Evening star., 1936-06-28
New Deal Fight
Held War for
Democracy !
"AVERACE MAN"
PAID TRIBUTE
Loyalty to Chief
Is Pledged by
Garner.
Full tert of Presidents
address on Page A.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
EfaH CnrrnSnnndenf of The Star


PHILADELPHIA, June 27-Presi-
dent Roosevelt tonight flung down the
gauge to economic royalists," prod
uct of modern American civilization.
Speaking as the newly nominated
candidate Of the Democratic party for
reelection, the President thrilled the
huge audience which gathered to hear
him in Frankling Field
He described the battle for the New
Deal as a war for the survival Of
Democracy"
we are fighting" he continued,
ito save great and precious form Of
government for ourselves and for the
world.
Il accept the commission you have
rendered me. I join with you. I am
enlisted for the duration of the war"
The appearance of President Roose-
welt in Philadelphia, redolent with the
spirit of the war for liberty in 1776
and his pledge to continue to the end
his fight for the principles of govern
ment developed during his adminis-
tration, was no less dramatic than the
hurried flight which he made from
Albany to Chicago four years ago to
lay before the Democratic National
Committee, which had nominated him.
his pledge of New Deal" for the
American people.
Champion of the Masses.
He proclaimed himself the champion
Of the masses, of the farmer and la
borer and of the small business man
against the great economic dynasties"
which, he said, have been built up
under the system of modern civiliza-
ton. And as such he was hailed by
the thousands who had gathered t1
listen.
The Presidents vast audience, es-
timated at 10000, listened to his
address with an attention that of it
self was tribute. Almost the people
seemed to hold their breath When he
made a telling shot, there was ap-
plause. But always the people ceased,
fearful apparently that they might
lose word
Once they laughed. 1t was when
the President with marked sarcasm
said that the ''royalists of the eco
nomic order" while conceding that
political freedom was the business of
the Government, they have maintained
that economic slavery was nobodys
business.
The audience apparently read into
the Presidents statement that the
economic royalists set up despotism
wrapped in the robes of legal sane
ton, an attack upon court decisions
which have been unpopular with
many.
Average Man" to Stick.
"The average man." so frequently
mentioned by the President in his
speech, bids fair to take the place of
the forgotten man." key-word of
the campaign of 1882. Much will be
heard of the average man" from
Democratic speakers.
The Presidents picture of America
leading the world again in a fight
for democratic government and liber-
ty struck responsive chord. At the
same time it was easily recognizable
that he was issuing word of warm
ing that what has happened abroad
might conceivably happen here, if the
battle for the New Deal is lost.
They" tthe people of other lands)
"have sold their heritage for the il
fusion of living" said the President.
''They have yielded their democracy"
Makes No Promises.
The President made no specific prom
dses, other than to subscribe heartily to
the brave and clear platform" adopt
ed by the Democratic National Con-
Vention. He advanced no new propos-
ais for recovery or relief. He gave
utterance, instead, to a defiance of
the opponents of the New Deal. He
delivered an address, model of
brevity, which will become at once a
major document in the Presidential
campaign of 1886.
Although he made no mention of
an amendment to the Constitution to |
validate New Deal laws, such laws as
as have been declared unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court, the President |
by his adherence to the party platform |
committed himself to an amendment |
II it becomes necessary to carry out |
the principles of the New Deal.
And in his address he made no |
mention of the Supreme Court and its |
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