Evening star., 1932-06-30

ran up-State New York and why all
neonle irrespective of party, turned out
ON election day and convincingly DEM
onstrated their confidence IN MIN ano
their confirmed determination that ne
should be continued as their chlet
executive.
didate has ALWAYS been his ability to
get things done. In order 10 90 tniS
he has always insisted on knowing his
subject.
let me instance this.
"When elected to the State Legisla-
ture he applied himself and WITHIN
wear was the best informed man IN
That body on the subject OF the mar
keting of farmers produce. This re-
suited in his introducing and having
passed a bill which protected the
farmer from rapacious and diShonest
middlemen in the marketing OF MS
produce. .4 10
Later, in the Navy Department. ne
studied and kept his peace until ne nao
connIete knowledge which enabled him
through the use of practical business
methods to make the naval adminlstra-
ton less expensive and more eff1clent
than ever before or since.
"On his return to business IT is
simple matter of record that ne SO
completely mastered his subject that In
seven wears as a business executive ne
more than doubled the volume OF buSi-
ness of a great national company.
And finally as Governor he mas put
into effect more savings and nrougnt
about such efficient administration that
the credit of the State of New York Is
on a higher basis than that OF the FED
eral Government itself.
"Again I assert that all Of this has
been accomplished because this candl-
date has insisted on, first. fuliy Know
ing his subject and then acting.
Qualifying for Presidency.
"Unconsciously perhaps this candi-
date has been qualifying himself Tor
the position for which he IS about TO
be elected. He has first-hand informa-
ton of the demands and needs of every
State in the Union. because he has been
in every one Of them. He knows the
needs of the Pacific Coast States be-
cause he built two naval bases there.
He knows the situation and needs OF
the Rocky Mountain States He knows
at first-hand the problems OF the grain
and cattle farmer on the Plains states.
He calls Georgia his other home State,
and has an intimate knowledge OF the
Southern farmer and industrial worker.
He knows by personal experience the
industrial and business problems OF the
East and Middle West. He thinks and
acts not with the narrow view Of one
State, or Of one section, or one indus
try. or Of one class He fills the crying
need for a practical American with a
clear perspective and a knowledge Of
the entire Nation as our Chief EXecu-
tive.
In his four years as Governor Re-
publican Legislature has never passed
one bill over his veto. A politically
hostile Senate has not once rejected
confirmation of any of his appointees-
and all of this in spite Of the fact that
| as Governor of the State Of New York
he has vetoed each year more legisla-
/ tive bills than any previous executive
| in the history of the State, including
| that great veto Governor, Grover Cleve-
| land.
| Born on the wide banks of the Hud-
| son in the little town of Hyde Park,
country born and country loving, this
mans whole political life is an open
/ book. His reputation is unSullied, his
/ character spotless. Has there ever
been a breath Of suspicious against
| him? AS young man, as a student,
/ as a lawyer, as son. as a husband, as
/ a father as a legislator, as an eXecu-
! tive-he has measured up to the tradi-
/ tions Of true American manhood. Not
/ Withstanding all the honors which have
been heaped upon him in full, in
rounded and complete measure, he still
remains natural and unspoiled, frank
/ and open, but with all that persistent
determination which is his heritage to
carry on and carry through for the
good of his State and his country.
Promises No Quick Relief.
Gentlemen of the convention, our
party presents to the country no claim
for immediate relief from all our pres
ent ills. We make no reiteration of the
glowing but untitled promises of our
opposing candidates of four years ago,
nor present assurances Of recovery
within "a hours from the depression
which exists, but we do promise an
earnest. sincere and determined effort
under the leadership of a man whose
courage is unquestioned and whose
word is as good as gold, to so conduct
our United States by policies as to bring
about a recovery from the ills accen-
tuated and increased by Republican
uncertainty and instability, to the end
that this great country of ours may re-
! turn TO It's normal condltlon ana man
fully work out its and our destiny.
TO make that promise good we must
here select as our candidate a man who
not only has the ability to carry out
this program, but who has already con-
vinced the country that he is big
enough for the job. What better proof
can be offered of my ability to name
that man than to point to the imposing
procession of sister States marching
today beneath his banner? Washing
ton, oregon, Nevada, Arizona. Idaho
Utah, New Mexico Colorado, Wyoming
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
Arkansas, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Mississippi. Alabama
Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North
Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
Michigan. Vermont, New Hampshire
Maine and Delaware, and add Alaska
District of Columbia, Hawaii Philip
pines, Porto Rico and the Virgir
Islands.
Il call on you whose standards I SCI
before me to here and now testify the
determination you have already ex-
pressed that the candidate Of this con.
vention shall be, must be and will bt
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