The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-30
Heritage, Record Deny Any Red' Tendencies
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vas brief, designed to fit into a half hour punctuated by uncomfortable convention cheering, amounting to only 2,5O0 words.
 Those who cry communist at him arc dragging Q red herring across the trail, are promoting false issue, he said. He went immediately into historic precedent.
 Avoid the Facts
 ~This practice is as old cs our democracy" he said. Avoiding the fearful of the truth = 8 malicious opposition charged that George Washington planned to make himself king under British form of government; that Thomas Jeffer- son planned to set up 8 guillotine under a French revolutionary form of government: that Andrew Jack son soaked the rich of the eastern seaborad and planned to surrender American democracy to the dicta- foship of 8 frontier mob. They called Abraham Lincoln a Roman emperor; Theodore Roosevelt 8 de- stroyer; Woodrow Wilson self constituted Messiah"
 Mir. Roosevelt did not complete this chain of thought; nor did he name the individuals and groups" who rdesperate in mood, angry at failure, cunning at purpose, X X are seeking to make communism an issue in an election where com muniSm is not 8 controversy be- tween the two major parties" A White House statement 8 few weeks ago denounced Publisher William Randolph Hearst, without naming him, for accusing MT. Roosevelt or accepting communistic support. The issue also has been publicized oy John D. M. Hamilton, republican national chairman, and Frank Knox, republican vice-presidential candi- date.
 Destroy Fake Issues
 Here and now, once and TOT all, let us bury that red herring and destroy that false issue" MT. Roose- welt said last night. You are la miliar with my background. You know my heritage, and you are familiar, especially in the state of New York, with my public service extending back over quarter ot a century. For nearly four years ! have been president of the United States. A long record has been written. In that record, both m tnS state and in the national capital, you will find simple, clear and consist ent adherence not only to the letter but to the spirit of the American form of government.
 ITO that record, my future ana the future of my administration Will conform. I have not sought, do not seek, I repudiate the support oi any advocate of communism or oi any Sther alien ism which would by fair means or foul change our American democracy.
 'sThat is my position. It always has been my position. It always will be my position"
 No Communistic Differences
 MT. Roosevelt said no difference existed between democrats and re- publicans on communism; the dif- ference, he continued, was in how they dealt with communism. The democrats have been realistic enough to face 1t. We have been ralIstic enough to face 1t. We have been intelligent enough to do some thing about 1t. And the world mas seen the results of what we have donese
 Tn the spring of 1883 (coptinued MT. Roosevelt) we faced crisis which was the ugly fruit Of l2 years of neglect of the causes Of economic and social unrest. It was 3 crisis made. to order for all those who would overthrow our form of gov ernment. Do heed to recall to you the fear of those days - the reports of those who piled supplies in their basements, who laid plans to get their fortunes across the border, who got themselves hideaways in the country against the impending up- heayal? Do need to recall the 1aw-abiding heads of peaceful 1am- lies who began to wonder. as they saw their children starve, how they could get the bread they saw in the bakery window? xxx D I need to recall the powerful leaders or 1n- dustry and banking who came to me in Washington in those early days of 1883 pleading to be saved?
 '.Most people in the United states remember today the fact that starva. ton was averted, that homes and farms were saved that banks were reopened, that crop prices rose' that industry revived, and that the danaerous forces subversive Of our form of government were turned aside.
 Forget the Past
 "A few people a few only-un- willing to remember, seem to nave forgotten those days"
 Here MT. Roosevelt made use or alleRpry. "A nice old gentleman feil off the end of a pier in 1883. A friend dived in and pulled him out but his silk hat floated away. ne was fesuscitated and was effusive III his thanks.
 .sToday," said MT. Roosevelt, three wears, later, the old gentleman IS berating his friend because the SIX hat was lost"
 ne then contrasted republican ana democratic handling of the depres- sionl The democrats, he said, met the emergency with emergency action. But far more important than that, we went to the roots of the problem, and attacked the cause of the crisis. We were against rev. olutions - against the inequalities