Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-07
Rally Cheers
Mundt's Attack
On Democrats
Eisenhower Campaign
Aide Stirs G. O. p.
To New Enthusiasm


night by Senator Mundt Of South
Dakota. whipped Republican en-
thusiasm to new high for the
presidential campaign in the
Washington area.
The Senator's blistering rs
minute speech was interrupted
repeatedly by the thunderous ap-
plause OF 1900 people who crowd
ed the ballroom of the Mayflower
Hotel for a rally arranged. by the
Republican Club of the District.
The reunited factions of the
party also cheered wildly when
he called for the election of Gen.
Eisenhower. The general, he
said, is the one man with all the
qualifications, experience and
ability to clean up the domestic
mess in Washington and formu-
late a positive. workable foreign
policy for the United States.
Senator Mundt flew here from
the Eisenhower campaign train in
the West, where he has been serv-
ing as a member Of the generals
strategy board.
Double Attack ON Truman.
He Immediately ripped INTO
President Truman, first for Mr..
Truman's attacks on Gen. Eisen-
hower's reputation and then for
the Presidents administrative
record.
Senator Mundt described the
Truman whistle-stop trip as a
sorry spectacle.
Here we find the Chief Execu-
tive Of our great country running
around making disreputable
charges and trying to besmirch
the name of Dwight Eisenhower, +"
he cried. "And these are charges
against a man who was Harry
Truman's first choice for Presi-
dent until he learned that Dwight
Eisenhower was a Republican.
That, in itself, is enough to show
that it's time for a change"
Senator Mundt suggested that
the Truman whistle stop train
could be put to better use if it
were returned to Washington for
the purpose Of carting away a full
load of "the crooks and the Com
munists" who, he said. infest the
Capital.
Hints Machine Ties.
The Senator declared a "corrup-
ton bund" has grown up here be-
cause big city machines. operated
by Democratic politicians, have
controlled the New Deal and Fair
Deal administration Of President
Roosevelt and President Truman.
Harry Truman permitted the
mess in Washington to accumu-
late" he asserted. Harry Tru-
man protected the mess every time
Congress tried to expose it. Harry
Truman Is seeking to perpetuate
the mess by putting his hand
picked candidate in the White
House."
He said Gov. Stevenson was
hand-picked by Truman Demo-
Gratis IN the appropriately
named" Stockyards Inn, beside
Convention Hall, Chicago. He said
Mr.. Truman came up from the
Pendergast machine in Missouri
and Gov. Stevenson is aligned
with the Jake Arvey machine in
Chicago.
THE difference between those
machines is little, indeed" he de-
clared. If you could measure
the difference. I say that an
Arkansas snail. moving in a
straight-jacket. could cover the
distance in less time than it takes
a New Dealer to bleak a promise. +"
Says Policies Please Reds.
Stepping up his assault, Senator
Mundt charged the Democratic
administration has pursued exactly
the policies desired by Commu-
nistS, without revolution. He said
the Communists and their sympa-
thizers approve every burdensome
tax proposal except those for mill
tary defense Of the United States,
He said they approve the concen-
tration OF power in the Federal
Government SO as to obtain as
many controls over the people ss
possible.
He bluntly accused the Admin
istration of appointing Commu-
nists and their sympathizers to
high Government Office and then
failing to recognize them as such,
"even after their conviction and
even after they were sent to Jail"
He said Gov. Stevenson had
blind spots" about Alger Hiss.
George L. Hart. jr.. president Of
the sponsoring club. presided for
the rally. Speeches were made by
several Republican leaders, in
GLIDING Joseph c. McGarraghy,
chairman of the State Central
Committee.
He appealed to Washington Re-
publicans to help elect all of the
Republican candidates for Con-
gress. AS he read each of the
candidates names. the audience
applauded. When he mentioned
Senator Mccarthy Of Wisconsin,
the crowd exploded with the
loudest and longest cheer of the
night.