The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-27

work of radio stations. "It must have an affirmative program; it must present effective methods; it must have a forward purpose; 1t must have idealism; and 1t must be re- sponsive to the needs and cries of the people"
 His visual audience numbered 4,00O.
 we are concerned" he said, with service in national crisis. Our country must have emancipation from the moral degeneration of cwgent government methods"
 IfArly in his address MT. Hoover defined his own position.
 Before I go further (not that it is of any importance but just to , keep the air clean)," he said, "let me repeat once again that I do not want any public of1ce."
 Y3ut, he added, q shall keep on fighting for t.-ose things vital to the American people"
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 MT. Hoover. said 1t was essential that the party map out its program before 1940 and not be content to operate on the theory of Give the other fellow enough rope and he will hang himself"
 'If the Republican party has not lea med the lesson that 1t must pro- duce principles and program besides being against and joyriding on mistakes" he said, it has not read history.
 'If the Republican party meets the needs and aspiration of the people who are opposed to the New Deal they will fuse and coalesce and not before.
 "They only join in the march if they know where we are going"
 MT. Hoover started by asserting that "the party must have new faces and new blood" He proposed that the task of bringing sanity and reform to destructive fiscal and eco- homie policies which undermine the standards of living of the great eco- homie middle class" be undertaken Gas citizens and not as politicians. "
 ''There is no form of words that will convince a suspicious politician that any man under 85 can have any other purpose for interesting himself in public affairs. The accu- sation of seeking office seems to be the highest intellectual level to which the opposition can risk when they are made uncomfortable by argument and new proposals"
 Five Great National Issues
 He said there were five great categories of national issues.
 ''The first are issues of moral tn- tegrity in government. The second are the vital issues of personal lib- erty and its safeguards. The third are those financial and economic policies which affect the standards of living of the people. The fourth are the humane issues of security and of aid for the less fortunate The fifth are our relations to other nations"
 The national question, he said, is not Where are we going?" but "Where do we want to go?"
 He endorsed the suggestion that the party select "a policy commit tee of its most distinguished men and women to draft an honest courageous declaration of convic- tions, of positive principles, and forward action"
 Such a committee, he said, could sswork out methods within those principles" to be presented "later on or to the 1940 convention"
 q am not concerned over de- &ails," he said, T am deeply con- cefded that people who are losing their v-ay shall be given a banner of moral and intellectual leadership around which they can rally as the inevitable day of disillusionment comes to them"
 Discussion is important, he said adding that Ali M. Landon of Kan ,eas. Republican candidate for pres adent in the last election, "a few nights ago made a notable contri- Hution to such discussion" The ideas Of the Democratic party, he said '.are made by one man. We want to develop Republican ideas from the party"
 Moral Integrity in Government
 Concerning moral integrity nn ROveEnment" he asked a series oi questions which ineluded:
 tCan your government broadcast half truths ii.d expect the citizen to tell the whole truth7"
 ''Do you think you can pollute thought with framed government