Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-09
ROOSEVELT JOINS
cox IN FIGHT FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
In Acceptance Speech Sup
ports Party Challenge
to Republicans.
THRONGS GATHER AT HIS
HOME IN HYDE PARK
Homer Cummings Speaks at Cere-
monies Held on>EEont
Porch.

monies Held onEront
Porch.
| by the Associated Press. y
HYDE PARkA Y, August 8
Franklin - Rooseverrln formal
addresY>accepting the demSNatic vice
presidential nomination at Ms home
here Today Joined with hie chief.
Jamet NJ. Cox, in accepting the chal-
lenge of the republicans to MAKE the
league of nations one of the principal
issues OF the national campaign.\
The democratic party" he sad,
has offered to this nation a treaN
OF peace which to make it a real>
treaty for a real peace must include a
league of nations"
| To-day" he continued, I'VE are Of
fered seat at the table of the family
of nations to the end that the smaller
peoples may be truly safe to work out
that place. l say so because I have
faith-faith that this nation has no
selfish destiny, faith that our people
are looking into the years beyond for
better things and that they are not
afraid to do their part.
| Even as this nation entered the
war for an ideal. SO it has emerged
from the war with the determination
that the ideal shall not die. 1t is idle
to pretend that the war declaration
of April 6, 1917, was mere act of
iself-defense or that the object of our
participation was solely to defeat the
military power of the central nations
of Europe. We knew then as d ma
tion, even as we know today, that
LsucceSS on land and sea could be but
half a victory. To the cry of the
French at Verdun: They shall not
pass. and the cheer of our own men
in the Argonne: We shall go through
I've must add this positive declara-
tion of our own wills: that the world
shall be saved from the repetition Of
this crime.
League Is Not Perfect.
1.-The league of nations is a practical
solution of a practical situation. 1t is
no more perfect than the original Con-
stitution, which has been amended
eighteen times and will soon, we
hope, be amended the nineteenth, was
perfect. 1t is not anti-nation; it is
anti-war."
Two great problems, he declared.
will confront the next administration,
our relations with the world and the
pressing need of organized progress
at home. Among the most pressing of
our national needs he placed the bet
teriHg of our citizenship, the exten-
sion of teaching to over 100000 Of
our population above the age of ten
who are illiterate the strengthening
of immigration laws to exclude the
physically and morally unfit, the i'm
provement in working conditions. es-
ipecialIy in the congested centers; the
extension of communications to make
rural life more attractive and the
further protection of women and child
life in industry"
Reorganization Of governmental
machinery, which. he said, has become
antiquated, especially since the war,
also was urged by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Notified by Cummings.
Homer Cummings. former chairman
of the democratic national committee.
declared in formally notifying Mr..
Roosevelt of his nomination that the
American people have paid stag
gering penalty" for the republican
victory at the polls in 1918. Undis-
puted in the material and moral
! leadership of the world" when the ar
deny that our title to that leadership
las been grievously impaired. if not
| completely lost?"
There is but one way out" he add
ed. "It is to redeem Americas word
to the world and to assume without
hesitation our share of the task of re-
habilitating the broken structure of
civilization"
Throngs mt Hyde Park.
Attended by distinguished demo-
cratic party leaders and a large
semblage of Dutchess county neigh
hors, among whom he has lived all his
life. Franklin d. Roosevelt was Of
| ficially notified of his nomination as
the democratic candidate for Vice PresI-
dent
Hyde Park. ordinarily sleepy. pic
turesque little Hudson valley village, to-
day was the democratic mecca of the
east The rank and file of the party
began pouring into the town at day
break. Most of the early visitors came
| from Albany and New York by motor,
| train and Hudson river boats.
| AS with the notification ceremonies
of Senator Harding, Gov! Cox and Gov.
Coolidge, there was an "old home week
atmosphere about the days festivities.
| Mr. Roosevelt. who arrived here last
evening from Dayton, where he attend
ed the notification ceremonies of his
chief, James NJ. Cox, last Saturday,
arose early to assist his family in max
ing preparations to receive a crowd of
| TO- 600 persons expected at Spring. wood.
the Roosevelt ancestral estate, where
| the ceremonies were to be held at 3
| O'Clock this afternoon.
There was no mstaking the fact that
this was Frank Roosevelt's day" Pic
lures of the candidate and his chief were
posted conspicuously about the town.
while flags and bunting gave holiday
latmosphere to the main streets. Former
Navy men, TeBdIuieSS VI their poHtlcat
affiliation. turned out in full force, as
| did the local lodges of Masons. Odd
Fellows and the grange to which Mr.
Roosevelt belongs. Weather conditions
were ideal.
A pretty natural setting had been
provided for the exercises. The Roose-
Welt home stands on broad terrace
several hundred feet above the Hudson
and is fianked on all sides by spacious
lawns and beautiful trees. Mr.. Roose-
welt was to speak from the front
veranda.
Mr. R0Osevelt's Address.
Mr.. Roosevelts address follows. in
part:
Mr.. Cummings and ladies' and gentle
men of the committee:
| l accept the nomination for the Office
of Vice President with humbleness and
with a deep wish to give to our beloved
country the best that is in me. In James
NJ. Cox / recognize one who can lead
this nation forward in an unhalting
march of progress.
| Two great problems will confront the
next administration: Cur relations with
| the world and the pressing need OF Or
sanized progress at home. The latter
| includes systematiZed and intensified
| DEVELOPMENT of our resources and pro-
gressiye betterment of our citizenship
In our world problems we must ei;he"
shut our eyes. sell our newly built mer-
chant marine to more iar,seeiRg ior
| eign powers, crush utterly by embargo
and harassing legislation our 1oreieii
trade, close our ports and build az I'M
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