Milford chronicle., 1936-10-23
VANDENBERG TO
CONTINUE new
DEAL FIGHT
[cOntinned from First rsse]

corded speeches would become
standard practice in years to come.
As such, he said, it may involve a
deadly parallel. But the parallel is
scTupulOusly fair. If there is nc
answer other than suppression, then
there is no answer"
In accordance with pre-arrange-
ments, Senator Vandenberg inter-
rupted his address at $3.50 O'Clock
and announced "in fairness to the
Columbia Broadcasting System" &"
that he was going off the national
hoOk-up. The remainder of the
speech was broadcast over WDEL.
It was the Columbia System which
cut off from its eastern chain his
much-discussed Saturday night Chi
cagO address.
Sees AffrOnt To Free Speech
Admitting that frequently it is the
course of wisdom for public SER
wants to change their minds, he in
sisted it would be an affrOnt to free
speech to pretend that the record of
their utterances is not public prop
erty.
This applies to Presidents in their
tion just as much as to any other
officials" he said. Indeed, the i'm
portance of the accounting increases |
with the importance of the Office |
Personally l am frank to say !
should expect Mr. Roosevelt himself |
to agree with this statement. Only a .
confirmed and confessed autocrat /
could disagree"
Of the interrupted broadcast, he
said: New technique certainly is
not unprecedented these days. In
stead of quoting secondhand the
statements made by the Democratic
nominee for President four years
ago, we faithfully presented his ex-
act words in his own voice pre-
cisely as he spoke them at the time
Context Unchanged
I'VE did it from transcription
made at the time. We were careful
to lift nothing from his context
which could alter the meaning. If it
was shocking to anybody, the shock
must have resulted from the dra-
matte emphasis thus put upon the
enormous gap between promise and
performance.
"The broadcast was interrupted
because of alleged violation of radio
rules against the use of transcript
tiOns. We were cOmpetently advised :
in advance that there was no such .
violation. But that is a technical (
question which does not concern US ,
at the moment The larger question
is whether there should be rule in {
free American which could be con- I
stTued against the faithful presenta- |
tion of the first-hand truth to the I
American people" Il
Out of political anxiety, Roosevelt
partisans misrepresented the broad
cast. he said, and sought to steer
It's realities into a foggy detOur." 9
TOweveT, he continued. Il cannot =
understand the logic of those who Il
the broadcast as deceit
'ul on the. theory that someone might -
be misled into thinking Mr. Roose- =
1elt was present in person-when he y
said he was not, and .
explained precisely u
What was going on. :;
DevOtee OF Fair Play 9, 81
1 dHl d OeNOJee OF Idlf play IN u
politics. agree with the broadcast
'uling that no one should be per- o.
nitted to simulate Mr. Roosevelt's al
'Oice. That would be deceit. But | II
ubmit that his own voice is the best fo
all around of what he said as
nd how he said it. His radio voice al
5 famous and persuasive. If his op- in
'onents welcome it in this campaign, bi
lis friends should be the last to COM
lain that it is heard too much. Il
"As for the genial Mr.. James fit
llyosius Farley-who is one of the ce
which voters must ap- tb,
rove or reject on November third inl
when he says that this faithful
rocess of reporting is proof of his pu
arlier charge that this is to be a tho
irty campaign l am constrained ver
} observe that if there is any dirt 9
lvolved. it mast lie in the proof rat
broken pledges; and suggest Sta
lat we run the laundry on NOvem- dor
II third.
This closes the Saturday incident r
far as I am concerned But be-
luse my discussion did not reach llul
e entire country Saturday night. va va
shall repeat tonight some of the nv nv
'oblems which I then sought to Ceu
esent. 1t is not my fault that to- Ilol m
ght I must quote Mr.. Roosevelt 0OI, u
.
Senator Vandenberg launched into dItt
hearty belabOring of the Roosevelt oOs' s'
for broken prom UFe
IS, spending, and disrespect toward van van
P Constitution. Recalling that saiu
esident Roosevelt, in his accept "or
ce speech, had promised not to
'er to "the Republican Party" but apo
ly "the Republican leadership" he n iias
that the President has tne
ely referred to the Democratic ocel
rty. Roosevelt. he said, is leading aiiG :,
lew party. which joins with radi-
ism, wherever, as in Minnesota, Bne nna
port is promised. DoO ISoo
70 former Democrats who have , 1eu
ned against Roosevelt, he said: iSeS .s1
far as / am concerned. well -
ne these JeffersOnian Democrats .LI van
only to the November battle line, . .nel
also to the council chamber af- - ne
next November's victory is won" ln'o I
Devices Replace Principles Son,
he temporary peri0d of RoOse- nigh
innovations is past, he said The all.
lie now is asked Ito vote author him
for permanent departures from feat