Evening star., 1960-07-16

VI OCItuCU JOUftOOW oPCCI
nomination for Vice Presiden
Fellow Americans, Fellow
Democrats:
I accept your nomination.
I accept also-with full con-
fidence in the outcome and
with high enthusiasm for a labor
I love-the happy privilege of
campaigning on your platform
for the victory that will be
won in November by a united
Democratic Party.
To each of you at this con-
vention. I express again my
gFaditude-for the great honor
you have done me and for the
greater honor you have done
yourselves by your conduct
here.
You brought to this con-
vention strong and honorable
convictions.
Out of those convictions
ably advocated and responSibly
resolved-you have forged new
strength for the Democratic
Party and for the Nation.
New Era Seen
At the Threshold of a new
era, this convention has closed
the door on the things which
have divided Americans in the
past. We have stepped across
--boldly-into what I believe
will be a new day of hope and
harmony for all Americans
regardless of religion, race, or
region.
I am proud to be a member
of such a party.
What man could-what sort
Of man would-say mo" to any
call to, serve such a party and
through that party render q
service to his country in these
times Of peril2
Certainly, to such a call,
could not say, mo"
For eight years-at the cal
of my fellow Democrats in the
Senate of the United States
have served in a position ot
leadership: Responsible for the
success of my party in that
chamber. but responsible in 9
far larger sense for mastering
for my country all the strength
that could be drawn from oul
system of government.
Divided Government
These years have been years
OF divided government.
By great efforts, by great
patience, by sense Of over.
riding responsibility to the ma.
. tion on all things, Democrats
have made divided government
work.
But today-as our nation
moves into the times we SCI
; ahead-you know, I know, al
Americans know that divided
government must end and il
: will end in January.
The frontline of divided gov,
ernment has been on the Sen,
E ate floor. The frontline of uni.
E ned government is on III
: ahead. In the choice between
t the uniform to wear or tn,
e duty to perform, there is NJ
choice-no responsible choic,
but duty. I will serve wher,
: my party asks me to serve ant
= where my countrymen want m
4 to serve, and that is why
gave the answer I did yester,
day.
/ I know-as all Democrat
, and all Americans know-tha
! there is work to be done anC
r duty to be performed if Amer
, lea is to be the influence i
ought to be in the world.
This system Of ours must b,
made to work.
And to make it work, W,
{ must honor the very keyston,
of our Governments purpose
the first words of our Consti
7 tuition: I'VE. the people, in or
der to form a more perfec
union"
/ We must perfect our unity.
Foundation for Greatness
2 That is the foundation worl
S OF the greatness this genera
r ton can build-in your life
GlIIle ana mine.
; AS the distracting division
/ between executive and legisla
tive must be ended, so mus
! we end the divisions between
!. our regions-the suspicion
/, between our religions - tn
fears between our races-th
strifes of class-the pressure
: and tensions of competitiv
! groups and conflicting in
: terests.
1t is this work to whicl
] these times call us today
This is the work I want t,
do-and you want to do-anc