Evening star., 1935-09-29
Calls Farm Aid True Func-
tion of Government Un-
der Constitution.
HIGHEST PRAISE GIVEN
NORRIS IN ADDRESS
Farmers Have Chance for First
Time in Generation, Executive
Tells Nebraskans.
BY the Associated Press.

FREMONT, Nebr, September 28-
President Roosevelt today hoisted the
New Deal agricultural program to chal-
lengers in apparently unfurling his
first issue in the 1896 reelection cam
paign.
In the heart OF the Nations farm
lands before farmers of the important
Northwest States. Mr.. Roosevelt as
serted a SIS 800, 900 900 increase in ag-
riculture income over Inc 1882 level.
and emphasized the agricultural ad-
justment act as prime aid.
He said the effort of the A. A. A. to
provide cooperation among farmers
and crop control lis the true function
Of Government under cur Constitu-
tion."
"The Governments part in this
program" he said, lis merely to sup
ply the unifying element that the
farmers themselves, in their past ef-
forts, found so essential to success. 1t
is democracy in the good American
sense Of the word"
Fixes Responsibility for Gains.
He attributed the agricultural read
justment to many factors" Our
monetary policy was one. The drought
was another. Increased demand for
products caused by the economic re-
vival was another, and the operations
of our Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration was still another"
Speaking from the rear platform Of
his special train. Mr.. Roosevelt looked
into the faces of a huge throng ex-
tending over the station grounds and
beyond to the town streets.
In the background Of this fiat coun-
try were the vast farm fields, visible
for miles.
Opening his speech the President
expressed delight at coming to the
home State of "one Of q half dozen
greatest Americans-Senator George
w. Norris
Gov Cochrane and Senator Burke
Of Nebraska stood beside the Chief
Executive. Mrs. Roosevelt was with
him. Dan Stephens, former Repre-
sentative, introduced the PRESIDENT.
Sees Better Business.
"Is it surprising" he asked, 'in the
light of this improved income, that
the farm implement factories in Il
linois and New York and the auto
mobile factories Of Michigan and the
steel mills of Pennsylvania are spring.
ipo ipfo activity2
Nov, with export surpluses no
longer pressing down on the farmers
welfare, and with fairer prices, farm
ers really have chance for the first
time in this generation to profit from
improved methods"
Turning to the constitutional ar
gument over A. A. A. impending in
the courts and on the political stumps,
Mr.. Roosevelt described his concep-
ton of the Constitution embodying
this effort as:
ITO promote the general welfare,
not by interfering unduly with indi-
vidual liberties. but by bringing to the
aid Of the individual those powers of
kOSCIlllliclt WlllSA diC CcoCiieidA W o<s-
sure the continuance Of the inalien-
able rights which the Constitution
is intended to guarantee. .
Il like to think" he said, that
agricultural adjustment is an express
sion in concrete form Of the human
rights those farmer patriots sought
to win when they stood at the bridge
at Concord, when they proclaimed the
Declaration of independence and
when when they perpetuated these
ideals by the adoption Of the Con-
stitution.
Principles Go On"
Methods and machinery change,
but principles 60 on, and have
faith that, no matter what attempts
may be made to tear them down, the
principle of farm equality expressed
by agricultural adjustment will not
die"
The crowd interrupted with ap-
plause when the President declared
one of his first moves sought Ito free
our monetary system Of bondage to q
sufficient extent to permit money to
serve the people rather than to force
people to serve money"
He was applauded on the statement
of increased farm income and on his
declaration that farmers really have
a chance for the first time in this
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