Evening star., 1944-09-20

Thomas E. DeWey's campaign
speech delipered last night in
Portland's Ice Coliseum:
1t is with warm and happy feel
ing that I come again to the great
State of Oregon. 1t is a privilege
to have the opportunity to thank
you in person for the friendship your
people have shown to me in the past
and it is gratifying indeed to have
been welcomed SO cordially by youl
friendly and able Gov. Earl Smell.
-Four years ago when I spoke here
In Portland. I pointed out the DANCE,
which believe has now become ap.
parent to an-the danger of one
man government in a free country.
At that time Mr.. Roosevelt repre-.
sented himself as indispensable te
the peace of America. Now, -four
years later, he seeks a fourth term
for total of 16 years as President
In the carefully supervised words oi
his running mate, Mr.. Truman, 1.-The
very future of the peace and pros
perity of the world depends upon his
reelection in November"
Objectives Of Both Parties.
Peace and prosperity are, OF
course, the objectives of both parties
My opponent claims to be indis-
pensabie to peace and prosperity. In
other words, he claims that the
United States and the world cannot
get along without him. He has
chosen this as the issue of the cam
paign. I accept the issue and l
challenge it.
Now let's find out what are the
essential elements of that peace and
prosperity We all seek.
We know that victory in Europe
is close at hand. Soon we shall be
able to throw our full strength into
the Pacific for the total crushing
defeat OF the Japanese. II we in
America are to do our share in help
ing to make secure the peace that
will follow victory over both Ger
many and Japan, we must be a
strong and united people.
The first requirements for peace
and prosperity are unity in our
Government and strength and unity
among our people. Is a fourth
term indispensable to that?
IL Years Of Disunity
The plain fact is that for u
straight years, the New Deal has
given this country a continuous
demonstration of quarreling, dissen-
sion and disunity. 1t has set group
against group, race against race,
and class against class Under this
administration, business and labor
have been set against each other
and labor's own house became di-
vided.
We have listened without sur
cease to the shrill. abusive TRADES
of Mr.. Ickes. We have heard Vice
President Wallace recklessly de-
nouncing unspecified Americans as
Fascists. We have been treated
daily to blow-by- blow accounts of
innumerable feuds within the New
Deal itself. You will recall the
long quarrel between the Vice Presi-
dent and the Secretary of Com
merce in which they publicly called
each other ''obstructionist" and
"liar." g..
Then, there was the long series
OF quarrels within the War Pro-
Board-quarrels we now
know to have been promoted by the
New Dealers who have at length
succeeded in taking it over. This
running feud recently eliminated in
the resignation of several top Off
cials of the WPB while the head
OF the board was shipped off to
China by Mr.. Roosevelt himself.
QuarreHng and Bickering.
I do not believe in that quarrel
ing, pickering kind of government
an administration which cannot
unite its own house even in war can
never unite the Nation for the tre-
peace tasks ahead of us.
We must have the strength of
unity within our Government and
among our people if we are to con-
tribute to the building of a lasting
peace. AS a first step to that end
we must have Government in
which the lines of responsibility are
clearly laid down.
We must have the kind OF an
administration that inspires team
work and devotion to the service of
the country. propose that we in
stall that kind of administration
next January 20.
The one indispensable thing to
achieving this teamwork and devo-
ton, this unity in Government we
have so long lacked, is a change
from the indispensable man. With
that new unity in our Govern
ment. we will achieve the unity
among our people so essential to
the peace and prosperity of America
and of the world.
Now there is a second thing that
is essential to achieving our agreed
objective of peace and prosperity.
That essential thing is joint, har-
monious action between the Presi-
dent and the Congress. Is fourth
term indispensable to that?
Joint Action Needed.
The steps we take in these critical
years ahead must have the Joint
support of the Congress and the
President. Can any such joint ac-
ton and harmonious relationship
be achieved under this administra-
ton?
1t is matter Of common knowl-
edge that the New Deal has con-
tinuously sought for IL years to