The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19
FDR Accepts
 With Dramatic
 Radio Address

CHICAGO July 19-ln dramatic radio address to the Democratic con vention here from the White House in Washington. President Roosevelt last night accepted the nomination to run for third term If the cleo torate call me"
 Reiterating his previous statement to the convention that he had no desire or purpose" to seek the nom ination, Mr Roosevelt declared that in this time of crisis and national emergency" his conscious and his sense of duty to his country would not permit him to refuse if the peo- pie of the nation insisted that he carry on.
 He pointed out that he had called from their private vacations many men and women, regardless of party utilization, to serve their country. With one single exception, they all had accepted. He did not enlarge on. the exception, but went on to say that if others were willing to serve. as their patriotic duty and in the capacities for which they were best suited he could do little else butt carry on in the presidency if chosen by the people.
 Describing the international sit uation, the most critical to face this nation in it's history, the President asserted the present situation was above party lines and demanded the united action of the American peo- pie for their own defense and pro- lection. Referring to the aggression overseas, the President labeled the form of government advocated by the dictators not new but the tyran- ny of old. Leaving a hint that the Republican party might be the party of appeasement, he declared that now is no time for appeasement ori of placing our government in "un- tried and inexperienced hands. ' Rather, he charged Americans whoi cherish their freedom and democracy must fight the "appeasers and fifthl columnists" if our democratic way of living is to continue.
 MT. Roosevelt made 1t plain there would be no change in the foreign policy of the nation so long as heI was in office. q do not repent, heI said, the positions he and Secretary Hull had taken in the rapidly changing international scene.
 The American policy, he declared, will continue to be one of presery- ing American democracy in the wes tern hemisphere.
 The President touched on the so-: cial advances made in the nation in the last seven years, declaring thel program of human betterment and human deceny" will continue. We have covered much of the road he said, "but there is still some dis tance to go."
 We face one of the great choices of history" the President said. Tt is not alone the choice of govern ment by the people versus dictator ship. It is not the choice of free dom versus slavery. It is not alone the choice between moving forward or falling. It is all these rolled into one. It is the continuance of civilization as we know it versus ultimate destruction of all We have held dear-religion against Goddess ness, ideal of justice against the practice of force, moral decency yer sus the firing squad; courage to speak out and to act versus the false lullaby of appeasement."
 Declaring a selfish, greedy people could not be free, the President as- serted the American people must de- eide whether these things are worth sacrifices of money, energy and self. He said they would decide on the record as it has been made and the record of things as they are"