The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-22
SAYS DEMAGOCUES
ARE F00L|NG POOR
BY Wild Theories
lckes Flags Those Who 'Capi.
taIize on Physical Misery
And Mental Despair
DEFENDS PRESS FREEDOM
Tells Publishers Il Is 'vitamin'
In Political Life Of Unit
cd States

In Political Life Of Unit
cd States
New York. April 22.-(F)-Freedom
Of the press, freedom Of speech and
the right Of free assemblage were
proclaimed Monday by Harold l..
Iekes. United States secretary Of the
interior, as "the greatest safeguards
Of our liberties
80 long as they remain to us as
political vitamins." he asserted in an
address to the annual luncheon of
the Associated Press, I'VE can with
stand the shock troops Of FAscism.
Of Communism or even Of special
privilege parading in the verisimili-
tude Of benevo!ence and Democratic
concern for the common man."
Without mentioning names, IcKes
also assailed the share the wealth"
plan of Senator Huey P. Long Of
Louisiana and the proposal of DR.. f..
E. Townsend of California to pay 500
= month to those over 60. He also
made . reference, apparently to
Father Charles r. Coughlin, Detroit
radio priest.
Wouldn't Hamper Them
"Yet," he added, If I were clothed
with despotic power, would not
crook finger in abridgement Of the
right of demagogues or visionary or
poet to disseminate whatever views
he might have. The right Of free
speech either means the plan intend
ment Of the language In which 1t Is
written or its means nothing"
Personally, he said, Il happen to
be man Of strong convictions. Ger
tain beliefs are obnoxious to me.
Il despise the demagogue who
hurls his voice through the pure air
to advocate false doctrines, the ac-
ceptance OF which by q majority Of
the people would destroy this Amer
lea that I love.
Il have nothing but contempt for
the man of crooked intellect who de-
liberately sets out to fool the under
privileged, who, during these last few
years, have beer having an especially
tragic time Of It, by holding out to
them the hope that Is result Of
some fantastic share the wealth
scheme every I0an, woman and child
Is to have thrust into his hands the
sum Of 5000, which Is to come from
God knows where.
Base and Loathsome Thing
ITO inspire hopes that can never
be realized in those who dwell In
physical misery and mental despair is
base and .oathsome thing. It Is
despicable beyond my powers Of de-
scription.
'Or take the impractical visionary,
g distinguished from the ranting
demagogue, who dreams an effer-
vescent dream of an unrealizable
utopia, the dwsllers wherein. upon at
tanning the age of 60 are to be paid
In spot cash, again from what source
God only knows, the sum Of 1900 .
month.
"And then there is the other voice
Of the cloistered individual whose
rich but undisciplined imagination
has reduced politics, sociology. and
banking to charming poetry which he
distills mellifilously into the ether
for the enhancement Of mankind"
Referring to free press, Ickes. .
former Chicago newspaper man, ex-
pressed the opinion that ANY fear
that the government has any DISPOSE
ton to deny or even to abridge that
freedom Is without substance
Overwhelmingly the newspapers
Of the United States are ever con-
scious Of their obligation to seek the
truth and to tell 1t, regardless Of
whether or not they would prefer that
the opposite be the truth" he said
Champions Administration
Ickes vigorously championed the
record Of the Roosevelt adrninistra-
ton and what he termed the need
for the new $4,000, ,000,0 900 works pro-
gram. He added that criticism was
being heard now becau. the country
us temporarily safe in . calm sea" !"
In his Introductory remarks Ickes
said it was during one Of his
"quixotic excursions" into Chicago
that he met his "old friend, Frank
B. Noyes, the president Of this great
encompassing organization. who has
honored mo far beyond my deserts
by asking me to Be your guest today"
Introducing Ickes. Noyes recalled
the days when he was, editor Of the
Chicago Record Herald and Ickes was
. bright young man. managing the
campaign Of . mayoral candidate
supported By that newspaper.
Now. Noyes said. he = disposing Of
fabulous funds and In my opinion
doing his darndest to Do his stupen.
dous Job efficiently and honestly"