Evening star., 1952-10-06
Eisenhower Repeats
Charge That Truman
Fires Blanks al Him
By J. A. o'LeoY
SAne sAnEE H......>.IA

Ssor Sioff Correspondent
SPOKANE, WASH, Oct. 6-Gen.
Eisenhower repeated here today
his charge that President Tru-
mans recent attacks on him are
harmless blanks"
More than 5000 persons gath
cred in public square here this
morning to hear the Republican
nominee. less than a week after
the President spoke here.
Gen. Eisenhower said the Gov
ernments reclamation program
will go on 'long after the New
Deal passes into history next
January" He was answering
Democratic claims that under
Republican rule the Northwest
would no longer get such projects.
The general said one of the
"blank cartridges" the admins
tration is firing at him is the
baSeless charge that the Republi-
cans are against social security.
The General now finds himself
campaigning against two men
Gov. Stevenson and Mr.. Truman
and in the past three days he has
shown an increasing willingness
to take on both.
He began in Milwaukee Friday
night to lambast both Gov. Ste
venson and the President for what
he regards as too soft an atti-
tude toward keeping Communists
out Of the Government.
He stepped up the attack at
Fargo, N. Dak., Saturday night,
when he described Mr.. Truman's
recent jibes as blank cartridges.
In a yelled reference to Gov. Ste
VenSon, the general also said at
Fargo that now I'VE are getting
an educated accent welded on to-
the old Democrat demagoguery."
Speech Hastily Revised.
It was learned last night that
the general wrote into his Fargo
speech at the last minute Satur-
day evening the sharp cracks he
made in reply to President Tru-
mans recent whistle-stop attacks.
It is understood there had been
some discussion among Eisen-
hover advisers earlier over wheth-
er the general should take any
notice Of the Truman attacks.
Close advisers of the general
indicate that he will not engage
in day-to-day running exchanged
with the two Democratic spokes-
men. They said, however. that
he will, from time to time, fire.
q return volley.
Avoids Political Talks.
AS the Eisenhower train rolled
across Montana yesterday he
faced q dilemma. Crowds turned
out to greet him at half a dozen
stations from Billings to Butte.
But it was Sunday and presiden-
tial candidates always try to avoid
partisan politics on Sunday.
So the general began his talks
in Montana by pointing out that
he resolved early in the campaign
that he would not be a candidate
on Sundays. He managed, how
ever, to get in a few digs at dis
honesty and corruption by point
ing out that when honesty is not
present in government as a re-
lgious virtue the Nation is not
following the path laid out by the
founding fathers.
At Billings he also touched on
the uneasy atmosphere in which
people must live today because of
the cold war. and said the only
way I'VE could possibly win World
War III is to prevent it."
Gen. Eisenhower also told the
crowd at Billings that his running
mate, Senator Nixon. also had to
cut short his recent campaign tour
in Montana because Of urgent
business" That occurred when
Senator Nixon hurried back to
California to defend on a national
television hook-up his acceptance
Of q privately raised $4,000 ex-
pense fund.
Ecton on Platform.
Republican Senator Ecton Of
Montana. who is engaged in a
lively battle for reelection, with
Democratic Representative Mans
1ield as his opponent, appeared on
the rear platform with Gen. Eisen-
hover at Billings and other Mon
tana stops. Other local candi-
dates also greeted the general.
At Bozeman. Mont. Gen Eisen-
hover told the crowd he hopes
that "if you put the response
bility Of the presidency on me,
that you will send all of these menI
you have just met to similar posts,
so they can take part of the
burden and be part of the team. u
The general also began his
speech at Bozeman by saying he
would not talk politics on Sunday
But he told the crowd he is con-
Quoting his campaign as q cru
sade for good government, and
said the things "that have hap
pened to us because we have hadI
poor leadership are obvious"
Service Held on Train.
The special train did not stop
long enough anywhere yesterday
to attend church services. AM
Episcopal clergyman, the Rev. A.
w. Symm of st. Andrews Church,
Livingston, Mont, boarded thel
train and conducted a prayer serv-
ice for Gen. and Mrs. Eisenhower
and some Of the members Of the
train party.
The clergyman read the regular
Episcopal order Of morning prayer
and the Eisenhowers repeated
with him the Apostles Greed.
OF the three West Coast States
Gen. Eisenhower will be bidding
for this week only Oregon with 81
votes. went Republican in 1948.
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