Evening star., 1948-06-22

material destiny, the foothills ot it,
glory.
Our party and our Government
have been an effective part of that
development. The westward march
Of progress goes on from frontier to
frontier. We must further the ex-
pansion Of industry In the West, In
building q great commerce in the
Pacific, and in promoting the pros
perity and usefulness Of the re-
sources Of our territories Of Alaska
and Hawaii, now On the threshold
Of statehood.
The triumphal march Of inven-
tive genius must proceed. In the
half century Of my own lifetime,
the daily life Of every American has
been enriched beyond comprehen-
sion by the miracles Of the labora-
tory and the inventors attic.
Achieved Under Freedom.
Let us not forget that these
achievements have not been the
products Of an -powering Gov
eminent. They have taken place
under economic freedom. No So
cialist or Communist government
has produced anything even rela-
lively comparable.
These productive marvels are not
the mere windfalls of the fortune
that gave us great natural resources.
Nor are they the products Of su-
perior mind or race. They are the
products of honest work, Of devoted
service, Of thrift, energy, courage
and faith.
And all we have accomplished can
be just a sample Of what is ahead.
The inventions, the processes, the
formulas we learned in war can be
made to serve mankind in peace.
Particularly the science of nuclear
physics. which produced the atomic
bomb with its fearsome possibilities
of world destruction, offers hope for
/ tremendous progress iE our quest
for new sources OF power, and In
our endless war on disease.
The results of our inventions and
research are the visible fruits OF
American character. But national
character Is made Of more than
material achievements.
| We have built standards OF justice.
We have learned to live together.
We have all but obliterated the
harsh lines Of class. We have
learned to respect virtue and ability
wherever they may be.
Civil Rights Measure Pledged.
Our Republican leadership will
strengthen the character Of Amer
! lea. It's program will give new
meaning to the Bill of Rights. 1t
will replace the New Deals shadow
boxing on the issue Of civil liberties
with sound measures to make Amer
lea, more truly than ever before the
happy land of opportunity.
A political party should be the
ever sensitive channel through
which the will, the hopes and the
ideals of the American people direct
and control their Government. A
party is what the ether is to the
radio, the power line to electrical
energy, the ocean to sea-going COM
merce. Unlike the single party sys-
! tenn Of communism or fascism,
American parties are the servants,
not the masters of the people.
The Republican Party of 194S in
I this convention is well aware OF that
principle.
| 1t should seek-it should always
seek-the true answer to this ques-
ton: What have the American peo-
pie a right to demand Of their Gov
ernment?
| The answer Of our party to this
question should not be an effort to
please all. That answer, in the long
run, pleases none.
We can find the true answer in
the best qualities that men have a
right to expect of themselves. What
are the things that make q mans
life worth while?
Three Essentials Listed.
| Years ago, great american spirit
ual leader answered this. He laid
down three essentials of philoso-
! pIlN O1 lllt.
He said that the things worth
while in a mans life are character,
influence, and happiness. To be
what We ought to be, to count as we
can. to enjoy what we may-these, he
said, are really worth while.
These can we'll be what the people
expect of their Government. For q
Nation is many men. Its character
is the best there is in all its people
It's power is their cemented strength
Its happiness is their happiness
Its destiny is their destiny.
Let us, therefore, expect Of oul
Government these three personal
essentials: Character, influence
happiness.
i We begin with character. The
very core of a Government shoulc
be honesty and integrity. Is it tru.
to itself? Is it true to its people:
Does it cultivate the virtues Of truth
industry and fair dealing?
i An honest Nation deserves honest
!. Government through an honest
party.
1t expects its Government to tel
the truth and all the truth, to keep
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