Evening star., 1952-09-19
Stevenson Traces
Truman s Policies,
As Blocking Reds
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leading a fight in the Senate
against Senator Mccarthy. Repub-
lican of Wisconsin. At Hartford
last night Gov. Stevenson had
this to say of Senator Benton:
mo Senator has surpassed him
in the boldness of his defense of
the simple decencies in our public
life, nor in the struggle for free
dom from coarse. unprincipled
calumny."
S-Hour Trip Through Connecticut.
Gov. Stevenson drove through
the industrial heart of Connecti-
cut for eight hours yesterday
dropping wisecracks along the
way.
In New Britain he said he re-
celved a letter the other dayI
which suggested that if the Re-
publicans win it will mean "Eisen-
hover in the White House, Taft
in the Blair House and Dewey inI
the dog house"
When Gen. Eisenhower began
his attacks on the Stevenson style
OF humor early this week he said
there is nothing funny about the
Korean war and the other major
problems that confront the Ma
tion today.
Gov. Stevenson took notice of
the generals remarks by telling a
crowd at Bristol, Conn:
Il heartily agree with the gen.
eral that the issues of this cam
palgn are serious. and am watt
Ing to see when he is going to be-
gin talking about them"
Greeted in 10 Towns.
Riding in a motorcade, Gov.
stevenson passed through 1OI
towns between Bridgeport and
Hartford, and was greeted by a
total of more than $4,000 at the
stopping points, not counting
those scattered along the high
ways.
Alighting from his plane at
Bridgeport early yesterday. he
lost no time in opening up again
on Republicans who try to dis
courage his jokes.
IF was imperishably welded
to some of the folks they are
welded to, couldn't be very
humorous either" he told 10000
persons at the Bridgeport railroad
station.
Then, in an obvious reference
to the recent Taft-Eisenhower
peace conference, the nominee
added:
I always thought 1t was New
York. but apparently it is going
to be called Munich from now on
in the Republican Party"
Adds New Punch Lines.
AT every stop during the day
the Democratic nominee went back
to this theme, each time with a
new punch line.
In New Haven, the seat of Yale
University, he threw this dart at
Gen. Eisenhower, without using
his name:
The former president of a great
university is now an assistant
professor on the Staff of DR.. Taft,
and he finds it no laughing matter"
Gen. Eisenhower left the presi-
dency of Columbia University to
become commander of the NATO
forces over year ago.
IN most of the towns Gov. Stew
enson drove through in Connecti-
Gus yesterday a good portion of
the crowd consisted of children
just out OF school. There, as in
other parts of the country, there
were shouts of II like Ike" from
the youngsters.
Gov. Stevenson even made a
good-natured reference to this in
his Hartford speech last night.
Visits Brass Capital.
In Waterbury Gov. Stevenson
remarked that it is the brass capi-
tai of the world. and added, even
to be in politics for only four
years you have to learn a lot about
brass"
In Bristol, where clocks are
made, Gov. Stevenson said he
would like to place an order for
q new watch for his opponent.
He has a watch, I am told"
the Governor went on. "but 1
think it runs backwards. I think
Senator Taft loaned it to him,
and I suspect that the Senator
got a promise in writing that he
wouldn't tinker with the works."