The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-16

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 cratic charge of government, they laid down 9 total of only thirty five combatant ships. During the last three years of the Hoover ad- ministration not one single veS- sell of war was laid down by our government.
 During this administration there has been laid down up to June, 194O, eight new battleships, twelve new cruisers, two new airs craft carriers, sixty-five new de. stroyers and thirty-six new sub. marines, a grand total of 153 new units iii seven years, as contrasted with thirty.five new units under the twelve-year Republican res gime.
 Two- Ocean Navy
 This Congress has in addition, authorized eighty-seven ships of war to give us g two-ocean Navy, 8 sea force of such magnitude and power, including it's air force, as will make reasonably certain our continued dominance of this hemisphere and the perpetuation of our cherished institutions. Let this startling summary of ships authorized and constructed for the Navy be fixed in the minds of the American people, to wit: Dut. ing MT. Hoover's administration. none; during MT. Roosevelt's ad- ministration, 326.
 When we came into power the authorized strength of our stand ing Army had been reduced to 118000 men. During this Ad- ministration 1t has been constarit- ly increased until the present authorized enlisted strength of the Army is 375, 900 men and the National Guard 251,000.
 Our Air Force has been in. creased in like proportion, with an ultimate objective, if neces- sary, of 50O00 planes, manned by the most efdcient flyers on the face of the earth. That is the record. Let the opposition make the most of 1t.
 There has been presented 6 summary of our program for 8 tremendous increase in our de. fense against an enemy from overseas. But such danger. is not the only menace to our na- tional security. There is abundant proof that lurking within the shadows of our governments edi- flee, laying their mischievous plans at the opportune time to sap and mine it, or to put the red torch of revolution and dis union against our democratic form of government, are those forces of evil, now commonly called "The Fifth Column"
 / Enemies Within
 No one knows how great arc their numbers, but evidence al- ready produced shows that they run into tens of thousands, all of them sworn enemies of our form of government. However great or small may be their num- Der, there is no place in the United States for 8 single one of them to abide in freedom. Con- gressional legislation has already been enacted and approved by the President providing every possi- ble restraint upon and punish- ment of these enemies of our institutions that could be devised within the limits of our Consti. tuition. <,
 At the conclusion of his speech to the Republican Convention at Philadelphia, former President Hoover posed this question: ''Re- publicans, are you ready to fight?" No such question will be propounded to the Democrats of this convention or those of the country. We began to fight in the election of 1892: we carried on the battle in 1886 to a magnifi- cent victory, and we are already enlisted for the duration of the coming conflict to preserve to the people the advances we have made in liberal government for the benefit and protection of the average man. Fighting by our side will again be millions of Re- pubhcans and independent voters who have forever foresworn ale legiance to the forces of reac- ton.
 Sentiments and emotions and alarms of profound significance are stirring the minds and hearts of the American people as a re- suit of the welter and destruction of the foreign wars, and they are in deep apprehension of the daia- gers to our processes of liberty. We can all somehow sense and feel a new conservation to the priceless patrimony bequeathed to us by Washington, Jefferson. Madison, Hamilton and their as- sociates "in a time remote" Enduring Armament It is an indefinable patriotic incursion that is touching the souls of men here in our couh- try. While this is no time 10 place for one to invoke the pfe- negatives of an ecclesiastic, ! ven- ttre far enough t 0 assert that there is no armament 60 potent and enduring as that Of the moral. spiritual and religious ob. ngataons for 6 great people. Without that sanctuary, there can be no perpetuatlon of the decencles and securities of any type of civilization.
 With that Great Comforter as 6 handmsiden, eur wealth. our power, our prepaFe6nosE. our love of liberty vii forever maze America unconqusred end uncon- ] auoKahIe. ffIN