Evening star., 1936-09-30
By the Associated Press.

6N lnc ASSOClAleQ FIeSS
SYRACUSE, N. Y. September 30
President Roosevelt launched his per.
sonal campaign for rejection in his
home State here yesterday by repudi.
ating any Communistic support and
scoring the Republican leadership for
what he called smooth evasions" on
social security and taxation.
Addressing an uproarious State con-
vention last night at Syracuse, the
President drew repeated applause as.
speaking Of communism, he urged
prompt burial of that false issue"
and assailed past and present Repub-
lican commands for lack Of purpose"
in striving to meet social problems.
Mr.. Roosevelt's speech in the packed
Syracuse armory last night, was given
a warm reception from the very start
when he declared his entrance into
the campaign with confidence" on
through to the end when he asserted
the true conservative seeks to pro-
tect the system of private property
and free enterprise by correcting such
injustices and inequalities as arise
from it."
He did not mention the Republican
presidential and vice presidential nom
inees by name, but said the real, &C
tual undercover Republican leadership
is the same as it was four years ago"
He asserted it would never compre-
hend the need for a program Of So
cial justice and Of regard for the WELL
being of the masses Of our people"
Comparing Republican promises Of
the past with those of the present, he
asserted:
The same lack Of purpose Of full
fillment lies behind the promises OF
today You cannot be an old guard
Republican in the East, and New
Deal Republican in the West.
You cannot promise to repeal taxes
before one audience and promise TO
spend more of the taxpayers money
before another audience.
You cannot promise tax reduction
for those who can afford to pay, and,
at the same time, promise more of
the taxpayers money for those who
are in need. You simply cannot make
good on both promises at the same
time"
In mocking tones, the President
warned against smooth evaders" who
he said promise to do all the things
the New Deal has done without cost
to anybody.
He said the opposition was "bank-
ing too heavily on the shortness Of
our memories"
No one will forget that they had
their golden opportunity-12 long
years of it." he added amid laughter
and applause.
Remember" he continued, shat
the first essential of doing a job well
is to want to see the job done.
But make no mistake about this
the Republican leadership today is
not against the way we have done the
job. The Republican leadership is
against the job being done"
Mr.. Roosevelt set of a demonstra-
ton at the outset when he asserted
the task of the Democrats was two
fold: To separate the false from the
real issues; and secondly, with facts
and without rancor, to clarity the real
problems for the American public"
Then, calling attention to ma
licious opposition" that hurled charges
against Washington, Jefferson, Jack
son, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and
Wilson, he brought laughter and
cheers when he said
In this campaign another herring
turns up"
He referred to communism.
Repudiates ALLEN Issues"
Here and now, once and for all,
let us bury that red herring and de-
stroy that false issue" he asserted.
After citing his record as New York
Governor and as President, he added:
ITO that record my future and the
future Of my administration will con-
form. I have not sought, I do not
seek. repudiate the support of any
advocate of communism or of any
other alien ism which would. by
fair means or foul, change our Amer
ican democracy"
The President said there was no
difference between the two major
parties as to what they think about
communism" but there was very
great difference" between them in
what they do" about it.
He averred the Democrats had not
been content merely to denounce
communism, but had been "realis.
tic enough to face it" and do
something about it,"
Enumerates New Deal Acts.
He then enumerated the long list Of
New Deal acts for social reform and
added:
THE previous national admins
tration, bewildered, did nothing. In
their speeches they deplored it (com-
munism) but by their actions they
encouraged it. The injustices, the
inequalities, the downright suffering
out of which revolutions come-what
did they do about these things? Lack
ing courage, they evaded Being self
ish, they neglected. Being short.
sighted, they ignored. When the
crisis came-as these wrongs made
1t sure to come-America was ua-
prepared" -