired by Governor Stevenson's
actions and utterances. His candor and humility are impressive
to ms. His affirmative Americanism marks for us the greatness
of the man. These, in sum, mean to us his qualifications to serve
with competence and distinction in the most exalted' position in
our nation.

It is in a spirit of disillusionment that we chronicle this
sorry campaign record of an American whose devoted military
service to his country is a bright page in our history.

Happily, as the campaign has progressed, * has offered

a choice a choice to which we can commit ourselves with en-

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They sum up the reasons, also, why as Independent 'voters we have associated ourselves with VOLUNTEERS FOR

STEVENSON, and why we invite other independent voters to join with us, in helping to assure his election.

Harold Berry

Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Haber

Samuel W. Leib

William Cohen

Max Osnos

Hoke Levin

Mrs. Joseph Davidson

Mrs. Sidney L Karbel
Sidney J. Karbel

Mrs. Irving Posner

Morris Lieberman

James I. Ullmann

Samuel J. Rhodes

Mrs. Leonard Kasle

Mrs. Samuel Linden

Charles £ Feinberg

Mrs. Alex. W. Sanders

Leon B. Kay

Maxwell M. Lowe

Mrs. Charles P., Feinberg

Harry Schumer

Aaron Kurland

Dr. L Orecklin

Benjamin Goldstein

Sidney M. Shevitz

Louis LaMed

Irving Pokempner

Harry Yudkoff

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