The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-25
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 the effect of a national minimum wage of $11 per week.
 He told the nation that the New Deal had won the fundamental issue at stake in the judiciary reorganiza- tion battle - "The attitude of the supreme court toward constitutional questions is entirely changed" He said that barring the unforseeable there would be no special session of Congress this autumn. He called for united front" of government, cap- ital and labor to resist wage cuts which would further reduce pur- chasing power"
 The new deal program will go on, he insisted, under impetus of the national will. Upon labor and capi- tai he placed principal responsibility for current depression, although con- ceding that government, too, had made mistakes.
 "As the head of the Democratic party =. charged with the respon- sibility of carrying out the definite ly liberal declarations of principles set forth in the 1886 Democratic platform" he said: T feel that I have every right to speak in those few instances where there may be clear issue between candidates for a Democratic nomination involving these principles, or involving a clear misuse of my yown name.
 Do not misunderstood me. l certainly would not indicate preference in a state primary merely because candidate, otherwise lib- eral in outlook, had conscientiously differed with me on any single is- sue. should be far more concerned about the general attitude of can didate toward present day problems and his own inward desire to get practical needs attended to in a practical way.
 And I am concerned about the attitude of candidate or his spon- sors with respect to the rights of American citizens to assemble peace ably and to express publicly their views and opinions on important so- cial and economic issues.
 There can be no constitutional democracy in any community which denies to the individual his free dom to speak and worship as he wishes. The American people will not be deceived by anyone who at tempts to suppress individual liberty under the pretense of patriotism
 He added, immediately, that free dom of expression-"especially free- dom of the press" would lead to "a lot of mean blows struck between now and election day." MT. Roose- welt said he meant that there would be misrepresentation, personal at Jacks and appeals to prejudice"
 Addressing himself to voters of all parties, he said that there would be a general class this year between two schools of thought, generally classified as liberal and conserva- tive" t-..
 Be it clearly understood" the President said, that when l. use the word liberal mean the be- liever in progressive principles of democratic, representative govern ment, and not the wild man who, in effect, leans in the direction of Communism, for that is just as dan- gerous as Fascism."
 He called himself with "those of us in America who hold to" the liberal school of thought.
 MT. Roosevelt reiterated his ale glance to the private profit system. He equally denounced Communism and Fascism. He hopes and believes this depression is temporary and that private employment and pri- vate capital will take up the slack which required huge appropriations from congress this year.
 Briskly challenging "defeatiSm," |" MT. Roosevelt repeatedly asserted that new deal reform would con- tinue despite the counsel of copper heads" to ease up.
 He said congress had left many things undone-notably government and railroad legisla- tion-but that congress had accom- plished much and ended on the side of the people,"
 In a tartly worded reference, re- garded as directed against one of the outstanding automobile manu- lecturers, MT. Roosevelt defended the wages and hours act.
 Do not" he said, "let any ca lamity bowling executive with an in- come of $1 1,000 day, who has been turning his employees over to the government relief rolls in order to preserve his company's undistribut- ed reserves, tell you - using his stockholders money to pay the postage for his personal opinions that a wage of $11 8 week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry. Fortunately for business as 8 whole, and therefore the nation, that type of executive is rarity with whom most business