Evening star., 1932-11-01
Text of Gov. Roosevelts Speech in Boston

Spreading Fear.
Of man. These fruits will be dead
fruits unless men earn enough SO that
they can buy the things that are pro-
duced and have the leisure for the
cultivation of body, mind and spirit
which the great inventions are supposed
to make possible. This means that
Government must set an example In the
case Of it's own employees. 1t means also
that Government must exert its per-
suasive leadership to induce industry
to do likewise.
Here, then, Is a program OF long
range planning which requires prompt
and definite action and the co-opera-
tion of Federal, State and local Gov
ernments as well as of forWard-look-
ing citizens throughout the land. The
proposals are specific and far-reach-
ing. To advocate a less drastic pro-
gram would be to misread the lessons
Of the depression and be Indifferent to
the country'S welfare.
Must Protect Farmers.
But there is one final objective of my
policy which is more vital, more basic
than all else I seek to restore the
purchasing power Of the nation. That
and only that will put people back to
work.
We need to restore our trade with the
world. Under Republican leadership
we have lost 1t and the President of the
United States seems to be Indifferent
about regaining it.
Moreover, we need to give to fifty
million. people who live directly or in
directly upon agriculture a price for
their products In excess of the cost Of
production. That will give them the
buying power to start your mills and
mines to work to supply their needs.
They cannot buy your goods because
they cannot get a fair price for their
products. You are poor because they
are poor
I favor-and do not let the false
statements Of my opponents deceive
you-continued protection for American
agriculture. I favor more than that.
1 advocate measures to give the farmer
an added benefit. called a tariff benefit,
to make the tariff effective on his
products. The most enlightened of
modern American business men like
wise favor such benefit An excellent
example is your own fellow-citiZen-
Mr. Hartman, president of the
States, who has recently proclaimed a
plan for the restoration of agriculture,
not unlike my own.
President Hoover does not favor
program of that kind He has closed
the door Of hope to American agricultre
and when he did that he closed the
door Of hope to you also.
He says proudly that he has effec-
lively restricted immigration in order
to protect American labor. I favor
that; but I might add that in the en-
forcement of the immigration laws
serious abuses have been revealed.
But ne does not tell you that by
permitting agriculture to fall into ruin
millions of workers from the farms have
crowded into our cities These men
have added to unemployment They
are here because agriculture is pros
trated A restored agriculture will
check this migration. 1t will keep these
farmers happily at home It will leave
more jobs for you. 1t will provide
market for your products. That is the
key to national economic restoration.
One word more. I have spoken Of
getting things done. Now the way We
get things done under our form of Gov
ernment is through Joint action by the
President and the Congress The two
branches Of Government must cooper
ate That is necessary under oar Con-
stitution, and l believe in our Consti-
tutional Government.
Congress Important.
President Hoover cannot get action
from the Congress. He seems unable TO
cooperate. He quarreled with a Re-
publican Congress and he quarreled
with half Republican Congress. He
will quarrel with any kind Of Con-
gress He cannot get things done
This is something you must consider.
The next Congress will certainly be
Democratic I look forward to coop
Grafton with it. I am confident that I
can get things done through it because
for four years have had to work with
Republican legislature.
1 have been able to get things done in
Albany by treating the Republican leg
islature like human beings and as my
associates in Government have said
that l look forward to the most pleas
ant relations with the next Democratic
Congress, but in addition to that let
me make it clear that on the great
majority Of national problems which
ought not to be handled in a partisan
tions with Republicans in the Senate
and the House Of Representatives as
we'll as with Democrats.
We-meaning thereby the President
and the members Of both parties in the
National Legislature-will, l am conf
dent, work effectively for the restora-
ton Of American economic life.
I decline to accept present conditions
as inevitable or beyond control. I de-
cline to stop at saying 1T might have
been worse
I shall do all can to prevent it from
being worse: but-and here is the clear
difference between the President and
mytelf-I go on to pledge action to
make things better.
The Nation has the capacity to make
things better. The Nation wants to
make things better The Nation prays
for the leadership of action to make
things better. That will be shown in
every State one week from tomorrow.
We are through with delay through
with despair and waiting for
better things.
DRY LEADER FEARS