Evening star., 1944-06-29
BY the Associated Press.

ing is the tert OF Thomas E.
DeiDey's address accepting the
Republican presidential nomina-
ton at his pdrty's national con-
pention.
I am profoundly moved by the
trust you have placed in me- I
deeply feel the responsibility
which goes with your nomina-
ton for President of the United
States at this grave hour of our
Nations history.
That I have not sought this
responsibility. all of you know. I
told the people of my State, two
years ago, that it was my inten-
tion to devote my full term as
Governor exclusively to their
service. You have decided other
wise. In accordance with the
principles of our republican form
of Government you have laid
upon me the highest duty to
which an American can be
called. No one has right to
refuse that call With the help
of God, / shall try to be worthy
of the trust. I accept the nomi-
nation.
I am happy and proud to be as
sociated in this effort with my
good friend, the distinguished
Governor of Ohio - John w.
Bricker.
For many months John Bricker
has gone from State to State tell
ing people what the real issues
are and telling them the need for
better Government and what
great good will come with elec-
tion of Republicans.
Never before in the history of
our party has any man displayed
such fine sportsmanship as he
did this morning, and I am proud
to be associated with him.
I come to this great task a
free man. have made no
pledges, promises or commit
ments. expressed or implied, to
any man or woman. I shall
make none, except to the Ameri-
can people.
Pledges Cabinet
OF Ablest in Nation.
These pledges I do make.
To men and women of the
Republican party everywhere 7
pledge my utmost efforts in the
months ahead. In return 1 ask
for your support. Without 1t T
cannot discharge the heavy obli-
CATION you lay upon me.
To Americans of every party
pledge that on January Goth next
year our Government will again
have cabinet of the ablest men
and women to be found in
America. It's members will ex-
pect and will receive full delega-
ton of the powers of their Office.
They will be capable of admin
istering those powers. They will
each be experienced in the task
to be done and young enough to
do it. This election will bring
an end to one-man government
in America.
To Americans of every party
pledge campaign dedicated to
one end above all others-that
this Nation under God may con-
tinue in the years ahead a free
Nation of free men.
At this moment on battle
grounds arQ6hd the Warld .AnseTi-
, cans are dying for thefreeddnof
our country. Their comrades are
pressing on in the face OF hard
ship and suffering. They are
pressing on for total wctory and
for the liberties of A1lsM us.
Everything we say or do today
and in the future must be de-
voted to the single purpose of
that victory. Then when victory
is won We must devote ourselves
with equal unity of purpose to re-
winning at home the freedom
they have won at such desperate
cost abroad.
To our Allies let us send from
this convention one message from
our hearts: The American people
are united with you to the limit
OF our resources and our man.
power, devoted to the single task
OF victory and the establishment
OF a firm and lasting peace.
Campaign to Strengthen
Our Will to Victory.
To every member of the Axis
powers let us send this message:
BY this political campaign, which
you are unable to understand,
our will to victory will be
strengthened and with every day
you further delay surrender the
consequences to you will be more
severe.
That We shall win this war
none OF US and few of our
enemies can now have any doubt.
But how we win this war is of
major Importance for the years
ahead. We won the last war but
1t did not stay won. This time
we must also win the purposes
Tor which we are fighting. Ger
many must never again nourish
the delusion that she could have
won. We must carry to Japan a
defeat so crushing and complete
that every last man among them
knows that he has been beaten.
We must not merely defeat the
armies and navies of our enemies.
We must defeat, once and for all,
their will to make war. In their
hearts as well as with their lips
let them be taught to say: Never
again"
The military conduct of the
war is outside this campaign. It
is and must remain completely
out of politics. Gen. Marshall
and Admiral King are doing
superb job. Thank God for both
of them. Let me make it crystal
clear that change of admins
tration next January cannot and
will not involve any change in
the military conduct of the war.
If there is not now any civilian
interference with the military
and naval commands, change
in administration will not alter
that status. If there is civilian