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. To Founding Convention of ° PROGRESSIVE PARTY OF .LASSACHUSETTS H otel Bradford, Boston, April ) Ny fellow americans: PHIESL oe BY c Spas SEF U “e who mect here today are citizens of the greatest, the richest, the most noverful nation in the world... "e meet as citizens of a great cemocr::sy, and it is our vurpose to preserve, to protect, and to extend democracy. “Yet we mect as citizens of a nation wich 1s shaking with fear. “e haven't been struck b* enemy bombs. We haven't felt the onsjaught of invading forces. “e aron't shaking because our shores, our lanj, or our neonle have becn attacke+. “we are trembling from the attacks of neadlines and commentators, We are the victims of an outrageous carpaign to create fear. The camaign has been nlanred br men who kno~ the planning art - by military men and big business men. | | They are attenpting to frishten us into united sunvort of their efforts to militarize america and completely do-inate our economy, as they extend the influence of private imerican interests all over the world. | They have already frightened millions upon millions of our fellow citizens into silence. They have made it dangerous to talk back. They have »roucht us to the stage vhere many peovle are afraid to voice their honest convictions for fear of losing their jobs. In such an atrosnhere the very foun’ations of our democracy are envangered, anid I want to reneat today what I have said many - times before, (more ) |