Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 June 1948 — Page 2
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+7 CONVENTION HALL, PHILAD + lowing is the text of Saye Thomas E. s'Republican = + You, the elécted. representati = 8gain giv high % tion for President of the United States. 4 ~ 1 thank you with all my Heart 3 for your fries dnd confi- ~ dence, I am TE moll «of the responsibility that goes + with it. I accept your momina- % tion. In all humility, Ipray God 2 that I may deserve ‘this ‘oppor-| (UP)
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y to serve our tountry.
Beer rE tN
Sere unsisinre
self-interest.
These are articles of faith from which the greatness of America has been fashioned. Our people are eager to know again. the upsurging power of that faith. They are turning to us to put such a faith at the heart of our national life. That is what we are called to do. That is what we will do.
Stirring Manifestation
Of Party's Vitality
In this historic convention, you have had placed before you six other candidates, all high-minded men of character and ability and ddeply devoted to their country— Sen. Raymond E. Baldwin, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Gov. Harold E. Stassen, Sen. Robert A. Taft, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg and Gov.
Earl Warren.
Never has such a party pro-
“THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Of Gov. Dewey's Convention
life and vitality and ideals of our “ tRepubil al
There has been honest contenspirited disagreement, hot t. But let no one be mised. -You have given moving and dramati¢ proof of how Americans, who ‘honestly differ, close ranks and move forward, for the nation's well-being,
, La - 2 = aX Ir I Come to You Unfettered by a Single : Obligation or Promise,’ He Tells Delegates ELPHIA, June 25 (UP)—Fol- tion, $s speech accepting the
tf our Republican Party have en to mé the highest honor you cafi bestow-—your nomina-
Notable Quo In Dewey Speech PHILADELPHIA, June ' 25 Platform fo Setve —Important quotations from Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's speech accepting the Republican {presidential nomination:
you after Jan. 20 there will be teamwork in the United. States government. ne
Him as Guidepost The responsibility and the opportunity that-have come to our| party are the greatest in the hisfory of free government, for tonight our futurg—otr peace, our osperity, the Very fate of ‘free—hangs in a precarious ~bal-
~~1 eome to you unfettered by a single obligation or promise to any lving person, free to join with you in selecting to serve our nation the finest men and women| “I come to. you unfettered by a single obligation or promise to any living person, free to join with you:in selecting to serve our nation the finest men and women in the natior, free to unite our party and our country in meeting the grave challenge of our
tn the nation, free fo. unite our party and our country in meeting the grave challenge of our time. United we can match this challenge with depth of understanding and largeness of spirit; with a unity which is above recrimi- tim nation, above partisanship, above
d that | may
GOV. DEWEY SAY _ deserve this opportunity to serve our country.”
We must be the in-|will have peace. That kind of strument of that aspiration. We peace will be worth having. That man and spiritual achievement.
Mere victory in an élection is not our task or our purpose. Our task is to fill our victory with such meaning that mankind yearning for freedom, will take heart and move forward out of this desperate darkness into the light of free-
. ” ” “Mere vietory In an election must be the means by whichiis the crowning
is not our task or our purpose. Our task is to fill our victory with such meaning that mankind everywhere, yearning for freedom, will take heart and move forward out of this desperate darkness into the light of freedom’s promise.”
That will be the fruit Our platform proclaims guideposts that will mark our steadfast and certain endeavor in a fearful world. This magnificent statement of principles is concise and to the point. ¢ You unanimously adopted it. I proudly support it. It will be the heart of the message I will take to the country. After Jan. 20, it will be the cornerstone of our Republican administration. We are a united party. tion stands tragically in need of that same unity. Our people are turning away from the meaner things that divide us. They yearn to move to higher ground, to find a common purpose in the finer things which
If this unity is to be won and kept, it must have great dimen-| 1, ynity we seek is more than {material. It is more than a matter of things and measures. It is {most of all spiritual. Our problem important than all this. : With all the energy, intelligence and determination which mortal We have found the means tolheart and mind can summon to the task, we must solve the prob-| lem of establishing a just and
lasting peace in the world, and of] Ayr es’ N ew Pion e Nu mher
Its boundaries must be far above and beyond politics. Freedom can be saved—it can only be saved—if free men every- is not outside ourselves.
where make this unity their problem is within ourselves,
“When these rights are secure Our ideals of the Republican Party . shall have been realized.” Unity in such a cause must be the chief cornerstone of peace. A peace won at the expense of libtoo dearly|the means
bought. Such a peace would not
blow our world, physically, apart. | Spiritually, we have yet to find to put together the world's broken pieces, to bind up its wounds, to make a good society, a community of men of|of freedom and o ity. good will that fits our dreams. PROFit y
We have devised noble plans
duced so many fine, distinguished and patriotic men. grateful for the generous” statements they have made in this hall tonight. I hope that I may be able to merit their confidence. has been a difficult choice in an honorable contest. It has been a stirring demonstration of the
Above all other purposes, we labor by every peaceful means to build a world order founded upon juctice and right-{for a new world. Without a new That kind of world|spirit, our noblest plans will come
Speech Of Acceptance
“FRIDAY, TONE 25, 1013
to notight. We pray that, in the days ahead, a full measure of
The next presidential term will see the completion of the first half of the Twentieth Century. So far it has been a century of amazing progress and of terrible tragedy. We have seen the world transformed. We have seen man-
nature crowned by extraordinary {success. Yet our triumphs have been darkened by bitter defeats in the equally ancient struggle of men to live: together in peace, security and understanding. For this age of progress, this Twentieth Century, has been dominated by two terrible world wars and, between the wars, the worst economic depression in the history of mankind.
ment. The era that is opening before us must be a period of hu-
responsibility Proposes to Harness Americas full powers are released that our people have laid upon us. Pe! of ‘ehene and this uncertain future filled|That is the crowning task to Atomic Possibilities
again, with opportunity. That is which we dedicate ourselves, (Century of Progress, Century of Tragedy
kind’s age-long struggle against
We must learn to do better. The period that is drawing to a close has been one of scientific achieve-
We propose to continue to carry forward the great technological
gains of our age. We shall harness the unimaginable possibilities of atomic energy, to bring men and women a larger, fuller life. But there is something more
slave, we must peacefully labor; When these rights safe seen to help men everywhere ton the world, the permanent Ho
cording to his own concept of |dignity His grace and His mercy. ing Him, stand ereor aug po
Franklin Woman Heads|Fumiture Workers Baptist Mission Group (Seek. Union Contract FRANKLIN, June 25 (UP)— Times Service Mrs. I. George Blake of Franklin|e DCCOMINGTON, June 25 today had been named presidentlers: Brothers fact of the Women’s Baptist Mission-/have voted for a union shop con. ary Society of Indiana, following|tract with the company, the society's annual three-day Miller, director of organization ef convention here. fn ATL Mrs. H. R. Drake of T
Haute was elected first vice pres- Ca ident. ° Pr** Convention Dampened ; rm PHILADELPHIA, June 25 Adds New Flight (UP)—Many delegates, reporters
Chicago & Southern has added|soak whe a new flight from Indianapolis to je 3 hey we caught Houston, Tex. leaving here at|route to Convention Hall, 0B to SING Momma at|people sheltered inside the ha} 3 , m., epoi 44 p. m.|were just as wet—fr and Houston 5:23 p. m. tion. : 0 Perapinas
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securing to our own and other like-minded people the blessings
To me, to be a Republican’ in Je this hour is to dedicate one’s life FR anklin 4411 to the freedom of men. As long as the world is half free and half|
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