Evening star., 1932-09-04
rhe text Of Gov. Roosevelt's address

II feel In the atmosphere Of thi
meeting the unmistakable indication o
confidence and OF united party supper
for the Democratic candidates In Con
necticut this year. The Democrati,
party in Connecticut has been cheeret
and inspired by the enlightened ad
ministration Of Gov. Cross. 1t Is on 1t.
toes and ready for the race. mysel
get word from the Western border o
your State that lies next to my owr
county of Dutchess that there Is M
question but that thousands OF Repub
leans and independents will join witt
Democrats in re-electing Gov. Cross Iol
another term. Such result Is ricni!
deserved.
| There was a time when people spoke
! of the scholar of politics with toucf
of condescension, but that time Is gone
The position occupied by Gov. Gross
as an editor and a distinguished uni
| yersitv dean is vastly important In
| modern society. He was in sense
| in a position where thought and opin.
/ ion of all sorts came together anc
| found expression. Out OF 1t came
| richness of understanding that has
| found such a fine expression in his
conduct of the many-sided business OF
the State. His lifetime OF sympathy
Tor and participation in human affairs
| lead I'D to a elimination in this flne
public service.
| Students Have Led Reforms.
1t ought to be remembered, too. that
Gov. Cross was distinguished student
and teacher of literature, and out OF
the best literature of the country comes
the inspiration for social. economic and
political reform that means so much
1t is we'll to remember that out Of the
! foresight of great writers and sound
| students have come many Of our most
i lclnful social and governmental reforms
| The life of scholar Is life OF
} calm dealing with slow moving forces
and 1t is we'll that in confronting the en-
| trenched special interests that had SO
long ruled the Republican leaders OF
| Connecticut, Gov. Cross has had not
| only patience but tenacity of purpose
Every possible difficulty has been placed
| in the path of Gov Cross by this Re-
publican Leadership, dominated as 1t
| was by these selfish interests that had
| long since forgotten the rights of the
! plain people. It Is unthinkable that
the governorship should be handed back
to any person dominated by these in
| terests. That Is why I am confident
| Of the reelection of Gov. Cross.
And while am on this subject Of the
control Of government, I want to make
clear to you, my neighbors, the impor-
tance and indeed the necessity from
the point of view of the public good. Of
the presentation Of united front by the
democracy in your State this year.
This gathering tonight representing as
it does every phase Of our party and
every section Of the State Is symbolic
of what is going on almost without ex-
ception throughout the country. You
as an individual and as an individual
call ourselves Democrats. You as an
individual and I as an individual may
very possibly not agree on every single
one or two or three dozen proposals
made by our party. The fact remains,
however. that we are substantially agreed
on a great majority OF these proposals
and that we are substantially agreed on
all of the underlying principles behind
specific proposals. The fact that you
to eve on one or two or three specifi-
cations does not mean that we part
company on election day. The obvious
reason is that we agree far more COM
pletely with each other than either one
of us agree in detail or In principle with
the present Republican leadership.
Can Unite for Party.
Furthermore, and especially because
of the fact that we are agreed on the
broad principles of our party We can
unite and are uniting in working for
the general success of our party and
its candidates. The Democracy Of
Connecticut is, am confident, united
party and as such will have general
success in this State in November for
its candidates on the national ticket,
on the State ticket and in its CAM
paigns for Senator, for the Congress
men and for members of the Legisla-
ture Nothing would give me greater
happiness than for Connecticut to elect
the Democratic candidates all down the
line. The fulfillment Of that result
lies, let me tell you frankly. in your
own hands. I say this because tens OF
thousands OF voters in this State who
| in the past have been afiliated with
the Republican party-men and women
| not only in the cities but in the rock
ribbed Republican rural fortresses-are
ready and anxious to support the
Democracy this year. They under
stand at last that we offer a greater
progress in the march toward good
government. simplified government,
| truly democratic government and the
! solution of our economic ills than does
| the Republican leadership In Washing
| ton or in Hartford In this year OF grace
| 1892.
I want to make one simple plea to
YOU and through you to the people OF
Connecticut, and I feel that I can
make 1t because your own economic
| conditions are so similar to those OF
your neighbor State of New York.
! have been saying the same thing
throughout the length and breadth of
my own State during these past years
state Is Held Model.
Nowhere in the United States is thers
a better example of the essential inter
! dependence Of city and country. OF agri.
| culture and industry, than In this STATE
| of Connecticut This city and the othel
| Connecticut cities were very different
| communities I'D to the outbreak OF th'
World war in 1914 from what they arr
today. The enormous growth OF th'
| cities because Of the expansion OF wal
| industry brought to them from the rura
sections OF the State. and even from m!
own section of New York arount
Dutchess County. thousands OF people
| who have been raised on farms. Thes'
people, who came here because the!
found better economic opportunities oit
| much to emphasize the essential unit!
of country and city. and many Of then
found that the safest way Of life from
an economic point Of view Is one II
which the advantages OF city ana coun
try are combined For this reason
many thousands throughout this eoun
try during this industrial depression
have moved back onto the farms, bu
this return cannot be done without Gel
mite planning and assistance by tn
Government, and 1t is to that END tina
we In the State OF New York have beel
working, a means to make this chang
possible. The most independent, as we
. as the most economically secure man Il
the world. is he who Is partially sus
tanned by farming and partially by In
dustrial employment whenever the op
portunity offers It Is to this end tina
have devoted years Of thought an
studv and IL Is INV OurDOSe to max