The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-16

vention date, too. But If we had the
power, the greatest service we
could render this country would De
to nominate as the democratic can
didate Franklin D. Roosevelt. Then
we would have a clear-cut issue and
once and for all we would have q
showdown on the New Deal, Frank
lin Roosevelt and the third term
and we would finish Oft all three"
Hamilton's address was delivered
to Republican committee members
who are anxious to open their 1910
comeback campaign to elect presi-
dent and regain control OF the
house Of representatives. Before the
meeting ends, a convention city
probably Chicago or Philadelphia
and q convention date will be Sc
lected. Dates ranging from mid
June to early July have been dis
cussed.
Hints Of Tactics
Hamilton gave several hints OF
Republican tactics-the major one
being that they would accuse Mr..
Roosevelt Of seeking to establish
himself as a dictator If he runs for
a third term.
Regardless of the candidate nom
| mated by thc Democrats, Hamilton's
address revealed that the G. o. p.
will center its attack on new deal
failures and "eight years Of shatter-
ed and broken promises" Predict
ing Republican victory, he said;
1.-THE American people. want a
responsible, stable leadership which
will point the way toward clearing
up the fostering sore Of uKemploy-
ment, business stagnation, Starva-
ton income for farmers and the
threatening specter Of national
bankruptcy from continued federal
def1citS.
Hamilton accused the administra-
ton of seeking to justify its record
and to prove that the treasury has
made a profit In the last seven
years." by the means Of tortured
statistics that are juggled around.
Cannot Fool Anyone
"This whole show Is too apparent
to fool anyone" he said, much less
the 100000 unemployed who still
walk our streets looking for jobs;
or the 100000 young men and
women whose hopes for career and
a COOL life have been shattered; or
the farmer whose income today Is
less than in the late twenties when
1t was none too good; or the thou
sands whose businesses have failed
In the last few years. Statistics are
poor substitutes for jobs"
He said the new deal had failed
to solve the unemployment problem
because 1t had decided that Our
system of free American enterprise
had reached the end Of the road;
that the law of supply and demand
salvation lay in aping the European
had been abrogated, that our only
systems of planned economy and
abandoning the American way. :.
No Claim To Fealty
"Nor can our opponents lay claim
even to fealty to our American in
situations as q reason for deserving
the continued confidence Of the
country. Never has there been an
administration in Washington that
so disregarded the plain mandate Of
the constitution as this one; never
has there been q national leadership
that boldly undertook to sabotage
the judicial system before the new
deal tried to pack the supreme
court with its partisans; never be-
fore 1888 has there been Q party In
power that has given ardent SYM
pathy and encouragement to sub
versive elements seeking the down.
fall Of our American system.
"And now, this regime would tor
pedo another American tradition
the tradition that no man, ire
spectiye Of how great he bs shall!