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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D30, folder \"Fund-raising Dinner, Republican\nCandidate for Governor Albert Watson, Spartanburg, SC, September 18, 1970\" of the\nFord Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford\nPresidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDistribution 10 copils Mr. Ford only\n/ copy Hal Byrd of SC.\nm Office Copy\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\nFOR RELEASE AT 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY--\nSeptember 18, 1970\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R-Mich., Republican Leader, U.S.\nHouse of Representatives, at a fund-raising dinner for Republican Governor\ncandidate Albert Watson, at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, S.C.\nIt's wonderful to be here in the textile center of the world. And it is\ngreat to be with Al Watson's kind of people because they are bound to be good\npeople, fine people.\nI recently had the honor to present a plaque to Al Watson on behalf of the\nRepublican Leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was a tribute to\nAl for his outstanding service in the Congress.\nLet me tell you something about that service. Let me tell you first of all\nthat Al Watson is the best friend in Congress that a textile worker ever had. Al\nWatson has been a most effective member of the Congress in working to offset the\nimpact of imports on the textile industry. He has fought to save the jobs of\ntextile workers. He has been waging this battle ever since he first came to Congress.\nAnd let me assure you that Congressman Watson has been working closely with President\nNixon on the problem of textile imports. The President has said that he is\nfour-square behind a textile quota bill--and Al Watson was standing next to him\nwhen he said it.\nAl Watson will work for you. Al Watson will fight for the domestic textile\nindustry. Al Watson will see to it that the textile industry stays healthy.\nI look for Al Watson to become the first Republican governor of South\nCarolina in a hundred years--and I'm here to tell you tonight that this is the\nbest thing that could happen to the great state of South Carolina.\nYou have a wonderful man in Al Watson. You have a leader. You have a man\nof great courage.\nI am very much aware of Al Watson's outstanding leadership qualities. That\nis why I named him as the senior Republican on the House Select Committee on Crime.\nI knew he would deliver on that committee--just as he will deliver when you elect\nhim governor of South Carolina. Al Watson is a man for the criminal to reckon with.\nWhen Al Watson is elected governor, the racketeers operating in this state\nhad better pack their bags and skedaddle because Al Watson won't put up with them.\nFORD\nYour state will be secure from criminal elements. Al watson won't tolerate any\ncop-killing. And he won't tolerate any violence on college campuses, either.\n(more)\nDigitized from Box D30 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nAl Watson is a no-nonsense man. He will clear the criminals out of South\nCarolina.\nAl Watson not only is courageous; he is far-seeing. As a member of the House\nInternal Security Committee, he put the finger on the Students for a Democratic\nSociety as a Marxist-roiented organization back when most people thought SDS members\nwere just a bunch of idealistic college students. Al Watson is a man who won't be\nfooled.\nI can talk about Al Watson's leadership qualities because I have seen him at\nwork in the Congress. I know that he gets the job done.\nAt this point I must applaud Al Watson for the effort he is exerting to get\nthe busing issue decided once and for all by the U.S. Supreme Court. As you know\nAl has filed a friend of the court brief in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school case\nand is calling upon other members of Congress to join him in that brief. Here\nagain you have an example of Al Watson's fine leadership.\nAl also exhibited his great leadership qualities when he followed up on his\nHouse Select Crime Committee membership by initiating a drug education program for\nthe entire state of South Carolina. That took imagination. That took drive. That\ntook organizational ability. In Al Watson you find all of these traits.\nThe people of South Carolina are indeed fortunate--fortunate because they\nhave a wonderful leadership team in Al Watson and his running mate, Jim Henderson.