Evening star., 1932-07-31
Nv the Associated Press.

of Gov. Franklin D. ROosevelts CAM
paign radio address follows:
| 1 hope during this campaign TO use
the radio frequently to speak to you
about important things that concern
us all.
In the olden days campaigns were
conducted amid surroundings OF oraSs
bands and red lights. Oratory was an
appeal primarily to the emotions and
sometimes to the passions. 1t always
/ has been my feeling that with the
spread of education, with the Wloer
reading of newspapers and especially
with the advent of the RADIO, mere
oratory and mere emotion are having
less to do with the determination OIL
public questions under our representa-
| tive system of government. looay
common sense plays the greater part
| and final opinions are arrived at in the
quiet of the home.
In this quiet of common sense ana
friendliness, want you to near me 70
night as sit here in my own nome away
| from the excitement of the campaign.
1 am weighing all the things Whlcn
have learned in all my years IN puplc
service-first in Albany q years ago.
| then during eight busy years IN wash, |,
ington interSpersed with VISITS nv al,
the States of the Union and DURING anu
after the war, TO the nations OF EuIoPe, !,
then in these latter years III my IdSAS
as Governor of New York.
Broad Picture Planned.
In order that the way may be clear
| for the more detailed discussion ana
debate which will come as the campaign
proceeds, l propose tonight to staCe Ine
broad policies of my party-to Sketcn
the first outline of the final picture.
| Where do we look for this? In the
/ nlatform. of course. A platform Is
nronosal and at the same time q
promise binding on the party and It's
NOW even the partisan opposition
nress has found it hard to CRITICIZE the
Democratic platform this year. IL Is
brief. only one-fifth OF the Iength OF
! the Republican platform, ana easliy
understood. Eighty per cent Oh -
constructive; only 20 per cent crltlcal'
Moreover, it is forthrlght ana sehu1le-
honest to the core.
The entire platform needs 10 be reao
in the light OF its short preample. 1lls
! Indicates that our present economic
! condition. how it came, what it is and
/ now il can be remedied is the main
Issue of this campaign. can do no
better than to read it exactly as it
stands.
Policies Since War Blamed.
"In this time of unprecedented eco
| nomic and social distress the Demo-
cratic marty declares its conviction that
| the chief causes of this condition were
the disastrous policies pursued by our
Government since the World War, ot
economic isolation fostering the mer-
ger of competitive businesses INTO
monopoles and encouraging the lnoe-
| fensible expansion and contraction Oh
credit for private profit at the expense
OF the public.
"Those who were responsible Tor
these policies have abandoned the
ideals on which the war was won ana
! thrown away the fruits of victory, thus
rejecting the greatest opportunity IN
history to bring peace, prosperity ana
happiness to our people and TO tne
world. They have ruined our foreign
trade. DESTROYED the values of cur COM
modities and products, crippled our
banking system, robbed millions OF our
! people Of their life savings and thrown
| millions more out of work, produced
widespread poverty and brought the
Government to a state Of financial ols-
| IIeSS uUDIECtUGIlbCO III bAlllSo "a PNNS'
"The only hope for improving pres
| ent conditions, restoring employment,
| affording permanent relief to the peo-
Die and bringing the Nation back to
| its former proud position of domestic
| happiness and of financial, industrial,
| agricultural and commercial leader
| shin in the world lies in a drastic
change in economic and governmental
| policies.
Believing that a party platform is
p covenant with the people to be faith
fully kept by the party when intrusted
with power, and that the people are
entitled to know in plain words the
terms Of the contract to which they
are asked to subscribe. We hereby de-
clare this to be the platform of the
Democratic party.
Gives Solemn Promise.
"The Democratic party solemnly
promises by appropriate action to put
into effect the principles, policies and
reforms herein advocated and to eradl-
cate the policies, methods and prac-
| tices herein condemned"
Immediately after this statement of
principles there follow three important
declarations:
| IAN immediate and drastic reduction
| OF governmental expenditures Dy aOO1-
| iShing useless commissions ana oInces
consolidating departments and bureaus
and eliminating extravaganza, TO ac-
] complish a saving of not less than 70
| per cent in the cost of Federal Gov
eminent. and we call upon the Demo-
cratic party in the States to make a
| jealous effort to achieve proportion
| ate result.
Maintenance Of the national credit
| bv a Federal budget annually balanced
| on the basis of accurate executive estl-
mates within revenues raised by sys-
tenn of taxation levied on the principle
! of ability to pay.
| "a sound currency to be preserved at
! all hazards, and an international none
tary conference called on the invitation
of our Government to consider the re-
Mobilization of silver and related
| questions"
Taxation Policy Scored.
| With these declarations-for a bal
| anced budget, and for sound currency
the Democratic party sets it face
against the time-serving and disastrous
fiscal policy Of recent years. What die
that policy do?
l. In highly prosperous times when
taxes were easy to obtain, 1t repeated
taxes on abnormal profits and incomes
with the result that the war debt was
not drastically reduced
2. When the depression began, the
administration instead of reducing an
nual expenses to meet decreasing reve-
nues became sponsor for deficits which
| at the end of this fiscal year will have
! added IS 200 100000 to the nationa
debt.
3. To meet this staggering deficit, the
administration has resorted to the type
of imitation which has weakened pub
lie confidence in our Government credit
both at home and abroad.
High sounding. newly invented
phrases cannot sugar-coat the pill.
Let us have the courage to stop bor-
rowing to meet continuing deficits
Stop the deficits. Let us have equa
courage to reverse the policy of the Re-
publican leaders and insist on a sounc
!