Draft Speech of Vice President Harry S. Truman for Jefferson Day Dinner, Washington, D. C.
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THE FATHER OF DEZOCRACY
Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests and fellow Democrats:
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We are gathered hore this evening for two purposes. First,
to pay homage on his birthday to the Father of Democracy - Thomas Jefferson.
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Second, should renow-end reaffirm our singare faith in democratic
ideals, represented.
ALWAYS
the Democratic Party has been the champion of all the
people. In contrast, the Republican Party usually represents the privileged
and the few. Our Party has to depend primarily upon the donations
the
of rank and Even during the last general election, for every
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dollar the Democrats raised, our Republican opponents spent two. Fortunately,
democratic victories are won on the baeis of principles and performance, and
not merely money and wealth!
The two party system is the very essence of American democracy. To
permit our constitutional government to operate effectively, we must support
the Party of our choice, and in America, thank God, we still have a free choice!
In the conduct of this war, there has been most commendable cooperation
between members of every political faith. All realized that unless we win this
and
war, there will be only one party in America -- 1 that distated
by
our
enemies. In the fight for real democracy, all must stand up and be counted.
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In Jefferson's day, statesmen were also) faced with fundamental issues.
Sharp party differences forced the people to take sides, while the future of
democracy was being decided. In that day certain leaders had sincere
doubts concerning the ability of the American people to qualify for real democracy.
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