Evening star., 1932-11-04

that matter, Of the Democratic party
The rank and file of both great parties
have deep-seated devotion to the es-
sentials Of that system. The rank ano
file of Democrats believe In the
patriotism and loyalty to that system
which exists among the rank and ME
Of the Republican party. And the ranR
and file of the Republican party fee
the same way about the rank and fllt
Of the Democratic party. In our century
and a half of national life we have
been ruled by Democrats and Republi-
cans We have had our ups and downs
under both parties. Therefore, the rank
and file of the voters of both parties
agree with me today that the most
extraordinary, the most amazing anc
believe the most un-American episode
of this entire campaign OF 1882 Is the
eleventh-hou effort Of the President
to arrogate to himself and his handful
of associates in Washington the right
to claim an exclusive Interpretation o1
and ownership in the American system
of Government. The American system
Is the common heritage and common
possession of all Americans. Five days
from today these Americans. by over
whelming vote, intend to deny and re-
ject the exclusive patent sought by the
President and his friends.
The Interpretation which you give
and I give to the American system oi
Government certainly does not mean
the combination of foreign and domes-
tic gambling that the present Leadership
of the Republican party has sponsored
1t does not mean inviting on one hand
the trade of other countries and on the
o+L,1
against them. This is not an American
system, as 1 understand the American
system You do not spell out America
by combining the economies of John
Law and his Mississippi bubble with
those of Mr.. Grundy and his campaign
contributors.
Defines American System.
The American system, the American
Government itself, was founded on the
principle that many men from many
States with many economic views and
many economic interests might, through
the medium Of national Government
build for national harmony, national
unity and interdependent well-being
This Is the American system. And II
the President will turn from his made
to-order statistics, which he so sadly
misrepresents and misinterprets, If he
will turn his eyes from his so-caued
backward and crippled countries" and
turn to the great and stricken markets
of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin
Illinois and the other agricultural
States, If he will cease his utopian
dreaming of inventions hidden in the
locker Of science" that are going tC
make us rich, and turn to the true
lessons Of American history and the
real words of the founders Of this Re-
public, he will know what the American
system really IS.
offer as witness a man who sat
and labored with incredible zeal for
the making of the Federal Constitution
who participated in the deliberations OF
the convention that made 1t, who eX-
pended his inexhaustible laborS in the
writing of the record of this convention
and Who in his defense Ct this Con
stitution, set forth in the FederaliSt
the most authentic and imperishable
Interpretation of the American system
that the world has ever seen. Here is
his Interpretation:
"A landed interest, manufacturing
interest, a mercantile interest, money
ed interest, with many lesser interests
grow up Of necessity in civilized ma
tons and divide them into different
classes, actuated by different sentiments
and views. The regulation OF these
various and interfering interests forms
the principal task Of modern legis-
lation."
This means that government is in
tended to be the means by which al
these interests and policies are brought
into equilibrium and harmony within
e;V, t,ie fy.in Gc
is an expression of the American syS-
TEN at its best. and I leave it to you
to decide whether the most authentic
the most unselflsh. the most unWorriec
and dignified and true exponent Of the
American system is James Madison o.
Herbert Hoover.
I have sought during these month!
to emphasize a broad policy of con-
struction, of national planning and O.
national building. constructed in har-
mony with the best traditions of tht
American system. l have concentrated
of necessity upon the broad and i'm.
mediately insistent problems Of nationa
scope.
Reviews His Campaign.
At Topeka I outlined complete
national plan for the restoration Of
agriculture to its proper Relationship
to the Nation.
At Salt Lake City I outlined def.
mite program to give us nationa
transportation policy, including the re-
Mobilization of the railroads Of tht
Nation.
At Portland I set forth in definite
terms national policy for the develop
ment of utilities and especially those
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tributing electric power.
At Sioux City I proposed a tariff
aimed to restore international trade
and commerce not only with this Ma.
ton but between all nations
At Boston I championed the principle
that the National Government has 6
positive duty to see that nd citizen shall
starVe
At Columbus I proposed the protec.
ton Of the investing public against the
evils and the fraud perpetrated against
them during the past 10 years.
At Pittsburgh I proposed an honest
national budget system.
And now as to the actual conduct o.
government itSelf-What business mar
would call the executive and operating
task Of the corporation.
1t is necessary first of all to recog.
niZe the simple fact that, apart from
the occasional judicial Interpretation!
relating to government, we have II
Washington, as in all the States, two
constant factors which are working
year in and year out. side by side anc
in constant contact with each other
in the case of States the Governor ano
the Legislature, and in Washington tht
President and the Congress.
Unthinking people have inveighet
against the Congress in every genera
tion of our Republic-littie realizing
that they are striking at the very fab
ric of our Constitution. If we were tt
eliminate the Congress of the United
States. we would automatically cease t.
be republic.
Cooperation Assumed.
The real purpose of the Constitution
was based on the rightful assumption
that the President and the Congress.
would be sufficiently right-minded, suf
ficiently practical and sufficiently pa.
triotic to make every effort to CO,
operate the one with the other. 1t i!