Press Release Speech of Vice President Harry S. Truman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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OCR Page 1 of 7SPEECH OF HONORABLE HARRY S. TRUMAN
FOR RELEASE TUESDAY
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
MORNING PAPERS
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY DINNER
JANUARY 30, 1945
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
JANUARY 29, 1945
7:00 PM EWT
UNITY
It is a special pleasure to be here in Philadelphia, the cradle of
American independence, to greet you and the Honorable Francis J. Myers, your
distinguished new Senator, the outstanding result of Pennsylvania's most recent
Declaration of Independence. Progressive statesmen of your great Commonwealth
always have been among the leaders in the endless fight for freedom. I am sure
that your junior Senator will become known as another champion of constructive
liberalism from the keystone state.
You industrious people of Pennsylvania have already accomplished
a
tremendous war task, thereby aiding the cause of liberty throughout the world.
Your sons have fought valiantly to defeat powerful enemies on the battlefields.
You have produced the vital war materials which, by sheer weight, will ultimately
crush the aggressors. Your farms, mines, and factories are providing America,
and our fighting Allies, with a substantial part of the modern supplies so
essential for final victory. Today, in addition to your heroic men and valuable
materials, America needs your moral and spiritual strenght to help guide suffering
humanity to a sound and lasting peace.
More than ever before, the world must have statesmen with vision -- wise
and tolerant men, who can rise above all local and petty prejudices, and serve
mankind in the light of lasting interests. America needs statesmen like Benjamin
Franklin, the kindly humanitarian from Philadelphia, whose deep understanding,
wise philosophy, and practical diplomacy, helped vreate and preserve our national
independence. It was Franklin, the Elder Statesman, whose sound advice and extens:
experience inspired confidence and harmony among the Founding Fathers, making
possible political agreement, resulting in that keystone of democracy, our great
Constitution, adopted here in Philadelphia at Independence Hall.
This world of ours has been seriously ill for many years. In
desperation, a few nations have turned to political "quacks", who promised prompt
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