Evening star., 1932-11-01

pulling and hauling of politics for prof.
ectS and measures, the favoring of 10
calities, sections and groups. 1t would
mean the growth of fearful bureau
cracy which, once established, could
never be dislodged. If it were possible,
1t would mean one-third Of the elec-
torate with Government jobs earnest to
maintain this bureaucracy and to con-
troll the political destinies Of the coun-
try.
incidentally, the Democratic candi-
date has said on several occasions that
We must reduce surplus production OF
agricultural products. and yet he pro-
poses to extend this production on q
gigantic scale through expansion Of
reclamation and new agricultural areas
to the ruin Of the farmer.
have said before, and want to re-
peat on this occasion, that the only
method by which We can stop the suf-
fering and unemployment is by return
ing our people to their normal jobs in
their normal homes, carrying on their
normal functions of living. This can
be done only by sound processes of pro
tecting and stimulating recovery of the
existing economic system upon which we
have builded our progress thus far
preventing distress and giving such
sound employment IS we can find In
the meantime.
The Supreme Court.
Seventh. Recently, at Indianapolis.
by Gov. Roosevelt In his address Octo-
Der rs with respect to the Supreme
Court Of the United States. He said:
After March 4, 1929, the Republican
party was in complete control of all
branches Of the Govcrnment-exec
Senate and House, and, may add for
good measure, in order to make it COM
plete, the Supreme Court as we'll"
l am not called upon to defend the
Supreme Court of the United States
from this slurring reflection Fortu-
nately that court has jealously main
tained over the years its high standard
of integrity, impartiality and freedom
| from influence of either the Executive
or Congress, so that the confidence of
the people is sound and unshaken.
But is the Democratic candidate
really proposing his conception OF the
relation Of the Executive and the Su-
preme Court? If that Is his idea, he is
proposing the most revolutionary new
deal, the most stupendous breaking Of
precedent the most destructive under
mining Of the very safeguard OF our
form of Government yet proposed by q
\ pIeSlOeIltldl CdIuludlt.
! Eighth In order that We may get at
! the philosophical background Of the
mind which pronounces the necessity
! for profound change in our American
! system and a new deal. ! wuld call
| your attention to an address delivered
/ by the Democratic candidate in San
i Francisco early in October:
| He said:
| "Our industrial plant is built. The
i problem Just now Is whether under ex
\ isting conditions 1t is not overbuilt.
4 Our last frontier has long since been
reached There is practically no more
| free land There is no safety valve in
I the Western prairies where We can go
/ for a new start. 49, The mere build
| ing Of more industrial plants, the or
ganization of more corporations, is as
| likely 10 be as much danger as a
help. Our task now is not the
! discovery of natural resources or nee
essarily the production of more goods,
it Is the sober, less dramatic business
! OF administering the resources and
plants already in hand. establish
| ing markets for surplus production. Of
meeting the problem OF under -consump-
ton, distributing the wealth and prod
ucts more eouitably and adopting the
economic organization to the service of
! lIle ptOplt.
/ Counsel Of Despair.
There are many of these expressions
with which no one would quarrel. But
! do challenge the whole idea that we
I have ended the advance of America,
/ that this country has reached the Ze-
NTH of its power. the height OF its de-
/ yelopment. That is the counsel of de-
/ spair for the future of America. That
/ IS not the spirit by which We shall
emerge from this depression. That is
not the spirit that made this country.
4 II II is true. every American must
abandon the road of countless progress
and unlimited opportunity. l deny that
the promise of American life has been
fulfilled. for that means we have be-
gun the decline and fall No nation
can cease to move forward without de-
I generation Of spirit
l could quote from gentlemen who
/ have emitted this same note of pes
slmlSm III economic depreSSiOnS going
| back for 100 years. What Gov Roose-
! yelt has overlooked is the fact that We
are yet but on the frontiers OF develop
ment OF science and Of invention. /
nave only to remind you that discov-
! cries in electricity. the internal-com-
bustion engine, the radio-all Of which
have sprung INTO being since our land
was Settled-have in themselves repre-
Sented the greatest advances in America.
This philosophy upon which the Cover
nor of New York proposes TO conduct
the presidency of the United States is
the philosophy of stagnation, Of de-
spair. 1t is the end Of hope. The des-
TIMES OF this country should not be
dominated by that spirit in action II
would be the END OF the American SyS-
TEN.
l have recited to you the progress Of
this last generatid.. Progress in that
generation was not due to the opening
up Of new agricultural land. it was due
to the scientific research, the opening
of new invention, new flashes of light
from the intelligence of our people.
These brought the improvements in ag-
rlculture and industry. There are a
thousand inventions for comfort in the
lockers Of science and invention which
have not yet come to light, all are
but on their frontiers. AS for myself
I am confident that II we do not de-
stroy this American system. if We con-
tlnue to stimulate scientific research,
II We continue to give it the impulse
OF initiative and enterprise, if We con-
tinue to build voluntary cooperative
action instead of financial concentra-
lIon, II we continue to build 1t INTO a
system of free men, my children will
enjoy the same opportunity that has
come to me and to the whole 120,-
100000 of my countrymen. wish to
see American Government conducted in
this faith and in this hope
Growth Of Bureaucracy.
II these measures, these promises
which have discussed, or these fail
ures to disavow these projects, this at
titude Of mind, mean anything, they
mean the enormous expansion of the
Federal Government; they mean the
growth of bureaucracy such as we have
never seen in our history. No man who
has not occupied my position in Wash
ington can fully realize the constant
battle which must be carried on against
ircnmpetence cnrrlptinn tYrranY OF