Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
ROOSEVELT VETOES
ABUSE Of HOOVER
Adherence to Principles OF
Fair Play Demanded in
Coming Campaign.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 15.-Strict ad-
| herence to the principles of fair play
in the Democratic presidential cam
| paign was the keynote struck by Gov.
| Franklin D. Roosevelt. potential choice
of his party, in his address last night
before 5000 guests at the New York
Democratic victory banquet" at Hotel
Aston
While open in his assertion that the
President of the United States and his
associates have perhaps shown inca
pacity to contribute leadership in the
solving of a national crisis" he de-
clared that Democracy can never toll
crate abuse against the person of the
President of the United States"
He regretted, he said, that there were
those who had forgotten their sense
of fair play to the extent of making the
President the subject of jeStS."
Pleading for campaign free from
prejudice" Gov. Roosevelt, however,
declared that the battle of Democracy
is pointed not at the rank and file of
the historic Republican party, but at
those who today direct its policies"
Tax Views AppIauded.
He was applauded for a suggestion
that the States designate certain fields
of taxation in which the Federal Gov
eminent might raise its expense money
and then let the States raise theE tax
money in the remaining fields.
The crowded ball room Of the old
hotel. which has been the scene of
many a famous banquet was filled. and
so were two balconies, as the Governor
mounted a dais at one end of the large
room to help open the Democrats ST.
100000 campaign fund drive.
They cheered him for a full minute
before he began and again when he
finished They also cheered and
thumped the table when telegram was
read from Alfred E. Smith, who was
Nearly 1000 Of the 5000 pledged
themselves in writing to help raise the
war chest for the coming presidential
fight.
Virtually all the leaders of democracy
in the Middle East were at the speakers
table, behind a battery of microphoneS
and In the glare of powerful calcium
lights
John j. Raskob. Democratic National
chairman. sat near the Governor and
smiled when the crowd cheered at
every mention of his name and his
work for the party.
Tammany was represented by John
F. Curry. its leader. Grover A. Whalen.
New York ever had was there is full
dress and said a few words.
John w. Davis Speaks.
The rally ended with John w. Davis,
1924 standard bearer, and Representa-
tive Henry T. Rainey of Illinois,
majority leader of the House, predicting
victory in 1882" with the help of the
sl,500,0O0 fund now being sought.
Gov. Roosevelt said, in part
He (the President) is perhaps the
victim of theory which holds that the
control of the Republican party reins
entities the holders to use that historic
party for the purpose of personal gain.
He and his associates have perhaps
shown incapacity to contribute leader
ship in the solving of a national crisis.
The battle Of Democracy is pointed
not at the rank and file of the Repub-
licsn party, but at those who today d.
rect its policies. But the battle of
Democracy can never tolerate abuse
heaped against the person of the Presi-
dent of the United States.
Campaigns in the United States have
at times been won by an appeal to
prejudice, by an appeal to ignorance,
by the picturing OF principles In false
colors, by the presentation of candi-
dates dressed in borrowed clothes
Prejudice cannot be kept alive II the
facts are known; secrets cannot be hid
den If they are shouted from the hill
tops 'Ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make ye free
Demands Fair Play.
sr o{,,,
to spread knowledge and thereby in the
long run eliminate prejudice, we have
a further task as party-So to con-
duct ourselves that we shall never be
made the object of the accusation that
we have dealt our opponents q blow
below the belt
Il refer especially and specifically to
many men and women in the United
States, members OF both great parties
who have forgotten their sense
of fair play and at the same time the
fact that their victim Of the moment is
the President of the United States"
Reviewing tax situations, the Gov
ernor said:
The time has come for the 4S SOW
ereignties which have created the Fed
eral machinery Of government to say
to Washington: Let us follow the origi-
nal principe eStaDllSneQ IN the COnStl-
tuition in 1887, that the States give to
the Federal Government certain speci-
fled powers and reserve to themselves
all other powers.
I'VE must say to each other
and to the Federal Government
LEI us establish for times Of peace a
definite apportionment of the whole field
of taxation.
Adequate Taxes Urged.
ITO the Federal Government We will
give adequate sources Of taxation to
meet the administrative needs Of the
Federal Government as a government
of definite delegated powers All other
sources Of taxation we, the States, re-
serve unto ourselves.
when this is accomplished 1t will
be possible for the State Sovereignties
to scan this reserved field of tax sources
and to determine which elements in
that field can with propriety and JUS
tice be allocated as tax sources to local
government
SHOUSE WARNS PARTY.