\nPostmaster General Winton Blount has told me what an outstanding man Jim Henderson\nis-what a great job he has done in the Post Office Department. So you have a\ngreat team in Al Watson and Jim Henderson.\nThe Watson-Henderson team is a team that spells progress, a team that spells\nnew plans for action in state government, genuine solutions for the problems that\nhave been plaguing South Carolina, realistic answers for the challenge of the\nSeventies.\nI ask the people of South Carolina to recognize that the team of Al Watson and\nJim Henderson is the team that will serve them best, the team that makes sense, the\nteam that believes every man is responsible for his own acts and for his own place in\nsociety, the team that believes no man is above the law or beneath it, the team that\nbelieves every man must work if he is to enjoy the benefits of our society, the team\nthat believes our individual and national prosperity flows from the free enterprise\nsystem, the team that will fight to make that system function at its very best SO\nthat South Carolina will be prosperous.\nI believe in Al Watson and Jim Henderson--and that is why I am asking the\npeople of South Carolina to make them their leaders, to let them promote good\ngovernment, responsible government, government that truly serves the people.\n# # #\nALBERT WATSON\nREPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR\nCAMPAIGN DINNER\nfeaturing\nTHE HONORABLE GERALD R. FORD\nMINORITY LEADER - U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n(R) FIFTH DISTRICT - MICHIGAN\nSeptember 18, 1970\nSPARTANBURG MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM\nSPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nPROGRAM\nPresiding\nDr. F. Larry Gant\nGOP Chairman, Fourth Congressional District\nWelcome\nMayor Robert L. Stoddard\nCity of Spartanburg\nMENU\nPledge of Allegiance\nRichard T. Hines\nChairman, S. C. College Republicans\nNational Anthem\nAllan R. Willis\nMarinated Shrimp, Louis IV\nAccompanied by Mr. Donald McGraw\nEntertainment\nDorman High School Singing Cavaliers\nHearts of Celery and Stuffed Olives, Delmonico\nMary Francis Gosnell, Director\nRoast Prime Rib of Western Beef, Au Jus\nInvocation\nRev. Alastair C. Walker\nFirst Baptist Church\nBaked Stuffed Idaho Potatoes, Suzette\nDINNER\nFresh Green Beans, Almondine\nIntroduction of Head Table\nMrs. Constance D. Armitage\nSalad of the Season. Provencale\nFirst Vice President, National Federation\nof Republican Women\nHot Rolls Maison, Maitre d'Hotel Butter\nRecognition of Special Guests\nRaymond A. Harris\nChairman, South Carolina Republican Party\nCoffee\nTea\nMilk\nIntroduction of Speaker\n+\nHarry S. Dent\nStrawberry Shortcake\nSpecial Counsel to the President\nSpeaker\nThe Honorable Gerald R. Ford, M.C.\nMinority Leader-U. S. House of Representatives\nResponse\nThe Honorable Albert Watson, M.C.\nCandidate for Governor of South Carolina\nPresentation of Gift\nHal C. Byrd\nState Finance Chairman\n\"God Bless America\"\nDINNER COMMITTEE\nGeneral Chairman\nDr. F. Larry Gant\nGOP Chairman,\nFourth Congressional District\nCounty Chairmen\nJesse Cooksey, Spartanburg\nRay Smith, Greenville\nW. R. Garrett, Laurens\nTicket Sales\nHal C. Byrd\nDecorations and Facilities\nMrs. Sylvia McCollough\nMusic and Entertainment\nMiss Earline Bates\nUshers\nT. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.\nAid to Congressman Ford\nRichard T. Hines\nOUR SPECIAL THANKS TO\nCase Brothers Music House\nOrgan\nBurnett's Television & Appliance Company, Inc.\nDoor Prize-Color T.V.\nDorman High School Singing Cavaliers\nMary Francis Gosnell, Director\nAnd all others who have worked so hard to make this dinner possible\nALBERT WATSON-Our Candidate for Governor-\n\"A man of courage, character, and conviction for a time of crisis!\"\nGERALO FORD\n10 copies to Mr. Fordonly\na Office Copy\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\n-FOR RELEASE AT 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY--\nSeptember 18, 1970\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R-Mich., Republican Leader, U.S.\nHouse of Representatives, at a fund-raising dinner for Republican Governor\ncandidate Albert Watson, at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, S.C.\nIt's wonderful to be here in the textile center of the world. And it is\ngreat to be with Al Watson's kind of people because they are bound to be good\npeople, fine people.\nI recently had the honor to present a plaque to Al Watson on behalf of the\nRepublican Leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was a tribute to\nAl for his outstanding service in the Congress.