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Here la the text of Senator
Charles IV McXarys address
presented at tbe state fair
miikdf ' yesterday afternoon
accepting the republican soraW I
.United States: .
V accept the nomination for
vice-president so generously be
stowed upoa me by the republi
can national conTentlon last Jane.
I . endorse tbi- platform and -renew",
my 'ioyaity to the candidate
for president, the able, msgnetie
and' forceful Wendell L. Willkle.
; N Ordinary Campaign'
' This la no ordinary campaign.
The- Impact - the wars raging
beyond both oar oceans, togeth
er with our urgent concern for
the peace of this hemisphere, sur
round the political decision we
1 are about to make with a heigh
tened gravity. Domestic Issues,
linked as they are with prepared
ness and foreign relations, take
off enlarged significance In our
present mood.
; For more-than seven years we
hare lingered in a backwater, de
nying our destiny; neglecting our
defences, both spiritual and ma
terial. The great energies of
America hare been hindered
where not actually stifled. Some
bare lost faith In the future;
faith In work, the source of well-
being. No party is solely respon
sible. We of the minority hare,
perhaps, failed in vigilance. Bat
- the overwhelming responsibility
rests upon the party In power.
They hare the .mandate.
. This campaign Is more than a
mere contest between rival polit
ical parties. This campaign is a
conflict ' between philosophies
philosophies of government and
-a. action.1 We must choose in No
vember whether America shall
advance again along the path of
her historic mission, or retreat
still further Into the fields of
futility.
Hits "Economic Heresies'
. I should be guilty of a narrow
partisanship nnsulted to the great
west were I, however, to con
demn the New Deal in Its en
tirety, candor requires me to
credit this administration with
certain social gains, which have
made the lot of the average man
more secure If not more fruit
fal and satisfying. I, for one, do
not choose to relinquish these ad
vances, where they are gennlne;
nor to detract from the humani
tarian impulses actuating the
president. In this campaign, I
shall not, seek to indict the New
Deal's motives. I shall, with all
the force at my command, attack
the New Deal's capacity to govern
and the political and economic
heresies which have deflected us
from our course.
Every administration since
Washington has made progress
toward fulfilling the American
dream. The New Deal Is excep
tional in that It. alone, has sought
to substitute new states of mind
for old. to Inculcate reliance on
the government in place of self
reliance and to supplant hope
with fear of what lies ahead.
We may forgive the New Deal's
incompetence in dealing with eco
nomic forces; its inability or
unwillingness to further the
employment of idle capital and
idle hands. We might overlook
the confusion in theory and prac
tice that have curbed initiative,
stalled the engines of production
and multiplied debt. We are still
a rich eountry. What we cannot
forgive is that the New Deal, find
ing Itself unable to restore na
tional vitality, fashioned its plan
apon the thesis that America is
finished, that our economy is in
evitably contracting;, that oppor
tunity has been extinguished and
that, hereafter, we must look In
creasingly to the government for
Jobs, for security and for the
oversight of our private lives.
That concept, old as human
iman
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formed by poverty, political
immaturity and war-into a dis-
saai aespousm.. inat concept is
!lmj:t?0tVB0!J;!-
dancy of the state over the lndl
vidual. I deny its validity in
terms of a youthful, vital Amer
ica. I charge, moreover, that the.
diffusion of that Concept has im
paired the national spirit; and.
tf nrlatd in mtht w.ii rnh
li jniHluu in, uiigui "
la time of the will to be free.
, Quotes Walt Whitman
what we need. In times like
these is more democracy not
less In an earlier period of doubt
snd" dismay Walt Whitman the
good, gray ' poet of a dynamic
America, thus admonished his
eountry-
"Sail" sail thy best, ship "of
' democracy.
