Show Go Governor vernor Roosevelt's Acceptance Speech By Frank Connor Governor Roosevelt is out to break traditions It is good ad ad- He did not wait for an appointed delegation to come to toan toan toan an appointed place at an appointed appoint appoint- ed time to notify him of his nomination nomination nomination nom nom- as is the custom He went to Chicago and made his address before the convention adjourned In his address he indulged in inthe inthe inthe the usual Democratic sport of lambasting the Republicans and what to them are their detestable namely the tariff ineffective farm relief ineffective work to alleviate the economic condition and unemployment He accepted the Democratic platform advocated tariff reduction reduction of interest on I J I farmers' farmers mortgages amortization I of the mortgages and protective tariff for agricultural products along with economic planning for agriculture He ignored the fact that the FARMERS ARE ROBBED WHEN THEY SELL AND ROBBED WHEN THEY BUY due to manipulation manipulation manipulation man man- of prices by interests that do not have the welfare of I the farmer nor anyone else at heart He did not demand economic economic eco eco- planning elsewhere than in I agriculture He did not advocate regulation of prices on material farmers must buy to a level farmers farmers farmers farm farm- I ers can afford He adopted enough liberal talk to placate farmers who are showing radical tendencies tendencies tendencies cies and no more The same is true of ot all aspects of the economics economics economics econom econom- ics situation which he touched in his address He justified Alfred E. E Smiths Smith's cry Demagogue I which was raised a few months I ago Demagogue has several meanings one of which is controlling controlling con trolling the people by deceit I I Mr Roosevelt declared it was disaster to meet radicalism with re reaction reaction reaction action and proceeded to meet it with salve At the same time h he declared that radicalism had made few converts If few converts then why so much salve The point of the situation is that radicalism radicalism radicalism rad rad- is making great progress in our country It has won a great revolution already In the liberalizing of conservative press In the language of conservative politicians all progressive Ideas are radical Mr Roosevelt advocates advocates advocates ad ad- the adoption of enough radicalism to lead the people into thinking the Democratic party Is liberal This he has implied in his address He has unconsciously played in into into into in- in to the hands of the Republicans and the Socialists I believe Alfred Alfred Alfred Al Al- fred E. E Smith knew this would happen and this is the reason he lie lacks enthusiasm for Roosevelt's nomination Smith Is a good sport lie He knows how to take tale defeat He anticipated this tilis sort of thing from Roosevelt He was certain that nomination would not be for the good of ot the Democratic party His address had a redeeming feature for any politician however however however how how- ever I quote verbatim While men prate of ot economic laws men and women are arc starving We Ve must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature They are arc made by human human human hu hu- hu- hu man beings Up to this time only radicals have used this kind of language e eIf If you ou want to know what is wrong with the Democratic party ask a Cl Republican and the same can be said of either party |