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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D33, folder \"Gilman for Congress Dinner,\nNewburgh, NY, September 24, 1972\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary\nand Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential 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 The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 Copy to Inlman for Congress only M Office Copy\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\n--FOR RELEASE AT 6 P.M.--\nSunday, September 24, 1972\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford at a Gilman-for-Congress Dinner at\nNewburgh, N.Y.\nNew York State voters and other Americans should have no trouble making\n\"Decision 1972.\"\nThe choice is clear. The choice is between widely differing political\nphilosophies. The choice is between the progressive policies of a clear-eyed\nstatesman, Richard M. Nixon, and the wild ideas of a fuzzy-thinking extremist,\nGeorge McGovern.\nWhat do Americans want as they stand on the threshold of this election?\nI feel sure they want the steady progress of the Nixon Administration,\nnot the on-again, off-again schemes of his opponent. I don't think we need the\npolls to tell us the American people don't like McGovernment.\nThey want peace through strength, not a dangerous excursion into\nisolationism.\nThey want an honorable peace in Vietnam, not a peace we beg for -- peace\non the enemy's terms.\nThey want prosperity based on sound economic policies, not a phony\nprosperity tied to make-work projects bought with tax dollars.\nThey want genuine reform of the scandalous welfare system, not a new\nescalation of welfare tied to redistribution of income.\nThey want a President who will hold down Federal spending and keep the\nlid on Federal levies, not one who would wildly expand the Federal government\nand double the average citizen's taxes.\nThey want a President they can be proud of, not one who preaches retreat\nabroad and radicalism at home.\nI think, too, they want this President they're proud of to have enough\ntroops in Congress to carry out his policies.\nThat's why the people of New York's 26th district are going to send\nBen Gilman to the U.S. House of Representatives.\n(more)\nFORD LIBRARY \"y BERALD\nDigitized from Box D33 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n-2-\nI don't think the people of the 26th district want a McGovernite\nrepresenting them in Congress.\nThey don't want a man who stands for the policies and views George\nMcGovern stands for.\nThey want a man of Ben Gilman's stature and ability -- a man who\nrepresents their point of view and will get things done, as Ben has in the\nState Assembly.\nBut we won't put Ben Gilman in a congressional seat just by wishing for\nit. We've got to work for it.\nLet's roll up our sleves. Let's pitch in and see that Ben Gilman gets\nthe majority he needs to take his place in Congress.\nLet's all help elect a Congress that will work with President Nixon.\nLet's get rolling on our victory drive.\nBen Gilman's chance of winning will be improved by a heavy voter turnout.\nSo get your organization in high gear. Get Republican voters registered.\nPersuade clear-thinking Democrats to vote our way this year -- to cast their\nvotes for sound government and against McGovernment.\nBen's election depends on it. And so does the future of your country.\n# # #\nLimited 3097 - Distribution\nOffice Copy\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\n--FOR RELEASE AT 6 P.M.--\nSunday, September 24, 1972\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford at a Gilman-for-Congress Dinner at\nNewburgh, N.Y.\nNew York State voters and other Americans should have no trouble making\n\"Decision 1972.\"\nThe choice is clear. The choice is between widely differing political\nphilosophies. The choice is between the progressive policies of a clear-eyed\nstatesman, Richard M. Nixon, and the wild ideas of a fuzzy-thinking extremist,\nGeorge McGovern.\nWhat do Americans want as they stand on the threshold of this election?\nI feel sure they want the steady progress of the Nixon Administration,\nnot the on-again, off-again schemes of his opponent. I don't think we need the\npolls to tell us the American people don't like McGovernment.\nThey want peace through strength, not a dangerous excursion into\nisolationism.\nThey want an honorable peace in Vietnam, not a peace we beg for -- peace\non the enemy's terms.\nThey want prosperity based on sound economic policies, not a phony\nprosperity tied to make-work projects bought with tax dollars.\nThey want genuine reform of the scandalous welfare system, not a new\nescalation of welfare tied to redistribution of income.\nThey want a President who will hold down Federal spending and keep the\nlid on Federal levies, not one who would wildly expand the Federal government\nand double the average citizen's taxes.\nThey want a President they can be proud of, not one who preaches retreat\nabroad and radicalism at home.\nI think, too, they want this President they're proud of to have enough\ntroops in Congress to carry out his policies.\nThat's why the people of New York's 26th district are going to send\nBen Gilman to the U.S. House of Representatives.\n(more)\nFORD LIBRARY\nGERALD\nLimited Distribution\nOffice Copy\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\n--FOR RELEASE AT 6 P.M.--\nSunday, September 24, 1972\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford at a Gilman-for-Congress Dinner at\nNewburgh, N.Y.\nNew York State voters and other Americans should have no trouble making\n\"Decision 1972.'\nThe choice is clear. The choice is between widely differing political\nphilosophies. The choice is between the progressive policies of a clear-eyed\nstatesman, Richard M. Nixon, and the wild ideas of a fuzzy-thinking extremist,\nGeorge McGovern.\nWhat do Americans want as they stand on the threshold of this election?\nI feel sure they want the steady progress of the Nixon Administration,\nnot the on-again, off-again schemes of his opponent. I don't think we need the\npolls to tell us the American people don't like McGovernment.\nThey want peace through strength, not a dangerous excursion into\nisolationism.\nThey want an honorable peace in Vietnam, not a peace we beg for -- peace\non the enemy's terms.\nThey want prosperity based on sound economic policies, not a phony\nprosperity tied to make-work projects bought with tax dollars.\nThey want genuine reform of the scandalous welfare system, not a new\nescalation of welfare tied to redistribution of income.\nThey want a President who will hold down Federal spending and keep the\nlid on Federal levies, not one who would wildly expand the Federal government\nand double the average citizen's taxes.\nThey want a President they can be proud of, not one who preaches retreat\nabroad and radicalism at home.\nI think, too, they want this President they're proud of to have enough\ntroops in Congress to carry out his policies.\nThat's why the people of New York's 26th district are going to send\nBen Gilman to the U.S. House of Representatives.\n(more)\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\n-2-\nI don't think the people of the 26th district want a McGovernite\nrepresenting them in Congress.\nThey don't want a man who stands for the policies and views George\nMcGovern stands for.\nThey want a man of Ben Gilman's stature and ability -- a man who\nrepresents their point of view and will get things done, as Ben has in the\nState Assembly.\nBut we won't put Ben Gilman in a congressional seat just by wishing for\nit. We've got to work for it.\nLet's roll up our sleves. Let's pitch in and see that Ben Gilman gets\nthe majority he needs to take his place in Congress.\nLet's all help elect a Congress that will work with President Nixon.\nLet's get rolling on our victory drive.\nBen Gilman's chance of winning will be improved by a heavy voter turnout.\nSo get your organization in high gear. Get Republican voters registered.\nPersuade clear-thinking Democrats to vote our way this year -- to cast their\nvotes for sound government and against McGovernment.\nBen's election depends on it. And so does the future of your country.\n###"
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