The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-26
BURDICK comes OUT
FOR ROOSEVELT AND
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
President of State Farmers Hol.
iday Association Appeals to
Progressives
PRAISES n. Y. GOVERNOR
Stand on Prohibition and Con-
sideration of Forgotten
Man Commended

Fargo, N. D.. Oct. 26.-(P)-Usher
l.. Burdick, president of the North
Dakota Farmers Holiday association
Wednesday issued statement calling
on "Progressives" to support Franklin
D. Roosevelt and the Democratic
party.
He lauded the Democratic presi-
dental nominee as q champion of the
Progressive cause" and asserted "the
Democratic party has honestly re-
sponded to the demands OF the peo-
pie" Burdick was on unsuccessful
candidate for the congressional nom
ination in the June primary election
in which he had the endorsement OF
the Progressive Republican party Of
North Dakota"
His statement said:
1.-THE Democrats at their recent
convention at Chicago not onl!
adopted a progressive platform bu
selected one of the nations creates,
Progressives to head the ticket. Thi:
is the first time in the history of the
country that such an advanced Stanc
on progressivism was ever taken BY
a major party. The country today i
overwhelmingly progressive and be.
lieves the Democratic party has hon.
estly responded to the demands o.
the people. The stand taken by the
Democratic party on every issue l
clear cut and unobScured by language
intended to deceive. Its stand on tn;
18th amendment is one that the
great body Of our people have longer
for and a stand that cannot be mis-.
understood.
THE consideration of the forgot
ten man must appeal to every love!
of liberty.
Special privilege must be banished
from the counSels of our government
and equal opportunity to every citizen
must be re established without delay
if this great republic is to endure
The Democratic party has taken a
stand that is hopeful to the American
people. and as lifelong Progressive
and a follower of Theodore Roosevelt
and Robert M. LaFollette, I cannot
in this hour of our financial crisis
refuse to give my endorsement to ths
Democratic party. The opportunity
is now given every Progressive citizen
of the country to rally to the supper:
of principles long dear to them. Under
leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt
the Progressive cause will be cham
pioned by man who has the ability
who has the training, and who has
the courage to guard and protect the
interests of the common people who
today are desperately struggling Tor
mere existence.
"The history of our country has
been that in every dark hour OF our
national life, a leader always has been
found, who has risen to the occasion
Today. our nation is enveloped IN the
darkest clouds of our national lie
and Roosevelt now comes to us as a
bright ray of hope from a darkeneo
sky. Patriotism. more than party, Is
needed now. The Progressives OF the
nation are patriotic. They can ano
will. I trust. break shackles that bind
them to a party that has been lead
ing our country to destruction during
the last IL years. With faith IN
Roosevelt and with hope for the bet
terment of l2oO00,0o0 people. I, as
one of the Progressives OF North Da-
kota who has never deserted that
cause, gladly offer my support 10 tne
Democratic party"