The times-news., 1938-11-05
INDUSTRIAL STATES
VOTE SEEN CLOSE
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Without mentioning Ihomas
Dewey. Republican opponeh! a,Ut
lehman bv name. the pteSlden'
inferentially pointed to his youIhm, yhs
observing that governing the
state of New York requires tlt
skill that comes from long eApe'+
ence in public affairs. ,.s
The ma jor part OF the aau.eII aI,,
however. was given over large!
TO a philosophic and c0n'pa'a''e
discussion of government
He said that 'in these tense anu
dangerous situations IN TIE "o!.I
democracy will save itself WIN
the average man and woman D!
proving itself worth saving
TOO many Of those VINO prate
abont saving democracy" he said,
"are really only Interested IN
saving things as they were: De-
mocracy should concern i:seif aISo
with things as they ought TO be-.
Il am not talking mere ideal
ism" ne asserted. Il am pressing
realistic necessity. A..
He continued: Il reject the
merely negative purposes propos,
cd bv old-line Republicans and
Communists, alike-for they. are
neople whose only purpose Is 10
survive against any other Fascls'
threat than their own.
"As of today, Fascism and Com
munism-and old-line Tory he
publicans-are not threats TO the
continuation of our form of gov
eminent. But | venture the cha!-
longing statement that if Amerl-
can democracy ceases TO move
forward as living force, seeking
day and night by peaceful means
to better the lot of our citizens,
Fascism, Communism, aided, un-
consciously perhaps, by old-line
Tory Republicanism, will grow IN
strength"
The president, stressed the ne
cessity of GOODNESS of judgment IN
government, gave a pat on the
back to Governor Frank B. Muir
phy of Michigan, who recently was
assailed for his failure to call out
troops in the Michigan sit-down
strikes.
He said he was proud that as
governor of New York and as
president, he had "never called
out the armed forces of the state
or nation except on errands Of
mercy"
"That type of democratic wis
DOM" he explained, twas illus
trated last year by the action Of
Governor Murphy of Michigan
when he persuaded the negotia-
tors of the employers and en-
ployes to sit around a table and
thus got an agreement, avoided
bloodshed, and earned the praise
of both sides of "a controversy
that had frightened whole ma
ton. 3;
with such an! approach" Mr.,
Roosevelt continued. "the New
Deal, keping its feet on the
ground, is working out hundreds
of current problems from day to
day as necessities arise and with
whatever materials are, at hand
We are doing this without at.
tempting to commit the nation to
any ISM or ideolo9y except de-
rmocraey, humanity and the civil
liberties, which form their foun'
dation."
Other highlights in the presi
dents speech included:
"The New Deal does not
wish to run or manage any part
of our economic machine which
private enterprise can run anc
keep running. But when al
abuse interferes with the ability
of private enterprise to keep the
national conveyor belt moving
government has responsibility t.
eliminate that abuse
1--WE do not assume for min
ute that all we have done is righ
or all that we have done has beer
successful, but our economic ant
social program Of the past five
and a half years has definitel!
| given to the United States more
stable and less artificial prosper
/ ity than any other nation in th'
world has enjoyed"
"But if there should be an.
weakening of the power of lib
eral government next Tuesday, /
would resurrect false hopes on th'
part of some business men, nov
beginning to change Anticipated
ideas, that if they can hold out
little longer no adaptation t
change will be necessary"
Look over the : De-. names oil
the ballot next Tuesday. Picl
those who are known for their ex
perience and their liberalism. Picl