Evening star., 1937-03-05

matched horses are put to the task
of ploughing up . field where the
going Is heavy, and the team Of three
pull as one, the field will be ploughed.
If one horse lies down in the traces
or plunges OF in another direction,
the field will not be ploughed."
Loud cheers, whistles and laughter
greeted this homely metaphore de-
scribing the Presidents idea Of .
Congress and q Chief Executive pull
ing together, with Supreme Court
going OIL at q tangent.
The President complained that, in
the light Of the decisions which have
been rendered, nothing can be accom-
plished for labor, the farmer, for the
food sufferer or for the sufferer from
duststorms in the present session of
Congress. There Is no reasonable Ger
tainty, he said. that what We do will
not be nullitied as unconstitutional.
With marked sarcasm he suggested
that the Ohio River and the dust bowl
are not conversant with the interstate
commerce clause of the Constitution.
Somehow, e said, the interstate com.
merce clause must be made conversant
with the habits of the Ohio River and
the dust bowl.
Courage to Meet Needs.
The Presidents ambition for the
Democratic party was, he said, that
it will have the courage to meet the
- Va
If we do not have the courage to
lead the American people where they
want to CO." he warned, some one
else will"
At the end Of his address the Presi-
dent pictured the Nation with one
third of its people ill-nourished. ILL
clad and ill-housed. He declared
there are thousands upon thousands
of farmers wondering whether next
years prices will meet their mortgage
interest" and he continued:
Here are thousands upon thousands
Of men and women laboring for long
hours in factories for inadequate
pay-now!
Here are thousands upon Thousands
of children, WIN should be at school,
working In mines and mills-now!
Here are strikes more far-reaching
than we have ever known, costing mil
lions of dollars-now!
Here are Spring foods threatening
to roll again down our river val.
leys-now!
Here Is the dust bowl beginning
to blow again-now!
IF we would keep faith with those
who had faith In US, II we would make
democracy succeed, say we must
act-now!"
Carried to 1852 Dinners.
The Presidents address was carried
by radio to the Nation at large, and
particularly to the 1,262 other victory
dinners, held from Alaska to Puerto
Rico. A total of $4,000 men and
women attended these victory dinners,
which were described by L. w. Rob-
ert, jr., secretary Of the Democratic
National Committee, as just another
Roosevelt landslide" It is hoped that
q sufficient sum will be raised from
these dinners to pay of the deficit of
the National Committee growing out
Of the last campaign.
Mrs. Roosevelt, the wife of the Presi-
dent, entered the banquet hall at the
Maynower with the President, but left
almost Immediately to 60 to the VII.
lard Hotel, where another victory din
ner-at $40 q plate-was staged by the
Young Democrats.
Approximately 1900 guests attended
the main victory dinner with the
President. Included in the list were
| nearly all of the members of the cab
met and many of their aids and lead
ing Democrats Of the administration.
The President was seated between
Postmaster General Farley, chairman
of the Democratic National Committee.
and Joseph P. Tumulty, who was Sec
retary to the late President woodrow
Wilson and chairman of the Victory
Dinner Committee Of the District Of
Columbia. Mr.. Tumulty served as
toastmaster. He introduced Mr.. Far
ley as the man whose work will live
in the memory Of all Democrats" ana
Farley in turn introduced President
Roosevelt. the only speaker.
The address Of the President reused
his audience frequently to cheers. and
at the close he was given an ovation.
The comment generally by those at
tending the dinner was that the Presi-
dent had struck body blow at the OPP
position to his court plan.
Senator Clyde Herring Of Iowa said
Of the Presidents speech that the peo-
pie in the corn belt will eat 1t up;
that 1t will appeal undoubtedly to the
farmers.