Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee Trip, October 16-17, 1964

Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee Trip, October 16-17, 1964

Remarks of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey ~ shcvillo ~ ir p ort ~ shevillo , North Ca rolina October 17, 1964 ~onato r Hum phr e y . Th o nk you vory much. Thank you , Billy . Th ank you very, very much. My dear friends , I just ca n ' t t oll you how plea sed I a m to bo introduced on this day ho r o in As hovillo, North CArolina, by such a fino a nd good man a nd good Domocr a t a s the gentlema n that ha s just pr osontod mo, Billy We bb, a nd I wa nt to thank you vory , vory much, Bill , for your wonderful presentation . I a m happy t o bo in North Ca rolina . I ca n sao , however , tha t you must ha ve had a Rep ublica n through her o rocontly because it is sort o f windy . ( ~pp l a us o -- -~ ~~ught e r) But you f olks just s tick with us Dem ~ cr a ts a nd your good Democrats , a nd wo will ha vo th o sun shining aga in just lik o it a lwa ys docs in North Ca rolina . ( ~pp l a uso) . You kn ow, I just wont you t o know how bea utiful it is to fly ovor theso mountains a nd thoso hills a nd vollie s, t o com o horo during th o timo when thoro is th o l oa vo cha ngo, when tho colors of tho troos a n d th o l oovos make ono roa lizo if wo ovor had a ny do ubt 2bout it, that a Divino Pr ovi do nco truly contro l s our livos a nd our worl d . It is simply bea utiful . You will ha vo t~ oa r do n a littlo stato prido, but it is a wfull y nico in Mi nn esota , t oo , aw fully nico . (L a ughter) Wo hav o lovely troos thor o , a n d th or o is no timo of tho yoa r th2 t is moro beautiful in my s t a t o tha n th o f a ll, a nd thoro is no. timo of tho year tha t I lik o bottor tha n Novombor who n Democra ts win on November 3rd . ( App l a us e ) I wish thDt my Murie l, Mrs. Humrhroy, could be her o with mo to da y boc2 uso s ho l ovos th oso mnuntRins . You ma; not know it , b~t whon sho go t s tired of mo , she oc cas ionally gots in tho ca r ~- somo ye a rs ago -- she has be c ome moro a ccustomed to mo now; I guoss she just figur od tho r o is no uso, you ha ve just to liv o with him . But she us od t o put tho chil dren in tho ca r, a nd sho wo ul d drive dow n into th oso hills in No rth Ca r olina , a nd tho y a ro beautiful hill s , a n ~ she wo ul d toll mo a bout thom . Sh o would como hero during th o s~ rin g whon you had those rh orlo~on~rons , those bo~utiful , beautiful blossoms , a nd you kn ow , you just ca n ' t holp but lik o a part of ~ meric a tha t is blessed with such na tura l beauty, a n d I a m just so happy to como her o a t this timo. We ll , boforo I go Jny further , ma y I say tha t I have a f ew North Carolinians, Ta rh oo ls , working in my office . I guoss tha t is why wo ha vo a n Jffoctivo o ffico. Thoy sa y back hom o 1 i n Mi n n o s o t a , e v o n t h o f~ o p u b 1 i ca n s sa y , " lVo 11 , LV o r o a 11 y do n t agroo Lv ith his po litics, but ho rJoos got things don o . " (L a ughter) And I ha ve novor lot th em in on tho secret . ( App l a use) I h ~ v o nove r rea lly l o t th em in on th o socrot . I novor did r ea lly t o ll th om , a nd if a ny of you r eporte rs repo rt it , you a r o throug h; you wi ll have to go ba ck by Ba rry Gol dwa ter's covered wagon . ( ~pp l a uso -- La ught e r) .. /\s hovill e - 2 - I novor rl i ~ toll them tha t ono of tho r onsons tha t wo got thin gs ~o n o is tha t wo hn~ soma No rth Ca rolinia ns , somo goo1 Ta rhoo ls, wo rking for us, a nd ono of th o rn is hor o ri gh t he r o on thi s platform with mo , o n ~ sho has been with me a long timo . Sho C8mo with us as ono of tho 2cting mombors of th e Youn g Domocrc:ts, 8nd sho is very :JrG tty, too . Th a t ho l ps . ~ n d sho i s a wonderful socr ot a ry, o wonderful ass ista nt , a nd I wa nt you t o stand up , now, Boss, a nd l ook a ll th oso good North Carolinia ns ri ght in th o oyo , and yo u look a t her a nd tha t is my B8 s s .'1 u try • B8 s s , stand u p h or o . ( -i p :J 1 a u sa ) ~ n d hor husba nd , Ceorgo, works for one of the fin es t mon tha t ovor c amG to the Congr ess of tho United States . Onc e in aw hile wo ha vo a d i sagro omon t, but Domocrats a l ways havo 2 disag r oo ­ mont . My gooj noss , th ~ t is who t koeps us hoalthy . Thi s is why tho Ro~ ublic a n s a r o never in shBpo for 2 campaign; th oy ne vor di~ the ir s~ rin g training . (L a ugh t e r ) ~o De mocra ts , we pr a c .t ico U;J on oach othor . (L <HJ;;h t or) :. n d t h..., n LIJ he n wo got dow n to abou t October, we wo rk tho Re publica ns o v o r ~ (L a ughter) : nd Coo r go ~ utr y works wit h Sona t or Ervinr our good fri on j , S3m Ervin , tho Good Judge, a s wo ca ll him, a nd I am tolling you someth ing . I ~on ' t think I know a fin or ma n in tho So na t a of tho Unito d States tha n that good ma n . ~ n d we ha vo had soma wondo rful days togo thor . By the way , wo wo r e both commenta tors on ono of tho na tiona l t ol ov ision shows . Ho won t on to bo a commontator, a nd I jus t lo s t out . I wo nt on to bo o candi da t e for Vic o­ ~ rosi do nt . (L a ughter) Wel l, my doa r fri o n ~s , I know that I a m hore in the hill country . ,'1 ncl I know a l so that I 2. m horG in tho country tha t has such gr oa t promise f or tho futur o . I know tha t I a m a lso in th o country tha t has wo ndo rful poo~ l o , good ha r dy stock, a nd I know that I am horo whero you rooplo look up a nd do not look d oLIJn . I know tha t I am vary , vory close to whore, if I r e ca ll corr octly from my high school · CJOOgrap hy , tha t you ha vo isn ' t it Mt . Mitchell that i s th e highest poa k east of the ~1ississiiJ :l i? ( ;~pp l a u se ) ~e ll , ma y I say tha t wo used to who n I was - - I was bor n in So uth Duko t 2 , ~ n d tho highest Joak a roun d tha t a r ea was Mt . Hino , 2 n ~ it was jus t ~ littlo bit highor tha n Mt . Mitchol l . But of courso , it is flattor out in So uth D2kot n than it is in No rth Ca r olina . But 2 nybod y th2t has a mountain tha t high coul dn ' t vot o Ro;Jublic;::n . (L a ughtor - - .. pp l auso ) Th ey simply coulrln ' t do it becauso whon you look up , you novor find a Rep ublica n . (L aughte r -- ~ pp l n us e ) ,"\ nd 1,uhen you lock ahoad , you sol :-! om fin d one • .. nd when you l ook dow n, oll you fin d a re a f ow little old Coldwa torites , t h o t i s 2 11.

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