Franklin D. Roosevelt - "The Great Communicator" The Master Speech Files, 1898, 1910-1945

Series 1: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Political Ascension

File No. 352

1929 December 10

Chicago, IL - Democratic Luncheon

SPEECH OF GOvF.RNOR FRANKLIN D. ROOSBVELT DELIVERF.D I.T T~f DE!"OCRATI C LUNC-IF.ON , I N

C~ICAGO , ILLI NOIS

RFLEASF.D '.VHEN DELIVERED - TUESDAY AFTEFNOON , DEC>Ii.BF!l lOt" ·

The r~ason for the existence of a n~~onal political party is

t"e neces•ity f or_ citizens w >o hold the same vie';'s as to tl1e general

course of government to unite in seTect i np. inc.ividuals best fitted to

carrv out their views at 'Vashington . This country is too vast and

too varied for any man or for any group of men to represent-esc~ and

every one of t·~e ontnio• s anrl wishes of each and every one of the

,,oters making up a party· but there are always certain great prob-

lems confronting any nation which has advanced along t"e ro&d to

prosperity and po:1er as rapidly as ours , and if we believe a man

is fundamentally sou~d on these problems we accept him as our can-

didate e"wlffiOu~fn some mi nor t h ings we do not a ltogc t he r agree

with his views . - -

Nex t year :1e shal l ~ect a new Congress t and Wlder our Cons titu-

~i on , - wh11e PI-estdentSmay recommend. or ueto anct cabtne t officers

advise, it is, after ell , the Qng~ss oft~ United States w"lich makes

the laws and holds t ,_,e eurse - stri ngs . Upon their members must res t

the responsibility -- to them will go the credit of a wisely c'Josen

cnurse, and the blame for foolish actions , or for failure to take

any action at all.

It seems to me important that we , as citizens , shall star to

consider for a moment what the immediate problems of our cO'iii'itry •s

future are in order that we-.n8YWisely detei'minewhat men are bes t

able successfully to meet them. Anrl in reach i ng t i1 is l a tter deter,nin -

ation we mu•t also consider the attitude of t he two great national ~

parties towar·d t"ese prnble m;;--as-regards tl1epresent nnd the future ·('U;~/..,/

1 The "istorian will record the l&ll fifty~rs as marking mo

re

progress in the liberation of the inrlividual from the dr~f

1(he daily struggle for existenxe. than in all t"e centur1es hat)l.!Ul.e

~one befor e . Ann t"is is true not only or our country but crr-Dther

n·afions n the world . T"e human ind ividl!a) the world O"er 'las

realized that po,erty and starvation and killing manual l abor are

not an inevitable necessitY in his life and he >J as found a common

vOice wl th •;lfl1ch to demand as toda 1 s n e cessities what were · stel· -

day 's luxuries. No longer i s . e cont en to o fer mse f as "food for

rowder " to conquering kings or emperors . Ho longer does he con-

sider v1ars of conquest, a su!'ficient reward for the sorrovt and bit -

terness that follow in their train . Uni versally he demands not

only life and liberty but tna t pursuit of happiness "hich our Oiln

forbears laid doNn as one of the fundamentals of the rights of o

citizen . Rnd \ll:.fore this demJl,Ild that gov~rnmen ts mus t subordinute

the glory of the State to the 11elfare of its h umbles t citizens the

~itade ls ~r conservatism, which means leaving things alone as they

are, ~ be!ni swut away , and even China has torr~ loose from an-

cient traditions i n tiT!s vast world movement for better things.

It is a new hase of c vilizat n. It lies back of t he constantly

n reas ng eman that t ere shall be no more Nar . It lies back

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of the increasing understanding that we mus t care for our infirm in

mind or body or estate; and in this country it underlies some

willingness to acquiesce in vast combinations of industrial enter -

prises because o f the theory that such combi nat i ons if, and only

if, they are honestly conducted, bri ng within the reach of the man1

thi ngs whi ch a few years Jack were the costly playthings of the

rich .

But these &;ew the orilj s bring wi th the in new prWJw~s , and the

future of our o;n nation rests upon our successful solution of them .

To start.. with, our growth , like all rapid growths, has not been

e\ien in alr-lfnes of human activ!ty , an d the time haB-come ~

tl'ieSe - !.!l§il.a!TEies or cleVeTopmen t be t:leen one "Tiidusti'Y !ihd anothel' tiiiiS"e be evi3i'ilia'Up. The freatest of these inequalit:l,..es is that w>,i

ch

has i ncreasea w"nh alarm ng rapidHy bet·.veen tne i ndustri alist and ~~iculturist .

