Draft of Radio Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman at Seattle, Washington

RADIO SPEECH BY SENIATOR. HARRY S. TRUMAN SEATTLE WASHINGTON OCTOBER 19 1944 To be released upon Delivery in Seattle at Pacific Coast Timex October 19th, 1944. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Harry Truman, Democratic Candidate for Vice-President, Speaking to you from Seattle Washington. You people of the West always have been a straight Thinking liberal minded prople. The problems that you and your forefaterhs encountered in settling this territory con- vinced you of the necessity of cooperation for the good of all. And you were convinced that no nation can ever be truly great unless all of its pexople have a chance to earn a good living. You supported the Democratic Administration in the fight that it has waged since 1933 to advance the welfare of the common man. You hebped to obtain labor legislation that brought shorter hours, higher wages and better working conditions for everybody in labor. seeds You backed our efforts to obtain social security benefits for the aged: bank deposit insurance to safegzuard your life savings; security regulations to prevent a repitition of the financial excesses of the * which U twenties that caused the depression; and a farm program that brgsht real pwosperity to the farmer, and helped him produce the huge quantities of food required to win the war. You supported the program of the Democratic Administration to ibavad develop the great natural resources of the West, and you have witnessed the building of the Bonneville, Grand Coulee and other great projects. You know the tremendous contribution they are making to the winning of the war, and you know the benefits you will enjoy after the war from cheap and plentiful power and from water for irrigation. sunda KRUMAN NARA John