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The original documents are located in Box D18, folder "Ogden, UT, September 22, 1965" of
the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
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Minn The Vingin What
theat, great american
ADDRESS: REP. GERALD R. FORD
Ogden, Utah
Rolary -only
September 22, 1965
what you said
There recalled
The political scene has perhaps lost forever the oldtime, table-
pounding, three-hour orator. He wore a halo of self-righteousness, made
full use of platitudes, generalities and sheer lung power.
He lived a strange and uncertain life. His trail led him to village
bandstands, country stores, dingy auditoriums, rickety platforms. He
was at times the victim of swarms of insects, ripe tomatores, rotten
eggs and human tormentors.
All this has changed, except for the occasional heckler.
One evening I began my speech by saying, "I'm pleased to see
such a dense crowd here tonight."
A critic in the back of the auditorium called out: "Don't be too
pleased, Congressman. We ain't all dense!"
T
At times I've appeared with a speaker from the other political
party. On one occasion, the Democrat speaker suggested that in our debate
we omit any mudslinging.
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
Digitized from Box D18 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Ogden, Utah
-2-
"That's a splendid idea," I told him. "If you will regrain from
telling any lies about the Republican Party, I promise not to tell the
truth about the Democrats!"
It's a real pleasure to be here with you in Ogden tonight in a
state which has as a motto "industry" and a beehive for an emblem.
It is a very special privilege to join all of you in saluting
Congressman Larry Burton. His career strongly reflects the philosophy
2 have long believed Voters in in The the 25 thought- cóunties you of his can't district make have fortport sent an exceptional/y on the santo The
of his state. He is industrious and a personal beehive of activity.
qualified man to represent them in Washington. His academic training
in political science and his practical experience as legislative
assistant to former Utah Congressman Henry Dixon and Governor George Dewey
before election as a Representative add to Larry's solid foundation.
Republican troops in the House---out-numbered 2 to remain un-
bowed, thanks to the help of Larry Burton and others like him. When he
won the national Phi Rho Pi debate championship little did he know that
his skill would be needed 80 desperately in the Nation's Capitol.
whent Ogden, Utah Wide humantz facturbered disle on the of other realist 2 we wear 2
-3-
We are very glad he is with us in Washington.
A vivid reflection of Larry's true Republican philosophy is
found in what he said in announcing his candidacy for a seat in the
House of Representatives.
At that time Larry said, "It is impossible to spend ourselves
rich. Annual federal deficits are not one-way tickets to economic
Utopia. I am convinced the people of Utah value their heritage of in-
dividualism and want free enterprise preserved as a benefit to both
business and working men."
constructive
The 25 counties in Larry's First District have responsible repre-
sentation in Washington based on his sound, responsible attitudes.
Larry believes in Utah's future as a center of tourism, manu-
facturing, agriculture and business. And Utah believes in him. His
record in Congress fully justifies that he be re-elected time after time.
I will follow the advice of the late President Calvin Coolidge in
keeping my speech within reasonable time limits tonight.
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
Ogden, Utah
-4-
A political friend once told him, "Cal, my formula for public
speaking is a good beginning and a good ending...close together." Mr.
Coolidge thought a moment and said, "Why be so windy?"
KISS
** *
Tonight I will call upon you to make a very special effort as
Republicans.
The Party desperately needs your help, your ideas, your
ability to get things done.
A few days ago a cartoon in the Washington Star showed a large
elephant sitting on a chair. Crocodile tears were flowing. I was shown
with my hands on hips looking down at the elephant and saying "quit
blubbering and try acting like a Democrat!"
I don't know where the cartoonist got the idea I am in favor of
perish the thought
having Republicans act like Democrats, but he was right in quoting me
as telling many in my own party to "quit blubbering" and to stop be-
moaning our fate.
Instead of wringing our hands, let's set to work building a record
GREATY FORD RARY
as a unified political party.
sitting on sidelines - waiting for
-5-
Let's forget 1964. Let's not make the same mistakes, Let's
profit from our defeat. Let us become again ONE Republican Party. disagneents.
This does not mean a huge mmotithic political party. We can responsible
We should have
Frankly, there is not other choice. Unless we leave the an entelligent dialogue
But, once an Republican
splintering to the Democrats and become one BIG political family, voters have made
a decision
we will belong to a ghost of a party. The new result will be one
party government in American - it will not be our party. The "one
party" dominating our beloved land will be "big city political bosses,"
power-hunger labor bosses - theoretical, way out liberals.
