The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-02-04


there's enough money in the
committees office rent year
money on which to operate
Featured speaker for the evening
was Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder, chair
man California Democratic State
Central Committee. What this
charming lady, former schoolteach-
er, and mother, told Montana Dem
ocrats would bear repeating word
for word if only space would per-
nit. She didn't pull any punches.
She told her audience that "the
Democratic party is not for towards
or weakIings" and emphasized
again and again that the party, if
it is TO again be given stewardship
of the nation by the voters, it must
pay more than lip service to the
ideals of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Speaking of the man who led Amer
lea away from the brink of disaster
in 1888, she said, 81 am grateful that
this great President was so passion
ately committed to democracy, not
only as philosophy, but as way
of life and that he proved that the
practical operation of democratic
government is equal to the task of
protecting the security of the people.
Here are other highlights of the
address by Mrs. Snyder:
"The result of the programs of re-
covery initiated by Franklin Roose-
welt carried our nation from a posi-
ton of weakness and despair in 1882
to position of strength ten years
later so that it could serve as the
arsenal of democracy in the greatest
war of our history.
'tIt is sometimes submitted as a
criticism of democracy that it does
not lend itself readily to precise
definition or that it appears to
change it's meaning from genera
lion to generation. Franklin Roose-
welt demonstrated that democracy
is as much an attitude of mind and
inclination of heart as well as
particular body of beliefs or prac-
tices and that democracy can adapt
itself to historical change. That
democracy took on new meaning
and new significance under Frank
lin Roosevelt is perhaps the great
est of his contributions
Frankly, | am glad that the Dem
ocratic party does not follow the Re-
publican pattern of nominating q ,
man who had not even voted in his |
adult life before becoming a candi- ,
date for the presidency or man who {
mad not been satisfied with defeating t
MS Democratic opponents, but had
20 attempt to destroy their personal i
populations g
have already indicated my dis
pleasure for the standards that the c
party uses in selecting its Il
| want to express
wen greater displeasure for the kind {
If campaigns it has been conducting v
n the last decade. Il
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that nation is strong and great c,
merely because it has democratic tt
form of government. The strongest lie
democracy is weakened by internal C;
dissension and by mutual suspicion. OF
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ur nations history there had been tie
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which had enabled us to maintain in
system. The Republican OF
arty must be made to realize that III
hey are destroying these fundament- tn
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rankin Roosevelt said, TT is not tie
nough to clothe and feed the body D.
f this nation, to instruct and inform an
S mind. For there is also the spirit.
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lied, even though the Nations body w
nd mind lived on, the America we tn
now would have persisted. flo
E'The Republican party must also DE-
: made to realize that whenever by TO
vestigating activities of legislative is
an individuals good name pl,
besmirched by gossip, hearsay or
atements of irresponsible witnesses co
e have failed in carrying forward da
r ideals in respect to democracy. an
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ers of the Republican party that me
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titutions must be designed to pro- sci