"■Its strictly old-hat stuff for
State employees in Raleigh to be
subjected to a shakedown during the
political fund-raising season. It
happens just as regularly as clock
work: let the party bosses set out
to raise money and news depart
ments throughout the city begin to
; receive dozens of calls from indig
nant but frightened state employ
ees who have been told to put up
— or else.
& It is never quite possible to pin
the fail on .the donkey. Party offi
cials cross their hearts and swear
that no pressure has been put on
pressure has been put on anybody.
Once in awhile they ask any em
ployee who has felt such pressure
to step forward. The state employ
ees are not about to do any. such
Y thing, for they have a' very dear
understanding of what .the conse
quences would be. So, there is al
ways a restless stir, but nothing
more is said of done about it.
But in Whshington last week the
shakedown was on — and on a
scale that made the Raleigh goings
on look like the bush leagues. Ac
cording to Jerry Kluttz of The
Washington Post t h e Democratic
National Cbmmittee came up with
a gimmick which Kluttz described as
"play politics now and pay later.”
The idea was used to take care of
government employees who tried to
get off from buying $100 tickets
for a dinner at which President
Kennedy spoke.
There’s no lack of imagination
along the New Frontier. Govern
ment employees who pleaded that
'they didn’t have $100 to spend on
ticket were confronted with a
budget-payment plan. Under the
plan the hapless <££ployee was fe
quested to put up a minimum of
$10, and pay off the remaining $90
'at the rate of $10 per month. Just
to show how kind-hearted the folks
In charge are, no interest is charg
ed on the unpaid balance.
X All of this, 6f course, is a dis
tinct violation of the law. There
here literally hundreds of com
plaints, but as far as Reporter
Kluttz could determine, not one
Federal agency or official even
bothered to investigate the num
erous reports of pressure on em
ployees to buy tickets.
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Kluttz said that mainly “the in
direct” approach was used by of
ficials. The arm-twisting centered
largely around a* number of cock
tail parties which were held just
before the dinner. Employees said
flatly that they were called at their
Government offices, and on Gov
ernment time, and told either by
telephone or in person by their su
periors that “we’re expecting you
and your wife” at the Boss’ cock
tail party. Of course,? the parties
were limited to those who had
bought the $100 tickets.
The Scripps-Howard newpapers
conducted a survey and found that
virtually every civilian department
and agency of the federal govern
ment had scheduled such a cock
tail party — at the request of the
Democratic National Commjttee.
The Washington Daily News said
that some of the parties were held
in hotel banquet rooms, others in
the homes of agency heads or of
ficials.
All of this was about as subtle
as a blackjack. No wonder, then
that such1 a crowd turned out for
the' dinner. „ N
Senator John Williams of Del
aware thought the matter ought to
be considered by the Senate. So
he attempted to introduce a reso
lution calling for an investigation.
But his resolution was blocked —
and, by whom, do you reckon?
Why, those two fearless "liberals."
of the Senate, Hubert Humphrey
and Paul Douglas, that’s who!
Senator Humphrey rose to new
heights of self-righteousness when,
with a straight face, he told the
Senate: “If we can find a few will
ful* kindly considerate, enlighten
ed people who wish to make a
contribution to the Democratic
Party, I do not know why the
Senator from Delaware would (ob
ject). We would like to have them
come to hear the message of truth.
The only way they can hear that
message is to come to that magni
ficent dinner.”
Many a Senator headed for the
washroom basins on that one, but
Senator Humphrey continued:
“. . . I might even buy a ticket for
the Senator from Delaware so that
he might come to hear the mes
sage . . . when the President of the
United States not only will lay be
fore the country the evil and the
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Bureaucracy Booming
John F. Kennedy received 34,
227,096 votes in tie Presidential
election of 1$60. His opponent, Rich
ard M. Nixon received 34,108,546
votes.
Thus, Kennedy won the Presi
dency by 118,550 votes.
Between January 20, 1961 (when
Kennedy took office), and June 30,
1962, federal civilian employment
increased by a ,grand total of 143,
618. " W*
This means that in 17 months
25)068 more people were added to
the federal payroll than the total
number of voters who provided
wrong doings of the Republican
Party, but also will tell of1 the
greatness and goodness of the De
mocratic Party.”
But Senator Williams, as it de
veloped, couldn’t make it. He was
home suffering from a case of
nausea.
Kennedy with his margin of vic
tory in I960.
According to estimates based on
the budget, 88,000 more employees
will be added to the federal bureau
cracy before the end of December.
If Kennedy adds only 5,482 em
ployees between January 1 and
January 20 (which seems certain),
he will have increased federal civ
il employment by 237,100 in two
years.
Vermonters will note that the
number 237,100 is exactly twice the
number 118,550 — which was Ken
nedy’s margin of victory in 1960.
Are there still any Vermonters
who are not disturbed by the ex
plosive growth of the federal bu
reaucracy ?
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