Evening star., 1932-11-08
MILLS SEES PERIL
IN MAKING CHANGE
Treasury Secretary Declares
Election Is Most Impor-
tant Since 1864.
BY the Associated Press.

|
! time when the trend seems upward and
there is ground for belief that the bot
tom Of the depression has been passed" !"
| He called today's election 1.-The most
| important held in this country since
1854"
| Nothing could be more unwise," he
said, than to allow your judgment to
be swayed by what is said to be the
direction in which the crowd is moving. I"
He asked voters. in making their de-
cision, to weigh which presidential can
didate sis best qualified to meet emer-
, gencies and major problems in the fu-
ture: which one has measured up to the
most trying tests: which one is best ac-
| quaintcd not only with American prob
lems but world problems"
Part Of Text Of Speech.
The text Of his talk, in part, follows
| THE evidence is all in. The case is
| closed. The decision in the most i'm
portant election held in this country
| since 1864 now rests with the people.
Their decision is final and irrevocable.
1t Will determine the course of our Ma
tion-very likely of the world-not only
in the immediate future but years to
| come -
Il believe that our citizens are going
into the voting booth thoughtfully and
| unlnf1uenced by what others say they
are going to do. The outcome is en-
| tlrely in your hands Nothing could
i be more unwise than to allow your
| Judgment to be sWayed by what is said
| to be the direction in which the crowd
| Is moving. -
| Never lose sight Of the fundamental
| fact that you and you alone are to de-
eide the outcome, and that the whole
f, spirit OF our institutions demands that
| a President Of the United States shall
be chosen as the result of the calm
| and deliberate Judgment Of the indi-
v1dual American voter
! Great as is the authority and power
vested in the President Of the United
States, in ordinary times his actions
and policies seem confined to their
direct effect to general conditions and
the welfare OF the nation as a whole;
and only indirectly and somewhat re-
| motely to affect the fortunes or pros
poets OF the individual family.
Affects Every One.
ut is far otherwise at such time
, as this, in a period of deep. widespread
and protracted economic crisis Then
| the judgment, wisdom and decisions of
the Chief Executive affect directly and
almost Immediately the situation of
each and every one of us-the farmer,
the wage-earner, the salaried and pro-
fessional men and women. the manu-
facturer, the merchant. the railroad
man, the banker-all those, in short
who produce, manufacture, carry,
finance and distribute the products of
| our immense country.
Then the Presidents actions reach
into every home. almost as directly as
, II he were a member of the household
and affect the prospects of all. business
| man, farmer or wage Garner, even more
than do his own efforts. They mold
the situation and circumstances under
which he lives and works and open or
close to him the gates of opportunity.
If this be so-and little thought
will prove to you that it is so-then
you are selecting not only the man to
run the Nations business-perhaps to
furnish leadership to distracted
World-but you are selecting co-work-
er, senior partner in your own busi-
ness or line of endeavor. s.s
IF you are farmer. although the
man you are selecting is not working
by your side in the production of your
crops, he is the one to whose Judge
ment and wisdom you must look for
better prices and broader markets
Likened to Partner.
If you are wage Garner or salaried
man or woman. your ballot gives you a
voice in the selection Of an executive
whose decisions may have an even more
important bearing on the prosperity of
the business or industry to which you
look for living than those of the men
who are actually running it.
If you are a business man, railroad
man, merchant, manufacturer, or
banker, ! do not have to tell you to
exercise even more care, forethought
and intelligent consideration in making
! this choice than you do in selecting the
| president or senior partner Of your own
business He will be that and great
deal more.
You've heard all of the arguments
You've listened to the men themselves.
| the problems and of the remedies.
You've learned what each has or
doesn't have to offer in the way of
program for dealing with the problem
! Of recovery and for meeting other less
| important and remote questions. You
know their history from childhood and
| what each has had to contend with.
You must decide for yourselves
which one knows best the Nations busi-
| ness and your business; which one
understands best our complicated eco
nomic machine: which one has had
most experience in organizing relief for
the alienation of distress and suffering;
which one has been called upon to face
emergencies and major problems in the
past and which one, therefore, is best
qualified to meet them in the future;
which one has been really tested by ex-
perience; which one has measured up
F! to the most trying tests, and which one