This has been called , with some truth , "the !·\&chine Age" be -

cause so ..,..any of our new-found comforts and conveniences have been

founded on the discovery that machines can be made to do much of

our labor fo r us. ~/e have favored , beyond anv doubt , in our legis -

lation and in our administration of government thos e who produce

and use the mac>,ines which bring us luxuries, as against those who

produce the food which keeps us a ll olive . Because we have dis -

covered that vast numbers of manuf acturers and com vinations of man-

ufacturers emploving hu~dreds of thousands of men can produce

tl-ti ngs which make for our o~-1n ease at prices within our incomes,

and in so doing can produce millionaries at t!1c top and better

paid .·1or',is profits are his . He cannot be exploited or bonded or united

into stock companies , or be made the object of this new craze for

consolidation and combinat i on; and it has only been the recent

realization that if t>,e farmer starves today we will all s tarve

tomorrow that has brought h i m prominently before the attention of

t >,e public at all. Now we realize t>,at this matter must be attended

to if we are to f!p forNard snfely. It i s the first of the problems

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t;,at I s ,..,ke about a little w>,ile ago. 'lave those at present in

control of our government solved it, or attempted to sallie it? Have

the events of the last year g iven us any encour·a 1e1. o!: ! r, ·, at under

the present leadership, so exclusively industrial :u. ~r: Jtr< y of

thinking , there is any hope that t hey ever wll l s e> l •·e ' • It can-

not be answftred by a rmre money-lending organization.

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l'fe do not live by bread a lone and it i s to t'1e fnrmer tha t we

must lool' for t he first necessity of life --food. . 1.d with the

farmer we must include those who raise cattle and the meats which

grace our tables; and the raisers of cotton. ".'e are , in a Nay, in

a state of unstable equi librium in this country a n

main in that conil ition long.

The seconrl great problem is found i n t he almos t mimculous e x -

tension of these great combinations of industri es . Th i u is purti -

cularly true in those industries .1e call " public utilities" because

they more directly enter into every detail of oul' everyday life.

Because they have seemed, at least , to bring prosperity and to

bring us comforts and luxuries, it has become unfashionable to speak

even a whisper of Narning against t he danger of letting t'lem event -

ually assume the mastery of us all. The•r should be good servants·

let us beware lest they become bad masters . Too much , we ha ve

pla ced them in positions of almos t unlimited po.ver. "'e must see

to it that they are at all times under such control of government

as will prevent them from beccming Frankensteins of our own crea-

tion.

All of what may be pt maps described as i ntangible Power - -

foNer o f wealth, Poner of government , and the new Pot~er created by

vast industrial combinations -- has this common characteristic wit h

what we kno.v as tangible, or physical Fower . Power of all kinds,

properly controlled, wisely and inte lligently used, is of ine stim-

able value to mankind and lies at t he bottom of our progress in

civilization . But uncontrolled, u1.regulated, it becomes a con-

stant menace , a very real and perpetual danger to civilization it -

self. In the same way that we have mastered that mo t dangerous of

all physical Power , Electricity, so that it flows obediently along

its slP.nder path of copper wire to turn our factory wheels and

light our f iresides, just so must we see that this new Power

created by industrial consolidations i s carefully studied, both as

to its ad van t 11ges and dangers . In this way only we may , by wise

supe rvision , use it as a tremendous aid to the ad,s ncement of the

.velfare not only of our country, b u t of each of us as individuals

as well. So must we see to it that we , the peopl6 , keep always

the maste r y of these great a ggregati~ns of power. Let us m,·.ke no

mistake : public utility corporations must never oe our masters

but our servants -- well paid as all good servants should be, but

our servants still .

Such be in~ some of the srna t problems of our country today, and

these problems being such as can only be solved b y wise action on

the rert of our national Congress, to which m ' shall the peo e

turn in this realcrisie of our country o insure w se an p actical

Iegls lation and a real meeting of these tremendous issues? The re

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llis alv1ays a natural division between politica

l partie s which h ave

come to be known bv t'te terms "Conservative" and "Progressive . "

