The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-08-10
PRESIDENT SPOKE
TOLABOR FORCES

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addressed 10 Major George I. Berry,
president Of the labor group, fol.
lows:
1T gives me very real pleasure 10
extend Q word Of greeting through
you 10 labor's nonspArtisan league
upon the occasion OF the meeting
Of is state chaiFmen In washing.
ton.
II am certain that you and your
associates are coming TO Washing.
ton 10 Join In q thorough consider
alton OF the vital issues OF the time
and 10 consider how best 10 CO.
operate In the great task OF pro.
noting national progress and OF en-.
larging the sphere Of human rights
through democracy OF opportunity.
1T Is fully realized by oil Of us
that you are gathering 10 support
o political cause, but that merely
makes II the more certain that you
are determined 10 enlarge the scope
OF human welfare In our nation,
Proud support
II should like 10 have you know
that l am sincerely proud that you
arc gathering In support OF my
candidacy. This could not b0 the
case II you did not know, out Of
the experience OF the past three
years, that the present Rdmlnlstra.
ton has endeavored 10 promote the
Ideal OF justice for tho great masses
OF Americas wage eAPnors and 10
make that ideal o reality.
I'VE ell know that our country
has been going through profound
changes and that these changes
have neeossitated special roeonsid-
Grafton Of the problems Of the wage
oArnerS and the farmers. Automatic
machinery, the device OF corporate
ownership and management, the
monumental aecumulAtions OF cap.
ital--theSe are some OF the factors
that have made II necessary for our
country and It's government TO look
90 man and measures from new
piont Of view, seeking new means
for the restoration Of equality OF
opportunity.
Tried 10 Correct Wrongs
During the past three years we
have endoAvored 10 correct through
legislation certain Of the evils In our
economic system. We have sought
10 put q stop TO certain economic
practices which did not promote the
general welfare, Some OF the laws
which were enacted were declared
invalid by the supreme court. u Ia
D notable fact that y was not the
wage earnerS who cheefed when
those laws were declared invalid.
u greet you In the faith that flu
ture history will show, % past HE.
tory has 10 repeatedly and 10 Of
fectlvoly shown, that O return 10 re-
dictionary practices 10 ever short
lived. Having tasted the dement's Of
liberation, men and women do not
for long forego those dement's. I
have implicit faith that wo shall
ind our way TO progress through
law Your support Ia o priceless con.
tr!bution toward continued faith In
that outcome.
Common Heritage
"What Ia OF vast importance OF
this critical time ID the fact that we
have O common heritage Of principle
and that we aro bound, with mil.
lions OF our fellow Americans, In q
common determination 10 preserve
human freedom and enlarge its
sphere and 10 prevent forever q 70.
turn 10 that despotism which comes
from unlicensed power 10 control
and manipulate the resources OF our
nation, and the destiny Of human
lives.
"In extending 10 oil who attend
your meeting my hearty fluctuations
] am heartened by the conviction
that we are oil working for the same
ideal--the restoration and pFeserva.
ton Of human liberty and human
rights"
Resolutions were prepared for
presentation 10 the delegates.
Draft Of the principal resolution
declared:
BE II resolved that we whole.
heartedly endorse labor's non.par.
tisan league which has for its 1885
objective the reelection OF Franklin
Q. Roosevelt 10 the presidency Of the
United States. and
BE II further resolved that we