Evening star., 1944-10-29
n The Associated press.

" the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-Following
Is the prepared tert OF President
Rooseuelt's speech in Soldier
Field tonight:
The American people are now en-.
gagged In the greatest war in history
and we are also engaged in a pc.
itical campaign
We are fighting this war and we
are holding this election-both fol
the same essential reason: Because
we have faith in democracy
And there is no force and there
is no combination of forces powerful
enough to shake that faith.
AS you know, have had some pre-
vious experience in war-and I have
also had a certain amount of pre-
vious experience in political cam
paigning.
Butt must confess-this is the
strangest campaign I have ever seen
I have listened to the various
Republican orators who are urging
the people to throw the present ad-
ministration out and put them in
and what do they say?
What Republicans Say.
Well, they say, in effect, just this:
T.. Those incompetent bunglers in
Washington have passed lot of eX-
cellent laws about social security
and labor and farm relief and soil
conservation-and many others
and we promise if elected not to
change any of them.
And they 60 on to say: These
same, quarrelsome, tired old men
have built the greatest military ma
chine the world has ever known,
which is fighting its way to victory;
and if you elect us We promise not
to change any of that, either"
Therefore" say these Republican
orators, "it is time for a change"
They also say in effect: Those
inefficient and worn-out crackpots
have really begun to lay the founda-
tions of a lasting world peace. If
you elect us we will not change any
of that, either"
But" they whisper, well do it
in such a way that we won't lose
the support even of Gerald Nye or
Gerald Smith-and-andt this is very
important-we won't lose the sup
port of any 'isolationist campaign
contributor. We will even be able
to satisfy the Chicago Tribune"
Future of America.
Tonight, shall talk simply about
the future of America-about this
land of unlimited opportunity. I
shall give the Republican campaign
orators some more opportunities to
say-"Me, too."
Today everything We do is de-
voted to the most important job be-
fore us-winning the war and bring
ing our men and women home as
quickly as possible.
We have astonished the world and
confounded our enemies with our
stupendous war production, with
the overwhelming courage and skill
of our fighting men-with the bridge
Of ships carrying our munitions and
men through the Seven Seas-with
our gigantic fleet which has pound
ed the enemy all over the Pacific
and has just driven through for a
touchdown.
The American people are pre-
pared to meet the problems of
peace in the same bold way that
they have met the problems of war.
Economic Bill of Rights.
For the American people are
resolved that when our men and
women return home from this war,
they shall come back to the best
possible place on the face of this
earth-to place where all persons,
regardless of race, color, creed or
place of birth, can live in peace,
honor and human dignity-free to
speak and pray as they wish-free
from want-and free from fear.
Last January. in my message to
the Congress on the state of the
Union, I outlined an economic bill
of rights on which "a new basis of
security and prosperity can be es-
tablisEed for all-regardless of sta
tion, race or creed:
I repeat them now:
The right of useful and re-
munerative job in the industries
or shops or farms or mines of the
Nation.
The right to earn enough to pro-
vide adequate food and clothing
and recreation.
The right of every farmer to raise
and sell his products at return
which will give him and his family
a decent living.
The right of every businessman,
large and small, to trade in an at
mosphere of freedom from unfair
competition and domination by
monopones at home or abroad.
Rights Spell Security.
The right of every family to
decent home.
The right to adequate medical
care and the opportunity to achieve
and enjoy good health.
The right to adequate protection
from the economic fears of old age,
sickness, accident and unemploy-
ment.
The right to good education.
All of these rights spell security.
And after this war Is won we must
be prepared to move forward, in the
implementation of these rights, to
new goals of human happiness and
well-being"
Some people have sneered at these
ideals as we'll as the ideals of the
Atlantic Charter and Four Free
doms-saying they we're the dreams
OF starry-eyed New Dealers - that
1t is. silly to talk of them because
we cannot attain these ideals to-
morrow or the next day.
The American people have
greater faith than that. I know
that they agree with these objec-
tiVeS-that thew 6ernopd tbaro