Evening star., 1952-10-10
Text of Gen. Eisenhowers Speech at Los Angeles
BY the Associated Press

BY the Asseeiofsd Press
LOS ANGELES, Oct. TO-
FOLLOWING 10 the tert of Gen.
Eisenho,Der's speech as delivered
here last night:
Ladies and gentlemen, Gov.
Warren. and may I extend spe-
clal greetings to the crowd Of
young people outside who came
in spite Of the fact they knew
they couldn't get in here? I
am glad to be in your great city
OF Los Angeles. It is inspiring
to take part in this great gath
ering Of citizens-RepublicanS,
Democrats and independents
interested in the cause Of good
Government.
It is a genuine pleasure to be
In the home State of my cour-
ageous and fortnight young
running mate, your dynamic
Senator Nixon. 7 am sorry that
the requirements of this CAM
palgn do not allow him to be
with us this evening.
Your able, warm hearted Gov
ernor. and your distinguished
senior Senator, Bill Knowland.
are additional examples of one
OF California's richest talents.
her leadership. And could not
leave your State without paying
an expression Of my respect and
admiration to one Of your ablest
citizens. and my good and trusted
friend, Paul Hoffman.
Now. my friends. you used to
read in your newspapers about a
mysterious character called "the
White House spokesman" Now,
this ghost was called in to talk
when the President had some
thing to say that he didn't want
to say himself. But that is not
the way it is done today. Now
1t is the administration candi-
date who has the White House
spokesman. and that spokesman
Is going up and down the land
saying things I feel sure the Ad-
ministration candidate could not
bring himself to say.
Now, folks, I have no ghostly
spokesman, but, when I have
something to say to the Ameri-
can people. I will say it myself.
Now my tonight's talk is not
IN a true sense a partisan one.
I simply do not have time even
to take notes Of the innumerable
irresponsible things that a
frightened administration and
opposition is trying to say, but
1t is necessary to establish again
that our crusade is of, for and
by the people of America.
Most Important Job
Is Being an American
I know that We have been
called a party of special privi-
lege. but I tell you. my friends,
that of all the special privileges
that are dangerous in this coun-
try, the most dangerous is the
special privilege of big Govern
ment.
An over-big Federal Govern
ment is constantly trying to
gain increased control over our
lives and to perpetuate itself in
power.
Now, I want to talk with YOU
tonight about what I believe is
the most important Job on
earth: The job Of being an
American.
The job Of being an American
is an unfinished job. In terms of
what we plan and hope for and
can achieve. America will always
be unfinished.
Here is the irreconeilable
difference between our crusade
and the people who have created
the Washington mess. The
theme song Of the present Ad-
ministration glorifies the status
quo: Don't let them take it
away" But our. crusade sees
for tomorrow an America filled
with opportunity that passes
far beyond the little limits Of
today.
Now, what America is and
does today and tomorrow will
largely determine whether our
lives and the lives of our chill
dren will be blighted by war or
blessed by peace. 1t will largely
determine whether ours will be,
more and more. a free world.
or, more and more. a world
organized into slave states.
Americas role will be a de-
cisive role.
A strong America-an Amer
lea growing in spiritual and
material Strengths a bulwark
against war. The Kremlin can
understand such strength. But,
more than that, only a strong
and free America, actively CO.
operating with the free world,
can give substance to the hope
Of lasting peace.
Faith in Which America
Has Grown to Greatness
The worldwide Communist
conspiracy seeks to destroy the
spiritual convictions on which
our civilization is based. We
believe in God and in the su-
premacy OF moral law. We be-
lieve that man is more than a
machine. We believe that gov
ernmentS are instituted, not to
be the master of mans destiny,
but to defend, to encourage, to
release mans God-given ability
to be the master of his own deS-
tiny.
That is the faith out of which
America sprang and in which
America has grown to greatness.
That faith is the cornerstonce
of, Western civilization. 1t is
that faith which Communism
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