Liberals, Disband!

When Massachusetts Americans for Democratic Action invited State Treasurer Foster Furcolo, a onetime (1949-52) Fair Dealing Congressman, to speak to their state convention last week, they thought they would get the typical pep talk with which ADAers exhort each other to do battle with the "forces of reaction." Instead they got a sharp jolt: Democrat Furcolo, who is expected to run for the U.S. Senate next year, as much as told them they should pack up and disband.

Said he: "A.D.A. has never been able to attract . . . the broad base that is vital to any political movement . . . Leadership that loses contact with its followers . . . is a pitiful and tragic waste . . . Are you undermining or hurting programs that are good for America? . . . Are you weakening the Democratic Party? . . . Are you weakening or defeating Democratic candidates . . . ? I think you are . . . You are rendering a disservice to the people of America . . . Rightly or wrongly, fairly or unfairly, the fact is that the public is apt to immediately oppose whatever you support . . . I do not think you should discuss anything at this convention except one question: Should A.D.A. continue or not?"

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