happen to have the audacity to file for public office. If distortions of
fact, if unwarranted attacks on public officials and if half-truths and
misstatements constitute what Mr. Goldstein's opponents contend is
the "new era of leadership" for Maryland, then I for one want no
part of it. It has always been my belief that those who engage in such
tactics do so in the hope that the voters of this State will not be
sufficiently interested in the election to examine the records of rival
candidates.

I had the pleasure of campaigning with Lou Goldstein in 1958
and, again in 1962. In all honesty, I have never seen a more energetic
individual. He is tireless, he is effective, and not once did his good
humor desert him despite the fact that we walked and rode some-
times for 18 hours at a stretch. There is no one else in Maryland
better able to work with Dan Brewster in representing the people
of this State in the Senate of the United States nor could Lyndon
Johnson have a better running mate in the November election.

If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, then even his
opponents have been complementary to Louis Goldstein. He issued
a position paper on fiscal affairs in January and his opponents agreed
with him in late February but to avoid the "me too' tag, they ques-
tioned Lou Goldstein's motives. He issued a position paper on Latin
America in February, they discussed Latin America in limited terms
in March. Lou Goldstein issued his position paper on economic de-
velopment and road construction in March. In April we can look
forward to his opponents discussing the same issue. Perhaps what
tickled me more than anything else occurred earlier this year when
Mr. Goldstein's opponents called for the appointment of a commis-
sion on election laws — a commission that already was in existence
and had been functioning for more than a year a half.

Louis Goldstein has been part of an administration that has brought
to Maryland a 500-mile roads program that includes the Baltimore
Beltway and the Northeast Expressway; both only a few miles from
here. You may recall that, in 1962, he campaigned with me for the
abolition of slot machines while the Republicans claimed that this
simply could not be accomplished. You may also recall that I had
the privilege last year of signing the legislation abolishing slot ma-
machines from Maryland. We worked together to rehabilitate the
oyster industry, to promote economic development, and to raise
teachers' salaries to a level that will make Maryland second in the
nation in this field.

We have extended civil rights by law and by voluntary action; we

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