Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
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Democrats Offer Most For
Ward-Looking Platform in
History, Says Roosevelt.

| GRAND ISLAND. Neb., August % (by
| the Associated Press). - Franklin D.
Roosevelt. democratic vice presidential
candidate, speaking at the Union Pacific
station here today, declared that the
democratic party this year offered the
most. progressive program presented to
the American electorate. The front
porch rocking chair plan of presenting
issues by the opposition party, he said
resulted from the disastrous Isn't it
awful, Mabel?' touring of Hughes in
1916. and he added that the disclosures
of Gov. Cox with reference to campai gn
expenditures would demonstrate to the
people that the republican party's sue
cess would mean going backward. plac-
ing administration of the countrys af-
fairs largely i'll the hands of the selfish
few
This contest between progressive and
reactionary ideas, he declared, was the
biggest issue before the people
1T was a handful of reactionaries
which elected the republican nominee
in quiet room of a hotel at 9 am. on
vague platform. At San Francisco it
was fight in the open. resulting in the
nomination of a candidate who had
given Ohio not only a progressive adj
ministration, but also Il modern consti-
tuition.
FOrward-LOOkinSP Platform.
This candidate stood on forward
looking platform. Not only in our do
mestic affairs did the platform appeal
to the stomachs of men like an old full
dinner pail slogan, but in international
affairs it also evidenced hone and
progress-the hope and aim that with
the nations of the world gathered
around the table with the purpose of
averting war, wars would be avertcd"
Special stress was made on the
point that Germany herself looked
forward to the league of nations for
reconstruction and justice. and it was
Americas high duty to aid the Ger
man people themselves, now that the
war was over, as well as it was the
duty to aid other European nations"
Turning to the question of cam
raign expenditures, Mr. Roosevelt
said he would devote more attention
to that in his address at Omaha to-
night.
"TOo Vast to BE Honest"
He declared that unquestionably a
certain amount of publicity was le-
Ultimate and required funds: but the
fund being raised by the republicans
was so vast as to warrant the fixed
conviction in advance that it could
not all be expended legitimateIy.
And this was attempted at a time
when the public had begun to believe
We had got by the lavish expend-
lures of money in political cam
raign, and the contributions of cor
porations and individuals for selfish
purposes
Mr.. Roosevelt received some ap-
plause on the league of nations refer
ence, but more on his remarks ad-
dressed to campaign expenditures. An
interesting incident not on the pro-
gram interrupted the speaker when
a passenger train standing alongside
Mr.. RooSeveltS special pulled in.
There were more men than women in
the last two coaches of the outgoing
train, with an unusually large sprin-
king of men in khaki. One of them
yelled out at the speaker, just as he
passed, Whats the matter with
Roosevelt"
The cry was followed by hurrahs.
Sounds like the war times of three
years ago" answered the candidate,
with a smile and waved greeting.
"OId Gang in Control"
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. August Is
Fra nklin D. Roosevelt. democratic vice
presidential nominee, carried his party's
national campaign into Nebraska to-
day with a short address here, in
which he charged that Senator Hard
ing, republican candidate for Presi-
dent had not shown himself to be a
leader.
Gov. Cox, on the other hand, Mr..
Roosevelt said, had demonstrated his
progresSiveness. He declared that the
democratic nominee "ih eight years
put Ohio on the map as a progressive
state"
1.-The members of the same old gang
of republicans turned out of the re-
publican party before" he said, "are
back in control"