Mario Cuomo1984 DNC Keynote.docx
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MarioCuomo1984DNCKeynote
11.MarioCuomo-1984DNCKeynote
Thankyou
verymuch.
Onbehalfofthegreat
EmpireStateandthewholefamilyofNew
York,letmethankyouforthegreatprivilegeofbeingabletoaddressthisconvention.
Pleaseallowmetoskipthestoriesandthepoetryandthetemptationtodealinnicebut
vaguerhetoric.Letmeinsteadusethisvaluableopportunitytodealimmediatelywith
thequestionsthatshoulddeterminethiselectionandthatweallknowarevital
totheAmericanpeople.
Tendaysago,PresidentReaganadmittedthatalthoughsomepeopleinthiscountryseemed
tobedoingwellnowadays,otherswereunhappy,evenworried,aboutthemselves,their
families,andtheirfutures.ThePresidentsaidthathedidn't
understandthatfear.Hesaid,"Why,thiscountryisashiningcityonahill."
AndthePresidentisright.
Inmanywaysweareashiningcityonahill.
Butthehardtruthisthatnoteveryoneissharingin
thiscity'ssplendorandglory.AshiningcityisperhapsallthePresident
seesfromtheporticooftheWhiteHouseandtheverandaof
hisranch,whereeveryoneseemstobedoingwell.Butthere'sanothercity.there'sanother
parttotheshiningthecity.thepartwheresomepeoplecan'tpaytheirmortgages,andmost
youngpeoplecan'taffordone.wherestudentscan'taffordtheeducationtheyneed,and
middleclassparentswatchthedreamstheyholdfortheirchildrenevaporate.
Inthispartofthecitytherearemorepoorthanever,morefamiliesin
trouble,moreandmorepeoplewhoneedhelpbut
can'tfindit.Evenworse:
Thereareelderlypeoplewho
trembleinthebasementsofthehousesthere.
Andtherearepeoplewhosleepinthecitystreets,inthegutter,wheretheglitterdoesn't
show.Thereareghettoswherethousandsofyoungpeople,withoutajoboraneducation,
givetheirlivesawaytodrugdealerseveryday.Thereisdespair,Mr.President,inthefaces
thatyoudon'tsee,intheplacesthatyoudon'tvisitinyourshiningcity.
Mr.Presidentyououghttoknowthat
thisnationismorea"TaleofTwoCities"thanitisjusta
"ShiningCityonaHill."
Maybe,maybe,Mr.President,ifyou
visitedsomemoreplaces.maybeifyouwentto
Appalachiawheresomepeoplestillliveinsheds.maybeifyouwenttoLackawannawhere
thousandsofunemployedsteelworkerswonderwhywesubsidizedforeignsteel.Maybe,Mr.
President,ifyoustoppedinatashelterinChicagoandspoketothehomelessthere.maybe,
Mr.President,ifyouaskedawomanwho
hadbeendeniedthehelpsheneededtofeedher
childrenbecauseyousaidyouneeded
themoneyforataxbreakforamillionaireorforamissilewecouldn'taffordtouse.
Maybe,Mr.President.ButI'mafraidnot.Becausethetruthis,ladiesandgentlemen,that
thisishowwewerewarneditwouldbe.PresidentReagantoldusfromtheverybeginningthat
hebelievedinakindofsocialDarwinism.Survival
ofthefittest."Governmentcan'tdo
everything,"weweretold,soitshouldsettlefortakingcareofthestrongandhopethat
economicambitionandcharitywilldotherest.Maketherichricher,andwhat
fallsfromthetablewillbeenough
forthemiddleclassandthosewhoaretryingdesperatelytoworktheir
wayintothemiddleclass.
Youknow,theRepublicanscalledit"trickledown"
whenHoovertriedit.Nowtheycallit
"supplyside."
Butit'sthesameshiningcityforthoserelativefewwhoareluckyenough
toliveinitsgoodneighborhoods.Butforthepeoplewhoareexcluded,forthepeoplewhoarelocked
out,alltheycandoisstarefromadistanceatthatcity'sglimmeringtowers.
It'sanoldstory.It'sasoldasourhistory.ThedifferencebetweenDemocratsandRepublicans
hasalwaysbeenmeasuredincourageandconfidence.
TheRepublicansbelievethat
thewagontrainwillnotmakeittothefrontierunlesssomeoftheold,
someoftheyoung,some
oftheweakareleftbehindbythesideofthetrail."Thestrong,"theytellus,"willinheritthe
land."
WeDemocratsbelieveinsomethingelse.Wedemocratsbelievethatwecan
makeitallthe
waywiththewholefamilyintact,andwehavemorethanonce.EversinceFranklinRoosevelt
liftedhimselffromhiswheelchairtoliftthisnationfromitskneeswagon
trainafterwagontrainto
newfrontiersofeducation,housing,peace.thewholefamilyaboard,constantly
reachingouttoextendandenlargethatfamily.liftingthemupintothewagonontheway.
blacksandHispanics,andpeopleofeveryethnicgroup,andnativeAmericansall
thosestrugglingtobuildtheirfamiliesandclaimsomesmallshareofAmerica.
