St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-29
KEEP YOUR SENAT TOR woRk|NGFoR YOU

towards the realization of full program of civil rights
to all This convention must set out more specifically the
direction in which party efforts TO go We be
proud that guided by the courageous trail baE
ing of two great Democratic presidents
We can be proud Of the fact that great and be-
loved immortal leader, Franklin Roosevelt gave
guidance and we can be proud of the fact that Harry
Truman has had the courage to give to the people of
America the emancipation proclamation
Ii 10 me that the Democratic Party needs 10
make definite pledges of the kind suggested in the min
GRITTY report maintain the trust and the confidence
placed in by the people of all and all sections of
this country,
Surely we are here as Democrats but my good
friends we're here Americans We're here the be.
levers in the principle and ideals of democracy, and
firmly believe that concerned with countrys
future, must specify in platform the guarantees
which we have mentioned in the minority report
Yes, this is far than party matter. Every cit
zen in this country has stake in the emergence of the
United States leader in free world That world is
being challenged by world of slavery For TO play
part effectively, must be in a morally sound
position,
We cannot use a double standard There 5 no room
for double standards in American politics for measuring
our own and other peoples policies Our demands for
democratic practices in other lands will be eff
fectve than the guarantee of those practices in
country.
Friends delegates do not believe that there can
be any compromise the guarantees of the civil rights
which have mentioned in the minority report In spite
of my desire for unanimous agreement on the entire plat
form, in spite of my desire to everybody here in
unanimous agreement, there matters which
think must be stated clearly and without qualification
There will be no hedgng-no watering dowfof the in
strumens and the principles of the civil rights program
To those who say that rushing this issue of
civil rights--I say to them, 172 years late
To those who say that this bill of rights program is
infringement of state rights say hisThe time has
arrived in America for the Democratic party get of
the shadows of states rights and walk forthrghty into
the bright sunshine of human rights
People 49, human beings this is the issue of the
Twentieth Century people, all kinds and sorts of people
looking TO America for leadership and they're look
ing TO America for prccepts and examples,
My good friends my fellow Democrats ask you
for calm consideration Of our historic opportunity Let
do forget the evil passions and the blindness Of the
past In these times of world economic, political and
spiritual ALL spiritual crisis we cannot and we
must not turn from the path plainly before That
path has already led through many valleys Of the
shadow of death Now is the time recall those who we're
left that path of American freedom.
For all of MS here for the millions who have sent
us for the whole two billion members Of the human
familyour land is now than before the last
best hope earth know that cam know that we
shabcgn here the fuller and richer realization of that
hope-that promise OF a land whore all men are truly
free aud equal and each his freedom and equal
ity wisely and well.
! ask my party ask the Democratic party TO
march down the high road Of progressive democracy
ask this convention say IN unmistakable terms that
proudly hail and courageosy support our Presi
dent and leader Harry Truman in his great fight for
civil rights in America.