Evening star., 1951-12-28

A partial tert of Harold E. Stas-
sens address last night at a
dinner giuen By the Friends of
StaSsen Committee folloaDs..
The world tragedies of recent
years, the cruel Communist OPP
preston today over one-third of
the people of the earth, and the
apparent dangers now before our
Nation indicate that the decisions
OF America in 1852 may well be as
significant as those taken in this
city at our Nations birth.
Thus it has been with a deep
sense of humility that I have con-
sidered long and prayerfully what
answer I should give to the ques-
ton of what part I will take in
this year of decision Of 1852.
Many of the men and women
now gathered in this room, and
others in the Nation, have urged
that give my approval to the
presentation of my name in the
various Republican primaries and
conventions as a candidate for
President.
do so because of my sincere be-
lief in the soundness and the
urgency of the program for the
country which I will present, and
because of my conclusion that
there is no other way to give the
people an opportunity to decide
upon that program.
Presents His Platfrom.
I present the definite steps
which I believe our Government
should take and which I, as
President, working with Congress,
would intend that it take. They
are measures through which, as
I see it. the American people,
under God, can enjoy a world at
peace and take a happy part in
the progress of all mankind to-
ward better living and greater
freedom and deeper respect for
one another.
AS President. I would absolutely
insist upon plain, old-fashioned,
honesty in the officials of the Ma
ton, from the highest to the low
est. Any one guilty of dishonesty
or bad ethics would be promptly
removed, and high moral stand
ards would be set in the Nations
capital.
The churches of the Nation, of
all faiths, would be encouraged in
their great work. The clergy
priests and pastors, rabbis and lay
lleaderS-would be looked upon
with favor by my Administration.
They would be separate from
Government in jurisdiction and in
law. but church and state would
have the common objective of
high moral standards. They would
be together in their reverence for
the dignity of human life and in
the belief in the fatherhood of
God.
The schools and colleges, both
public and private, would be en-
Icouraged and strengthened. And
i the teachers and educators in
those schools and colleges would
be supported in their efforts to
linstill high concepts of ethics in
the youth of the land and in their
contribution to the cultural de-
velopment of the Nation.
1t would, in short, be my aim
to establish one of the most hon.
Iest, one of the most high-princi-
lpled administrations since our
Nations beginning.
Modern Gold Standard.
The lessons of history tell us
that next to the decay that comes
through weakening moral stand
Iards of the people. the most seri-
Gus threat to a leading nation is
the deterioration of its money.
The currency of a nation is the
medium by which goods and
services change hands freely, pro-
Iduction is stimulated, families are
sustained. 1t is the basis on which
plans are made and agreements
are carried out. The more highly
developed country becomes, the
greater is the Importance of a
sound and stable money.
Every one knows that our coun-
try has experienced serious infla-
ton in recent years. Your per-
sonal insurance plans made 10
years ago will no longer carry out
the original intention for the care
of your family. Your savings have
lost a large portion of their value.
This is a serious matter. And if
this imitation continues for an
Iother six years it will be disastrous.
This administration, with its care
less, blundering financial policies,
has been just like a clumsy visitor
playing with matches in a hay
barn.
Thorough study, and the advice
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