Evening star., 1938-11-05
Roosevelt Asks Votes
For Proved Liberals;
Takes Slap at Dewey
Entire Democratic Slate
In New York Praised
In Radio Address
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BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, Nov. 5.-President
Roosevelt's election appeal to the
Nations voters is call for support
of candidates who are known for
their experience and their liberal
ISM
1--WE all remember well-known ex-
amples of what an ill-advised shift
from liberal to conservative leader
ship can do to an incompleted lib
eral program" he said in a radio ad-
dress from his home last night.
Any weakening of the power of a
liberal government in the elections,
he said, would "resurrect false hopes
on the part Of some businessmen,
now beginning to change antiquated
ideas, that if they can hold out a
little longer, no adaptation to change
Will be necessary"
In his only political speech OF the
1888 campaign, the President:
Linked "old-time Tory Republic
anism" to possible Fascist and COM
munistic threats to American de-
mocracy:
Endorsed the New York State
Democratic ticket;
Took few inferential slaps at the
New York Republican gubernatorial
candidate, Thomas E. Dewey; and
Praised Gov. Frank Murphy for
his handling Of strikes last year.
Gov. Murphy Lauded.
Gov. Murphy, Democrat, running
Tor reelection against former Re-
publican Governor Frank D. Fitz-
gerald, was the only candidate out
side of New York State who was
mentioned by name in the half
hour talk.
After paying tributes to the lib
eral' records of Gov. Herbert H.
Lehman, seeking a fourth term:
Senator Robert F. Wagner, long
term senatorial candidate. and Rep
resentative James M. Mead, nominee
for the short senatorial term from
New York. the Chief Executive
asked the voters throughout the Ma
ton to:
Look over the rest of the names
on the ballot next Tuesday. Pick
those who are known for their ex-
.perience and their liberalism. Pick
them for what they have done, and
not just for what they say they
would do.
And one last but important word:
Pick them without regard TO race,
color or creed Some of them may
have come of the earliest Colonial
stock some of them may have been
brought here as children to escape
the tyrannies of the Old World.
All of them are American citizens
now"
Celebrating on his argument
against change in political leader
ship, Mr.. Roosevelt said a social or
economic gain made by one ad-
ministration may. and often does,
evaporate into thin air under the
next one" He said "little was left"
of Theodore Roosevelts progressive
record after four years of President
Taft, while the great liberal
achievements" of President Wilson
were liquidated" under President
Harding.
Laud's New York Program.
"The whole United States con-
cedes," he said, that we in New
York State have carried out a mag
niflcant liberal program through our
State government during the past
is years.
IF the continuity of that liberal
government had been broken In
this State during that time, we
would be nowhere near the point We
have reached today"
Apparently referring to young
Thomas E. Deweys leaving his New
York County district attorneyship
to run for Governor. the President
said that, while he (Roosevelt) was
Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
he turned down an offer to run for
the New York Governorship because
he thought he lacked the expert
ence.
Besides he added, Il did not
think it quite right to abandon in
mid-stream an important public job
that I had undertaken"