The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-22
MASSES BACK
F. D. R., SAYS
LA Toilette
Wisconsin Chief to Work
for Roosevelt Rather
Than Reactionary.
PARTY LINES BROKEN
American Voters Have Be-
come Independent, Gov
ernor Claims.
BY CARL THORBAHN

while there are a lot of critics
of the New Deal the mass of the
people are going forward" Gov.
Philip F. La Toilette of Wisconsin
told The Times today.
For this reason they have left
the old party affiliations and have
become independent. Rather than
go back to the old philosophy, even
the Severest critics of the present
Administration will vote for Mr..
Roosevelt" the Governor explained
before boarding a Washington train.
The Governor said he will cam
paign actively for the President
rather than go back to any reac-
tionary movement"
He was here to address the Pro-
fessional Mems Forum in the
Columbia Club last night.
Third Party No Threat Now
Third party movements lack the
necessary force to become factors
IN the coming election but, the
Governor said, progressive trends of
this nature are coming, probably in
the near future.
Gov. La Toilette indicated that he
thought Gov. Landon of Kansas is
the likely Republican candidate for
president. He discounted Senator
William Borah's apparent strength.
Applying this, the Governor
said: Il do not think Senator b.
rah is particularly anxious for the
nomination"
He said that he had not heard
that Vice President Garner might
not run again with Mr. Roosevelt
and said that he was not familiar
enough with Gov. McNutt's strength
to comment upon his chances OF
nomination as Vice President il
Gov. McNutt seeks it.
In his address last night Gov.
La Toilette said, Americans are not
going to use sledge hammer on
America"
Peoples Vitality Important
"We must put our vast human
and material resources to work. No
nation is stronger than the vitality
of its people. In this respect it is
remarkable how much progress we
have yet to make in economics, >
he said.
Prejudice stops lot of think
ing, the Governor declared but the
law of economics is as immutable
as the law of gravitation.
He blamed the depression on the
World War. The war, he said, took
30 million men out of production
and distribution in 1914 and. re-
leased them in 1918 after the most
highly specialized consumption the
world ever has known had been de-
veloped.
At the close of the war the United
States was faced with two posi-
bilities, he said. They were, he de-
clared: To throw out all high pro-
duction machinery and return to
the farms and old-time production
methods, or to increase our produc-
ton.
Took Neither Course
I'VE took neither of these, but
embarked on set of policies which
have put us where we now are,S he
declared.
we now are at the turning point
OF civilization and we must solve
our problems to preserve it."
He explained Wisconsin's Work
Bill which failed to pass at the last
session but which, he said, he hopes
eventually will become law.
Based on Two Detectives
The bill, he said, is based on two
detectives:
/. To increase the total wealth
and
2. To build up vitality and initia-
tive of the citizens.
John K. Ruckelshaus presided at
the meeting which was attended by
about $50.