Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29
BY the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2s.-The
follotptng Is the prepared teri Of
Wendell L. Whlkte's speech here
last night.
The two-party system has been
a great source OF strength to us
In America. Both parties have
always believed in the same Con-
stitution. They have both be-
heved in the same way Of life
the American one. They have
differed only in their ideas of the
means, under that Constitution,
by which that life could be made
ample and secure.
In these days Of turmoil, when
democracy is under attack in all
quarters Of the world, every
American must cherish every
significant attribute of democ-
racy. We must not become d.
vided into many small and
ineffective parties, each one at
odds with all the others.
Nor may we tolerate, as have
many countries In Europe, q
single party-a party OF Amer
lean dictatorship.
For these reasons American
citizens, whether Republicans or
Democrats, have been distressed
by the degenerative process in
Washington during the last seven
and a half years. During those
years the Democratic party has
been in power nominally. But
what has really been In power?
Has it been the Democratic party?
SAYS New Dealers 'Suffocated
The Democratic Party.
What has been the influence OF
men like John Garner OF Texas,
OF men like Senator Tydings Of
Maryland, or Senator Byrd, or
Senator Carter Glass? These
men, staunch Democrats, and a
host of their like, have had to
fight against new party, a rash
and overbearing party-the party
of the New Deal.
This New Deal party consists
Of candidate, and little group
of men in large part unknown to
our people. The candidate is
vested with the enormous powers
of the presidency. The little
group of unbelieving and am
bilious men are the benefciaries
of those powers. This party grew
up in Washington out of the
Democratic party, and, fungus
like, has suffocated it. 1t IS I'M
like the Democratic party. Its
principles are as hostile to those
of the Democratic party, and
they are as fatal to it, as the
fungus is to the oak.
It is this New Deal party that
now makes its ultimate grasp for
poWer-the repeal of the rule
against the third term-that its
reign may continue in perpetuity.
We are not governed by our
written laws alone. No men are.
The greater part of our daily life
Is governed by our unwrttten
common law, developed from the
usage and the custom of genera
tons of men. 1t Is that unwritten
common law which gives effect
TO the promises of merchants
and to the ties Of family affec-
ton. 1t defines most of our
rights.
Common Law Is Declared
To Be Against Third Term.
The men who founded this
Republic took a little part from
the flowing stream OF human
rights and set that little down
in words. That is our Constitu-
ton. Those men knew the man
ner of birth of the common law
that safeguards the rights of our
daily life. They knew that a
tradition, rooted in good princi-
pie and tested by the usage OF
generations, would become the
common law. 1t would protect
the rights of liberty, proclaimed
In the Constitution that they
wrote. 3
Thus good principle and usage
tested by generations Of men
have made this the common law
Of the United States: That no
man should be eligible for a third
consecutive term as President.
Unquestionably, the people Of
this country may repeal that law.
The election of the third-term
candidate would repeal it. For
the first time in the history of
the country, a political party has
nominated a man for third con-
secutive term. For the first time
in our history, the American
people will vote directly on this
question.
You must now determine
whether that law is a good or
bad one. You must determine
whether 1t is a wise precaution
of freedom to limit the time any
man may hold power over you.
Your decision upon that point
will be irrevocable. II you re-
peal that law, there will never
again be any limit upon con-
tinual self-appointment of Pres
idents to Office. by any means.