Evening star., 1939-01-08

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hind the headlines and behind
the leads and behind the glitter
ing generalities in order to an-s
alyze and reanalyze, using our
own thinking processes and not
somebody else's to make up our
own minds. 4.
You remember what Abraham
Lincoln said about fooling the
people. That was in the 1906.
I should say that no wise political
leader in 1889 will take it as q
safe working rule that you can
fool many Of the people any Of
the time.
New Generation
Believes in Realities.
This new generation, since the
war, believes more than did its
father in the precept II am my
brothers keeper" It believes in
realities, economic and spiritual
realities, where its fathers did not
bother much to go beneath CATCH
words.
And 1t is national in its outlook.
Youth today will not listen to a
sectional conception Of party
politics-to combination of two
or three parts Of the country
against another part, or farmers
against labor or business against
the State.
The younger generation Of
Americans, by q very large ma
5ority, intend to keep on going
places" with the New Deal. Do
not overlook this rising genera
ton. Its vote rises proportion
ately every year.
On Jackson Day every true fol-
lower Of Jackson asks that the
Democratic party continue to
make democracy work.
In answer to the demands of
the American people. we have
expanded the functions of the
Government of the United
States. We are handling compli-
Gated problems of administration
with which no other party has
ever had to wrestle. To do that
we are constantly recruiting lieu
tenants who will give intense and
genuine devotion to the cause of
liberal governing. We have
brought to the Government men
and women whose first thought
IS to be Of service to their coun-
try through their Government
men and women with fewer at
tributes Of selflshness and more
objectives Of clean service than
any group I have ever come in
contact with in a somewhat long
career.
Even Willing to
Accept Temporary Help.
Almost without exception they
are more intent on doing a good
job than in keeping themselves
on the pay rolls. Almost with
out exception they possess that
quality of cooperative effort
which distinguishes them from
the old-time political officeholder.
We seek and welcome Coop
Grafton. not only from those who
are with us now, but from others
who see the light. We are even
willing to accept temporary help.
But we always bear in mind
the story of the Orangemen's pa
rade in North Ireland on the
anniversary of the Battle of
Boyne.
The parade was set, but the
Orangemen had no bass drum.
And what is a parade without q
bass drum!
But the captain of the Orange
men had good personal friend
in the captain of the Fenians in
the same town.
So he explained his problem to
his friend, the captain of the
Fenians, and asked him to CO.
operate by lending the Fenian
drum for the Orangemen's pa
rade.
Sure" said the captain of the
Fenians, "I'll give you my fullest
cooperation. I will lend you
the drum: you couldn't have a
decent parade without it."
But" he added, with twinkle
in his eye, "since I'm personally
responsible for the safety of the
drum you'll understand if I have
to make one personal condition.
You'll have to agree to take the
drum out of the parade when
you get to Queen street.
For that's the corner where
we Fenians are going to be lay
ing for YOU"
If we Democrats lay for each
other now, we can be sure that
1910 is the corner where the
American people will be laying
for us.
The way to avoid fighting
among ourselves is to fight to-
gether against the enemies of the
American people-inertia, greed,
ignorance, shortsightedness, van
ity, opportunism-all the evils
that turn man against man.
1t is my belief, and the belief
of the great majority of those
who hear me tonight, that not
just for two years to come, but
for a generation to come, we will
maintain a united front against
those enemies of America.
Let us remember the example
of Andrew Jackson, who fought
to the last for a united demo-
cratic Nation.
If we do that-by the eternal
we shall never have to strike
our colors.