The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-13
Kansas Listens To
 President On Fear
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so well had it not been for federal assistance. -''
 He told his listeners that if they did not think the administration was right in giving this assistance that they must, if logical, ask that every state in the union set itself up as an individual entity for the solu- tion of all problems, except main- tenance of the army, navy and transaction of foreign affairs.
 Whispjering Shorts
 If ever write another book, I am going to have a chapter in it about bedtime stories = political bedtime stories," MT. Roosevelt said. "It will be a very amusing chapter. am going to fill it with whispering am going to end the chapter by ghosts and stalking bogey men, and telling how the American men and women on the third of November, 1886, refused to be frightened by fairy tales" s
 He said these fairy tales were spread by the. same speculators who in the spring of 1883, pleaded with me for help, help of any kind, just SO long as 1t would save them from bankruptcy"
 Most people thought that they had learned their lesson. We hoped that they would join with our aver age citizens in working for some kind of security against a recllr- renee of those panic years, he con tinued.
 yet, here they are, three years later, giving vague. lip service to that word security and at the same time, seeking to block, to thwart, and to annul every mes ure that we have taken to restrain the kind of individualism which hurts the community itself, individ- ualism run amuck."
 Text of Speech
 Wichita, Kans., Oct. 13.-(UP)-- The text of President Roosevelt's address here today follows:
 '. If I ever write another book l am going to have 8 chapter in 1t about bedtime storieS-politlcal bed- time stories. It will be very anus ing chapter. I am going tc fill it with whispering ghosts and stalk ing, bogeymen, and I am going to end the chapter by telling how the American men and women on the third of November, 1886, refused to be frightened by fairy tales. You folks do not look a bit scared to me. The republican leaders have told you all kinds of things about what this administration IS trying to do. They have tried to spread the gospel of fear not only in the factories, which is an old shop worn trick, but this year they are even trying to bring fear into the homes and firesides of America.
 Real Fear in 1882
 |. "But I know that the people of this country have not, such short memories. They remember only too well the real fear-the justi- fled fear-felt all over the nation in 1882, to be frightened by this silly fear which is now being preached. The leaders who are trying to do 1t are the very ones whose blindness to facts and refusal to act caused the real fear and the real danger of national disaster in 1892.
 What this administration has done since 1883 to clear up the debris which had been left over by l2 years of neglect need not be repeated. You know what the devil take the hindmost policy of the nineteen twenties brought down upon our heads. You know that the vast speculative gains of a few were made without any re- gard to the deep injuries which they were causing to the great masses of our people.
 Pleaded for Help
 "In the spring of 1883, these same speculators pleaded with me for help-help of any kind--just so long as 1t would save them from bankruptcy. Most people thought that they had learned their les son. We hoped that they would join with our average citizens in working for some kind of security against recurrence of those panic years.
 "Yet here they are--threc years later-giving vague lip service to that word security and, the same time. seeking to block, to thwart and to annul every measure that we have taken to restrain the kind of individualisln which hurts the community itself ndiyidualism run ainuck.
 T used this word security not in the narrower sense of old age pen sions and of unemployment insur- ance -fine as these okj jectiveS are. use 1t in the broader sense of ccn-