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"NATIONAL
ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS
LIBRARY
SERVICE"
GOVERNMENT
IMMEDIATE REIEASE
IMEDIATE RELEASE
REAR PIATFORM REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AT NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, OCTOBER 28, 1948
12:42 P.M., E.S.T
Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much. I'm very glad,
my friends -- very glad to be here in New London this afternoon. New
London is world famous
The submarines that were built here were a
vital powèr to the United States Navy during the war. The "Silent
Service" never got the publicity that it deserved. But I know that
the histories of this war will make it clear how great a part you
people who built submarines, and the gallant submarine crews, had in
winning the war.
The Coast Guard Academy here in New London and the Naval Base
are important parts of our national defense. We intend to keep both
the Academy and the Naval Base as strong and as active as possible,
7
Now, my friends, the real basis of our strength is a strong
economy in this country. We are now enjoying a great prosperity, but
a number of storm warnings have been hoisted. We are in a boom period
that can turn into a bust period unless we are very, very careful. I
have repeatedly warned the Congress and the Country that we must take
strong measures to prevent another depression. The Republican candidate
for President says that I shouldn't even mention depression. He says I'm
helping the Communists by talking about a depression. Talking about a
depression won't help the Communists. What would help them would be to
have a depression.
The only thing in the world which can endanger our leadership
for peace would be a bust, brought on by failure to stop sky-rocketing
prices. The Republicans in Congress took the lead in killing price
control two years ago, I have been urging Congress since then to pass
price-control laws. And I called the Republican 80th Congress back into
Special Session twice for that very purpose.
The Republican 80th Congress made it perfectly clear that the
Republican Party does not believe in doing anything about high prices.
They prefer to let things run their course
TheRepublican candidate
for Congress and the Republican candidate for President endorsed the
80th Congress. And he has made it perfectly clear that he does not want
to helpyou in any way
Now
I know what you are going to do, I think, on Election Day.
I think you're going to make Chester Bowles Governor of Connecticut.
I think you're going to make Mrss Chase Going Woodhouse your representative
in Congress again from this District. I think you are going to look
after your own interests on Election Day, and when you do that you can't
do but one thing: That is to vote for yourselves. Go to thepolls and
votee the Democratic ticket straight, from top to bottom, and then you'll
be on the right track because you will be voting in your own interests
you won't be voting for special interests. And your President then
won't be troubled with the housing shortage like a lot of other people
are
I'll still be in the White House another four years.