\nLet me tell you something about that service. Let me tell you first of all\nthat Al Watson is the best friend in Congress that a textile worker ever had. Al\nWatson has been a most effective member of the Congress in working to offset the\nimpact of imports on the textile industry. He has fought to save the jobs of\ntextile workers. He has been waging this battle ever since he first came to Congress.\nAnd let me assure you that Congressman Watson has been working closely with President\nNixon on the problem of textile imports. The President has said that he is\nfour-square behind a textile quota bill--and Al Watson was standing next to him\nwhen he said it.\nAl Watson will work for you. Al Watson will fight for the domestic textile\nindustry. Al Watson will see to it that the textile industry stays healthy.\nI look for Al Watson to become the first Republican governor of South\nCarolina in a hundred years--and I'm here to tell you tonight that this is the\nbest thing that could happen to the great state of South Carolina.\nYou have a wonderful man in Al Watson. You have a leader. You have a man\nof great courage.\nI am very much aware of Al Watson's outstanding leadership qualities. That\nis why I named him as the senior Republican on the House Select Committee on Crime.\nI knew he would deliver on that committee--just as he will deliver when you elect\nhim governor of South Carolina. Al Watson is a man for the criminal to reckon with.\nWhen Al Watson is elected governor, the racketeers operating in this state\nhad better pack their bags and skedaddle because Al Watson won't put up with them.\nYour state will be secure from criminal elements. Al watson won't tolerate any\ncop-killing. And he won't tolerate any violence on college campuses, either.\nGE3ALD R.FORD\n(more)\nAl Watson is a no-nonsense man. He will clear the criminals out of South\nCarolina.\nAl Watson not only is courageous; he is far-seeing. As a member of the House\nInternal Security Committee, he put the finger on the Students for a Democratic\nSociety as a Marxist-roiented organization back when most people thought SDS members\nwere just a bunch of idealistic college students. Al Watson is a man who won't be\nfooled.\nI can talk about Al Watson's leadership qualities because I have seen him at\nwork in the Congress. I know that he gets the job done.\nAt this point I must applaud Al Watson for the effort he is exerting to get\nthe busing issue decided once and for all by the U.S. Supreme Court. As you know\nA1 has filed a friend of the court brief in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school case\nand is calling upon other members of Congress to join him in that brief. Here\nagain you have an example of Al Watson's fine leadership.\nAl also exhibited his great leadership qualities when he followed up on his\nHouse Select Crime Committee membership by initiating a drug education program for\nthe entire state of South Carolina. That took imagination. That took drive. That\ntook organizational ability. In Al Watson you find all of these traits.\nThe people of South Carolina are indeed fortunate--fortunate because they\nhave a wonderful leadership team in Al Watson and his running mate, Jim Henderson.\nPostmaster General Winton Blount has told me what an outstanding man Jim Henderson\nis-what a great job he has done in the Post Office Department. So you have a\ngreat team in Al Watson and Jim Henderson.\nThe Watson-Henderson team is a team that spells progress, a team that spells\nnew plans for action in state government, genuine solutions for the problems that\nhave been plaguing South Carolina, realistic answers for the challenge of the\nSeventies.\nI ask the people of South Carolina to recognize that the team of Al Watson and\nJim Henderson is the team that will serve them best, the team that makes sense, the\nteam that believes every man is responsible for his own acts and for his own place in\nsociety, the team that believes no man is above the law or beneath it, the team that\nbelieves every man must work if he is to enjoy the benefits of our society, the team\nthat believes our individual and national prosperity flows from the free enterprise\nsystem, the team that will fight to make that system function at its very best so\nthat South Carolina will be prosperous.\nI believe in Al Watson and Jim Henderson--and that is why I am asking the\npeople of South Carolina to make them their leaders, to let them promote good\ngovernment, responsible government, government that truly serves the people.\n###"
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