Show the peoples champion champi on J president roosevelt Roo J editor park record franklin D roosevelt in a tew few refreshingly refie clear paragraphs answers herbert hoovers anguished cry tr fr the salvation of I 1 american liberty and the constitution I 1 the nation has not token taken the cry for or liberty and the rear fear of wrecking the c cu n ution serious seriously ly it Is becoming a national joke with the statue ol of liberty as a pivot tho the great majority of the people of cf this country trust Pres president his messages supported by hl hi i lm command tile the confidence of the mars maes af p tho the people in bevc every y valk 0 of ILL 11 1 y know there Is no threat or d danger anger to th well established principles of our government by the present administration 4 f ion tu to the protection of their rights and pressing needs ric eds roosevelt holds that the highest in moral worth and the most valuable i abst of the nation islets is its humanity its population and its protection these national units come first tor for individual and collective consideration there Is a cry of debts A tear fear for or future generations generational I 1 A specter 0 of national chaos 1 II if this nation can become involved for or twenty tour four million dollars to fight and aid a foreign war it can well to invest half that amount or more to save millions of its own people from want and starvation even it if the whole of it was given but the facts aie that most of 0 it Is but a loan from the part of it Is an investment in public improvements much of which will yield future returns in taxable denue from the great prosperity promoted 1 it should not be forgotten that since I 1 the last war during a few prosperous I 1 years this nation reduced its public debt about twelve billion dollars I 1 let the government aid be judiciously but fearlessly given and let that spirit of helpfulness be shared in thought and deed by every loyal citizen united effort 1 not destructive dissension should animate the nation ex president herbert hoover had his opportunity as a notable L c citizen to assist r his people and the arese prese present t administration toward recovery but he has preferred to use his place of advantage to sow the seeds of lear fear and dissension his ponderous voluminous articles in the post do not deal in constructive criticism of 11 the present administration or offer a better plan it if he has one but with the decorative art of the post magazine blazes out in a challenge to LI liberty berty and a threatened constitution the bombastic bomb was a dud and the incident is growing stale except for the echoing partisans who seem to have accepted it as possibly designed for the campaign keynote key note line of attack the campaigners campaign eis in mixing it with virulent invective violent abuse and using it as a confidence shaking fear making vote getter things can be ov eldone ove idone find and tall fail in purpose I 1 grant agrant the privilege and the value of two wo or mole moie parties in a republican form of government democracy demands a fr tree c expression P ressi 0 of opinion directed to the common 0 good but vilification and misrepresentation alia disgusts the fair n i ii H over lver keeps his very adroit attack on a majestic level but his IA are not so minded in many cases harry joseph and old line republican is a notable exception he Is appreciative I 1 and ic of the feeling that should prevail in the west in general and in ill utah in particular tor for the good at tempted for the mining interests in regard to the pr bious metals at the con bention recently at san francisco he defended the cause or the course of roosevelt exclaiming god bless the president hairy is running for office too the state should be kind to him the appreciative reasonable citizen w will ill realize the importance of supporting tha roosevelt administration that with honest and patriotic purpose Is making a supreme effort to save the unfortunate and recover prosperity for the whole nation especially the forgotten man who in this hour is in the utmost need with no frand but the government this administration Is in tor for at least two mole moie years it is only good judgment and fair play to support its best efforts support those who support the government that supports you it t utah sends representatives to washington to bicker oppose and delay the efforts of thy th it make a mistake the state will have lost a great greal advantage that has been enquired every public man has his enemies and objectors but it can not be successfully contended that senator king by reason of his place gained by long service gives him power for his state nor that he ha has not striven hard tor for the interests of his hl native state of utah or that hs he will not be of great service it if returned to washington yours sincerely CHARLES E STREET salt la lake ke city october 2 1934 |