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Convention this election and this party, for 20 years, we have seen that constant attrition of those constitutional safeguards of free men. Over these 20 years. This is the fifth time that I have had the high honor of addressing the convention of the Republican Party. But from the inexorable course of nature, this is likely to be the last time that I shall attend your convention. At each of those four year intervals, I have pointed out the inch by inch destruction of the ramparts of free men in the United States. That is the issue. Well, Dan, since you're the president of the New York Yankees and Mr. Weiss, George, I'll have to say that you've done an amazing job and not only see that I'm reemployed, but that your organization has been wonderful, the way they've brought the men to my spring training camp in order for our ballclub and my coaches to win five or six pennants, although I blew the six, I have to now as the manager of the New York Yankees, look over the personnel that we had in the minor leagues. And it's possible to add pitchers or if it's possible, by trades for the New York Yankees to add five or six more players to win 10 more games where we can nose the Cleveland Ball Club out the following season. You can rest assured that Mr. Stengel will be delighted to be the head of the ball club and try and pull the Yankees out number one next season.