Speech of Senator Harry S. Truman Jefferson Day Dinner at Salt Lake City, Utah
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OCR Page 1 of 14SPEECH OF SENATOR HARRY S. TRUMAN OF MISSOURI
JEFFERSON DAY DINNER UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
MAY
1943
TO BE RELEASED ON DELIVERY
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is an honor and
a
pleasure for me to join with you here tonight in the beautiful city of
Salt Lake to pay tribute to that great American, Thomas Jefferson. The
Constitution which he inscribed set forth the principles upon which our
great Party has been founded. Through his courage and vision our Nation
has long enjoyed freedom and liberty. Now this freedom and liberty -yes,
even our national existence --- are threatened by the forces of evil. To
preserve our way of life we must today emulate the qualities of leadership
shown by our forefathers so many years ago. It was men like Washington
and Jefferson who brought into being our great Nation and showed to the
world a cause united.
In the past the Democratic Party has regarded this occasion a
festive one. Today we cannot celebrate. Today America is faced on every
side with desperate enemies. The old-time merriment and joy of celebration
must yield to sober and serious thinking. We must take stock of what has
been done and what still remains to be done. The Democratic Party has
been entrusted by the American people with a solemn responsibility. As
Americans and as Democrats we are proud of that trust. But like our fore-
fathers who were blessed with the great leadership of Washington and
Jefferson in their time of crisis, we may be thankful that our country is
being led during this time of peril by our great Commander-in-Chief,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The foresight of men like Jefferson prepared our colonial fathers
to meet their destiny. Their perseverance surmounted all obstacles. By
their vision and courage, the strength and resources of the thirteen
U.S.
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