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The original documents are located in Box D13, folder "Republican State Convention,
Grand Rapids, February 19, 1949" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and
Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Interduction 8 Sen Ives - 2/19/49
Republican State Convention
ЗИАЯЕТЕ Hrand Ropids 2/19/49
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Spirit-that's what our party needs rosae SPIRIT. To go forward, to sound
a clear and courageous call-WE AS REPUBLICANS must not falter.
On t is occasion I'm reminded of a story, an inspirational story. Let me
take a moment and tell it to you.
Once on the battlefield, Napoleon Bonaparte lost his confidence. The
battle was going poorly. Troops were in retreat and it looked like the invincible
eneral was about to suffer a terrible defeat.
In his mind the great general was ready to call it quits. In desparation
he called his drummer boy.
"Drummer boy," he said, "the battle is lost-beat a retreat! #
The little drummer boy stood there for a moment looking aghast at Bonaparte.
Finally he spoke.
"Sire, I was with you at the Battle of Marengo. I was with you in the
great campaign in Italy. I was with you in Egypt. And sire, you never
taught me to beat a retreat. But I can beat a charge. I can beat a charge that
will make the dead fall in line!"
Napoleon looked at the boy and said,
"Boy-beat that charge!"
And when the day was over they had won the battle!
The spirit of the drummer boy should be the' spirit of the Republican Party
on this OCC, sion. We must not let ourselves be downcast. We must not even
admit that we know how to beat a retreat.
Since the lae unpleasantness on November second, there has been a dimming of the
star of one Republican leader from the great state of New York; but at the same
time, we have observed anew and possibly greater leader emerging from the Empire
State. This bright new star is the kind of a man we desparately need in our
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Republican ranks. He is the man who will lead the charge rather than beat a
retreat. He has always been forward looking. He has blazed new trails in the
state of New York and he is carrying the torch in Washington.
I give you Senator Irving M. Ives-an inspired leader for a moment of
great crisis.
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