Fornearly50yearswecarriedthemall
tonewlevelsofcomfort,andsecurity,anddignity,evenaffluence.And
rememberthis,someofusin
thisroomtodayarehereonlybecausethisnationhadthatkind
ofconfidence.Anditwouldbewrongtoforgetthat.
So,hereweareat
thisconventiontoremindourselveswherewecomefromandtoclaimthe
futureforourselvesandforourchildren.TodayourgreatDemocraticParty,which
hassavedthisnationfromdepression,fromfascism,fromracism,fromcorruption
iscalledupontodoitagainthistimeto
savethenationfromconfusionanddivision,fromthethreatofeventual
fiscaldisaster,andmostofallfromthefearofanuclearholocaust.
That'snotgoingtobeeasy.MoUdallisexactly
rightitwon'tbeeasy.Andinorderto
succeed,wemustanswerouropponent'spolishedandappealingrhetoricwithamoretelling
reasonablenessandrationality.
Wemustwinthiscaseonthemerits.
WemustgettheAmericanpublicto
lookpasttheglitter,
beyondtheshowmanshipto
thereality,thehardsubstanceofthings.
Andwe'lldoitnotsomuchwith
speechesthatsoundgoodaswith
speechesthataregoodandsound.notso
muchwithspeechesthatwillbringpeopleto
theirfeetaswithspeechesthatwillbringpeopleto
theirsenses.WemustmakeWe
mustmaketheAmericanpeoplehearour"TaleofTwoCities."
Wemustconvincethemthatwedon'thavetosettlefortwocities,thatwecanhave
onecity,indivisible,shiningforallofitspeople.
Now,wewillhavenochancetodothatifwhat
comesoutofthisconventionisababelof
arguingvoices.Ifthat'swhat'sheardthroughoutthecampaign,dissident
soundsfromallsides,wewillhavenochanceto
tellourmessage.Tosucceedwewillhavetosurrendersome
smallpartsofourindividual
interests,tobuildaplatformthatwecanallstandon,atonce,
andcomfortablyproudly
singingout.Weneedaplatformwecanallagreetosothatwecan
singoutthetruthforthenationtohear,in
chorus,itslogicsoclearandcommandingthatno
slickMadisonAvenuecommercial,noamountofgeniality,nomartialmusicwillbeableto
mufflethesoundofthetruth.
AndweDemocratsmustunite.
WeDemocratsmust
unitesothattheentirenationcanunite,
becausesurelytheRepublicanswon'tbringthiscountrytogether.Theirpoliciesdividethe
nationintotheluckyandtheleftout,intotheroyaltyandtherabble.
TheRepublicansare
willingtotreatthatdivisionasvictory.Theywouldcutthisnation
inhalf,intothosetemporarilybetteroffandthoseworseoffthanbefore,andtheywouldcall
thatdivisionrecovery.
Now,weshouldnotbeembarrassedordismayedorchagrinediftheprocessofunifyingis
difficult,evenwrenchingat
times.Rememberthat,unlikeanyotherParty,weembracemen
andwomenofeverycolor,everycreed,everyorientation,everyeconomicclass.Inourfamily
aregatheredeveryonefromtheabjectpoorofEssexCountyinNew
York,totheenlightenedaffluentofthegoldcoastsatboth
endsofthenation.Andinbetweenistheheartofour
constituencythemiddleclass,thepeoplenotrichenoughtobeworryfree,
butnotpoorenoughtobeonwelfare.themiddleclassthose
peoplewhoworkforalivingbecausethey
haveto,notbecausesomepsychiatrist
toldthemitwasaconvenientwaytofill
theintervalbetweenbirthandeternity.Whitecollarandbluecollar.Youngprofessionals.Menandwomeninsmallbusinessdesperateforthecapitalandcontractsthattheyneedtoprovetheirworth.
Wespeakfortheminoritieswhohavenotyetenteredthemainstream.Wespeakforethnics
whowanttoaddtheirculturetothemagnificentmosaicthatisAmerica.
WespeakWespeakforwomenwhoareindignantthatthisnationrefusestoetchintoitsgovernmentalcommandmentsthesimplerule"thoushaltnot
sinagainstequality,"arulesosimple
Iwasgoingtosay,andIperhapsdarenotbut
Iwill.It'sacommandmentsosimpleitcanbespelledinthreeletters:
E.R.A.
Wespeakforyoungpeopledemandinganeducationandafuture.Wespeakforsenior
citizens.Wespeakforseniorcitizenswhoareterrorizedbytheidea
thattheironlysecurity,
theirSocialSecurity,isbeingthreatened.Wespeakformillionsofreasoningpeoplefightingto
preserveourenvironmentfromgreedandfrom
stupidity.Andwespeakforreasonablepeoplewhoarefightingtopreserveourveryexistence
fromamachointransigencethatrefusesto
makeintelligentattemptstodiscussthepossibilityofnuclearholocaustwithourenemy.They
refuse.Theyrefuse,becausetheybelievewecanpilemissilessohighthat
theywillpiercethecloudsandthesightofthemwillfrightenourenemiesintosubmission.
Nowwe'reproudofthisdiversityasDemocrats.We'regratefulforit.Wedon'thaveto
manufactureitthewaytheRepublicanswillnextmonth
inDallas,byproppingupmannequin
delegateson
theconventionfloor.Butwe,whilewe'reproudofthisdiversity,wepayaprice
forit.
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