 It's time for the Lawn Jean Chronoscope, a television journal of the important issues of the hour, brought to you every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A presentation of the Lawn Jean Wittnor Watch Company, maker of Lawn Jean, the world's most honored watch, and Wittnor, distinguished companion to the world-honored Lawn Jean. Good evening, this is Frank Knight. May I introduce our co-editors for this edition of the Lawn Jean Chronoscope? Mr. William Bradford Huey, editor of the American Mercury, and Mr. Carl Hess, press editor of Newsweek Magazine. Our distinguished guest for this evening is the honorable Stiles Bridges, United States Senator from New Hampshire. The opinions expressed are necessarily those of the speakers. Senator Bridges, I'm sure that our viewers will be glad to see you back on the Chronoscope again tonight, sir. And as Republican leader in the United States Senate, why we'll welcome your views on some of the current developments. Now, sir, Senator Taft has had a rather important meeting with General Eisenhower. I'm sure that you were interested in that. And I'd like you to tell our viewers just what you think was the result of that meeting between General Eisenhower and Senator Taft. I think it brought together the two of the great factions of the Republican Party. And I think that there was a general agreement as a result of the conference. I think that it means that Taft will support wholeheartedly the Eisenhower candidacy. And I think that the differences which they may have had before as a result of their conferences have been so resolved that the area of difference is between the two is slight, and the Taft can do it with a clear conscience and wholeheartedly. Well, do you think this will mean any change in the tenor of the campaign? I think if anything, it will have a tendency, Mr. Taft, to step up the campaign. Well, will Taft, for instance, speak more specifically? I think Taft will pinpoint the issues that he's particularly concerned with and intends to put on a very vigorous type of campaign. Of course, as a Republican leader in the Senate, I know that you yourself have been very interested in uniting the party. Now, do you foresee, sir, that by November the 4th, you think that you will have a united Republican party? I do, yes, I do, very definitely. You don't think that any of the so-called extreme right factions will hold back from supporting General Eisenhower? No, I think that the issues will be so clarified that the right and conservative wing of the Republican party as perhaps exemplified by the Taft faction of the Taft leadership will be such a difference between me and the left-wing tendencies of the Democratic campaign that they'll have no difficulty in making their choice. The other extremely interesting development now has been, of course, the smashing victory of Senator McCarthy in Wisconsin. Now, will you tell our viewers how you interpret the meaning of that surprise? I think that Senator McCarthy's victory in Wisconsin by such a tremendous margin indicates that the people of Wisconsin certainly endorse wholeheartedly the objectives which he thought, which is to rid the government agencies of this country of subversive elements. Were you surprised, sir, at the results? I was surprised at the magnitude, the size of it. I was not surprised at the victory. Were you pleasantly surprised? I was pleasantly surprised. Do you feel, then, that McCarthy's support for anyone during the campaign will be valuable? I do. I think that it will because I think people, to most people in the country, McCarthy, whether they agree with all of his methods or all that he said, they agree that McCarthy is sort of a symbol of action and people want action in eliminating the bad influences, the subversives from the government of the United States. Specifically, of course, sir. You're interested in electing Republicans to the United States Senate. Now, do you think that McCarthy can be useful outside Wisconsin in the election of Republicans to the Senate? Yes. I think he'd be an asset in any state, the Union, where we have a Republican candidate. Is there any place where he isn't welcome? I think the only state that I've heard of and particularly was a statement coming out of Connecticut recently, where one of the candidates for the Senate in that state indicated that he didn't intend to make use of Senator McCarthy. You regard that as a tactical error on the part of the Republicans in Connecticut? I do, yes. Would it be a similar tactical error for Eisenhower to continue to ignore him? Well, I think Eisenhower, as our candidate, must recognize the McCarthy victory there and its significance and its magnitude. Is there any reason to believe he will? I rather think that he will, yes. Well, Senator, now our viewers, a number of them, I'm sure, know that you yourself have been making the number of trips out into the country and that you are supporting the ticket actively. Now, what interesting observations do you have for us from those trips that you've been making? Well, I come away with a definite feeling, and I'm just enroute back now from rather a lengthy trip, that the campaign, the Republican campaign, is picking up, gathering momentum. And if the recent tendency to pick up, to gather momentum, carries forward, as I have every reason to believe that it will, I think it's a good omen. Is there a difference between the things that the people you have spoken to are interested in and the things Eisenhower has stressed in his candidacy? I mean, I find that, particularly, people are interested in certain definite issues. What issues do you find? I think, for instance, they're very interested in career. And our