As we gear up to next year's elections from courthouses to the
Congress let us keep the objective clearly in mind. We will fight
the Democrats on issues, not among ourselves.
If we have differences, let us wait until we sit on the side of
victory before we settle our misunderstandings. privately, as do
most families.
The Nation is seeing what a one-party controlled Federal establishment
can do to our institutions and traditions. During the next few months
dangerrushy
the degree of Federal interference in individual affairs will increase.
is
FORD
This dangerous trend gives us an important advance in the coming campaign.
LIBRARY
-6-
Let's use it!
It seems to me that the major issues are fiscal sanity and the
awesome explosion of Federal spending.
The cost of alleged Great Society plans adopted this year by a
Democrat-controlled Congress under the whip hand of Presidnet Johnson
an
is startling and/eye-opener when added up.
This your twenty major public laws spawned by the White House as
part of its campaign to keep its costly Great Society under way
authorize new spending an estimated $16,767,300,000 in fiscal 1966.
The President not only got what he wanted, but the Democrat-
controlled Congress authorized more than $14 billion in spending over
and above Administration requests!
Quite simply stated the American public will provide more than
$16.5 BILLION in the next fiscal year to maintain the Administration's
politically-oriented Great Society and keep it moving at fiscally-insame
pace. Partial funding of Viet nam for natural experiments security
FORD & LIBRARY 076860
Cash Installment on the buying barrel heal for the f
of the great smity
-7-
There is assurance in knowing that even some of the President's
own Democrat political empire are concerned about the reckless, dare-
Even
a
devil financial irresponsibility in the White House.
3
Tonight, I will give you 10 hard-hitting, specific arguments
to use in campaigning.
These are the responsible, sound arguments and use them.
1. The cost of the alleged Great Society means a heavy drain
on personal savings accounts, less money to spend on necessities,
more taxes arbitrarily taken from paychecks.
2. Democrats at all levels of government demonstrate they believe
economy is bad, unrestrained spending is good, individual
effort and initiative are un-American.
3. Democrats are not really interested in everyone's right
to vote, but only in securing the right to vote for those
who will vote Democratic.
Republicans believe every citizen's vote should be counted
once.
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
-8-
White House architects of the voting rights bill that
sailed through Congress were adamantly opposed and sought
to scuttle a Republican proposal that would have assured
clean elections. They junked progress to preserve conditions
which permit big city machines to exercise their motto---
"vote early and often and we'll count it more than once!"
4. The so-called war on poverty is actually--in too many
instances--- a cruel hoax, offering the deception of hope
for a brighter future while cynically forging the chains
of perpetual poverty.
5. The Federal government is leading the way in causing
crippling inflation--the silent thief.
6. Deficit spending---borrowing against tomorrow-- is saddling
everyone with a staggering financial burden that will get
more burdensome as time passes.
After last year's tax cut, most Americans felt their spendable
income would be substantially higher than in the past. The
truth for them is disappointing for them.
FORD & LIBRARY
-9-
The 1964-65 federal income tax cut failed to reduce taxes
for most Americans. Other factors including the rising
cost of living and higher payroll taxes next year---
more
than offset the tax reductions.
For example, a family of four who earned $6,000 before taxes
in 1963 will have to earn $6,175 in 1966 to retain its
purchasing power.
The tax cut for this family amounts to $150 per year. Yet,
even with their taxes reduced by this amount, the family must
earn an additional $175 per year to buy the same goods
and services they purchased in 1963.
The situation stems from unsound government policies on the
federal level leading inevitably to inflationary pressures.
7. All the free-wheeling, big spenders aren't in Washington.
Democrats have their private empire builders entrenched in
too many big city machines.
8. The symbol for the Administration has become known as Uncle
Sham. More press releases, but fewer facts, are turned out than
GERALD FORD
-10-
before. Secrecy and deception are growing.
9. Our present course--charted by the Democrats--is sheer folly
leading to national and personal bankruptey.
10. There appears to be no certainty in the Democrat Great
Society---except debt and taxes.
These are powerful arguments. A united Republican Party can use
them to win victories.
Do we view with alarm? Well, we can hardly point with pride.
Are we prophets of doom and gloom? Certainly. We have an obligation
to give the disturbing facts to the American electorate. The Democrats
try to hide them.