' 0f value Is thr freixhL 'tis
' not the present only lu" nmmer; iuuuwuk ium every act. Ana wnen tne pioneers or me moment, lei me say mat
The past Is also stored' in UT" f "e Kaw. the Platte, found they needed to organise the republican platform recom--
thee tbe Sweetwater, the Snake and their rude society into lawful mends a hopeful and affirmative
The Philadelphia convenUon. tbe lordly Columbia; fording Icy patterns, they made no appeal to frm program. It endorses the
meeting in the birthplace of our trm. withstanding hostile the government. They acted. They priaclple of parity. It advocates
liberties, handed us our sailing tribes, suffering hunger, thirst formed their own government, nd this Is a departure Incentive
srders; bidding us look to our Bd io aggravated by The place where they met was payments to farmers willing to
vigorous past, reconstruct Amer- trange diets and exposure and Champoeg. A proud and happy experiment .with tillage of crops
lea -and set her anew on her tearing thousands of unmarked sentiment encompasses me as I we now Import. We stand pledged
coarse. 1 accept those orders In beside the trail. reflect that that hallowed place to continue soli conservation pay-
fall confidence that we shall tri- The settlement of the Oregon lies only a little distance from ments, commodity surplus loans;
umphantly make port la Novem- eountry remains one of our proud- where we now meet. There, -free to encourage acquisition of farms
ber. est epics. At the time of the Americans demonstrated the flex- by tenants and for research alm-
Lcaaons In Oregon Trail York town surrender, our frontier ibillty of the American political Ted at developing industrial uses
This occasion- is, in a sense, rested on the Alleghanles. Sixty system; they proved that lnstltu- for products of the soil. We fa
a personal dedication. I make no years later, the surging genius ot tions forged oa the Atlantic serv- vor continuing the food stamp
apology, therefore, for personal our ancestors had pushed our ed equally as well oa the Pacific program, which serves the double
references. Lacking only four' borders to the Pacific. The be- and that, therefore, the continent parpose of assisting the needy
years. I hare served my native glnnlngs of Oregon lay in the eould be welded into one nation. d helping the farmer by redue
etate of Oregon in the United imagination of Thomas Jefferson Out ot the bold and considered lag surplus crops. The platform
States' senate for a third ot its the apostle of democracy, who action at Champoeg sprang the offers no marie formula. The
existence. In that 23 years, my served only two terms in the assurance which fortified our di- problem Is far too complex for
record has been open to the view presidency, frowning upon con- plomacy In acquiring title to the o all-embracing cure. It does
of my countrymen. I have sup- tern plation of a third term. It was old Oregon country from Great constitute a promise that the re
ported progressive measures. I. Jefferson who, after purchasing Britain.. .- publican party genuinely seeks
have sought to conserve and em- the Louisiana eountry, sent Lew- Notes "Little Americans' solutions.
ploy for the benefit of all. our is and Clark to spy out the land We can afford to smile at the Markets Held Bis; Question :
heritage of soil, water power and beyond the Rockies. Their Jour- timidity of the obstructionists A substantial solution ot the
forest. I. stand, oa. that record, nais kindled the interest ot co- who lived a century ago. Ia. their farm problem may be resolved
Not one uttered word 'can be ex- loaial America" In the tar west, day, they thought America finish- Into a question ot markets. Any
ponged, not one vote recalled; The explorer, the fur trapper ed. They belonged to the tribe, rational plan must assign the
nor would I wish It otherwise, aad trader broke the trail. Next seemingly numerous in each gen- American market to the American
considering' the light that then -came the missionary; and, close oration, which holds that the Urn- farmer. .Beside being tar and
raided me. "-" 'behind, the homeseeker. If .we it has been reached. Little Ameri- away the greatest market it is the
I should ' he lacking la seotl- pause today, we may read la the ' cans . they were; - the type that only one we may hope to control,
ment were Z sot gratified by the old Oregon trail: lessons applic- advocated Impeaching. Jefferson .The farmer Is. at least, entitled
presence of the notification, com!- able to the problems . besetting for his purchase and derided Sew- to that and no treasury benefits
m it tee. Many of them crossed the us now. i i ard for buying Alaska. ! can compensate him for Its loss,
continent to be with -us. I hope - ' Mots to Pacific Cited " - In like manner, the. little -Yet the New Deal, which, in aev
they find compensation in the" ' Most Americanasare familiar American of 1940 maintains that -en years, has failed to map out
grandeur of our mountains and;. with the broa"j'j!ner3tf this our Taee Is run. 'The throb he a long-range : plan for reconsU
tnrpntn. and the enchantment of vast migration U hey are not so hears is not the hum -of Amer- tuting. the agricultural emnlre.
the Willamette valley. I hope they
may be recompensed also by the
Opportunity OX mlBIlUis WIUI isu , wcav fc Hujuf H.J,, mitvvi uiu ui
asemblage ot free citizens ot the' the 1840s 'by tive-acosisitioa of
eld". Oregon country:-the north-1 Texas, and! theXgitberihg clouds
westtra empire, .whlh' once em-'of secession, virtually-ignored the
braced all of Oregon, Washington trend toward the t"?rth west. . n
"- idsho ad parts of Montana? congress, . Bumerousnrlces were
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Youthful, friendly Governor Harold E. Stassen, of Minnesota, as bo
gave the republican parry's formal notice yeaterday to Senator
Charles I. McN'axy, of Salem, of the senator's nomination for the
lce-preidency Statesman photo.
