Evening star., 1960-07-29

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cagO last night.-AP
the days of Lincoln 100 years
ago.
And Americas farmers,
to whose hard work and almost
incredible efficiency we owe the
fact that we are the best-fed,
best-clothed people in the
world, I say Americas farmers
must and will receive what they
do not have today. and what
they deserve, a fair share of
Americas ever-increasing pros
perity. And to accomplish these
things we will develop to the
full the untapped natural re-
sources, our water, our min
erals, our power with which we
are so fortunate to be blessed
in this rich land of ours. And
we shall provide for our scien-
lists the support they need for
the research that will open ex-
citing new ways into the future,
new highways in which we shall
have progress, in which we can
not even dream of today, and
above all in this decade of dec
iSion and progress, we will wit
ness the continued revitaliza-
tion Of Americas moral and
spiritual strength, with the re-
newed faith in the eternal
ideals of freedom, and justice
under God which are our price
less heritage as a people.
And now I am sure that
many of you in this hall, and
many of you in television might
well ask, But Mr.. Nixon, don't
our opponents favor just such
goals as this?" And my answer
is, Yes, of course" All Amer
leans regardless of party want
a better life for our people
What is the difference then? I
will tell you what it is. The diff
ference is in the way we propose
to reach these goals. and the
record shows that our way
works and theirs doesn't, and
we are going to prove it in this
campaign.
Produce on Promises
We produce on the promises
that they make. We succeed
where they fail.
Do you know why? Because
we put, as Gov. Rockefeller said
in his remarks, our primary
reliance not upon government,
but upon people for progress in
America. That is why we will
succeed.
And we must never forget
that the strength of America is
not in its government, but in
its people. And we say tonight
there is no limit to the goals
America can reach, provided
we stay true to the great Amer
ican traditions.
A government has a role. and
a very important one, but the
role of Government is not to
take responsibility from people.
but to put responsibility on
them. 1t is not to dictate to
people. but to encourage and
stimulate the creative produc-
tivity of 180 million free Amer
leans. That is the way to pro-
gress in America.
In other words, we have faith
in the people, and because our
programs for progress are based
on that faith, we shall succeed
where our opponents will fail.
in building the better America
that I have described.
But If these goals are to be
reached, the next President of
the United States must have
the wisdom to choose between
the things Government should
and should not do. He must
have the courage to stand
against the pressures of the
few for the good of the many.
And he must have the vision to
press forward on all fronts for
the better life our people want.
Now. l have spoken to you
of the responsibilities of our
next President at home. Those
which he will face abroad will
be infinitely greater. But be-
fore I look to the future, let
me say a word about the past.
At Los Angeles two weeks
ago. we heard the United
States, our Government, blam-
ed for Mr.. KruShchev's sabo-
tage of the Paris conference.
We heard the United States
blamed for the actions of Com
munist-led mobs in Caracas
and Tokyo. We heard that
American education and Amer
lean scientists are inferior. We
heard that America militarily
and economically is a second
rate country. We heard that
American prestige is at an all
time low.
Recognizes Weaknesses
This is my answer: I say that
at a time the Communists are