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David Ross Good evening, this is David Ross , speaking for your regular host, Frank Knight . And now may I introduce our co-editors of this edition of the Longines Chronoscope, Mr. William Bradford Huie , editor of the American Mercury and Mr. Donald I. Rogers , an editor of the Herald Tribune. Our distinguished guest for this evening is the Honorable Earl Warren , Governor of California . The opinions expressed are necessarily those of the speakers.
Donald Rogers Governor Warren , it's a pleasure to welcome you back on the Chronoscope program. Since you were last here, a lot of things have happened in the Republican Party. Some things have also happened in the Democratic Party and we'd like to get your opinion on this, sir. First, ah, do you feel that the rather sharp conflict developing within ranks of the Republican would be detrimental to the party when it comes to a showdown this, this summer?
Earl Warren Well, I'm of the opinion, Mr. Rogers , that if ah, if we keep it on a height(ph) plan, if we talk about principles rather than personalities, ah, if we keep up the acrimony that it would be strengthening rather than to be weakening to the party. Personally, I have tried to do that. I have talked to, only about principles. I have never mentioned an opponent.
Donald Rogers You don't feel, do you that, ah, if Taft is nominated, the ardent supporters of Eisenhower might not vote Republican?
Earl Warren Well, I, I'm not in either of those camps. I think I'll let those people speak for themselves.
William Huie And what's your answer then if Warren is nominated, you expect all of them to support you, isn't that right, sir?
Earl Warren Ah, I would hope so. I would hope so. Yes, sir.
William Huie But on the, on the principle matter. (crosstalk)
Earl Warren And I might say to you that I'm not selfish in that, ah, if either of those gentlemen that you have, ah, have mentioned, ah, were nominated I would support them.
William Huie Well, tonight, sir, ah, we're not interested in those gentlemen, except that, ah, we are interested in these principles. Do you think that, ah, own principle, that the division between the so- called ah, Middle Western Group of Republicans, the Nationalist Group and the so-called Internationalist Group, do you think that division is irreconcilable? Do you think that whichever one loses in the contest, that there will be, ah, some defections from the, from the, from the ticket or from the party by, on the other's group?
Earl Warren Well, I think, ah, always where you have a sharp line of, of demarcation on, on matters of principle, you find some, you find some, ah, defections. Now, whether they can reconcile themselves at the, ah, at the convention or, or subsequently there to, ah, is a question that, ah, that could not be, be answered at the present time in my opinion. (crosstalk)
William Huie Ah, in, in, in, in your opinion, sir, the Republican Party or the protest group this time has a fair chance now of presenting the United Party in November, whomever wins the, the nomination?
Earl Warren Yes, I would think that they have ah, a much better, ah, chance of doing that than the, ah, than the incumbent administration.
Donald Rogers What's your opinion, ah, of the one single thing that will pull the Republicans together? The one... (crosstalk)
Earl Warren Well.
Donald Rogers ...factor that will make them all vote Republican and, and not split?
Earl Warren Well, I don't know that there is any, ah, any one factor. I believe it's the, it's the ah, philosophy of our, our party. I believe it's the realization of the, of the, ah, need for, ah, reorganizing our, our government for, ah, for, ah, streamlining it, for cutting out all of the, the dead wood, for, ah, reestablishing, ah, integrity, ah, throughout the government... (crosstalk)
Donald Rogers That's more ah, (crosstalk)
Earl Warren ... for ah. (crosstalk)
Donald Rogers Mr. Huie's theory of a protest group though, isn't it?
Earl Warren Well, I don't believe so. I believe those, ah, represent, ah, sound fundamental principles.
Donald Rogers Well, are you. (crosstalk)
Earl Warren Doesn't(ph) just a protest, ah, group, I think, I think we would be before that, whether we were in or out of office.
William Huie There is of course, there's a sound case against the present administration, isn't it?
Earl Warren I believe so.
William Huie And, and one of the things you're doing in your campaigning is making that case against the government... (crosstalk)
Earl Warren That... (crosstalk)
William Huie ...clear.
Earl Warren ...that is true, that is true.
William Huie So, so you have that the, the dual purpose of first establishing the case against an administration that's been there 20 years and then explaining what you expect to do when you get power.
Earl Warren Yes. I'm of the opinion, Mr. Huie that, ah, the Republicans, ah, cannot win just on a negative campaign. I believe that, ah, we cannot, ah, win, ah, just by pointing out the mistakes of the, of the Democrats. You see, we haven't been in power for 20 years and the people of America are gonna want to know what we propose to do. And I believe that we ought to meet every problem of American life head on.
Donald Rogers Could you point out briefly, sir, ah, some of the, ah, issues, some of the points in your platform which are not duplications of the Democratic platform?
Earl Warren Well, yes, ah, I, I just ah, I just mentioned some of them just few moments ago, I, I believe that we ought to, we must reorganize our, our government.
Donald Rogers Uh-hmm.
