Evening star., 1936-10-26


licans we find the Democratic NOM
inee for the presidency in 1924 and
the Democratic nominee for the
presidency in 1928, and following
them we find millions Of Demo-
cratic men and women of courage
and integrity who all their lives
have supported the principles OF
Jefferson, Cleveland and Wilson.
These people are Americans be-
fore they are partisans. They rec
ognize that this strange New Deal
has betrayed the principles of the
Democratic party and of the Amer
ican form of Government.
In the last analysis, that is the
question upon which you will cast
your ballots on November Sd. But
when you ask Mr.. Roosevelt about
this and try to pin him down. he
says we Republicans are telling
bedtime stories. have asked him
and asked repeatedly. Does he in
tend, If reelected, to revive the
N. r. A. and the A. A. A. which the
Supreme Court has declared to be
contrary to our American form OF
Government? So far his reply has
been a long. loud silence.
They believe in the destruction
of State rights and of home rule.
There can be an honest difference
of opinion as to whether the pro-
posals of the administration for
one-man government hold the So
luton of our social and economic
problems, but there can be no diff
ference of opinion on this: The
Presidents theory of government
should be presented frankly to the
people at the polls. He has no
right to ask for votes without tell
ing the people his intentions.
Repeatedly I have stated my po-
sition with all the force at my
command: I am for the preserva-
tion of American Constitution and
the American system of free enter
prise. I link constitutional gov.
ernment with the American system
of free enterprise because they be-
long together.
Servant or Master Held
Real Issue Of Campaign.
Every government Is adapted to
the sort of social system the people
have built up and demand. After
all, there can be only two systems
of government: The one where
the government Is the master OF
the people and the other where it
is the servant of the people. May
I say again this Is the real issue in
this campaign.
In certain countries the people
are accustomed to being directed
from above; they would be lost If
they we're on their own. So they
get the kind of government that
gives them direction. that tells
them what to do, that regiments
their daily lives. That kind OF
government is dictatorship. Do we
want that here? There are some
who do.
Listen to what high official OF
this administration has to say:
Planning will necessarily become
q function Of the Federal Govern
ment. Either that or the planning
agency will supersede that Gov
ernment. = Business will log
ically be required to disappear.
This is not an over-statement of
the fact for emphasis. 1t Is liter
ally meant. Planning inn
plies guidance as to capital uses.
This would limit entrance into or
expansion Of operations. Planning
will not just happen; as the auto
mobile industry did. They will
have to be foreseen, to be argued,
for the future is becoming
visible in Russia. = The new
kind of economic machinery We
have in prospect cannot function
in our present economy" Do you
want the kind of dictatorship this
New Deal leader advocates?
The builders of the American
system were not of this breed.
They valued freedom, freedom Of
worshiping God in their own way,
freedom to speak as they pleased
so long as they did not infringe
the rights of others. They did not
want any Government to tell them
how to manage their affairs. They
wanted the sort of constitutional
Government best adapted to the
way of life they had already es-
tablished. This sort Of Govern
ment the founding fathers worked
out at Philadelphia, Government
that gave free scope to the energies
Of the people. But it enabled them
to take collective action against all
foes abroad and all exploiters at
home. 1t recognized that the Gov
eminent to be set up in the Federal
City would be too removed to man
age many of the detailed affairs
of a vast and diversified country.
So it sharply limited Federal pow
ers and reserved all other powers
to the States and to the people.
For protection against tyranny it
set up the three independent
branches--the executive, the legis-
lative and the judicial. Finally,
because the people demanded it
before they would latify, it pro-
vided the great bill of rights to
safeguard the liberties Of the
people.
Threat to Constitution
Declared Very Real Issue.
And the Constitution has worked
as our forefathers planned. It was
the most liberal plan of Govern
ment in the world when it was
adopted. 1t still is. because it is
a living thing that can grow and
change with the changing needs of
the country. Under its protection
our country has gone forward to
constantly higher and higher social
and economic standards, it will
continue to do so without any fun
damental change in our American
form of Government.
Why do I recall this history?
Because it bears directly on the ire.
mendous issue that confrontS us in
this campaign. Because the threat
to constitutional Government that