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lof medicine men who claim to cure
the disease with words of hate and
loud accusations.
In an impressive display of re-
search, the speaker quoted Catholic
doctrine on communism as far
back as 1846, when Pope Plus TX
warned that it could destroy So
ciety. The problem, Gov. Steven
son said, has received the care
full thought and attention of the
leaders Of the Catholic church fol
over a century. Their penetrating
analysis of the causes of COM
munism and the methods of meet
ing its attack offer us today SOUND
counsel and wise guidance"
The candidate described the
basic defenSeS against communism
as giving to the American people
that strength and that security
which will mean that none will be
tempted by the beckoning light
of the false hopes which com.
munism holds out to men and
women who despair or feel inse-
cure"
II have emphasized the paral.
lelS between the approaches which
the Democratic party takes to this
problem and that taken by the
leaders Of the church to which
this great university is a monu.
ment," he continued. This same
parallelism exists. Of course. in the
beliefs of every other religion:
faith in America"
The Governor said he did moi
accuse the Republican Party "a:
their leaders do me, of being 'soft
toward communism
But I do say that it seems tt
me high time that the leaders o1
the Republican Party or at Least
one wing Of it-start realizing
that their opposition to the pro.
grams of social justice in Amerlcs
is opposition to the building of oul
strongest defenses against com.
muniSm.
The Republicans, the Governor
said. were equally short-sightes
when it came to stopping com.
munism abroad.
Gov. Stevenson asserted:
"They should realize that II
their opposition to the Marshal
Plan, to the subsequent program:
of aid to free. nations and tt
President Truman's Point Foul
program, they have opposed the
best means we have Of prevent.
ing the spread of this delusive
gospel and its power and tyrann,
with it,
No Votes Pointed Out.
"Let the record be clear" hi
said, that those who charge
others with 'coddling commu.
nism' have voted mo- on almost
every proposal of the Democratic
administration to destroy com.
munism by pulling out-in Amer.
ica and the free world-the roots
of poverty and ignorance and in
security from which it grows"
Gov. Stevenson, who says HI
does not like, whistle-stopping. i:
nevertheless putting on a show
of talent and stamina in his pres
ent tour which must be rated vel
above par for this presidential
campaign.
In fact, there are many people
aboard this train who believe the
Governor will have trouble keep.
ing up the pace he has set fol
himself. AS the Stevenson Specia
heads eastward for the critica
battle of the campaign. up to 6
dozen speeches a day are sched'
uled. The expectation is tha'
they must be shorter and dullel
than the ones the Governor ha.
made so far. es...s 49,.
Gov. Stevenson made only foul
stops yesterday between Spring.
field and Chicago on the opening
leg of his journey. But his aver.
age speaking time was IS minute!
Gin contrast to about five for Pres.
lident Truman and Gen. Eisen.
hower) and there was the almost
unheard-of feature Of something
new in each of them.
Repeats A Joke.
There were, in fact. only twt
sections that were repeated. On.
was Gov. Stevenson's Endorsement
lof the Democratic candidates fol
the Illinois State government WHIT
rode with him on the train. Tht
other was a joke which got goot
laugh at Decatur and was subse'
lquently repeated at Tolono
Champaign and Kankakee.
The Governor said he had re-
ceived an announcement through
the mail from some people h
didn't know announcing the brit