Evening star., 1936-06-26
By the Associated PresS.

PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-The text
Of the speech by Judge John e. Mack
Of New York nominating President
Roosevelt for another four-year term
in the White House follows:
Mr.. Chairman and delegates to the
Democratic National Convention-
We meet again. Four years ago We
met at Q period Of great concern, q
period Of depression and dissatisfaction
and period of widespread alarm as to
our farming and business prospects
and the future Of our country as q
whole.
At that time the convention had
promised an earnest. sincere and de-
termined effort. under the leadership
Of a man whose courage was unques-
toned. to bring about O recovery from
Ills accentuated and increased by Re
publican uncertainty and instability.
We now meet after three years of
such effort. We meet to account for
our stewardship, and to give to the
people the man best calculated to sue
eeed in carrying out and continuing
the rehabilitation 50 quickly begun and
so successfully carried out since 1898.
! am here to nominate such man.
Probably because I have such an In
innate knowledge Of this man and his
early history, have been selected for
the honor Of presenting him to you.
We were raised as boys IN adjoining
towns, but with different horizons. My
horizon was the Hudson Valley-his
the universe.
was his senior In years. As q
Democratic ofIice holder I presented
his name as our candidate for State
Senator in 1910. I believe knew him
better than most Of his constituents.
told them that this young man was
ready to carry out the heritage Of his
birth, to give his time and his life for
the benefit of his State and his coun-
try.
Stumped With Candidate
For Congress.
His district was almost hopelessly
Republican. With his usual perse-
verance and courage he stumped it in
company with Dick Connell, q much
older man, the Democratic candidate
for Congress.
Dick had been the perennial Demo-
cratic candidate in this wholly Repub-
lican district. whenever he came to a
little old red country school house he
went in and made a speech on patri-
otism to the pupils and teacher-and
he whispered to his younger co-candi-
date, you know, If live long enough
for these children to grow up, they
will vote for me and In time elect me. I"
This vision grew into a reality in
1910, because the Congressman and
Senator were both swept into office.
From the beginning our nominee, al
though coming from . distinguished
family, fought the night of the COM
mon people and against the domina-
ton of the railroads, then at the
height of their power. He opposed
the influence of financial interests in
politics and government.
He showed complete understand
ing for the farmers, who had Just come
through a period Of depression and
farm foreclosures. He opposed the
efforts of the chambers of commerce
In his district to freeze out industries
which paid their employees q living
wage. He opposed the blacklist, Sc
cretly managed by manufacturers as
sociations.
When this young man arrived in
Albany he found that leader Of his
own party was about to send to WASH
ington as United States Senator a
man definitely tied up with a powerful
and selfish traction interest.
He Immediately took up the fight
against this betrayal of the peoples
trust. He continued it with such de.
termination and unflinching courage
that the nomination was blocked and
there was selected as United States
Senator a lawyer and Judge of un-
questioned probity and integrity.
The triumphant reelection of our
nominee in 1912 was proof of the con-
fidence the people of his district had
In him and recognition of his leader
snip IN the State Senate. It was also
a demonstration of the fact that he
represented not any particular interest.
but the entire people.
His service in the New York Leeis-
lature directed the attention Of the
Nation to this young man. He was
invited to become Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy by President Woodrow
Wilson, a post formerly filled by his
illustrious cousin.
Here again were shown his determi-
nation and ability to get at the bot
tom of things. He familiarized him.
self with every detail of the Navy.
He covered and become familiar with
the needs Of every part of the coun-
try, and took an active part in the
World War, here and in Europe.
At San Francisco in 1920 his party
recognized his fighting ability by
nominating this young man for the
office Of Vice President. His brave
fight and his noteworthy loyalty to
his chief are history now. Outstand-
ing above all in that campaign was
his sportsmanship in defeat. HE
could take it."
Then in 1921 came the sudden af-
fiction which seemed to all Of us
would forever remove this young man
from public life.
Providence Prepared
Him for Future.
We did not know in those days that
Providence was only preparing him
for the greater work the future had In
store for him. I had not then studied
Emerson's essay on the LAW Of Com
pensation." No one can have full
sympathy for the misfortunes of 9TH
ers until and unless he has suffered
himself.