Press Release, Address by President Harry S. Truman

563 HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR NELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE CONFIDENTIAL: The following address by the President, prepared for delivery at St Louis, Missouri, on Saturday, November 1, 1952, is for automatic release in Sunday a.m. newspapers. No portion, synopsis, of intimation may be published or broadcast before that time. PLEASE GUARD AGAINST PREMATURE PUBLICATION OR ANNOUNCEMENT. ROGER TUBBY no Juq Acting Press Secretary noinza I finished 1948 campaign here in St. Louis and we won. We are going to win apain this time. Ke are going to win for Adlai Stevenson. We are going toiwin with Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman and Stu Symington for Senator and Phil:Donnelly for Governor of Missouri and the whole Democratic Ticket. Ver are going to for the policies that have de our country prosperous the policies have given every man better opportunities, and saved the from communism. Fe are not going the Republican Old Guard hide behind the glamor of general government away. from the people. Ve are not going to let the special interests and the snolly- gosters take over this country and run it as their private property. Don't let anybody tell you different. I have beenic ampaigning back and forth across the country for a Democratic victory. I have talked to the voters and they have talked to me, and I do not believe they are going to turn back the clock. The people. of this country know the difference between the Democratic Party and the ritepublican Party. They know that the Democratic Party the governmento for the interests of the average man-- and that means prosperity. They know NARA that the Party would run the country for the interests of the bankers and the profiteers the special privilegelboys that has one final result -- sooner or later it depression, and falling farm prices and unemployment. This year I am not asking for votes Long ago, shortly after I was inaugurated in 1949, I decided that I ought not to run again. The Presidency is the most responsible and one of the ostidifficult jobs in the world. Two terms re/enough. I have given my country the best that was in me' I have made mistakes, but I am 00 proud of the things I have tried to do. -I am proud of what my Adminis- tration has accomplished for the people of this country. I was urged on many sides to run again. In addition there were many unfinished things that I wanted to help carry through to completion. I would have liked to continue my part in the of the free nations for peace in the world. l'e have made!great strides in bringing the free nations of the world togethern in a common enterprise to preserve the great values of our civilization. I-believe our efforts to build the defenses of the free nations, and to strensthent their economic life and social order are showing real results. I think the scales of power are beginning to shift in our favor, in this struggle with communism. I believe that the world will emerge from the shadow of aggression nd fear, into the bright of lasting peace. ILD JUC This is one of the things I would have liked to see through to final victory. But I knew there were many mon in my party who are well qualified to lead this Nation. So I decided not to run again. (over)