Stassen Lauds McNary
View on Conservation
Formally notifying Senator Charles I McNary that he la the
'republican party's choice for vice-president. Governor Harold JC
. Stassen of Minnesota spoke yesterday as follows t
We are met for the notification McNary-Haugen plan showed con
ceremony of the man to whom the structlve thought and foresight
people of all parties and all walks 14 years ago.
of life are turning as the next Ton have been a conservation-vice-president
of the United 1st in the finest sense of the word.
States, the Honorable Charles L. Seeking to have the people receive
McNary. the greatest benefit from the nat
We cannot notify him of his ural resources of minerals, forest
nomination, but we can express to and water with which we are en
him the admiration and respect dowed. You have exercised your
of the republican convention that
nominated him.
That convention was responsive
to the will of the people. It was
free and open, without dictation,
without deals or commitments,
without force, withdrawals or
steam rollerlng.
Held at Philadelphia, historic
lighthouse of free men, its free distinguished son of this, the Pa
and open decisions were in keep- clfie west, ever to be elected to
log with the finer traditions of the presidency or vice-presidency.
this great liberty loving nation.
in this manner the delegates er or the senate has been out
first selected a man whose rise standing, particularly so la the
from boyhood in Indiana to eml- defeat of the bill to pack the su-
nence in private, enterprise has preme court.
shown the equalities of leadership We honor you today, and more,
the country needs and they named we Issue a call to further service,
as their nominee . for the preal- A call to aid in this crusade to set
dency, Wendell Willkle. " the -feet of this-nation on anew
How fitting It is that the dele- road of progress next November
gates then selected the statesman to make America strong in Its
we honor today as the republi- own defense, to Improve the pe
can nominee for the vice-presl- sitlon of agriculture, to develop
dency. more Jobs for our unemployed.
Senator McNary, In nominating and to conserve and develop our
you, the delegates of the republi- great natural resources,
can convention paid a tribute to 'It is a distinct honor, as one
the service you have rendered to who has personally appreciated
your country.
They recognize that for 23
yeara you have been the outstand-
lng friend of the farmers of the
nation. As a son of the soil your-
self, living on the farm your
grandfather homesteaded, you
have had personal knowledge of
the agricultural problem. Your
ana Wyoming, -mis is pioneer
country still. We are Here pio-
n. ant .mi i,ii,tf,
carriea amoncin Bureieiguij
from the MIs,Ij,8lppl acros, the
magnmcent Rocky mounUin re-
lon to the p.ciflc. conauerlnx
nd subdalng this rich domain
for the union.
Ploneer Hardships Recalled
Some of our visitors, flying
here, crossed the old Oregon trail
in the air. Their passage across
plains and mountains took only
A f mnntha rt-
ers motored here. They reckoned
traveling time in mere days. Ae-
cusiomea to me ease oi mooern
"n"Prl 11 ra 10 project
our intntions backward a cen-
tnry into the experience of the
Derae men ana me aeroic
motners wno roae uncompiam-
ingly In covered wagons over the
",ron rod" from the treat bend
ot the Missouri to the banks of
familiar withlhefact .lhAt.it was
a people's morcroinC The govern-
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Independent Judgment and have
not hesitated to support proposals
of the opposing, political party
when they appeared, sound, and
you have not hesitated to oppose
measures of your own party when
they appeared unsound.
Your election to the vlce-presi-
dency would make you the first
Your action as republican lead-
and valued highly your counsel
and advice, to formally notify you
not merely of your nomination.
but of your call to service by the
people through their delegates at
the republican national conven-
tlon.
Friends. I present to you the
Honorable Charles L. McNary.
rsisea in aiscouragemeuu it was
saia teat Oregon lay oeyona our
nrnn nlritlnm aa . ntttnn!
iu inrwaucui uuuuuni;. ocunur
Thomas H. Benton, the Missouri
giant, suggested erecting a statue
of the Roman god Terminus on
a peak of those mountains as a
reminder of our natural limita-
tions.
