Evening star., 1932-07-03
Walsh Address
Senator Notifies Governor
Roosevelt of Nomination
fW Presidency.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 2.-The following
is the text of the address of Senator
Thomas j. Walsh notifying Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt of his nomi-
nation for the presidency by the
Democratic party.
Gov. Roosevelt, it becomes my
pleasing duty, as the chairman of
this Democratic National Convention
and of its committee specially deSig-
mated for that purpose, formally 10
notify you of your nomination by 1t
for the Office OF the President of the
United States, arrived at on yester-
day by vote of GAS out of a total
of 1,135A votes.
The action thus taken was but the
confirmation of the choice regis
tered from time to time in the elec-
ton of delegates and in the express
sion Of State conventions in all quar-
terS of our common country-not-
withstanding the spirited rivalry Of
aspirantS who met the highest stand
ards of craftsmanship.
Declared Reward of Devotion.
This hour comes to you, if I may
be permitted to say so, as the re-
ward of an unElemiShed life, spot
less reputation, a high devotion to
the public veal and capacity for
public service exhibited in exalted
official positions in the most trying
times and under the most eXacting
circumstances. The success with
which you have during, the past
three years and more administered
the affairs of the imperial State OF
New York as it's Governor has led to
the well grounded hope that, en-
bracing ardently the principles OF
our historic party, you may pursue
the course and find a way as the
Chief Magistrate of the United
States through which its mighty
energies may again be unlooSed and
applied at unslackened pace.
One contemplates in awe the situ-
alton that confrontS us-too harrow
ing in its detail, too notorious to
require recital-to dwell on here.
An eminent American journalist
returning from Europe some months
ago said that while in America the
question is asked when will the
depression end?", In Europe the
question is asked Can capitalism
Survive?', meaning the prevailing
economic system. II 1t can or does
it will be only by its more complete
characterization. If it totterS now 1t
Is because of the abuses which have
been developed in it and which the
Republican party has done so much
in this country to tolerate, condone
and even promote.
Asks Only for Justice.
The Democratic party has never
profeSsed to be an insurer Of pros
perity 1t modestly assigns to the
bounty of heaven our free inStitu-
tions and the virility OF our people
the material blessings we have
hitherto enjoyed-the Just dis
tribution of which our Govern
men may mar or protect, but the
substance of which 1t cannot be-
stow. 1t need not be expected Of
you accordingly or Of any admins
tration of which you shall be the
head to shower blessings on a smil-
ing land. All that may be looked
for is that you and they will intelli-
gently and courageouSly see that the
restorative processes of enterprise,
industry, frugality and thrift shall
have free play and that monopoly
and other forms of covert robbery
are not unfnolested.
Forecasts Victory.
I venture to pledge you on behalf
Of this great convention and the
constituencies represented by the
delegates comprising it their loyal,
cordial and enthusiastic support in
the coming election In which even
our political adversaries admit we
cannot fail except We bhInder.
Confident that they get no COM
fort out of your nomination. we
greet you now as our leader for the
restoration of wise government on
the lines the founder or our party
conceived it expressed as to present.
day problems in the platform
adopted by this convention, which
not having been carried ON the air
when it was presented to the con-
yention, will now be read by Honor
able Mitchell Palmer. who had a
conspicuous part in its preparation.