Evening star., 1936-06-15
MAKES MANY SPEECHES.
Stresses Freedom Of Religion in Vim
cennes Address.

Stresses Freedom Of Religion in Vim
cennes Address.
Ry the Associated Press.
ABOARD Roosevelt TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, June Is.
President Roosevelt travelled back
to the Nations Capital today, leaving
a trail OF a dozen speeches in six
Western States. several of them on
subjects OF which more is expected
TO be heard in the coming campaign.
The President terminated his
speaking tour yesterday morning at
VincenneS, Ind. where he dedicated
q memorial to George Rogers Clark,
Eavior of the Northwest in the Revo-
lutionsry War. with a speech stressing
freedom OF religion, a rearming
against new devices of crime and
cupidity," and conservation Of natural
resources.
Later in the day he received a
group of Kentucky political leaders at
Louisville and went on a brief visit
to Lincoln's birthplace at nearby
Hodgensville.
He did not address the big crowd
spread over Lincoln Memorial Park,
but he carefully inspected the granite
inclosed log cabin and legends and
signed the guest book at the front
door of the Civil War Presidents boy
hood home.
Back on his train after a 15-mile
automobile ride to ElizabethtoWn. KY,
the President issued q formal state
ment saying he had gone to the shrine
Individually, as one of many millions
OF Americans whose lives have been
influenced for the good by Abraham
Lincoln"
Faith in Common Man.
Here" he said, we can renew our
pledge Of fidelity to the faith which
Lincoln held in the common man
the faith 50 simply expressed when he
said:
AS I would not be a slave, so I
would not be master. This expresses
my idea Of democracy. Whatever diff
fers from this, to the extent OF the
difference, Is no democracy
Looking back over the Western
swing today, several of those on board
the presidential special who speak
with authority made no secret Of their
belief that some Of the current ques-
tions touched upon by the President
would undoubtedly find high place
in the impending campaign exchanges
with the Landon forces.
First, the Executive at Little Rock
Ark. made the statement that his
administration would march for
ward" under the broad purposes" OF
the Constitution in graphing with
social and economic problems.
He added he felt a majority OF the
American people thought that docu-
ment of the founding fathers was in
tended to meet and fit the amazing
physical, economic and social require
ments that confront us in this gener-
alton" and any man-would be fool
tSh" who contended otherwise.
Condemns EvildOers.
Next. at Dallas, Tex, he sounded
new battle cry against monopoly,
"chiselers" and evildoers," and urged
erection OF strong line of de-
tense to protect the "yeomanry" In
business, industry and agriculture
from the "generalissimos" and small"
powerful groups.
In the same city he said ne was
worried" about the nations OF Eu-
rope and Asia which thought in terms
OF armament and war and said such
countries could expect nothing but
moral help" from the United States
in attaining peace. He also urged ex-
tension of his good neighbor" policy
to Mexico and other nations of this
hemisphere T.
Instead Of the forgotten man"
that ran through so many of his
speeches in late 1882, 1t was the
common man" who figured promi-
nently in the talks on this trip.
The President based his text at
Vincennes on Clark's pronouncement
at Kaskaskia that all religions would
be tolerated in America. He urged
rearming against new devices of
crime and cupidity," and restoration
OF many Of natures riches which
hort-sighted pioneer settlers wasted
by denuding forests, failing to stop
soil erosion, overgfazing and failure
to rotate crops and provide food pro-
lection.
Religious Service Recalled.
CLARK, n young Virginian who de-
feated Col. Henry Hamilton Of the
British, started his famous Winter
march with n rali0inus zarvica xba
President told the thousands gathered
around the huge memorial.
ITO Father Pierre Gibault and to
Col. Francis Vigo, patriot of Italian
BIRTH" he said, next to Clark him
self, the United States Is indebted for
the saving Of the Northwest territory.
And 1t was In the little log
church, predecessor of FOUNDER church
Of Saint Francis Xavier, that Col.
Hamilton surrendered Vincennes to
George Rogers Clark"
The President said Gov. Paul v.
McNutt, who sat on the speakers
stand. and himself were aware of
the historic relationship of religion
to this campaign of revolution, and
20 the later ordinance Of 1887, and
have understood and felt the ap-
propriateness of today"
This ordinance encouraged religion,
morality and knowledge as being
necessary to good government
Ths President said morality means
the same thing" today as it meant
then. He compared land claim jump