Fortunately, there were dls-
senters. The great Calhoun warn-
ed the senate that, in spite of
governmental objections, settlers
wars AnrrimiilTl, tti nnrnn
eountry and he suspected
the settlers, once established,
wum miuniui luciuseiiei
against me worm.
No, fhe government did not
occupy the Oregon country. That
job, tfiank Goo. was accomplished
by the people. Americans had not
then been instructed that they
must look to Washington for In-
spiratloa and sanction for their
ica's dynamos, but the hardening
of American . arteries. It is his
ucsruuucui wuuuwa ui ucjaws
the hopes ot -yonth; insists that
our Industrial plant Is over-built
and' that we must look forward
only to a.sllppered senility.. .. .
WSr-of the old Oregon country,
reject the hypothesis of the little Secretary Wallace, a hlghmlnd
American. We are optimists. We ed and" sympathetic secretary of
say that America la not yet half agriculture, may not. be blamed
built. The little American dates for this second.policy. Any see
the decline of American enter rotary of agriculture would be
prise from the time when the last
free land was thrown open to
settlement. We! hold that the
theory of the last frontier is obIj
figurative. Land, if von had to
work It, never was free. Men
pald for It in aweat and blood and
lonellnesa, if not in dollars. .
As long as great rivers run
idly to the sea: as Ions- aa rant'
reaches of virgin soil await only
Uie-gmng water; aa long sa
Americans prefer work to eastt.
and as long as wen-being is In-
equitably distributed, then we
say that Ameriea is not finished,
Our Job is to work: for an In te-
grated self-confident country,
ready to undergo the discipline of
the pioneer to the end that w
may not only survive In a threat-
eninr world but distribute our
blessings more abundantly. The hold to that opinion stllL More
call is for a disciplined nonula- over, as the war spreads the areas
tlon. I prefer the self -discipline
of the pioneer to the-Imposed
discipline of the European anto-
cracles. The pioneer tradition is
strong la our blood. All of us.
whether our ancestors crossed the
Atlantic In the 17th century or
waeiuer we ourseires came in tne
10th, are pioneers, or the de-
scenuants of pioneers. The Tir-
iues oi won, inrui, ana sen-
denial for the common good are
pn ui our inuiuou. we nave
What are some of the specifl-
cauons ior tne reconstruction or pire. The farmers do not wish
America? Amonr the first is the to rely on subsidies which stop
preservation and fuller employ- Bhort of economic Justice. They
ment of the natural resources of wish to reenter the economy as
soil, forest and water power. Pru- independent producers. They sxe
denee dictates that we, at least, entitled to the fufillment of that
conserve those legacies for this wish
and future generations. Fo"r years I have advocated a
Restoring Farm Empire two-price system; .' system en
The prosperity of agriculture abling us to export without ln
should be the first charge on the Juring the domestic price level,
attention of any administration. The McNary-Haugen Act. which
Not for sentimental reasons, al- looked that end, was twice vetoed
though society owes a real debt by a president. Although condl
to those who, year In, year out, Hons have altered radically since
supply It with its first essentials, the bill was last rejected, I main
food and raw materials. No, the tain with undiminished faith that
reason for our preoccupation with some such formula must still be
the farm problem Is social and sought.
economic betterment. The farm Farm recovery may well be
stands somewhere near the eenter part of a greater whole. The ro
ot our economy. For 7S years,
the farms of America balanced
our foreign trade and, through
exportable surpluses, provided the
foreign exchange that assisted In policies, restrictive laws, burden
building our factories, mines and some taxation and the uncertain-
railroads. The first World war
disrupted that profitable trade
and, for 30 years, we have strug- only await the installation of aa
gled with recurring, unmarket- administration which whole
able surpluses. heartedly wishes again to see the
The farm problem Is by no
means the exclusive worry of the Renewal Contemplated
farmer. In a true and realistic I come to a problem that pro
sense, the problem is as national foundly touches my emotions. We
as the problem of national de- stand today In the heart of the
tense. Permit me to cite aa ex- last considerable area r wtr.
