Evening star., 1932-10-20

INDIANAPOLIS, October 20 (P).-
Gov. Roosevelt carried his campaign :
into Indiana today, receiving a
tumultuous welcome and parade as
he arrived in Indianapolis at 1875
am Central standard time).
The Governors special train
reached Indianapolis 35 minutes late
after having been lost" for time
in Ohio through a misunderstanding
between officials of the Big -Four
Railroad and those in charge of the
Governors party.
BY the Associated Press.
ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPECIAL,
en- route to Indianapolis, October ~
For the first time in the campaign,
declaration on the bonus lay behind
Gov. Roosevelt today as the Democratic
presidential nominee sped westward
from Pittsburgh toward the hotly dis
puted territory Of Indiana.
Shouted into his campaign record
through the microphones at crowded
Forbes Field last night was the New
York Governors assertion, made with
vigorus gestures, that he does mot now
see how" a nation with heavy deficit
can consider immediate bonus payment
until its budget is balanced.
In this first big speech Of his West
ern and Southern tour Gov Roosevelt
also envisioned modification of the VOL
stead act, in line with the Democratic
platform pledge, to supply several
hundred millions of dollars a year to-
ward the balancing of the budget"
Applauded by Crowd.
With his face toward Indianapolis
today. Gov Roosevelt had behind him
a one-day automobile swing through
the Ohio Valley corner of three
States-Pennsylvania West Virginia and
Ohio-culminating in the evening in
what the Democratic county chairman,
David L. Lawrence. described as the
greatest political gathering in Pennsyl-
vania's history"
Applause and cheers came from the
towering tiers of humanity at the big
ball park of the Pittsburgh Pirates
to beer and when he replied to former
President Coolidge's recent statement
that he should have declared himself
on the bonus.
The Governors pronouncement on
the bonus issue was added to the ad-
vance text of his speech at the last
moment. The declaration covered a
single typewriter sheet and was deliv-
cred near the end of the Governors
lengthy criticism of administrator fiscal
policies
He said that in accordance with the
fundamental policy Of economy it was
necessary to eliminate from Federal
budget-making during this emergency,
all new items except such as relate to
direct relief Of unemployment.
Answers Coolidge.
He added that former President Cool
idge had said in his speech in New
York that IAN early word from the
Democratic candidate for President
that he would reject the proposal to pay
bonus would have been great en-
couragement to business and reduced
unemployment"
That charge, my friends, is baseless
and absurd for the very good reason
that last April my views on the subject
were widely published and have been
subsequently frequently quoted" he as
serted.
Il said this:
81 do not see how. as a matter of
practical sense, Government running
behind $4,000, 100000 annually can con-
slider the anticipation of bonus pay
ments until it has a balance budget, not
only on paper, but with a surplus of
cash in the Treasury
My friends, no one, for political pur-
poses OF otherwise, has the right in the
absence Of explicit statement from me
to assume that my views have changed.
They have not.
so much for another effort by Re-
publican leaders to preach an unwar-
ranted gospel of fear, gospel of panic, to
the American electorate"
Promises Economy.
Pledging himself to program of
economy, Gov. Roosevelt told his hear
ers he determined the day after his
nomination to exact from each prospec-
tive member of his cabinet a pledge of
support of the Democratic economy
plank and of cooperation with him
looking to economy and reorganization.
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