But these are problems which leadership and vision - and faith in the people of New England - can conquer.

I do not accept the idea at all that New England is finished.

We cannot rely upon the stability of the industrial giants - or the advantages of cheap fuel, cheap labor, or cheap transportation costs.

Its fulfillment will require effort and sacrifice and dedication.

That is what we are going to do in the future.

Such a program is not a program for New England - it is a program for America.

I want to express my thanks and appreciation to Ed Muskie, my friend and colleague in the U.S. Senate, and I am delighted that I have had a chance to come here in this State on the opening day of a long campaign.

In any case, we are here today to ask your help.

It is my feeling that General De Gaulle at heart does desire to pursue a more liberal policy in Algeria than his predecessors, but I do not think that it is sufficient to say that it therefore becomes exclusively a French problem.

I want to assure you that my overall position on the Algerian question has not changed, and I feel it is properly a matter of International concern.

I give my assurance that in whatever position I hold in public office I will support and take every step necessary to protect the full constitutional right of every American.

Clearly the problems of the industry will not disappear by neglect nor can we wait for a large scale unemployment and shutdown of the industry to inspire us to action.

I would, of course, be delighted to discuss with you and with industry leaders the import problems of the textile industry and the development of constructive methods for showing the growth and prosperity of the industry in the future.

It is time for us to practice what our Constitution preaches.

I assure you that in a new Democratic administration there will be far better representation, on the basis of merit, of persons of all our racial groups, including particularly those who in the past have been excluded on the basis of…

President Truman led the way in appointing the first Negro lifetime Federal judge and the first Negro on the court of appeals.

Senator John F. Kennedy today announced the appointment of eight leading medical men as an advisory committee to Representative Aime J. Forand.

The office of the Presidency carries with it the authority and influence to explore and work out solutions within the framework of our foreign trade policies for the problems peculiar to our textile and apparel industry.

It is no longer possible to depend upon makeshift policies and piecemeal remedies to solve the problems which the industry faces.

Once again the Democratic Congress has acted to relieve farmers of some of the pressures resulting from increasing costs and falling prices.

As the guardian of our constitutional rights, the Federal judiciary must have at all levels the best possible judges.

This means that appointments must be made on the basis of merit.

The Federal judiciary and the Federal service should be a model of Americanism, in which there are no traces of any form of arbitrary discrimination.

I agree with the conclusions of the Pastore committee that sweeping changes in our foreign trade policies are not necessary.

My own State of Massachusetts has suffered and is suffering from the same conditions.