ample: statistics find an uncanny
correspondence between gross
farm Income and industrial pay-
rolls in a given year. When, as in
129. farm income rose to 12
billion dollars, factory payrolls
also were 13 billions; and when, that characteristically dominate
in 1933, farm income dropped to the western scene from the Rock
five billions, industrial payrolls is to the Pacific. In my lifetime
fell of similarly. i have witnessed the xrowth of
39 Farm Income Ixnr
The New Deal has administer-
ed the farm problem for more
than seven years. What Is the
present state of the American
farmer, who, with his dependents,
makes up a quarter of our popu-
jationr in tne year is, ms
snare oi ui naaonat income was
the lowest since statistics have
been kept. Moreover his incomS
during the seven New Deal, or
lean, years haa averaged only
seven billion dollars; whereas,
during the preceding sevea years,
under republican administrations.
it averaged nine billions. Bear in
it averarea nine buuons. Bear in
mind if you will, that the New
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oi tne U niiea acaies ana mat
the seven prosperous republican
year. Include the black year 1S33
which marked the deoth of tha
depression. Throughout this New
Deal cycle, we have been con-
fronted with the related phenom-
en of depressed farm prices and
industrial unemployment With
the farmer producing Without pro-
lit, the city worker was Idle, his
eaMnmlor SOWIF diminlahflri T
have long- felt that these phe-
nomena coma not De separated;
" "w ""
'i, a rt!",ciui 01 mese
disorders.
I shall discuss the farm altua-
uon in aeiaji taier in tne cam-
paign. it is a subject near my
heart. For 30 years' I have sought
means and measures to better '
the lot of the agrarian producer,
piles eonfuiloa upon contusion by f
.following two contradictory poli-J
we uuva iiiui vu utuiu, - Ul(
.New Deal pays farmers not to sow
- and reap; with the other, It low-
ers tariff barriers so that foreign
crops undersell our own ia our
market. " . ' '
hampered by tne reciprocal trnae
system,-- which,-in the - last two
years, has admitted competitive
farm products to me vaiuo ot bjt
million dollars a year. That sum.
It is interesting, to note, approxl-
mates what the- government, nas
paid farmers to reduce acreage
and production. Experts estimate
that the 35 million acres wlth-
drawn through government pay-
menu from proaueuon correspona
closely to - the acreage displaced
by competitive imports. . I have
always opposed reciprocal traae
treaties, as formulated by "the
New Deal, When I spoke against
their renewal last spring In the
senate I charged that the treaties
had failed to "dissipate, alleviate
or liquidate the uneconomic con-
ditions" affecting- agriculture,
of closed trade I gravely fear
that the effects on agriculture
may grow worse and we have no
assurance that peace win restore
foreign markets for our sur-
pluses.
Advocates S-Prico System
After seven years we need a
realistic reappraisal of the whole
problem and, whichever party as-
sumes the responsibility ' next
January we should demand' and
have the formulation or a ion
range policy looking to the resto-
mtion of our agricultural em-
eovery of our whole economy
hinges to some degree upon re-
moral of such obstacles to easy
commerce as adverse government
ties arising from pyramiding
debt. The -overall solution may
United states a going concern.
forest left la the United States;
the majestic remnants of nearly
billion acres of timber that
clothed this country when the
first Europeans saw It. X was born
within sisht of the rreat tra
m lumber industry to its pres-
ant hure nrooortlona and to
panaion of the social and recrea-
tlonal value of our forests. It is
but natural, therefore, that dur-
tag my years in the senate I have i
made legislation affecting the
forests my special province.
"v" jwwvince.
jt,vervona Knows utt amen.
eaa timber resources are being
Swiftly depleted. We take assur-
tor it. f?tM k,
the knowledge that they may
with carV and wise governrnStli
policies be restored Hap pll? a
Substantial portion Tof oVr forest
lands are betar menaced and
lanria )uin, mmmA
utilised in war. that hat f
. . ,
ture sunDlIes stabilize at ream a
ln7 soil? and eo"erW our rich
Itf I fZnlLIl'Z
-ha .
