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Charles Lindbergh — Part 14
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e8< Mothers of Pennsyivania
Coliection, bexes by usherae Battle Kyun ef the Republic led by lire Oalbreth
oo eee Yankee Decdle and Let ide Call You Sweetheart were
ae oMnge .
Mrs. Goods Well, it's still anfe te ecme up here while no bettles are being throm.
Recently an article eam to we from the pen of a shilihood schoolmate whe has been
working very, very mary s 00 assimilate the truth about conditions in Ansrioa.
The article ia extitied Passing ef a Republie"’. fhe prinelples of a free
constitution are irrevocably lost when the legislative power is taken by the execu-
tive. Are we returning to the Gays of the Rowmn Bepire? Lincoln eaids fhe pre-
wislens ef the American Constitution giving the war mking powers to Congress se
dictate, as I wéerstand it, by the following reasons: Kings havo always been
involving their people in war, asscring generally, if not always, that tha good
ef the people was the object.”
Many of our Ameriean eitisens who understand the reason for the sonditions in
America but how few there are who have the courace to talk about i¢ and fight ite
If the brave ones, who are in public life have the courage to speak, as our speaker
tonipht, why shouldn't wet The Mothers of Pemsylvania are happy indeod te give
to this vast audience tonicht a patriot like Senator Holt. (Applause). He ie one
ef the few undaunted leadors of our causes. As for his Anorican lineage, he goos
back in an wibroken ling to 1624 on ane side of his family emi to 1706 on anothers
Fe fe an Amerivane ( Applause} In epoaking of his age, you all know that he is
very, very younge He has been in public life for ten yearse He tanght history
and athletics, history, which civos him a broad understanding of world affairs,
and athletios, which developed and develops the individual's sportamanship and
fighting skill. (Applause)s I neod not remind this audieroe that he is the
youngest man ever to sit on our Sanates Do you renoriber that tie had to wait until
efter his brithday to take a seat in the Benatef
Another outstanding feature in Senator Holt's work ia the truth of his statemate
and you will hear many peuple say that he doesn't know what he's talking about but
he doese He doesn't pormit anyone elas te hand hin hie mtorial. We does all his
orn researche He knows whereof he speake and that what he says is the truth and
ean't be refutede In spite of the serious Alincas, which we al) deeply regret, he
has core hore totalk to us tonight and it fe a wery happy mociont in ny life chon
I can have the privilege of presenting to you, Sunator Rush De Holt, former Senat<
of the United States of America. (Cheers and Applause).
Sonator Rush De Holts Kadam Chairman, iirse Good and Fellow Anericane: I en
glad to come to the city that ia know as the Cratle of Indepundence because I an
fearful that Lf we pass the Lend-Lease Bill, I have some from a oity that ia tho
graveyard of Ameridan Independence. And I am glad to speak to the Kothors of Pen
Gylvahiae Irealize, that lalter tincheSl has said (Boos) (Yells) that we should |
careful of those who use the title of "other" in their nane and I want to assy tho!
{e more patriotien and more Anoricanism in one drop of blood in the Mothers of
Pennsylvania than there is in the entire body of Halter Finohell but I have more
important things to talz ebout than Mre Fincholle
I want to say that the new forulyn polley enunclated by our President ise a eompict:
departure from the traditions of Anoricen historye We should refuse to tuke # new
course. If we change our course, wo should be sure of the course w: tro substitutir
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