Evening star., 1940-10-23
Answer by Roosevelt
To Fa|Sity Challenge
Awaited by Wi||kie
6. O. P. Nominee Speaks
Tonight in the Bronx;
Sees AL Smith Today
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of sewers doomed out its cry from
the bowels of this building for q
third term.
1T was here that the name OF
Thomas Jefferson was b0oed, and
the protesting voices of men who had
long been honored in the Democratic
party were drowned out by the or
ganized henchmen of the Kelly-Nash
machine.
Nearby however, in the 9th ward
headquarters, those self-styled, noble
liberals, Harry Hopkins and Harold
Ickes, conferred with Bosses Kelly.
Hague and Flynn-behind bullet
proof windows.
That is the way the third term
candidate was chosen. That is the
way the people of America were
asked to give their confidence to the
New Deal party"
After a hurried visit to New YORK
for a speech this evening in the
Bronx and to take part in the New
York Herald-Tribune Forum, Mr..
Willkie will depart tomorrow
morning, to take his campaign back
into the vital States of Pennsylvania
and Ohio. /
Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith OF
New York, who was one OF the hrst
Democrats to come out Tor Mr.
Willkie following his nomination,
will board the train late today at
Harlon Junction, outside New YORK
City, and have dinner with the Re-
publican nominee.
Visibly encouraged by growing
signs that his candidacy is gaining
momentum, Mr.. Willkie struck out
hard Yesterday. with new arguments !
against third term.
Addressing more than 5000 yester-
dav afternoon, at Hammond, lno'
he pointed out that if the President
was seeking merely to continue tne
policies of his administration ne
could have permitted the nomlna-
ton of some other prominent men,
} Der of his party.
The only argument that has been |
advanced for third term SAID MI.
Willkie at Hammond is the existence
of a grave international SITUATION
If that be true, why did not the
third term candidate permit at Chi
cago the nomination of his Secre-
tarv of State. who knows more about
international affairs than he does
Why didn't he permit the noml-
nation of Paul McNutt? Heavens
know, Paul wanted it.
IF it was merely that he wanted
to see to it that many OF his So
called policies were carried into
effect, why didn't he permit the
nomination of Bob Jackson CAT
torney GeneraD who will even dis
tort the law to carry out his poll
cies."
Answering his own questions, Mr.
Willkie declared the President Sc
cured the third term nomination
because he wanted the office"
Speaks Formally.
A few minutes later. addressing
another crowd at Whiting, Ind, Mr..
Willkie offered further alternative
to third term by suggesting that if
the President had wanted man of
experience to carry on, he could
have permitted the nomination OF
Jim Farley"
AS Mr.. Willkie returned yesterday
to Chicago, the center from which
he began his campaign tour more
than five weeks ago, he found Re-
publicans and anti-third term 1nde-
pendents working vigorously to put
Illinois in his column. They are
working to hold the Chicago Demo-
cratic organization vote down below
the ma ajoritv he is expected to re-
ceive down State.
The Republican nominee began
his Chicago speech with pledge to
keep the direction of foreign affairs
free from 'partisan politics"
ITO fill the post of Secretary of
State" he continued, II shall choose
the ablest man in the United States
on foreign affairs. 1 shall choose
him for his knowledge, his ability
and his integrity-and not for any
other consideration whatever"
This broad language was inter-
preted by some observers as imply
ing that he would not let party labels
stand in the way in filling this i'm
.portant cabinet post. 1t was re-
called that this speech came only
few hours after he had said at
Hammond that Secretary Hull
knows more about international al
fairs than the President.
In seeking to compare the admin
iStration's performance with the
platform on which it took office, Mr..
Willkie said he wanted to examine
"the good faith of those who have
been responsible to us, as our Gov
ernment, for the past seven-and-a-
half years. I want to examine that
record, standing here where the
promises were made"
Notes Employe Increase.
Taking first the pledge of a bal
anced budget and abolition OF use
less commissions, the Republican !
standard bearer said the President |
has reiterated IL times promise to |
balance the budget. Then he added;
But not once-not once-in eight !
wears has the Federal budget even !
approached a balance. So far from |
abolishing useless commissions and |
them as never before in our his |
tory. 1t has increased the number
of employees on the Government pay |
roll from 100000 to more than a
million"
: Then, adding to his prepared text,
Mr.. Willkie spoke directly to the
President in these words:
"Mr. Third Term Candidate, when
you begin your belated discussion
of the issues tomorrow night, I'd
like you to tell the American peo-
pie whether Wendell Willkie is
falsifying that part of the record"
Again, he took up the pledge OF
sound currency, declaring the ad-
ministration experimental in 1888
with a f1uctuating commodity dollar
n