this is from senator margaret chase smith ofaine.ith was one of the only republicans, one of the first republicans to speak up mccarthy's investigations. so because she was concerned about the way that mccarthy had been using abuse of tactics and uubstantiated allegations. his investigations of suspected communists and the allegations that mccarthy was making often end up in ruined lives and ruined careers. senator, i think i never really gave your probing or your recklessness. so margaret chase smith decided to speak up about about mccarthy's tactics. and she gave this speech on the floor of the senate. in the speech, she. she decried mccarthy's tactics, and she condemned the climate of, quote, fear, ignorance, bigotry and smear, unquote, that mccarthy had created. there was a few of chase's fellow republicans that joined her condemnation of mccarthy at that time. mccarthy's investigations and later in 1954, the army mccarthy hearings were televised. and it was these televised hearings where americans got to see mccarthy's abuse of

margaret chase steve stevens' words, perhaps to make up the echoes of this body to how horrible this moment is to maybe cast some. margaret chase stevens in the time of the red scare. margaret chase smith me, at the time of the red scare i think it is high thyme that we remember that we have sworn to uphold and defend the constitution. i think it is high time that we remember that the constitution as amended speaks not only to the freedom of speech but also by jury instead of trial by askewation. -- accusation. whether it be in a criminal court or a character prosecution here in the senate. there is distinction when the life of a person has been ruined. margaret chase smith f us who shout the loudest about americanism in making character assassinations are all t f who, by our own words and acts, ignore some of the basic principles of americanism. the exercise of our rights should not cost one single american their reputation or his right to the a livelihood nor should he be in danger of losing his reputation or livelihood merely because of whatto be his beliefs or i sad, his faith. -- or i add, his faith. republican leader that accuses a good american of mingling with supporters of ter