The Washington times., 1936-09-04
STOCK SELLING
PROMOTION
IS CITED


ident Roosevelt has been "the
hired man." and both he and the
Roosevelt family have derived
profits from the class Of corpora
ton which he now denounces as
economic royalistS," former
United States Senator James A.
Reed, of Missouri, charged last
night in a speech at mass meet
ing in City Hall Auditorium.
Mr.. Roosevelt also has been a
promoter of stock-Selling corpora
lions which "blew up" causing
the loss of millions Of dollars to
innocent American investors, the
former Senator charged in the
same fiery speech.
Opens Campaign
Declaring that Mr.. Roosevelt is
surrounded by a gang Of Social
lists and communists" who would
undermine the Constitution and
regiment the people, Reed
launched the national campaign
against the New Deal Of the Ma
tional Jeffersonian Democrats who
have now consummated organlza-
lions in more than 80 States.
Former Governor Joseph B. Ely,
Of Massachusetts, who nominated
Alfred E. Smith for President In
1928, and who has proclaimed his
ardent support of Governor Ian
don, addressed the mass meeting
calling upon genuine Demo
Gratis" everywhere to unite against
Mr.. Roosevelt.
The meeting was presided over
by former Judge Joseph E. F. Con-
molly, Of the Maine Superior
Court, for 40 years an active
Democrat.
Praises LandOn
Reed did not actually declare
for the Kansas governor, but he
said that Landon at least had
never undertaken to repudiate
the Constitution" or "assailed
the Supreme Court" or pro
posed the confiscation Of the
property of the people through
taxation, or any other method"
Colonel Frank Knox, the Re
publican candidate for Vice Pres
ident stopped briefly in Portland
this afternoon in the whirlwind
drive for Names important "ba-
rometer" election, but he met
neither Reed, Ely nor the other
Democrats then assembling here
for attack upon the Roosevelt
administration.
Defy Constitution
Asserting that President RooSe-
welt and the New Dealers who sur
round him are undermining the
Constitution, former Senator Reed
said:
To-day we are confronted with
a bold effort to evade and defy
the Constitution and The Bill
of Rights, and to overthrow the
very foundations Of American
civilization.
"That is destruction, and from
destruction there can be no re-
cOvery."
Again assailing their attacks
upon the Constitution, Reed said:
Had it not been for their fear
of the Constitution, for they fear
it although they hate it, the
ROOseveItians would have put
chains upon the enterprise and
hope of every citizen in the
land"
President Roosevelt has violated
his oath of office in which he
swore to defend the Constitution,
Reed said, and the New Dealers
who now sheer at the Supreme
Court" are planning to strip the
court of it's powers and duties.
They would then be able to
abolish the right of trial by jury
and do everything and anything
that is being done lin oppressed
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Reed said.
Ely RapS Farley
Agreeing with Senator Reed
that the New Deal has ousted reg
ular. and experienced Democrats
from it's councils, former Cover
nor Ely said that former Cover
nor Smith is not only ignored but
maligned." He said that both New
ton D. Baker and the late Cover
nor Ritchie, of Maryland, were
also denied any post of response
bility.
Ely declared that James A. Far