Republican leadership in the border States and in Virginia and North Carolina has long since built up vigorous party organization which assures Republican representation in the Congress from those States.

You may quote that statement from me, if you wish. I will give you the full quote in a short time.

Now, the recent exposures of abuses in recommendations to Federal offices, particularly in some parts of the States of South Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi, under which some of the Federal departments, mainly the Post Office, were…

They are repugnant to the ideals and the purposes of the Republican Party.

This movement springing as it does from those States themselves gives further assurance of strengthening of the public service, and it is the public service that I must view.

In other States including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Florida, the Republican leadership has in recent times shown increasing strength and is now rendering able and conscientious service in maintaining wholesome organization…

If you could manage to lodge your questions a little further in advance it would be helpful, especially on Tuesday, as Cabinet lasts right up to your meeting and it gives me very little opportunity to think about them.

May first, of this year, as Child Health Day

the march forward of our country must be upon the feet of our children

the importance of the conservation of the health and physical vigor of our boys and girls

a nation-wide understanding of the fundamental significance of healthy childhood

the good health and protection of childhood is fundamental to national welfare