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last night, was the essence of his ad-
dress.
While the country was reacting to
the Presidents blast, the Chief Execu-
tive was preparing for his second ad-
"flreside" talk to be delivered next
Tuesday He promised last night to
fight on as long as it might be neces-
sary to bring another New Deal vic
tory.
If we would keep faith with those
who had faith in u.s." he said; ''if we
would make democracy succeed, say
We must act-now."
AS he marshalled the full influence
OF the administration in support of
the court bill. the President undertook
to set at rest any idea that he might
aspire to a third term in the White
House. He has no such ambition, he
said.
The Presidents address to the
cheering Democrats, who had paid
500 a plate for the privilege Of at
tending the victory dinner, was a
slashing attack on the Supreme Court
although he did not mention that
high tribunal by name.
Raises New Deal Ghosts.
He raised before the eyes of his au-
dience the ghosts of New Deal legisla-
ton, the N. r. A., the A. A. A., which
the Supreme Court killed effectively
by its decisions. And, speaking Of
these defunct measures, the President
said in biting tones:
"You know who assumed the power
TO veto, and did veto, that program"
His appeal, made far beyond the
confines Of the dining hall by means
of q national radio hook-up, was par
ticularly to the farmer and the Ia
borer, whose backing he is counting
upon in the fight to force his court
bill through the House and Senate. It
was the Presidents contention that
nothing can be done to help them,
unless the court which had invalidated
the New Deal laws could be changed.
Again he did not mention the court
by name.
The Presidents was q fighting
speech from start to finish He coined
q new phrase, new term, which he
plastered upon his opponents-"de-
featist lawyers" And this he applied
to the lawyers in private practice as
well as to the lawyer Senators and
Representatives who have defled him
on his court proposal.
Nation Confronts Crisis.
At the outset of his address the
President solemnly warned his audi
ence that the Nation today confronted
Q crisis even more grave" than that
which it faced on March 4, 1888.
Tonight" he said, Il want to be-
gin with you a discussion of that crisis.
shall continue that discussion on
Tuesday night in Nationwide broad
cast and thereafter, from time to
time, as may be necessary. For I
propose to follow my custom of speak
ing frankly to the Nation concerning
our common problems"
Today the Presidents announced
determination to carry the campaign
for the court bill to the people was in
terpreted in opposition quarters as an
indication that the President realizes
he has q real battle on his hands.
with q recalcitrant Senate that may
block his plans unless the utmost
pressure Is brought to bear.
The President emphatically declared
that this fight for improyement in
the social and economic condition Of
the people must not be delayed. Time,
he said, Is the very essence. He made
no effort to describe his plan with re-
gard to the Supreme Court, but it was
clear that he had reference to earlier
statements in which he insisted that
q constitutional amendment was too
slow in process of adoption. The
'ever-accelerating speed with which
social forces now gather headway,"
he said, must be taken into account.
The country, in older days, had taken
90 years to settle the issue of slavery.
"But economic freedom for the
wage Garner and the farmer and the
small business man will not wait, like
emancipation, for 40 years." declared
the President. 1T will not wait four
years. It will not wait at ALL"
The President told with . touch Of
humor his lack Of ambition to be .