Earl Warren I don't believe that, ah, the Democrats can say that ah, that they have, have tried to accomplish that, ah, that result. (crosstalk)
Donald Rogers Ah, I think, I think they will say it.
Earl Warren Yes, well, that may be but I, I don't believe that the fact, ah, fact will support it. I believe that, ah, we have to be, ah, make another approach to our finances... (crosstalk)
Donald Rogers Uh-hmm.
Earl Warren ...in government. And, ah, in that, we would be, ah, very much different from the Democratic, ah, Party.
Donald Rogers Uh-hmm.
Earl Warren I, ah, I don't believe that we can continue to travel abroad to insolvency by, ah, piling up an national debt year after year in, in time of peace. There's always a day of, of reckoning. And I believe that we, we have to do that. (crosstalk)
Ah.
Earl Warren I'b, I believe that we, ah, I believe that we, ah, can and that we, we must ah, restore integrity in government and the confidence of people in the integrity of, of their government because of this administration being 20 years of age and all of these weaknesses developing, ah, in it at this particular time, I believe it's apparent to the average person that they do not have the resiliency to, to pull themselves up.
Donald Rogers Yeah.
Earl Warren By the boot straps.
Donald Rogers Yeah.
Earl Warren And, and do that thing and... (crosstalk)
William Huie And governor.
Earl Warren ...of course, sir, I haven't finished.
William Huie Yes.
Earl Warren But if you want to, if you want me to go on with something else, I'll be glad to, ah, I'll be glad to do it, Mr. Huie .
William Huie Well, thank you sir. I, I did want to make just this point. Ah, is it fair to say that your criticism of the present government is a criticism just of management and not a criticism of any theory of government?
Earl Warren Oh, on the contrary, I'd, I, I, I want to say to you that I'm, I'm thoroughly out of, out of sympathy and always have been with the, ah, with the efforts of, of this administration and I refer to it as the 20 year administration of centralizing all administrative power in, in Washington . I believe that they have, have weakened our institutions. I believe that they have, have, ah, detracted from the efficiency and the importance of both state and, and local government and, (crosstalk)
Donald Rogers Specifically, what do you have in mind, sir? Ah, (crosstalk)
Earl Warren What I mean, I mean simply this, every, every program that the Federal government initiates, that is, both, ah, that is a federal state and, and ah, local participation program. The, ah, the, ah, intent on their part is always to centralize the administration... (crosstalk)
Donald Rogers Yes.
Earl Warren ...of the entire program in Washington, D.C. And, ah, when, when we do that, we're taking away from state and local government... (crosstalk)
Donald Rogers Yes.
Earl Warren ...the responsibility of functioning and we're, we're weakening our Democratic processes. Now, on the contrary, I'm of the opinion that in such programs, we ought to put as much of the administrative, ah, power as we, as we possibly can, in the states and in the loc, local communities and only do so much at Washington as is necessary to, to see that the purposes of the program are carried out and that the finances of the federal government are, are protected.
Donald Rogers That's real administration and not supervision. And. (crosstalk)
Earl Warren Ah, that's right.
Donald Rogers Yeah.
Earl Warren That's right. And, and, ah, that to me is a fundamental principle. I believe that if we could turn the tide in that respect, it would, ah, it would have a great deal to do with the future of our country and it would, it would ensure preserving the spirit of our institutions as well as the form because if we ever take away from the people in their own home communities and in their states the responsibility for administering the affairs of, of government and transfer it to Washington , we are destroying the spirit of our, our institutions and maintaining the form, which many countries have done to their great sorrow in years... (crosstalk)
Donald Rogers Yes.
Earl Warren ...gone by.
William Huie Governor, I have, as a final question, sir, I'm sure that our audience would like to have your prediction as to how much strength you believe you will have, ah, at the Republican National Convention? If. (crosstalk)
Earl Warren Well, I'm not a predictor as rule, but, ah, I'll, I'll be very frank, ah, with you. I am not interested, I entered in, in three primaries. I entered in, in the Wisconsin Primary. I got six votes from, ah, ah, from, ah, Wisconsin . I'm entered in the, ah, Oregon Primary. The election is the 16th of May. I don't know what the outcome of that will be. The third one I'm entered in is my own State of California that has 70 votes. (crosstalk)
William Huie And, and you expect, (crosstalk)
Earl Warren I.
William Huie ...it flew pretty well in California , I take it?
Earl Warren I'm, I, I will try. I think that... (crosstalk)
William Huie Well, Governor... (crosstalk)
Earl Warren ...I will do all right.
William Huie ...Governor, it's been a great pleasure to have you tonight and thank you for your second appearance on the Chronoscope. Good night. (crosstalk)
Earl Warren Always delighted, Mr. Huie .
David Ross The editorial board for this edition of the Longines Chronoscope was Mr. William Bradford Huie and Mr. Donald I. Rogers . Our distinguished guest was the Honorable Earl Warren , Governor of California .
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