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tOONtlI1ucQ fEOU F1TSU FaRe.)
posed to the interest Of all other
people, that small minority Is de-
liberately trying to create prejudice
between this and that group Of the
common people of America-to
create q new class feeling among
people who instinctively are not
class conscious.
Not LaughabIe Matter.
You in the State Of Maryland
and the people of other States
have in recent weeks been treated
to \ number Of examples of this
deliberate attempt to create preju-
dice and class feeling which can be
charitably explained only as polit-
1cal hysteria. But it does not help
the cause Of constitutional gov
ernment or effective democracy
anywhere to laugh of such things
on the general theory that any
thing is fair in love and politics.
Today above all else that minor
ity Is trying to drive a wedge be-
tween the farmers on the one hand
and their relatives and their logical
partners in the cities on the other.
1t Is trying to narrow the broad
definition OF labor" in the mind
Of the farmer. Who above all people
has always known what 1t meant
to have to labor from sun-up to
sun-down. 1t is trying to make the
farmer forget that the people in
the cities. who, like him, labor
hard for their daily bread. are his
own people, flesh OF his flesh and
blood OF his blood, Americans lust
like him.
This Is my fourth visit to the
Eastern Shore since 1933-perhaps
more visits than any other Presi-
dent has made-and I have been
honored by being given an honor
ary degree by your own historic
washington University.
You have sent your sons and
daughters by the thousands into
the industrial world. Your products
OF farm and fishery 60 to the
greatest city markets of the United
States. And you have never lost
the sense of the lasting spiritual
values In life.
That Is why have wanted to
come here on Labor Day and
preach a sermon, If you will, on
that ancient text. We are all
members one Of another"
Must Move Forward.
In order to make that relation
ship a benefit rather than a curse
in order to keep all of our people
abreast of each other and in line
with the present, our democratic
form ofS government must move
forward on many fronts at the
same time.
For dozen years or more prior
to 1888 the Federal Government
had not moved forward at all.
Life was out of balance and Gov
ernment had failed completely to
recognize that important, social
needs called for action.
In q Nation wide effort tn catch
up with lost time. to bring a dis
tant past up to the present, q whole
series OF new undertakings had to
be launched in 1888. But remember
well that these undertakings were
on complete front that included
American citizens in eyerv occuna.
ton and in every part Of the coun-
try
During this process there were
OF course many people, both in pri-
Vate and in public life, who did
not ike to do the things that had
to be done. They admitted the
existence Of certain abuses. But
IN their hearts they wishfullv be-
lieved that improvement should
come from individual initiativ. or
local initiative without the help of
government. If improvement could
not come without government nc.
tion' then they wanted no improve.
ment at all.
Dehnes Liberals"
PEOPLE who feel and think like
That call conservatives" and
even 'reactionaries. And neonl.
who feel that the past should h.
brought up to the present by using
every legitimate instrument to do
the JOB, Government included.
call liberals" or "progressiyes"
Any man-any political party
mas right to be honestly one or
tne other. But the Nation cannot
stand for the confusion of having
him pretend to be one and act like
the other. e
A few days ago a brilliant news.
paper writer asked me to illustrat.
the difference between liberal and
conservative. will condense for
you what told her.
For example, said, "Mr. A" il
q composite conservative. He ad-
mltted that in 1893 interest rates
charged by private banking to ordi-
nary citizens who wanted to finance
= 1arm were altogether too high:
ne admitted that there were ex-
cesses. sharp practices and abuses
IN Issuing securities and buyins-and
sellng stocks and bonds: he ad-
mitted that the hours of work in
MS factory were too long; he ad-
mitted that old people, who became
destitute through no fault of their
own, were 4 problem; he admitted
tnat national and international
economic conditions and specula-
ton made farming and fishing ex-
tremely hazardous occupa tions: and
hs even admitted that the buying