The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24


 drcns accepting republican nom. nation for president Of the Unit cd States follows:
 Mr. Chairman. Members of the Modification Committee, Ladies and Qentlemen:--
 I accept the nomination of the republican party for the pres idency of the United States. In accepting this leadership I pray for divine guidance to make me worthy of the faith and the ccn- SIdence which you have shown In me.
 This call, coming to one whose life has been that of the everyday American, is proof of that freedom of opportunity which belongs to the people under our government. It carries with 1t both an honor end . responsibility. Tn Q repub- lie these cannot be separated.
 Tonight, facing this honor and responsibility, I hope for the gift of simple and straightforward speech in this nation to under stand my every word, for speak of issues deeply concerning us all.
 The citizen who assumes the die rection of the executive branch of our government, takes an oath that he will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will," to the best of his ability, preserve, pro- tect, and defend the constitution of the United States" This oath carries the obligation, 50 to use executive power that 1t will tul. fill the purpose for which 1t was delegated.
 Oath InvlOlate
 No man, in common good faith to his fellow citizens, may right fully assume the duties of the high office of chief executive and take the oath that goes with the office, unless he shall intend to keep and shall keep his oath in- violate.
 It is with c full understanding of the meaning of this oath that l accept this nomination.
 The ie3e platform of the repub- lican party has my complete ad- herence. It sets out the princi- pies by which we can achieve the full national life that our re- sources entitle us to enjoy.
 There is no time to lay our whole program before you to- night; I can touch only upon Q few phases of 1t. The others, hope to discuss with you in de- tail as the campaign progresses.
 intend to approach the issues fairly, as see them, without ran- cor or passion. If we are to 90 forward permanently, 1t must be with 6 united nation-not with @ people torn by appeals to preju- dt:e and divided by class feeling.
 The time has come to pull to- gether.
 No people can make headway where great numbers are support. cd in idleness. There is no future on the relief rolls. The law of this world is that man shall cat bread by the sweat of his brow. The whole American people want to work at full time and at full pay. They want homes, and Q chance for their children, rea- sonable security, and the right to i've according to American standards. They want to share in c steady progress. We bind ourselves with Q pledge we shall not ignore, thrust aside or forget, to devote our whole energy to bringing these things about.
 Recovery Hlndered
 The world has tried to conquer this depression by different meth- ods.. None of them has been ful- ly successful. Too frequently recovery has been hindered, If not defeated, by political consider ations.
 Our own country has tried one economic theory after another. The present administration asked for, and received, extraordinary powers upon the assurance that these were to be temporary. Most of its proposals did not follow familiar paths to recovery. We knew they were being undertaken hastily and with little delibera- ton.
 But because the measures were supposed to be temporary, because everybody hoped they would prove successful, and because the peo- pie wanted the administration to have Q fair trial, congress and the country united in support of It's efforts at the outset.
 Now 1t becomes our duty to ex- anime the record as 1t stands. The record shows that these measures did not 1t together into any def- mite program of recovery. Many of them worked at cross purposes and defeated themselves. Some developed into definite hindranc- es to recovery. They had the ef- feet generally of extending control by Washington into the remotest corners of the country. The fre- quent and sudden changes in the administrators policy caused a continual uneaSiness.
 Careless Thinking
 As e result, recovery has been set back again and again. This was not all of the failure. Practi- cal progressives have suffered the disheartening experience of see- ing many liberal objectives dis credited during the past three years by careless thinking, un- workable laws and incompetent administration.
 The nation has not made the durable progress, either in reform or recovery, that we had the right to expect.
 For 1t must be remembered that A mR -R