Evening star., 1952-09-13

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in a school auditorium here last
night, the Democratic nominee
made it clear that he intends to
run against Senator Taft, now that
the Ohio Senator has gone all out
for the man who defeated him for
the Republican nomination.
Gov. Stevenson had prepared for
Albuquerque his first formal de-
nunciation of communism.
New Blast at Opponents.
But, after reading of the New
York agreement between the two
top men in the Republican Party,
he let loose with a new blast at
his chief adverSaries in these
words:
L understand the elephant put
its two heads together for a peace
conference today, and they must
have eaten crow for lunch.
1T looks as if Taft lost the
nomination and won the nomi-
nee."
In a speech at Phoenix, Ariz.,
yesterday afternoon Gov. Steven
son had revealed that the Taft
Eisenhower meeting was on his
mind, by suggesting:
Maybe the Republicans now
have a six-star general"
In earlier campaign speeches
Gov. Stevenson had tried to widen
the breach between the general
and the Senator, and only two
days ago in Los Angeles he paid
an obvious tribute to the Ohioan.
In contending that there is no
block voting in this country, he
cited Senator Taft's reelection in
1850 over the determined opposi-
ton of labor leaders as an illus
tration of his point.
Will Direct Fire at Taft.
Last night. however. the Gov
ernor left no doubt that he now
intends to direct his fire as much
at Senator Taft as at his real
opponent in the presidential race.
I'm beginning to wonder" he
said, "who won at Chicago, any,
way, and who my opponent really
is"
Gov. Stevenson is leaving here
today for Springfield for a few
days of rest. after which he will
invade the East.
In his communism speech here
he promised that If he is elected
the Government will deal "sternly|
and mercilessly" with Commu-
niStS.
At the same time, he warned
against harming innocent people,
and said the present administra-
ton adopted a Federal loyalty
program in 1947, three years be-
fore Senator Mccarthy. Republi-
can. of Wisconsin, made his
shrill discovery of the Commu-
mist menace"
Gov. Stevenson said, also, it
must be remembered that liberals,
Socialists and radicals in the
American tradition" are not Com
muniStS.
But, he went on, where true
Communists are concerned-men
bound to the service and defense
of the Stalinist tyranny-we must
root them out and expect them to
bear the consequences of their
treachery to all America holds
dearest"
Answers His AccuserS.
Gov. Stevenson, whose ability to
coin phrases and put over his
points with humorous figures of
speech has kept his audiences
chuckling from coast to coast, re-
vealed here last night that he has
been accused Of the hideous crime
Of laughing at his opponents.
But I believe in going into bat
tie gay" he continued. 1.-THE Hap
py Warrior was a good symbol and
I intend to be myself no matter
what they say" The late Gov.
Alfred E. Smith of New York. who
was the Democratic presidential
nominee in 1928, became known as
the Happy Warrior, and some OBJ
servers thought the Illinois Gov
ernor may have had that in mind
when he used the expression here
where a substantial part of the
population is Of Spanish descent
and Catholic.
II don't look on this campaign
as funeral, at least not my fu-
neral" he quipped. in a further
reference to his style Of oratory.