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the people pushing to see their
Chief Executive damned the
streets right up to the sides of
his plastic "bubble-top" cam
Ipaign limousine. The street
crowds were estimated at more
than 100000.
! Newsmen in Portland with Mr..
Stevenson only last week said
the Democratic candidate drew
practically no crowds at all on
arrival, although he had a
slightly larger audience for his
speech in the civic auditorium
there than the President because
extra press tables last night
forced out some chairs.
Greets Loyal Group
On the way to Multnomah
Hotel. where he spent the night.
Mr.. Eisenhower stopped at the
civic auditorium to greet what
he said he had been told we're
"a few Republican workers"
He then told the capacity
crowd of some 1000. with a con-
Ifident grin, that IF this great
audience is made UP just of Re-
publican workers we're in!"
The President returned to the
auditorium last night to deliver
before another capacity crowd
what he considered his major
lspeech>of the day. 1t was tele-
vised nationally over the ABC
network.
On both occasions, he urged
Oregon voters to send the Senate
his honest, faithful" former In
terror Secretary, Douglas Mckay,
who is fighting an uphill battle
lin Oregon for the seat of Senator
Wayne Morse. former Republic
can running as a Democrat.
In his night speech. Mr.. EiSen-
hover emphasized that Americas
strength involves integrity" in
Government as we'll as powerful
military defense and a growing
free economy.
Stresses Integrity
1.-The strength of Americas
political life depends" he de-
Iclared, mot upon the size of po-
Ilitical promises, but the integrity
Iof political purposes.
After citing some Of his 1852
campaign pledges that I'VE have
kept" Mr.. Eisenhower turned to
what his Democratic opponent
seems to have succeeded in max
ing major campaign issue.
/ II have not promised you," he
said, nor do ever intend to
that the way to defend peace
or freedom is to abandon stimuli
itaneously our military draft and
our testing Of our most advanced
military weapons.
"For ! know--as believe all
Americans know--that. without
strength in this world of today,
the road to surrender is paved
with good intentions.
i Continues to Press Issue
! Clearly Mr.. Eisenhower has
Ichanged his mind since he told
a news conference last week he
had said his last word on the
H-bomb and draft issues.
They we're among the few
things that seem important to
me- he spoke about extempo-
Iraeously to the afternoon rally
Iof Oregon G. o. P. campaign
workers.
\ There he dealt with the sub
ject in these words:
4 "All Of us want peace the
problem of decision resolves itself
into this: Do we pursue our OBJ
jectives from a position of
strength, dealing with others on
a perfectly fair, equitable basis,
always holding out the hand of
friendship. but saying. if you
don't want TO be friends, we will
be the strongest nation in the
world.
Now in this kind of thing
there is nothing truculent, there
is nothing antagonistic. We
simply speak from bitter expert
ence. Thrice in our lifetime-at
least in my lifetime--we have
seen our country in war.
-. I'VE We're Too Weak"
"Why2 Because we we're too
weak for the circumstances Of
the time. We shall not be that
again. We must not be that
again.
80 we continue To pursue
peace through every honorable
avenue open TO US. through con-
ference. whether 1t be on the
ordinary diplomatic level or at
the summit at Geneva. or among
the Presidents in Panama.
However it is done. we pur-
sue peace with honor and with
justice for all. one thing we
know: All nations must travel
the road OF peace. or none can
do so. This means peace must
be secured by agreement-and
agreements and covenants mean
We are not afraid 70 let you ACT