T.t. much 'mora ran b. dona,
The government equitably could
assume half the cost of abating
loss from fire. Insects and dis-
ease to the desirable point where
forests might become insurable
risks. Credit facilities are rudi-
mttA l..l.t.l.
taxation too often tends, by lay-
inr too heavy an immediate bur-
aen, to compel uneconomic ex-
pioitauon ana iorcea liquidation,
Unproductive areas Increasing-
ly should be acquired for public
ownersmp ana me exploration
ana researen arms 01 tne lorest
service should be expanded. De-
serted villages and abandoned
eut-over lands are the price socle-
High Party Officials Speak at
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P1 Pke table at the luncheon for republican precinct committeemen and wom-
en at the liar ion hotel yesterday were these, from if n rJin-.t m.... ynau w
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Colorful, vivacious was Representative Joseph W, Martin, Jr of
- Massachusetts, republican national chairman, as he presented Gov
ernor Harold XL Staseen, notification epeaker, at the McNary ac
ceptance ceremonleav Stateeman
McNary HeldJn High
Esteem,
With these words Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr.. of
Maeenchnsetta, chairman of the republican national committee,
yesterday tntrodveed Governor Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota,
who save the party's formal notice of Senator Charles I. Me
Kary'e nomination for the vice-presidency i
I am happy1 to come to Salem,
Oregon, which is closely tied In
sentimental bond, with 8sdem of
and to Join with the good people
of the west in paying tribute to
a great statesman, an able legis-
lative leader, aad a splendid eiti-
sen. In my song experience la con-
gress, X can say I know of no one,
who has won more completely the
respect and confidence of his as-
sociates and the American people
than has your own native sob.
Charles Li. McNary.
That appreciation of his splea-
did qualities and the high esteem . He is a real representative of
la which he Is held la the coua- the progressive and forward
try brought to him, unsought, the looking west. He reflects the new
nomination for vice-president on type of leadership which during
the ticket with one of the. most recent years has revitalised the
vigorous, able, and patriotic Ame- republican party and rededicated
rlcans of today Wendell Willkle. it to the genuine service of the na-
Through the years. Senator Mc- tlon.
Nary haa fought the battles of Today there is a new republican
the people aad has made life a party; a sound, sensible, forward-
little easier and a little better for.
his countrymen. No one recognises
more clearly than he that if the
country is to go forward it must The distinguished and able gov
be through the advancement of ernor of Minnesota Is materially
the masses. contributing to that leadership.
My part la the program is a
simple one. It is to present to you
aaother distinguished leader and
a great American: I am proud
to claim him as a warm personal
friend.
ty pays ior wasteful nuaauona
tartkmt Tfe. r.m.
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' this ruthless policy Is a gov-
wnmeat encouraged program of
perpetuating this natural resource
r regulating the volume of the
P h &UT can be her-
ted. This means balancing the
dget Htweea the growth and
the cut.
Powmw Vatkmai vtmrttm
n m
measure of Amarlea'a ln!iiiM,l
SJgtlfid ? may be found to the
Set that n!7 n.-7.7.
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velooed within Wd.r- s-.
power made England the indus-
trial colossus of the 19th century;
steam plus electrical power has
made the United States the indus-
trial giant of the 30th. Yet Amer-t
ica's water power resources are
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mountainous parts of the Pacific
west where stronsr rivers ran nn-
impeaea to tne sea, a major por-
tioa of the country's potential
hydroelectric power still waits to
be harnessed. Fortunately, the
principle on wnictt tala power
may be made available haa long
been recognized. The federal gov-
eminent accepts the obligation to
control floods and assure navixa-
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Says Martin
When the republican national
committee sonant a man to key-
not. th. ls3U of thU important
campaign, its task waa easy. There
was but one man considered and
he became the unanimous choice
of the large committee.
' It chose Governor Harold E,
Stassen of Minnesota. He is the
youngest of a group of republican
governors, who, through wise
leadership and able admlnlstra-
tlon, have contributed largely to
the rebuilding of the republican
party.
looking party to which the people
of this country are turning for
leadership.
I am delighted to present to the
people of Oregon, to the people, of
the far west, yes, to the people of
all the United States agreatgov-
ernor a great American Harold
E. Stassen.
uon. out oz mese services ziows
the by-product of power.
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era aeveiopmenu moreover,
Senator Considered 66True Friend
In Midwest, Minnesota's Governor
Tells Precinct Group; 500 Attend
. Characterizing Senator Charles precinct committeemen and oom-
1L. JtcNary as a man destined to
lead 'the country back to sanity pernor Haroro: k.. btassea or
a -4 t. , Minnesota, Joseph Martin, repu b-
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K. 7 6t the senate campaign committee,
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rates should be maintained at the
lowest level consistent with sound
amortization, ; Where irreconcil
able conflicts arise between pub
lic and private interests la the
development ' and distribution of
power, private J holdings should
not be confiscated and we now
have a. I working- precedent for
such fair treatment la the recent
acquisition by purchase of pri
vate' companies by the Tennessee
Valley authority. From the standi
point of the treasury, the records
of the 'great public power pro
jects at Boulder canyoa on the
Colorado and at Bonneville on
the Columbia ire reassuring. Both
are ; liquidator v their I commit
ments to the government, as, no
doubt, the -mighty power and
reclamation -development at the
Coulee dam on the nnner reaches
of the Columbia likewise will do.
