Evening star., 1936-07-24
BY the Associated Press.

-OPEKA, Kans, July "a
Following is the text Of the
address of Gov. ALI M. Lam
l. don last night, accepting
the Republican nomination for
President of the United States:
Mr.. Chairman, members of the
Notification Committee, ladies' and
gentlemen:
I accept the nomination of the
Republican party for the presi-
dency of the United States. In ac-
cepting this leadership I pray for
divine guidance to make me worthy
of the faith and the confidence
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. 1t
carries with it both an honor and
a responsibility. In a republic
these cannot be separated.
Tonight, facing this honor and
responsibility, hope for the gift
of simple and straightforward
speech. I want every man and
woman In this Nation to under
stand my every word, for I speak
of issues deeply concerning us all.
Oath of Presidency
Carries Obligation.
The citizen who assumes the
direction 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, protect and de-
fend the Constitution of the United
States" This oath carries the
obligation so to use executive power
that it will fulfill the purposes for
which it was delegated.
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 inviolate
1t is with full understanding of
the meaning of this oath that ac-
cept this nomination.
The 1886 platform of the Re-
publican party has my complete
adherence. 1t sets out the prin-
ciples by which we can achieve
the full national life that our re-
sources entitle us to enjoy.
TINE Has Come
To Pull Together.
There is not time to lay our
whole program before you tonight;
I can touch only upon few phases
of it. The others hope to discuss
with you in detail as the campaign
progresses.
I intend to approach the issues
fairly, as see them, without lancor
or passion. If we are to go for
ward permanently, it must be with
a united Nation-not with people
torn by appeals to prejudice and
divided by class feeling.
The time has come to pull to-
gether.
No people can make headway
where great numbers are sup
ported in idleness. There Is no
future on the relief rolls. The law
of this world is that man shall
eat 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
n chance for their children, reason
able security, and the right to live
according to American standards.
They want to share in a steady
progress. We bind ourselves with
pledge we shall not ignore, thrust
aside, or forget, to devote our whole
energy to bringing these things
about.
Country Has Tried
Varied Theories.
The world has tried to conquer
this depression by different meth
DDS. None of them has been fully
successful. Too frequently recov-
cry has been hindered, if not de-
feated, by political considerations.
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 pro-
posals did not follow familiar
paths to recovery. We knew they
were being undertaken hastily and
with little deliberation.
But because the measures were
supposed to be temporary, because
everybody hoped they would prove
successful, and because the people
wanted the administration to have
a fair trial, Congress and the coun-
try united in support of its efforts
at the outset.
Now it becomes our duty to ex-
anime the record as 1t stands. The
record shows that these measures
did rot fit together into any def
mite program Of recovery. Many of
them worked at purposes and
defeated themselves. Some de-
veloped into definite hindrances to
recovery. They had the effect gen.
orally of extending control by
Washington into the remotest cor
ners of the country. The frequent
and sudden changes in the admin
istration's policy caused a contin-
ual uneasiness.
Recovery Set Back
Again and Again.
AS result, recovery has been set
back again and again. This was
not all of the failure. Practical
progressives have suffered the dis
heartening experience of seeing
many liberal objectives discredited
during the past three years by care
less thinking, unavoidable 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 it must be remembered that
the welfare of our people is not re-