The Republican Party is the last hope of the people to turn the
dangerous, growing tide of federalism that reaches into every community
a goot in America. big enough What are to we gave doing us about everything accomplishing we our want goals? is a givent by enough ih
On the national level there are strong moves to weld the Republican
party into a broadly based, dynamic, united force.
Ray Bliss will meet with Republican leaders in the South, Midwest
and Far West in the next several weeks--pressing a drive for party
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
-11-
unity. He is urging party leadership to intensify efforts to recruit
knowledgable, personable, dedicated Republican candidates---those with
the attributes to Larry Burton!
Ray is helping others to strengthen our party organization at
the local and state levels. He is unging the development of strong
fund-raising campaigns. To win, the Republican Party needs a neighbor-
to neighbor type of campaign. It must start immediately.
This is The principal job in 1966 along with
Certainly, we want to regain strength in the Congress. In 1968
we want our man in the White House! But form don't make 1 gains in 1911
First, we must forget the quarrels of 1964 or the Republican
Party will be splintered, fractures and dissipated. We must have
the common desire to elect enough Republicansato restrain irresponsible
spending by Democrats at all levels of government!
Right now, the first job is waging campaigns in the states, in
the counties, in the townships, in the cities, in the precincts---door-
to-door, house-to-house, neighbor-to-neighbor---a11 over America.
Victory achievedon this broad base will bring a swift and certain
resurgence at the national level.
FORD & LIBRARY 038870
-12-
We must elect and re-elect Republican governors, state
legislators, county officials and township officers.
I know that Utah Republicans have worked very hard to strengthen
our party, to unify it, to expand our ranks. Of the four Utah members
in Congress, we have Republican Senator Wallace Bennett and Republican
Representative Larry Burton. If we had the same 50-50 split in the
other states, Congress wuld be adopting legislation very long on
quality.
Tonight, I ask that each of you take an extra step, make an
extra effort to close the chasms of division in our party. We must
all be on the same sunny side of the political street----united,
strong, un-splintered, joined together, shoulder-to-shoulder.
Without a strong and able effort to accomplish this, eventually
we will have no political party. American will have a virtual monarchy
with Democrats in complete control. I have complete confidence in you.
Now, let's get to work.
Thank you.
####
FORD i LIBRARY 074830
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
Excerpts from a speech at Ogden, Utah
For release upon delivery
September 22, 1965
of speech Sept. 22, 1965
I call upon you to make a very special effort as Republicans. The Party
desperately needs your help, your ideas, your ability to get things done.
Instead of wringing our hands, let's set to work building a record as a
unified political party. Let's forget 1964. Let's not make the same mistakes,
Let's profit from our defeat. Let us become once again one Republican Party.
Frankly, there is no other choice. Unless we leave the splintering to the
Democrats and become one big political family, we will belong to a ghost of
a party. The net result will be one-party government in America--and it will
not be our party.
#
*
#
The Nation is seeing what a one-party controlled Federal establishment can
do to our institutions and traditions. During the next few months the degree
of Federal interference in individual affairs will increase. It seems to
me that the major issues are fiscal sanity and the awesome explosion of
Federal spending.
Twenty major public laws spawned by the White House as part of its campaign
to keep its costly Great Society under way authorize new spending of an
estimated $16,767,300,000 in fiscal 1966.
The American public will provide more than $16.5 billion dollars in the next
fiscal year to maintain the Administration's politically-oriented Great Society
moving at a fiscally-insane pace.
#
#
*
Here are hard-hitting, specific arguments to use in campaigning. They are
responsible and sound. Please remember them, and use them.
1. The cost of the alleged Great Society means a heavy drain on personal
savings accounts, less money to spend on necessities, more taxes
arbitrarily taken from paychecks.
2. Democrats at all levels of government demonstrate they believe economy
is bad, unrestrained spending is good, individual effort and initiative
are un-American.
- more-
Excerpts from a speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
9/22/65
3. The so-called war on poverty is actually, in too many instances, a
cruel hoax offering the deception of hope for a brighter future while
cynically forging the chains of perpetual poverty.
4. The Federal government is leading the way in causing crippling
inflation- the silent thief.
5. Deficit spending--borrowing against tomorrow-- is saddling everyone
with a staggering financial burden that will get more burdensome as
time passes.
6. All the free-wheeling, big spenders are not in Washington. Democrats
have their private empire builders entrenched in too many big city
machines.
