Evening star., 1960-10-27

somehow also above it, like a
paratrooper miraculously sus-
pended at tree-top height.
Few Of those involved in the
trench warfare below would
recognize the terrain as Mr..
Lodge sees 1t.
To the Republican vice preSi-
Dental nominee. there are no
warning armies Of Republicans
and Democrats. There are only
the voting citizens who share
q common responsibility to Sc
Ilect the President of the United
States and the leader of the
free world"
As he surveys the political
landscape, the only thing that
catches his eye is "a new high
plateau" to which another Re-
publican administration will
advance, a plateau where the
cold war Is behind us and you
and ! do not have to live under
the threat Of war"
Three Figures
Only three figures emerge
from the ranks Of combatants.
One is Soviet Premier Khru-
shchev, the man one stands up
to. May say I've done a bit
Of that myself" Mr.. Lodge says,
to invariable applause, land /
don't apologize for it."
The second Is President
Eisenhower. that great world
leader, that great soul"
And the third is his. running
mate, Richard M. Nixon, who
is mentioned only once in each
speech but is described fully
at that moment:
I'VE OFFER" says Mr.. Lodge,
"a remarkable man, a man of
rich experience. a man Of great
energy and vitality. He is a
tested man. He is q man who
knows Khrushchev and who
knows communism and has
never been taken in by them.
He is Q man who never takes
what the Communists say at
face value. He has never
drawn q line and said to the
Communists. Come and get IL
on the other side Of the line. ,
He has a tough, penetrating in
tellect. He is deeply imbued
with the noblest American
ideals. We offer for President
OF the United States, Richard
M. Nixon"
Rounds Of Applause
1t is a tribute to Mr.. Lodges
skill as a campaigner that he
can. time after time, draw any,
where from five to nine sepa-
rate rounds Of applause and
cheers with the preceding de-
Scription, as he can evoke
audience response by declaring:
My friends, no one is going
to take over the United States
and no one is going to take over
the world"
Or: We can make the prom
Use Of the Declaration of IN
dependence so glowing that the
menace Of the Communist rev.
olution will shrivel and die"
Or: With an experienced
captain on the bridge, we shall
go forward together and leave
none behind"
Mr.. Lodges basic campairn
speech-hammered out in four
days at his home in Beverly.
Mass, last August-is a col
lection Of such homilies.
Occasionally. he will insert
q dash OF partisanship into his
standard litany. Confronted BY
some pro-Kennedy hecklers at
the Bethlehem Steel plant yes
terday. for instance, he told
them. Nov is no time for on
the-job training at the White
House" When they waved their
Kennedy banners deflantly in
his face. he added: That's
just the fellow I mean"
Single Speech
For the most part, however.
Mr.. Lodge stays with his nom
partisan appeal. AS a rule, he
does not even appeal directly
for votes, preferring to end mis-
talk by offering "all we have
is experience and dedication"
Close associates say the use
OF the single speech, nonpartisan
in tone, has characterized all
OF Mr.. Lodges previous cam
paign efforts.
He doesn't read texts WE'LL"
one OF them explained, land
he can't memorize a new speech
every day. so he relies on one
speech. with minor variations.