Evening star., 1932-09-29
Roosevelt Railroad Speech
Is Classed as Conservative

Conservatism is seen by the public
in Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech at
Salt Lake City on the railroad situa-
tion. The Democratic candidate for
President. some declare, would under
take to furnish permanent remedy
for railroad difficulties, offering spe-
ciflc proposals, including the co-ordi-
nation of all means of transportation
His political opponents charge that his
suggestions differ very little from those
which have been made in the past
Summed up" according to the Lit
tie Rock Arkansas Gazette Demo-
cratlc), his proposals are: Avoid finan-
/ cial excesses; adjust the plant to the
traffic; coordinate all carrier service;
above all, serve the public reasonably
swiftly and well. In no way has he
found refuge behind generalities. - .
Especially happy was his statement
that lasting improvement in transporta-
tion will come from Government en-
! colragement and cooperation rather
than from restriction and repression. 4"
The Sioux City Tribune (independent)
declares: He brought more common
sense and sound reasoning to the con-
Slderation OF the plight of the railroads
than has been uttered by any other sin
gle statesman in two decades" That
paper recognizes that he submits a
concrete plan for immediate action
! which Is obviously fair and easily un-
derstocd." The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle
tDemocratic) emphasizes the fact that
he stressed the coordination of all
forms of transportation; the railroads
would be better of If they had fol-
lowed this principle in the past few
years"
While objecting to some who con-
tributed to the nomination of Mr..
Roosevelt, as radicals the Cincinnati
Times-Star (Republican). declares that
his rail speech was encouraging in
that it indicates that this phase of
national policy will be in good hands.
no matter who is elected in November. "
The Times-Star records that it has
never subscribed to the general belief
that Mr.. Roosevelt is by nature q rad
tcal," but it holds that his record and
his more recent utterances give justifi-
cation for the belief that by nature he
is Wilsonian liberal" On the rail-
road problem that papers says THE
speech was conservative if common
sense Is to be regarded as conservatism.
It is obvious that practically every
American has vital interest in the
reasonable prosperity of the railroads. "
The Rock Island Argus dndepend-
ent) AYERS that his recommendations
are constructive in character and indi-
| ! cate that in the event Of his election,
the railroads would not suffer from un-
| fair competition by motor trucks. which
would come under Federal regulation,
| nor allowed to destroy each other by
| competition within the rail industry. -
, The Salt Lake Tribune independently
attests that his address Indicates keen
| appreciation Of the depths of the pres
ent railroad difficulties, and he dis
cussed the problems confronting them
ably and thoroughly" The Schenec-
tady Gazette independent Democratic)
| quotes the "heads Of some Of our great
railroad systems" as declaring that Ibis
ideas are constructive and business
like" The Charleston Is. c. Evening
Post Democratic) believes that 1T is
the kind Of program the railroads them
selves should have been urging upon
the Government" The Haverhill
| Gazette independent Republican,
points out that Roosevelt urged a ma
| tional policy of transportation, which
was in accord with his theory that
modern economy must be ordered. but
this theory Is one that Hoover has re-