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of a particular candidate, how
ever.
During his first stop at Grand
Junction, the President disclaim-
ed any ''politicking" purpose for
his trip. But at Casper a couple
of hours later the political over
tones were predominant.
Representative William Henry
Harrison. Wyoming Republican.
who is engaged in a hot race for
the Senate against the come
back try of former Democratic
Senator O'Mahoney, introduced
Gen Eisenhower to a Casper
Airport crowd estimated at more
than 3 500. He also presented a
number of other G. o. P. candi-
dates for various Offices who
shared the platform.
And at McCook the whole field
Of Republican senatorial and
congressional candidates was on
hand to share the limelight with
the President. These included
Representatives Carl T. Curtis
and Roman Hruska. who are
campaigning for election to six
and four-year Senate terms, re-
spectively.
Colorado's Republican candi-
date for the Senate, 1t. Gov.
Gordon Allott, did not show up
at Grand Junction. but G.. O.P.
candidates for the House We're
on hand.
Merely Out "to Learn"
The president seemed to be
setting pattern for his part in
the fall election campaign-pro-
viding plenty of coat tail" room
for G o. P. candidates to ride
on during propeller stop" tours
made with some ostensible nom
political purpose.
He told crowds cheering him
at the three airport stops today
that he was out merely ITO
learn"
Flying with him were Secre-
tary of the Interior Mckay. Sec
rotary of Agriculture Benson,
Reclamation Commissioner w.
A. Dexheimer, and several re-
glonal reclamation officials to
point out key sites to him from
his plane.
I'VE are just trying to learn"
the President said during his
first stop at Grand Junction,
what it is that we can do, down
in Washington, to be helpful in
this great job that our citizens
are doing in reclamation, in de-
veloping the resources of our
country.
I'VE do not, as we see it,
want to be the great bosses of
America. We want to be the
servant. the agent that will help
our people make for themselves
the happiest possible life.
Against Interference.
when that calls for Federal
direction, or engineering skill,
or finances-all right. let's put
it in and do it cheerfully, quickly
and promptly.
But. let's not make Washing
ton the master of any free Amer
lean. either through unnecessary
direct intervention In his bust
ness, or through the indirect
method of getting control of all
the power and the resources that
he needs in order to make a
living"
He spoke in a similar: vein at
McCook. There he said any one
believing that group Of r'en in
Washington can run the affairs
of the country in detail better
than the people actually doing
the work is long way off from
the principles of our founding
fathers.
He laid down this limitation
for the Federal Government in
Washington-to cu-ordinate and
to help in those things the peo-
pie cannot do. or do so well, by
themselves.
In getting ideas today about
the water conservation needs of
the Western States. The presi-
dent emphasized. he has no
thought that the Federal Gov
eminent should be taking care
of you"
His purpose, he said, is merely
for the national government to
do its part in being your good
partner"
Recalls His Promises.
II don't think" he added,
that Washington should have
the right to interfere too speci-
fically in your lives"
AT Casper, likewise. the Presi-
dent said the purpose of his fly
ing tour was to try Ito learnsa
little bit more about the great
interests Of these regions, par
ticularly in the agricultural and
reclamation areas.
He recalled his 1852 campaign
promises to look at the United
States as whole" and lind out