Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

tions-that even the children in our
high schools know that you can't
soak capital without soaking labor
at the same time.
The next thing that I view As
being dangerous to our national
well-being is government by bu-
reaucracy instead Of what we have
been taught to look for-govern-
ment by law.
Just let me quote something from
the Presidents message to Con-
gress: I'm "a months we have built
up new instruments of public power
in the hands Of the peoples govern
ment. This power is wholesome
and proper, but in the hands Of po-
litical puppets of an economic au-
tocracy, such power would provide
shackles for the liberties Of our
people"
Now I interpret it to mean: II
you are going to have an autocrat.
take me; be very careful about the
other fellow. There Is complete
answer to that, and 1t rises in the
minds of the great rank and file.
and that answer is Just this: We
will never in this country tolerate
any laws that provide shackles for
our people.
Autocrats for U. S.
Held Intolerable.
We don't want any autocrats.
either in or out Of ofnce. We
wouldn't even take a good one.
The next danger that is apparent
to me is the vast building up Of new
bureaus of government, draining
resources of our people In q COM
mon pool and redistriputing them.
not by any process Of law, but by
the whim of q bureaucratic au-
tocracy.
Well now, what am I here for?
I am here not to find fault. Any
body can do that. am here to
make suggestions. Now, what
would have my party do?
would have them re-establish
and redeclare the principles that
they put forth in that 1882 plat
form.
Even our Republican friends. and
know many of them-they talk to
me freely-we have our little conf
dences among ourselves-they have
all agreed that it is the most COM
pact, the most direct and the most
intelligent political platform that
was ever put forth by any political
party in this country.
The Republican platform was 10
times as long as it, it was stu1y,
it was unreliable, ana in many
points, not understandable, and no
administration in the history OF the
country came into power with
more simple, q more clear or a more
unacceptable mandate than did the
party that was inaugurated on the
4th of March in 1888.
Platform Promises
Not Carried Out"
And listen, no candidate In the
history Of the country ever pledged
himself more unequivocably to
his party platform than did the
President that was inaugurated on
that day.
Well, hereswe are. Millions and
millions of Democrats just like
myself, all over the country, still
believe in that platform. And
what we want to know Is why
it wasn't carried out.
And listen. There Is only one
man in the United States Of Amer
lea that can answer that question.
It won't do to pass 1t down to an
undersecretary. won't even recog-
nize him when I hear his name.
won't know where he came from.
I will be sure that he never lived
down in my district.
Now, let us wander for a while
and let's take . look at that plat
form, and let's see what happened
to it. Here is how it started out:
I'VE believe that q party plat
form is q covenant with the people,
to be faithfully kept by the party
when entrusted with power. and
that the people are entitled to
know In plain words the terms OF
contrast to which they are asked
to subscribe. The Democratic
party solemnly promises by ap-
propriate action to put into effect
the principles, policies and reforms
herein advocated and to eradicate
the political methods and prac-
tices herein condemned"
Platform Like Star Of Hone
10 People.
My friends, these are what we
call fighting words. At the time
that that platform went through
the air and over the wire, the
people Of the United States were in
the lowest possible depths Of
despair, and the Democratic plat
form looked to them like the star
Of hope: 1t looked like the rising
sun in the East to the mariner on
the bridge Of . ship after = terrible
night. But what happened to. It?
First plank: I'VE advocate I'm
mediate and drastic reduction Of
governmental expenditures by
abolishing useless commissions and
ofnces, consilidating departments
and bureaus, and eliminating q.