South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-31
MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN PACKED
FOR ROOSEVELT
Vice Presidential Nominee
Closes Campaign With
Fiery Speech.


NEW YORK. oct. 3O.-New York's
democracy brought its national and
state campaigns 90 a virtual close
here tonight at a monster mass
meeting in Madison Square Garden.
Franklin u. Roosevelt. democratic
vice presidential nominee, Gov. Al
fred r. Smith, who Is seeking re-
election. and Lieut. Gov Harry o..
Walker. the party's candidate for
United states senator, were the
principal speakers.
Mr. Roosevelt pleaded for the
election Of Gov. Cox because Of his
great progressive record as chief
executive Of Ohio and because he
stands in favor Of our going into the
existing League Of Natons-the car
rying out OF the great moral pUr-
pose for which we entered the war"
At Parting.
ITO night the United States Of
America stands az the parting OF the
ways" Mr.. Roosevelt said eve
must 20 onward toward the ideal
nation, the leader OF the world.
from the dark valleys OF national
and personal greed Of injustice and
the rule OF brute force. or take the
returning path downward 10 the old
ways again. As a tree, so must p
nation grow or die. There can be
no alternative.
we are met at the crisis. aud
because the issue is one Of the flu
ture OF the nation and the fact that
We fight with ballots rather than
with bullets does not abate one iota
the desperate seriousness of the
struggle. To despair Of the result
would be 20 despair of the con-
science Of the American, To despair
OF their sense Of justice and right.
to despair OF that clear-seetng vision
which has made us the leader of
the free peoples Of the world 7.
for one. hold fast 10 the faith Of my
cOuntrymen.
We entered the great wa for
more than a material or a mere mill
itary advantage and the liberty-lov-
ing masses Of the old world hailed
our entry because il meant after the
war. a new and better era for the
world in general. We
fought not for profits. but for peace.
Ii was war against war"
He urged his hearers TO take up
the old files OF their newspapers and
TO read how the whole world
waited to accept our leadership to-
ward a new kind OF fellowship
among nations where fair dealing
should replace force and conference
should replace conflict
(MORE- IA
Read Papers.
Read Them" he added. how
the little knot OF selfish senator's
who all their lives had fought a los
ing fight against progress. who had
opposed all legislation giving the
DeoUle the things which were theirs.
banded togther and thwarted the
desire in every patriotic American
heart Read now this same band.
disregarding the voice Of the peopl-
of their own party at the primaries.
I'm the confident belief that ties OF
that party would enable them TO lead
majority whittier they pleased.
selected at that famous back room.
midnight conference candidate en-
tireIy Lliable to their reactionary
purposes and boldly challenged the
country 10 defeat at the polls their
struggle for that evil thing called
normally.
Their only interest in world his
tory. or the condition Of civilization
was THE fear Of its effect upon their
personal political fortunes They
sought to talk abo/t everything eX-
L,ept the League and what it meant
ne nOAAtt lllOuLlt l14t-f.f- Oh AA4fll lil
lamations spoke one day for, and
the next day against. perfectly will
ing TO throw - whole League prin-
Ciple over for the support OF irre-
COnCilable senator's and eager the
next davs TO deceive the people IN
an effort 20 soOth the murmurings
of discomfort and rebellion which
followed their action
Then read from the beginning
/ how. forgetting all minor issues. we
! of the democratic party sought to
/ Law before the people the greatness
/ of this issue. We have made in
/ clear that we seek 20 join in this
wonderful surge of the wOrld'e peo-
/ pie toward "a new order. toward "a
/ civilization in which wars viii be a
matter OF history. our confidence
tonight is the feeling throughout
then entire country there is shown
remarkable evidence that the voters
really understand what they are go
ing 10 vote for next Tuesday"