Evening star., 1940-09-26
WiIIkie
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put it in tax-exempt bonds. You
are the people who are paying the
taxes today. You are the people
whose prices are depressed"
Mr.. Willkie said that the admins
tration asserted I'VE planned it that
way when wheat prices went up
some years ago. DO they say now
that they planned it that way" He
added, They took the credit for
the sunshine-let them also take
the credit for the rain.
1t is very, very simple to start
the wheels of American domestic
economy going. both on the farm
and in the factory said the nomi-
nee, declaring there should be de-
Capitalization of industries away
from the population centers.
For the preservation of this pre-
cious and rich democracy" Mr.. Will
kie declared, we must stand firm
against the doctrine that in an
America of 13o,oOo,Oo0 people there
is only one indispensable man.
Campaign Speed-up Indicated.
AS Mr.. Willkie continued his cam
paign today, other developments
were.
Indications came from aides Of
the Republican nominee that the
Willkie campaign will be Speeded
up from now on, with at least 20
major speeches in the East and
Middle West during October.
Local political observers who
boarded the special train during the
past "a hours reported the prospects
good for the Willkie- -McNary ticket
in both OF, the Dakotas In South
Dakota. where several speeches are
scheduled for today. Mr.. Wilkes
chances were rated as excellent by
men familiar with the State.
In North Dakota, the race is ex-
pected to be closer, but there was
evidence during yesterdays journey
through the State that regular
Republicans and Independents are
uniting behind Mr.. Willkie, even
though they are involved in a con-
test over the senatorship. For
example, both former Gov. William
LANCER, regular Republican candi-
date for the Senate, and Represen-
tative Lemke, who is running
against him for the Senate AS an
indepedent, boarded the train yes
terday. Mr.. LANCER defeated
Senator Frazier for denomination in
the primaries.
Mr.. LANCER introduced Mr.. Willkie
at Bismarck and Representative
Lemke presented him to the crowd
at jamestown, N. D. Mr.. Lemke
worked for the election of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1882, but four
years ago he was himself candi-
date for President on third party
ticket. Jack Patterson. Republican
nominee for Governor against tine
democratic incumbent, Gov. John
Moses, also rode with Mr.. Willkie
across North Dakota yesterday.
8 Electoral Votes at Stake.
Although carrying both Dakotas
would mean only eight electoral
votes, if the election should be
close these large but thinly ropu-
lated Western States would become
more important. While North
Dakota leaders are hopeful, how
ever, they have one concern, that
New Deal farm benefit payments
may prove a persuasive argument
for Mr.. Roosevelt.
1t is for these reasons that Mr..
WILKES Omaha speech tonight will
be awaited with interest by Re-
publican Party aides throughout
the West. Some of his close advisers
are said to have informed him that
the farmers are waiting to hear him
discuss their problems in greater
detail
Important as these Western
States are, however, Mr.. Wilkes
October campaign will take him into
the populous areas Of the Middle
West and East, where the decisive
blocks of electoral votes are at
stake.