7. The symbol for the Administration has become known as Uncle Sham.
More news releases, but fewer facts, are turned out than ever before.
Secrecy and deception are growing.
8. Our present course-charted by the Democrat is sheer folly leading
to national and personal bankruptcy.
9. There appears to be no certainity in the Democrat Great Society---
except debt and taxes.
*
*
*
Democrats are not really interested in everyone's right to vote, but only in
securing the right to vote for those who will vote Democratic.
Republicans believe every citizen's vote should be counted---once.
White House architects of the voting rights bill that sailed through Congress
adamantly opposed and sought to scuttle a Republican proposal that would have
assured clean elections. They junked progress to preserve conditions which
permit big city machines to exercise their motto--"vote early and often and
we'll count it more than once!"
* * *
The Republican Party is the last hope of the people to turn the dangerous,
growing tide of federalism that reaches into every community in America.
On the national level there are strong moves to weld the Republican party
into a broadly-based, dynamic, united force.
To win, the Republican Party needs a neighbor-to-neighbor type of campaign.
Victory achieved on this broad base will bring a swift and certain resurgence
at the national level.
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
Excerpts from a speech at Ogden, Utah
For release upon delivery
September 22, 1965
of speech Sept. 22, 1965
I call upon you to make a very special effort as-Republicans. The Party
desperately needs your help, your ideas, your ability to get things done,
Instead of wringing our hands, let's set to work building a record as a
unified political party. Let's forget 1964. Let's not make the same mistakes.
Let's profit from our defeat. Let us become once again one Republican Party.
Frankly, there is no other choice. Unless we leave the splintering to the
Democrats and become one big political family, welwill belong to a ghost of
a party. The net result will be one-party government in America--and it will
not be our party.
*
*
*
The Nation is seeing what a one-party controlled Federal establishment can
do to our institutions and traditions. During the next few months the degree
of Federal interference in individual affairs will increase. It seems to
me that the major issues are fiscal sanity and the awesome explosion of
Federal spending.
Twenty major public laws spawned by the White House as part of its campaign
to keep its costly Great Society under way authorize new spending of an
estimated $16,767,300,000 in fiscal 1966.
The American public will provide more then $16.5 billion dollars in the next
fiscal year to maintain the Administration's palitically-oriented Great Society
moving at a fiscally-insane pace.
*
*
*
Here are hard-hitting, specific arguments to use in campaigning. They are
responsible and sound. Please remember them, and use them.
1. The cost of the alleged Great Society means a heavy drain on personal
savings accounts, less money to spend on necessities, more taxes
arbitrarily taken from paychecks.
2. Democrats at all levels of government demonstrate they believe economy
is bad, unrestrained spending is good, individual effort and initiative
are un-American.
- more-
GERALD FORD VIBRARY
Excerpts from a speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
9/22/65
3. The so-called war on poverty is actually, in too many instances, a
cruel hoax offering the deception of hope for a brighter future while
cynically forging the chains of perpetual poverty.
4. The Federal government is leading the way in causing crippling
inflation
the silent thief.
5. Deficit spending--borrowing against tomorrow- is saddling everyone
with a staggering financial burden that will get more burdensome as
time passes.
6. All the free-wheeling, big spenders are not in Washington. Democrats
have their private empire builders entrenched in too many big city
machines.
7. The symbol for the Administration has become known as Uncle Sham.
More news releases, but fewer facts, are turned out than ever before.
Secrecy and deception are growing.
8. Our present course--charted by the Democrat is sheer folly leading
to national and personal bankruptcy.
9. There appears to be no certainity in the Democrat Great Society
except debt and taxes.
*
*
*
Democrats are not really interested in everyone's right to vote, but only in
securing the right to vote for those who will vote Democratic.
Republicans believe every citizen's vote should be counted once.
White House architects of the voting rights bill that sailed through Congress
adamantly opposed and sought to scuttle a Republican proposal that would have
assured clean elections. They junked progress to preserve conditions which
permit big city machines to exercise their motto "vote early and often and
we'll count it more than once!"
* * *
The Republican Party is the last hope of the people to turn the dangerous,
growing tide of federalism that reaches into every community in America.
On the national level there are strong moves to weld the Republican party
into a broadly-based, dynamic, united force.
To win, the Republican Party needs a neighbor-to-neighbor type of campaign.
Victory achieved on this broad base will bring a swift and certain resurgence
at the national level,