Evening star., 1936-01-09

Jackson at a Democratic banquet IN
Washington in 1880, when he was
President. Vice President Calhoun
of South Carolina rose Immediately
afterward and toasted the rights of
the States. The struggle over "nulli-
fication" Of Federal laws by the States
was on, a struggle which Jackson won.
No Retreat Statement Cheered.
If the diners were disappointed be-
cause the President did not reply IN
detail to the decision of the Supreme
Court declaring unconstitutional the
A. A. A., they did, however. cheer his
declaration at the conclusion of the
address, The American people and we
will not retreat Into this his au-
dience read a definite intention to
fight on for the new deal.
The Presidents remarks regarding
the A. A. A. decision were confined
to one paragraph, in which he said
that he could not render off hand
judgment" of the courts decision, but
that he was studying with utmost care,
ever rendered in case before the Su-
preme Court, the majority and minori-
ty opinions" His reference to the
minority opinion, which upheld the
A A. A, was greeted with loud cheers.
When the President described the
forces that were arrayed against jack
son-forces which the President clear
ly intimated we're the same as those
arrayed against himself today-he
said; An overwhelming proportion Of
the material power of the country was
arrayed against him. The great media
for dissemination of information and
the moulding Of public opinion fought
him. Naughty and sterile intellectual
ism opposed him.
Last Thought Cour. Thrust.
Apparently many of the diners con-
sidered the last a thrust at the men,
bers of the Supreme Court, who turn
ed down the A. A. A., for they in
terrupted the President with cheers.
1T seemed" continued the Presi-
dent, that sometimes all were against
him-all but the people Of the United
States"
The President appealed again to all
the people, Democrats. Republicans
and independents, to follow him, as
the people followed Jackson, who, he
said. sought social justice and fought
for human rights in his many battles
to protect the people against autocratic
or oligarchic aggression"
Indicating he believed the people
were with him, the President said that
after his recent address to Congress he
had received more appreciative letters
and kilograms than at any time since
the critical days of the Spring of 1888.
A very large number, he said, had been
sent him by families who evidently
heard my message while grouped to-
gether in the family home. My wife
and want you to know how much we
appreciate ct cetera; or the Jones
family, gathered tonight with our
friends, sends you this message of con-
fldence'"
The President made no mention,
Republican called attention today, of
having received a message from "the
Smith family"
Minority Held at Fault.
The President in his message last
night insisted, as he did in his message
to Congress, that it was only minority
in business and finance that would at
tack against the peoples liberties He
said that he had received messages of
appreciation from a great many busi-
ness men, storekeepers, bankers and
manufacturers.
The President looked well and spoke
vigorously to the great throng of
guests. more than 1000 in number.
Nearly all of them had paid $50 each.
Again and again the Chief Execu-
tive was interrupted by cheers.
Chairman Farley, Postmaster Cen
eral, in his talk today to the men,
bers of the National Committee struck
the same note as did the President.
In the opinion of Mr. Farley the bat
tie which the Roosevelt Democrats
must wage is against entrenched greed
ana Dig business.
Foes Just Pirates, He Says.
Speaking Of the opposition, he said:
They are men who are interested
only in getting back the inordinate
privileges which have enabled them
to exploit the people in the past and
who will hit below the belt, or do
anything else that they think may
give them hope of regaining their
pirate ascendancy In the ranks of
our foes you will find not only the
financial gangsters whose extortions
were so largely responsible for bring
ing on the Hoover panic, but others,
who for one reason or another hate
Franklin D. Roosevelt, or who are ac-
ceSsories of the exploiters.
Our adversaries," said Farley, "are
trying to represent the party conflict
as battle between the business in
terests of the country and mythical
group bent on substituting socialistic,
communistic system for the economic
processes that have made this Nation
the greatest, wealthiest commonwealth
in the world. It is a ridiculous perver-
sion Of the facts. A great proportion
of our commercial and industrial lead
ers are with the President as sincerely
as they were when they rallied to his
support in 1882. Why shouldn't they
be? What business is there in all our
vast country that has not been helped
ly ti,e PIN c...i-,'p .Ts 'icra?"
Farley be1ittled the coming M 49, -: