Evening star., 1940-11-03
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Non. 2.-Follo1c-
ing is the prepared tert OF an
address By Wendell Wllkie. Re-
publican presidential candidate,
in Madison Square Garden to-
night:
People of America, citizens Of
New York:
This campaign is about to
come to a close and I would not
be true to myself if I did not
at this time express my deep
appreciation to Joe Martin for
the able way in which he handled
the campaign.
Edwin F. Jackie here in New
York has done a superb job as
State chairman.
And 1 want to commend to you
Bruce Barton, the candidate for
United States Senator.
Well, I'm going to take you
in on. a little secret. Just lis
tened over the radio from Cleve-
land, Ohio. And 1 tell you lis
tened!-you're all eager Com
munists or Fascists. I have that
on the highest authority.
I have been engaged in this
campaign now for almost two
months and when I started l had
not the slightest bitterness in my
soul toward any one. The CAM
paign is gong to close tomorrow
night-or Monday highland at
that time I will have no bitter
ness in my soul toward any man.
Whether you be people who
work on the farm. in the factory.
in the Office, or In business, or
in whatever occupation, you're
all American citizens to me.
The people of this country have
never risen up in any cause ex-
cept the cause of freedom. Be-
lieve me. that is their cause to-
day.
This is the battle of America.
The drums of victory are roll
ing. The thunderous drums of an
aroused electorate are beating in
the Nation tonight. Victory, vic
tory is on the march.
It is not for me. 1t is not for
my party. Wendell Willkie, the
man. has little meaning in this
campaign.
This is the victory of the peo-
pile.
We. the people. are defying po-
litical corruption. We are de-
flying billions of dollars of po-
litical spending. We, the people,
defy the entrenched political
power!
A free people now arise to
write a single word across the
vast American sky: Liberty. Lib
erty. Liberty.
Four years ago a candidate for
President stood in this hall. upon
this very platform. and spoke to
the American people. These were
his words:
Il should like to have it said
of my first administration that in
it the forces of selflshness and
of lust for power met their match.
I should like to have it said OF my
second administration that in 1t
these forces met their master
Ask People to Make
Me Your Servant
Tonight come before you with
a different plea. do not ask to
be any mans master. People OF
America, I ask you to make me
your servant.
I would stand in this matter
where Lincoln stood. He said
and I quote-"As I would not be a
slave. 50 I would not be a master.
This expresses" Lincoln said, my
idea of democracy. Whatever diff
fers from this, to the extent OF
the difference is no democracy"
Certainly there are forces OF
evil among us. We must battle
against them. But no one man.
no single master. however we'll
intentioned. can determine which
one Of us is good and which Is
evil.
These forces can be cOmbated
only by one who is your servant.
They must be extinguished only
in your name. not his own.
Though he represents in his per-
son the greatest Nation on earth
you, the people Of America, are
the sovereign.
Oh. believe me, you must bt
Jealous of this power that you
now hold.
People of America. it is not too
late to save that great power.
Almost no people on earth pos
sess it today. I ask you, I plead
with you, I beg you. think-think
before you release it to those who
prove a lust for power by seek
ing q third term.
For if you release it, you hazard
your chance Of ever regaining
your sovereignty. In this violent
world, it's. later than you think.
Issue Is Preservation
OF Free Way Of Life.
The issue with which you will
be presented three days hence is
the preservation of the free way
Of life.
Now the New Deal, of course,
tells us that it also wants to pre-
serve democracy. And 1t tries r.
confuse the issue by claiming e;