The Washington times., 1932-05-02

Conditions do not make free speech between the
President and the people at all easy because the Pres
dent has to keep up illusion of infalibity, which
the people have long ago abandoned AS the President
began by reassuring us that everything really all
right he to feel that he cannot confess that
he and his chosen advisers and the heads of his party
were Just as wrong as they could possibly be- 1t is
probably because he cannot bring himself to make this
confession that everything he does say sounds ir
relevant and ineffective.
Back to Bayonets
His opponents in much happier position; they
probably made the mistakes, but they made them
less publicly, that the President is perpetualy the
defensive, which is weak and undgnfied position. All
he needs to do to gain the offensive to climb out of the
pbox he has himself erected then he will have to
the bayonet I afraid by this time the sharp edge
is blunted
It would still be magnificent if he made the effort
He would have tn saw:
By the time took the oath of office certain forces
were at work which undermining our prOsperity I
did not know enough about them, and when did find out
was advised that the only way could stop these forces
would be by exposing the truth to all the people. We
had lived for long the excitement of paper profits
that was afraid thought the danger would blow
if we did not make too much of it. NV friends and
wrong all the bankers and all the manufac-
turers and oil the boObs They had right to be
wrong; had none.
WnistIing for Good Days
"Nfy knowledge of human beings is not great. When
the disaster fell thought that might lead national
Whstlng- -n-the- Dark contest thought it would keep
up spirits if set official limit of sixty days to
to the people who had elected because would insure
prosperity, that the kind of prosperity had had
gone for ten years and that would have to suffer
herOicay before could begin to reestabish our
selves.
"After all, my experience had been primarily with
financiers and engneers brought in the of
strong ndviduasm which led to great consultations of
fortune and industry How could know that things had
changed? had been nternatiOnalist in all private
dealings; was elected a strong nationalist. | had
seen and taken part in the great things which free
capitalism had accomplished and the only thing in
the world was communism hostile to the American idea
What earth could do?
81 made nearly all the mistakes, but did not make
the mistakes of panic tried to save the framework OF
the house in which living, and if started at the
roof instead of at the foundations it because
thought that rain coming through the roof might ruin
the foundations while working them. l did
not make the mistake of desertng the house that had
stood for one hundred and fifty in order to build
swampy ground.
No Relief Yet
81 have not been particularly happy; have resented
could have done better than had and attacking
me only because they wished to be in place. have
been profoundly moved by the patience and courage or
people whose suferngs have done so little to diminish
It is terrible thing for to now and say that
these suferngs have to continue But at least we nave
learned why they have and begin to how they
may end 1t is not good party politics for me to say It,
but whether you elect me of my opponents, the
next four years not going to be boom times Ii you
elect can at least be certain that know tns as
well you know it.. ~
It understood however, that ghost writer's for public
officials are not supposed to be imaginative.