Evening star., 1948-09-18
By Joseph A. Fox

ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL
SPECIAL, Sept. 1S.-President
Truman started swinging before
breakfast today as he carried
his fightyfor another four years
in the White House into the
Middle West.
En- route to Dexter, Iowa, for q
major speech this afternoon, the
President was greeted by crowd
of $500 at a o'clock stop at the
important rail center of Rock Is
land. III, He drew frequent bursts
of applause and shouts of approba-
tion as he opened his whistle stop"
campaign that is taking him to the
Pacific Coast with a continuation Of
the slashing attack on the do
nothing Eightieth Congress which
he also portrayed as antilabor
Give 1t to 'em-thats it," his
auditors shouted.
Declaring that the issue of the
November election is clear. Mr., Tru-
man asserted that lit is the people
against the special interests" Hit
ting again at the Hobbies" he
charged has dictated to Congress.
the President listed them as "the
real estate lobby, the spectators
lobby and the National Association
of Manufacturers lobby
Assails COP Normally"
Declaring that they sought again
the "normalcy" of the II years after
World War I, when the Republicans
were in power, Mr.. Truman said
that the COP wants ito return to
that normslcy but we don't want 10
60 back. We want to 60 forward"
+ That's it," an enthusiastic hearer
shouted. Mr.. Truman reviewed his
efforts TO get price control and
other legislation. but explained that
he had been blocked by the Con-
gress which was elected in 1946 be-
cause "only a minority of the voters
one third" turned out,
Reiterating his appeal for a big
vote in the fall, the President got
final laugh when he said that II
the people didn't vote they would
deserve whatever they got.
Paul Douglass. the Democratic
candidate for Senator from Illinois.
who had Joined the presidential
party earlier, was introduced as the
next Senator from Illinois
is running against Senator Brooks.
Republican. Former Senator Guy
NJ. Gillette of Iowa, who Is at
tempting a comeback, also joined
the presidential party for the trip
into his State, and he likewise got
a hand from Mr.. Truman.
Plans Return Trip.
The President plans to come back
to this area again next month, with
speech in Chicago scheduled for
October 25. Another large crowd
greeted him at Davenport, his first
Iowa stop.
Eyeing Iowa's 10 electoral votes
as we'll as those of the rest of the
farm belt-Mr. Truman headed for
the little community of Dexter.
where he will speak at an event
that annually attracts thousands.
the national plowing match and soil
conservation field day in which local
Interests Join with the Agriculture
Department to foster better land
practices.
The Presidents talk, at 2:05 pm.
Washington time, will be broad
cast. 1t is the second time he has
come into the farm country in re-
cent months, the earlier "nonpolit-
ical" tour in June bringing him to
Omaha, where arrangements went
, askew and only 1000 persons turned
out for a farm talk.
Expected to Repeat Attack.
/ The failure of Congress to enact
: long-range farm program, includ-
ing a flexible price support plan'
: has been one of the Presidents s
> principal talking points In his war
on Republican control OF Capltol