The border vidette., 1932-10-29
INSTRUCTION.. DELAY AND De.
sPAlR-FOUR HORSEMEM

Baltimore, Oct. 25. In the
final campaign address of hic
swing through the west and
south. Governor Roosevelt do
clared here tonight be is waging
a war against the four horse
men Of the Republican leader
ship-the horsemen of destruc
tion, delay, deceit, despair.
The Democratic presidential
nominee again accused President
Hoover of preaching doctrine
of despair" aud concluded with
shouted assertion that the four
horsemen have passed on their
way. Destruction has done it's
worst"
I'VE shall rise from destruc
tion." be said.
We shall conquer despair.
We are facing new things.
With confidence we accept the
promise of a new deal"
The governor began By saying
be appreciated his wonderful
reception" in Maryland which he
said in the days of the colonies
irst proclaimed freedom Of re
ligous beliefs and practice &C..
cording to the dictates of ones
conscience and SOUL"
Governor Albert G. Ritchie he
proclaimed "a worthy spokes
man for this principle"
Turning directly to the can.
paign, the governor. said. No,
amount of hysteria on the part
of a bankrupt Republican leader
ship will divert the America
people at the eleventh hour from
the decision they have already
reached"
Roosevelt told his audience at
the Fifth Regiment Armory that
the 'horseman of destruction" to
which be referred was the em
bodiment Of governmental poll
cies so unsound, so inimical to
true progress, that it has left he
hind in it's trail every whera
economic paralysis, industrial
chaos. poverty and suffering"
Next" be said, comes the
horseman of delay. 1t is co
time for delay when 100000
of honest, industrious aud will
ing men and women are tramp.
ing the streets and roads of our
country. looking for work.
1t is no time to wait when
the prosperity and happiness OF
this country is at stake. Aad
we of the Democratic party will
not wait"
The 'horseman of Deceit" he
said, is to 'scover the trail" Of.
the horseman of destruction and
delay.
He tells you things that are
not true" sald the governor.
He attempts by misrepresenta
tion and the distortion Of facts
to blind your eyes. to destroy
your sense of direction, to paral
we your power of motion.
The fourth 'horseman' is the
horseman Of despair He tells
you that economic conditions
must work themselves out. He
tries to close the door Of hope iG
your face"
Governor Roosevalt said sile
"destructiou" came from tie
false policy OF lending money 90
backward and crippled countries
ADD rode into every town and
every county when the Grundy
tariff was passed and signed"
Saying that the Smoot Harey
tariff led to widespread rela.ia
tions, be asserted that alter it's
passage American foreign trade
fell into a condition of ssagna
ton"
He described as silly the con
tention be said bis distinguished
opponent" was advancing that
the Democratic candidate pro,
posed to injure the farmers
market by lowering the tariff on
products of the farm.
"Of course-I have made no
such proposal" be said, adding
that be had advocated only the
lowering of Outrageous exces.
sive tariff rates"
The governor said be knows
of no Excessively high tariff
duties on farm products" and
does not intend for them to be
lowered.