Evening star., 1960-07-29

Mr.. Chairman, delegates tt
this convention, my fellow
Americans: I have made many
speeches in my life, and never
have I found it more difficult
to find the words adequate tc
express what I feel as I find
them tonight.
To stand here before this
great convention, to hear youi
expression of affection for me
for Pat. for our daughters, foI
my mother, for all of us who
are representing our party, is
of course, the greatest moment
of my life.
And I just want you to know
that my only prayer as I stand
here is that in the months
ahead I may be in some way
worthy of the affection and the
trust which you have presented
to me on this occasion, in every
thing that I say, in everything
that I do, in everything that
think in this campaign and aft
erwardS.
May I also say that l have
been wanting to come to this
convention, but because of the
protocol that makes it neces-
sary for a candidate not to
attend the convention until the
nominations are over, / have
had to look on it on television.
But I want all of you to know
that I have never been so proud
of my party as I have been in
these last three days and as
have compared this convention,
the conduct Of our delegates
and our speakers with what
went on in my native State of
California just two weeks ago;
and congratulate Chairman
Halleck and Chairman Morton
and all of those who have help
ed to make this convention one
that will stand in the annals
of our party forever as one of
the finest we have ever held.
Memories of Convention
Have you ever stopped to
think of the memories you will
take away from this conven-
ton? The things that run
through my mind are these:
That first day, with the mag
nificent speeches. Mr.. Hoover
with his great lessons for the
American people. Walter Judd,
with one of the most outstand-
ing keynote addresses in either
party in history and last night
(sic) our beloved, fighting Pres
ident, making the greatest
speech I ever heard him make,
before TINS convention.
Your platform and it's mag
nif1cent presentation by Chuck
Percy, the chairman. For these
and for so many other things
I want to congratulate you to-
night and to thank you from
the bottom of my heart and
on behalf of Americans-not
just Republicans, but Amer
icans-everywhere for making
US proud of our country and
of our two-party system for
what you have done.
u Tonight. too, / particularly
want to thank this convention
for nominating as my running
mate a world statesman of the
first rank, my friend and COL
league, Henry Cabot Lodge of
Massachusetts,. In refreshing
contrast to what happened in
Los Angeles you nominated a
man who shares my views on
the great issues and who will
work with me and not against
me. in carrying out our mag
nif1cent platform.
And, may I say that during
this week we Republicans who
feel our convictions strongly
about our party and about our
country have had our differ
ences, but as the speech by
Senator Goldwater indicated
yesterday, and the elegant and
gracious remarks of my friend,
Nelson Rockefeller, indicated
tonight, we Republicans know
that the differences that divide
us are infinitesimal compared
to the gulf between us and
what the Democrats would put
upon US and what they did at
Los Angeles at their conven-
tion two weeks ago.
Restored Honesty"
1t was only eight years ago
that I stood in this very place
after you had nominated as
our candidate for the President
one of the great men of our
century and I say to you to-
night that for generations to
come Americans, regardless of
party, will gratefully remem-
ber Dwight Eisenhower as the
man who brought peace to
America, as the man under
whose leadership Americans
enjoyed the greatest progress
and prosperity in history, but
above all, they will remember
him as the man who restored
honesty, integrity and dignity
to the conduct of Government
in the highest Office of this
land.
And, my fellow Americans,
know now that you will under
stand what 1 next say, because
the next President of the United
States will have his great ex-
ample to follow-because the
next President will have new
and challenging problems in
the world of utmost gravity
This truly is the time for great
ness in Americas leadership.
l am sure you will under
stand why I do not say tonight
that I alone am the man who
can furnish that leadership
That question is not for me
but for YOU to decide, and ]