The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-03
FIR. DENOMINATION
URGED BY F0LCER
Says Failure To Rename
President Would Be |Un-
wise And Unsafe
(By The Associated Press)

John FOlger Of Mount Airy, leade
of the North Carolina for Roose
welt" movement, told a radio audi
ence last night that failure to re
nominate President Roosevelt would
be 'unwise, unsafe and inconsiderat'
of the best interests of the Amerl
can people,"
Lets nominate Franklin D
Roosevelt, because of the people:
needs and DESIRES" Folger said. &c
to your precinct meetings and coun
ty conventions on May 4 and II ano
declare your wishes and register
your wills"
Under ordinary circumstances,
he continued, many of us may de
sire to retain the tradition of doubt
full approval by our forebearers, linn
iting tenure in the presidency to two
terms. But it has always been re-
garded and is now demonstrated
that ~eXigencies of the time a make
unwise and unsafe the stubborn ap-
~plication of that tradition. And, too,
the truth in a larger measure IS
that this tradition is made an alibi,
q subterfuge or a carnouflage.
at is rather pitiable to me to find
men who have accumulated above
the average of world goods, through
association with wealthy barons con-
clude that to be Of the distinctive
or distinguished class they must
give out that to them the doctrine
of the New Deal is a hateful thing.
"Should any n be opposed to the
hungry child being fed, the naked
clothed, the sick miristered unto?
Are there any who would be dissat-
isfied that by the failure of en-
forcement of justice men should be
denied or deprived the opportunity
to care for their own and they eat
bread in the sweat of their face all
the days Of their life?
"Are there those who find salts
faction of soul in that their children
are sumptuously fed, handsomely
clothed, and most adequately taught,
even at the outlay of much gold;
and who are not greatly moved in
pity for that many others are sick
and naked and hungry and cold?
LET them be against Mr.. Roose-
velt."
Candidates for governor were busy
speaking or issuing statements.
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper of Will
mington, democrat, arrived in Char
lotte, but was prevented by an anti
noise ordinance from speaking from
his sound truck. He announced that
he would return to the Queen City
May 10 to speak at the courthouse.
ut is a pity I am barred from tell
ing the people of the good city of
Charlotte the things they should
know concerning this campaign"
said Cooper, "but I am gagged for
the present. However, I feel I would
be derelict in my duty if I did not
find some way to let the people
know the facts in this campaign"
Paul Grady of Kenly, democrat,
asserted that the present guberna-
torial campaign was costing hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars. Grady
asked:
"Is the governorship Of North
Carolina for sale on an auction
block of gold? Has the time come
in North Carolina when a man of
moderate means cannot be elected
governor? Can selfish and predatory
wealth by enormous contributions to
campaign funds override the will
and interests of the people and place
in high office those obligated to
them, and forget the average man
who has built North Carolina"
L. Lee Gravely Of Rocky Mount,
democrat, speaking at the Grimes
land High school commencement,
said the perpetuation of democratic
ideals and institutions depended on
the willingness of young people to
assume responsibilities of citizen
ship.
Education in the life of a democ-
racy prepares young people to un-
derstand and defend those IDEALS"
Gravely added.
George M. Pritchard of Ashe-
vile, republican, spoke before the
West Jefferson Rotary club and
said Americans had become more
aware of the value of the constitu-
ton, which guards us and protects
US in our daily lives and while we
sleep at night"
A. J. Maxwell of Raleigh, demo-
crat, spoke twice in Sanford, prom
Using that if elected governor he
would add thousands Of miles of
paved highways to the state and
county road systems.
J. M. Broughton, Raleigh demo-
crat, spoke in Marion and praised