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least afford to demand independ-
ence," he asserted.
The route that Abraham Lincoln
travelled to Springfield, ILL.,, when he
left for Washington and the presi-
dency in 1861 will be traversed to-
night by Mr.. Willkie when he goes
to Springfield for an address. His
special train will stop near the site
OF the old Wabash Railroad station,
where Lincoln made his remembered
farewell speech to his neighbors.
Still standing, the station has been
converted into freight house.
Visit Cheers G. o. p.
Spurred on by the tumult of cheer
Ing thousands in st. Louis yester-
day evening, Mr.. Willkie carried
into Missouri his battle to overcome
the margin observers here gave
President Roosevelt for this States
Is votes before the Republican
nominee arrived.
Addressing a capacity crowd in
the St. Louis Arena last night, Mr.
Willkie laid down the principle
that production is the only road
to peace and that under the New
Deal America has not been pro-
ducing.
But, more significant politically
than his speech, was the uproar
with which an estimated 100000
persons greeted him when he rode
into st. Louis from Illinois in a
motorcade.
st. Louis used to be Republican
city, but in 1882 and 1886 it went
to the Democrats under President
Roosevelt. Local Republicans were
elated, therefore, at the spirit with
which the street throngs welcomed
their 1910 standard bearer-a new
conner to politics.
Before starting his foreign af-
fairs speech, Mr.. Willkie took notice
of the Presidents newly announced
speaking program and put three
questions to his opponent.
He said: chairman Flynn, that
apostle of truth of the Bronx, an
nounced this afternoon that the
third-term candidate would make
1--WE political speeches between now
and election day. If I have &C
plished nothing else to date, the
American people should be indebt-
ed to me for ending two OF the
most ridiculous poses that have ever
been assumed on or off the stage in
this country. They are the sup
posed third-term draft and the
nake-believe military inspections
Now that the President is going
to make political speeches, Mr..
Willkie said, he wanted to put these
three questions to him:
81. Since ne won't discuss the
principle of third term, what does
he think about q fourth term?
20. Has he entered into any secret
pact with any foreign nation that
NAV take us into war, about which
he has not informed the people?
Cites Machine Support.
3. I would like him to justify
himself running under the guise OF
a liberal and reform candidate. since
he is supported by three Of the most
corrupt political machines in Amer
ica-namely, Chicago, Jersey City
and the Bronx"
Four months ago Wendell Will
kie, the dark horse aspirant for the
Republican nomination, stopped in
st. Louis to make a speech, but no
noisy welcome awaited him.
Few people had begun to take
his candidacy seriously. He re-
turned yesterday to find his pic
ture draped in bunting on every
street corner along the main thor
oughfares. Spectators threw con-
fetti from windows and along the
sidewalks until the scene resembled
q Hollywood blizzard.
In the 10000 miles he has trav-
eled since September 13, only four
other demonstrations equaled or
surpassed the st. Louis turnout.
They were Chicago, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and New York.
Standing up in an open car, MS
thick crop of hair white with torn
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one and then both hands to his
welcomers, along 4-mile route.
$1,000 Fill Arena.
More than $1,000 filled the glass
rooted arena in st. Louis last night.
An original touch was added to the
scene in the arena by a group OF
girls in white dresses in the bal
cony. seated in formation that
spelled out the name "W-i-l-l-k-i-e."
Mr.. Willkie said that reelection
of the "third-term candidate" would
result in sending American soldiers
overseas again. After declaring that
many believe the width of the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans make it
unnecessary for this country to
worry about what happens on the
other side, he said: Those oceans
are indeed broad. We can say with
the utmost confidence. standing here
in the center of America-we do not