action and our attitude in career, they're very interested in taxes. They're very interested in ridding the delicate agencies of the government from all the communist influences. Well, you talk about that being interested in taxes, sir. Do you think that's one of the major issues? Yes, I do. I believe that it is an issue that is felt by some 55 million taxpayers. Now, I wonder if that's typical. You, of course, are a Yankee and a New Englander. Is everybody in the country as worried about money as you people are? Well, I tell you, up in New England, we are interested in money. We like to see the American dollar worth a dollar. And we're getting worried. I was over in Canada the other day and purchased an item for eight dollars. I gave the shopkeeper eight dollars. And he said, 32 more cents, buddy. Your dollar isn't worth as much as it used to be. Well, that was a shock to me. Why? Because I was brought up in the New England state along the Canadian border. And all from the time of my childhood on, the Canadian dollar sold at a discount of 10 to 15 cents from the American dollar. Now to find that the American dollar is selling at a discount. Not the Canadian dollar. It's a terrific shock to me. Well, so to now, I believe you've been in the Senate since something like 1936. That's right. You're number one in the Republicans. I am, yes, sir. Meaning you've been there long within any other Republican. And you're still a relatively young man, I believe. I hope so. Now, sir, I hear it. Do you have much of a chance now or a great chance of a Republican Senate and a Republican House? I think if we have any trend in this election, which I believe we have, that we have an excellent chance to capture both the Senate and the House. The Senate will be by a small margin that we can capture. Will these campaigns in the Senate and the House be pitched differently from the national campaign as far as you're concerned? Well, I mean, the overall will be the same, but the individual candidates in the respective states will emphasize particular and specific issues. Now, coming back to yourself, sir, do you regard yourself as a conservative in the United States Senate now? Well, when I came to the Senate from the governorship in New Hampshire up there, I was regarded as sort of a rank progressive. And I suppose most people today regard me as sort of a conservative, although my feelings haven't changed. Does that mean that you are opposed to the so-called social gain? No. And if there's anything that makes me sick and tired is to have Democrats and New Dealers all around this country telling if the Republicans get in, they'll turn back the pages to the dark ages. That's pure, undiluted bunk. And as a matter of fact, the Republicans generally approve the sound social gain. Is there anything in your own record that indicates that? Yes, when I was governor of New Hampshire, my state, the little state of New Hampshire, was the first state in the United States to qualify under the Federal Social Security Act. We put through the first, the second unemployment insurance law in the country. We put through Mother's Aid, which was an initial step in the country, and we set up the first cancer research commission and clinics in the country. Well, how would the Republican achievement of these social gains, so-called social gains, legislations differ from the Democratic? Well, I think that that's a good point. I think the Republicans would like to see not everything centered in the federal government. We'd like to see the corporate adventure where there's much emphasis put in the states and local control and local operation is possible. The federal government only coming in to coordinate or playing as small a part as possible. As a Republican leader, leader of the Republicans in the Senate, you don't know of any tendency or any desire on the part of the Republicans to repeal any of the major social legislation. I don't know. Or to change any of it? Well, I think there may be some changes that would be sound in the right direction, but I don't know of any to repeal any of the sound social legislation. You would be towards state control. Individual state control. Senator, as a final question, sir, since you are particularly interested in the Senate races, I'm sure that our viewers would like you to tell us the states in which you think the Republicans have the best chance to gain seats in the Senate this year. I think we have an excellent chance to gain two seats in Connecticut, a seat in Maryland, a seat in Michigan, a seat in Wyoming, a seat in New Mexico, a seat in West Virginia, and a seat in Kentucky. There may be some others, and Arizona, we have a good fighting chance in Arizona. And it's your belief that there is an excellent chance then for... Yes, I can see that where we could capture the Senate by a two, three, or four-volt margin. Well, sir, I'm certain that our viewers have very much appreciated these views from you tonight. Sir, and thank you for being with us. The editorial board for this edition of the Laun Jean Chronoscope was Mr. William Bradford Huey and Mr. Carl Hess. Our distinguished guest was the Honorable Stiles Bridges, United States Senator from New Hampshire. Laun Jean watches appeal to particular people, men and women of distinction who look for faultless appearance and performance in a watch, as well as in other things that they buy. Now, does solid worth also appeal to you? For excellence and for elegance, Laun Jean is the only watch in history to win 10 World Fair Grand Prizes 28 Gold Medal Awards. For accuracy, Laun Jean watches have won countless honors from the world's great government observatories. 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