Because, the truth is, ladies and gentlemen, that this is how we were warned it ould be. President Reagan told us from very the beginning that he believed in a we were told. "so it should settle for taking care of the strong and hope that 9, kind of social darwinism Survival of the fittest Government can't do evel economic ambition and charity will do the rest. Make the rich richer--and what falls from their table will be enough for the middle class and those who are trying desperately to work their way into the middle class You know, the republicans called it trickle-down when Hoover tried it Now they call it supply side. But it 's the same shining city for those relative few who are lucky enough to live in its good neighborhoods. But for the people who are excluded--for the people who are locked out - all they can do is to stare from a distance at that city's glimmering towers. It's an old story. It's as old as our history. The dif ference between Democrats and Republicans has always been measured in courage and conf idence. The republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old some of the young some of the weak are left behind by the side of the trail. the strong the strong they tell us will inherit the land We Democrats believe in something else. We democrats believe that we can make it all the way with the whole family intact. and, we have more than once. Ever since Franklin roosevelt lifted himse lf from his wheelcha ir to lift this nation from its knees wagon train after wagon train--to new frontiers of education, housing peace lif ting them up into the wagon on the way blacks and Hispanics, and people of the who le f amily aboard constantly reaching out to extend and enlarge that family; every ethnic group, and native Americans --all those struggling to build their families and claim some small share of america For nearly 50 years we carried them all to new levels of comfort and security and dignity even aff luence. And remember this, some of us in this room today are here only because this nation had that kind of conf idence. And it would be wrong to forget that So, here we are at th is conventio n to rem ind ourselves w here we come from and to claim the future for ourselves and for our children Today our great Democratic Party, which has saved this nation from depression from fascism from racism, from corruption, is called upon to do it again - this time to save the nation from conf usion and division from the threat of eventual fiscal disaster and most of all from the fear of a nuclear holocaust That' s not going to be easy Mo Udall is exactly right, it's not going to be easy. In order to succeed, we must answer our opponent's polished and appealing rhetoric with a more telling reasonableness and rationalityBecause, the truth is, ladies and gentlemen, that this is how we were warned it would be. President Reagan told us f rom very the beginning that he believed in a kind of social Darwinism. Survival of the fittest. "Government can't do everything," we were told. "So it should settle for taking care of the strong and hope that economic ambition and charity will do the rest. Make the rich richer -- and what falls f rom their table will be enough for the middle class and those who are trying desperately to work their way into the middle class." You know, the Republicans called it trickle-down when Hoover tried it. Now they call it supply side. But it's the same shining city for those relative few who are lucky enough to live in its good neighborhoods. But for the people who are excluded -- for the people who are locked out -- all they can do is to stare f rom a distance at that city's glimmering towers. It's an old story. It's as old as our history. The dif ference between Democrats and Republicans has always been measured in courage and confidence. The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the f rontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak are lef t behind by the side of the trail. The strong, the strong they tell us will inherit the land. We Democrats believe in something else. We democrats believe that we can make it all the way with the whole family intact. And, we have more than once. Ever since Franklin Roosevelt lif ted himself f rom his wheelchair to lif t this nation f rom its knees -- wagon train af ter wagon train -- to new f rontiers of education, housing, peace; the whole family aboard, constantly reaching out to extend and enlarge that family; lif ting them up into the wagon on the way; blacks and Hispanics, and people of every ethnic group, and native Americans -- all those struggling to build their families and claim some small share of America. For nearly 50 years we carried them all to new levels of comfort, and security, and dignity, even affluence. And remember this, some of us in this room today are here only because this nation had that kind of confidence. And it would be wrong to forget that. So, here we are at this convention to remind ourselves where we come f rom and to claim the future for ourselves and for our children. Today our great Democratic Party, which has saved this nation f rom depression, f rom fascism, f rom racism, f rom corruption, is called upon to do it again -- this time to save the nation f rom confusion and division, f rom the threat of eventual fiscal disaster, and most of all f rom the fear of a nuclear holocaust. That's not going to be easy. Mo Udall is exactly right, it's not going to be easy. In order to succeed, we must answer our opponent's polished and appealing rhetoric with a more telling reasonableness and rationality