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OCR Page 1 of 22Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri
Washington Day Banquet under the auspices of the
Democratic National Committee
Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23, 1942
TO BE RELEASED ON DELIVERY
Fellow Americans: It is my privilege and honor to be the guest
this evening of the Democratic National Committee in the great city of
Philadelphia--th rallying ground in the past of the Democratic Party.
It is an equal privilege and honor to be the guest of the great Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania, so ably represented in the United States Senate
by so distinguished a statesman, the ardent supporter of the Administration
and the President, my friend and colleague, Joe Guffey. And the people of the
city of Philadelphia may well be proud of the distinguished Democrats that
represent them in the United States Congress from six of the city's seven
TRUMANA
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Congressional Districts.
In former years the keynote of this occasion has been one of
c. s. COVERY
celebration. As true Democrats we were naturally filled with pride at the
record of accomplishments of our party. But tonight we cannot celebrate.
The time for gaiety is over. This is a solemn hour--one of the most solemn
hours in American history. It is time for serious talk. It is time that
we take an accounting. What progress have we made? What does the future
hold in store?
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