Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

VI pCdCC anu COtldUOEdtlOU VIII
ment in the U. N. All my activ
to strengthen peace and cO-0ps
to interpret and play on the mood
'of an audience and almost DELHI
crate lack of passion in his de-
livery.
Others had the feeling that the
general was pacing himself like
a crosS-country runner and hadn't
hit his stride. There is the recol-
lection of other trips that started
out on a shaky note and finished
strong.
Inevitably much that the gen.
eral said to his audiences in the
course of the day were things that
he has said before. A large amount
of repetition in that number of
|off-the-cuff speeches could hardly
be avoided.
There were. in fact, only two
new ideas added to the campaign
so far, both of them appearing in
the generals first speech at Fort
Wayne, Ind.
The first. which amounts to a
tactical wrinkle. was what might
be called the "t'aint funny, line,
carefully calculated to counter the
tendency toward witticism dis
played by Gov. Stevenson, the
Democratic candidate. It was a
line repeated frequently in the
course of the day, and probably
will become a regular feature of
the G. o. p. arsenal. Whatever
may be said for it from the tao
tical viewpoint. it rather COM
mits the Republicans to a poker
faced and sober approach from
here on out.
The other line which struck
something of a new note was this
statement to the crowd:
II am not In this business
merely to serve the Republican
Party. I hope. through the Re-
publican Party to serve the
country" s'
1t was a note which was not
repeated in the course of the day.
but it awoke an excellent round
of applause from the audience.
For the rest of it. the general
worked on four major themes
selecting them by ear to suit the
occasion like an organist pulling
out organ stops. They were peace
particularly honorable peace in
the Korean war;. high prices ill
Illustrated by a full-size dollar bill,
representing buying power in 1910,
compared with a quarter size
facsimile to show its buying power
today, high taxes (using a single
egg with 100 separate taxes on it
to prove the point) and corruption
in Government.
Best Crowd Pleaser.
The last theme, as in the past,
proved the best crowd-pleaser,
References to those "who have
forgotten that public Office is q
public trust" brought an almost
automatic reaction from the
crowds.
AS he went along, the general
frequently tried to relate his mes
sage to the particular place. In
Warsaw, his theme was taken
from the name of the town with
emphasis on the dangers of COM
munism and the sacrifices of the
people of Poland. At Plymouth, a
mixed manufacturing and farm
ling community, the theme was
"the relationship between a pros
lperous agriculture and a prosper
Gus industry"
At South Bend, Gen. Eisenhower
visited Notre Dame University
delivering a short talk to the
Nations youth, and taking a pass
ling crack at Gov. Stevenson fol
a reported remark of his: "A mod
ern philosophy has sprung up that
likes to say that the most Sensi-
tive nerve in your body is the
Ipocket-book. Insofar as we believe
such sophisticated cynicism, we
are losing much that America
can give U.S."
Later, from the courthouse steps
in South Bend, Gen. Eisenhower
took another swipe at the Demo.
cratic nominee:
IT have heard it said If there i.
anything wrong with officials Of
Government, that it is your fault
If that is true. then you have thu
cure in your hand. You have thu
votes in November to cure any.
thing that is wrong this minute.
Gives His Hopes for Labor.
i Subsequent stops at La Porte
Gary and Indiana Harbor took thu
candidate through the State
lsteel-working centers. and ,
tough strip Of territory, so far q
G. o. p. chances there are con
lcerned. The last stop produces
! la possible hint of what may b
looming in the generals labo
speech. His one ambition. witt
sIregArd to labor, he declared, wa
summed up in his Labor Day wisl
; that ''at the end Of four years
every working man in the Unite'
|. States would be able to sa,
: about me he was our friend AM
The was fair More than that,
s.lhold no American can do"
Leaving his train at the Chicag
2 suburb Of Englewood, Gen. Essen
l. mower mounted his car to lead tn
.:llong motorcade through Joliet
8 IWheaton, Aurora and Ottaws
failing more behind his schedul
!. lat each stop because Of the heav
. traffic. Everywhere. the crowd
Il were waiting patiently to hea
what he had to say.