The subject of - hydro-eleetri
power deserves fuller treatment,
which I expect to give: it In a
later speech, j
' The resources we have n
considering bear pertinently on
a subject uppermost in our minds
look across the Atlantic
I- refer to preparedness for de
fense. . The, last war disclosed de
ficits la 1ower and farm and for-
est products. A shortage of power
in certain eastern industrial dis
tricts deprived domestic consum
ers of service Food deficiencies
caused meatless, wheatless days
and the plowing up of the short
grass prairies in what la now the
dust bowL, i !
Opposes Entanglement
In common with what 1 be
lieve to be the overwhelming ma
jority of my ; countrymen, I op
pose involvement in foreign mili
tary adventures. Ameriea. as al
ways, prefers peace. But America
does not prefer the peace of ap
peasement; nor the surrender of
our national. 1 dignity, our inde
pendence of action, our political
freedom or the civilized values
that we cherish.
The existence of aggressive des
pots In Europe is not new to our
experience. We administered a
lessen ! to 'George III. Napoleon
inconvenienced Our . commerce.
Monroe and John Quincy Adams
effectually warned the Holy alli
ance to keep. Its arbitrary hands
off this hemisphere. We helped
bring Maximilian's imperial ad
venture in Mexico to an inglor
ious end. : "?
Nor have we failed to exercise
our . guardianship over countries
within the scope of the ( Monroe
doctrine. Unless I mistake our
temper, we are no less firm and
positive today. We are not a do
cile : people and we propose to
work out: our destiny son our
terms. In the -present world sit
uation, we still hare a choice.
We shall be strong, in which ease
we shalli deter our enemies at
home Snd abroad; ot, we may re
main weak and thus Invite their
aggression. For my part, I prefer
the part of strength. That has
been the American choice.'
Party 'Offers Leadership
la conclusion ' may I s remind
you that the republican party this
year lifts the standard of hope;
a standard to which all men and
women of courage and clearsight
ed faith la our mighty traditions
may repair. Everywhere we hear
that our eountry faces t greater
perils than at aay time since the
republican party preserved the
Union under Abraham Lincoln.
In another hour of crisis, the
republican t party, cradled la
rreat tradltioa and seasoned la
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Irtores, self-reliance,
"d couragewhich
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ever greater, America.
vfiin your cooperation, we
vritn your cooperation, we
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5lgh. aTentor toward her true
destiny. With your help, we shall
not rau. ,
mitteewomen. featured talks by
kuttjZu-
Nary aa a great statesman and a
true friend of farmers of tbe na
tion. Governor Stassen declared.
"He has proved himself an out
standing senator, and his prestige
in the campaign , will! prove a
great assistance to Wendell Will
kle, the presidential nominee. No
one can find a slagle chapter in
the lives of either Willkle or Sena
tor McNary which is unfair, either
tor farm or labor. -
Minnesota's young governor,;
ifoot J and generous with his;
broad grin, won orations from the
audience with his short talk de
livered In a , conversational man
ner marked with a tone of sin
cerity. Applause was spontaneous
and long as. he concluded with the
statement, "I am certain that
Oregon's, vote, along with that of
a great majority of states, will say
no to the third term threat."
i Representative Martin said that :
no man In public life today Is -
more highly respected thaa 3ena
tor McNary ' !--"He
Is familiar with; all gov
ernmental functions and is well.
equipped for the vice-presidency, ;
declared the republican chairman.
This campaign ; Is not Just a
battle r between republicans and)
democrats. It Is a battle to see
If we. are going to save America.",
he continued. "We have now a"
, vigorous republican ri?arty, .dedi-
catea to puduc service and not to
selfish purposes. I am confident
our ticket will win. . ' '
Referring to the. national debt
and number Of unemnioved Mar.
;tia- concluded with the declara-'
s Hon fhtt1"! .t v
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ordlike that cannot go before the
people asking; to, sweep aside third .
traditions and set
upaone-
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