Frogressives in the r1!')1t sense of the word mean those who real ize

( that a government rr.ust grow and crnnge as its l"'Ople grON and

) change; t~at wha t is wise government today may be f oolish govern-

ment tomorrow . Tb.e Con::!ervatives are those who believe t h at thinP's

are good enough as they are and should be let strictly alnne lest

ruin a nd destruction follo·n in the wake of any al teration;-r.j'ne

Conservative Party natu r ally gravitate those who lc!ave become ex-

cee dingly pr osperous under present condi tiona. and who shut the ir

eyes blindly to the possibility that such conditions cannot con-

tinue, w.~fi b ?tsft::nftdef'et· ·H?l!sill::iiil!! "f~c~Jii aiW-

n==ar: 9 go. In our country these Conservatives have drifted

naturally t o the Republican !'arty. They have not only drifted t'lere

but they t ave during the past 20 y ears assumed entire control of

its machinery . Because t h eir personal fo rtunes are tie d up in

industrial enterori s es and have been enormously augmented by t hese

industrial combinat ions, they h ave used this definite party con-

trol to suppress any ser ious effort of the gov ernment to l ook t he

futur·e frankly i n the face and c hange even in t ne smalles t particu-

lar the existing order of things. It is t hey who are r~s!'onsible for

t l1i s neg lect of ag ri culture: for t hi a tender han rUing of all indt• s-

trial questions. To t h is comp:tra tive handful of men, e ven to speak

of "regulation•• is rank s0cial1sm, an d S €riously to attempt to raise

t re vast unorganized industry of farming to their l eve l :>f p ro sper -

;~:c~li~~n§f~~;;,;;r t~0~: .. ~entioned i n cnmpaign platfor ms to catch the

The ~ ttitude of those who s it at present in the sea t of po.1er

was beautifully expressed b y t >tat as tute collector of t 'te ir cam-

paign funds , t'>e distinguished Mr . Grundy. "\'/ha t right", s e. id he

in effe ct , "has the West to at tempt t o curb the tariff ra tes de-

manded by our great pr otected industries in the East? "'h'/ should

we , as a prosperous n~tion, pay any a ttention t o t he demands of

t he backward States1" 11 BA ckward st ates" Nas scarce ly a t octful

phrase to use, for by 1t he r eferred to those great £,gricultural

com-nunities some ti"les loosely designa ted as "t 'e Mi ddle '"est" .

If the y are be cl,e country, 1t has been •Je cause a >tandful of liber -

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als in the Republican !'arty i tself has turned to the Denocratic !'arty in Congress in 1 ts desperate hour of need , and I am proud that my partY has 11 ved up to its traditions and that, nor king side by side, regardless of mere j:Brty lines , this gre a t iniquity has

been prevented .

But is there any hope that these far- seeing, progressive-minded gentlemen can get control i n the next Congress of thei r o~n party machinery? The attitude of the ma jority leaders has been, I think, 'o'lell summed up by the contemptuous rerm r k of SenRtor lr'oses , in which he refeiTed 00 them as 11 sons of wild jac\lasses". "Sons of wild .1ac1ered and disgus ted at a party whose leaders meet ostensibly to ,•elieve the farmer and then proceed to attempt to line their 0110 pocl

JO£ T. ROBINSON. OWib&A.I

CON I'II:,.~I[ 01' THE M IHOftiTY

,~ . d ... , u ~ DEC 2 1 1929, ,

The Honorable Frankli n D. Roosevelt The Governor of New York EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Albany , New York

r.;y deer Governor Roosevelt :

Your letter of the 11th instant inclosing

a copy of your speech delivered at the Democratic

Luncheon in Chicago on December the l Oth has been

received during t he absence of Senator Robinson . It

i s being forwarded to him at little nook, Arkansas,

where he is spendi~ the holidays.

Very truly,

dftlll~y To Senator Robinson

JOHN W. MCCORMACK

llnl DIJTIKI' MUStoOIUSCI'Tt

~UGD-1& T . KINNALY

«:on~~ttss of tbt 'llnittb a,tates J;oule of 1\eprelentatibel

•u!Jington, Jl. «:.

Han . Franklin D. Roosevelt , ~xecutive Chamber , Albany , N, Y,

My dear Governor :

'"' ,, ~. 21st ~'1\'gember , 1929 •' lt~s, .,~

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CUllVt. Oli'AATMOO

I am in recei pt of your ki nd letter of Dec . llth ,

wi th copy of a speech del iver ed by you a t the Democrat i c

Luncheon at Chicago , whicn I appreci ate very much .

You may rest assured I will take advantage of your

kind inv1ta ~ion to cal l on you whene ver I a m in Albany .

Wit~ kindest r egards, together with the compli~ents

of the season J I am

Si ncerely yours,

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Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor, State or New York, Executive Cbamber, Albany, New York.

My dear Governor :

Sta:unvE DEP

December lB, 111211

Your letter or December llth addressed to senator William H. King with which you enclose a copy of an address given by you at the Democratic Luncheon in Chicago, was received in the absence or Senator King rrom Washington. The senator is spending the Holi-days with his family in France.

senator King will return to Wallbington shortly arter tbe first of January, and I shall promptly lay your letter before him.

Very truly yours,

~cP~4 / v Secretary. U

JAS. M . M EAD 4lo DI•T.NswY-

(;ongre~~ of tbe 1tniteb t;tate~ J,loust of 1\tprtstntatibts

RlaS!Jfngton. Jl. (;. December 18 , 1929.

Honorable Frankli n D. Rooaevel t, Executi ve Chamber, A1bruv, New York.

My dear Governor Rooeevel t:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter

dated December 11, t ogether with a copy of your speech

deliver ed at the Democratic Luncheon in Chicago , I llinois.

Your statement of the facta as t hey exist in

our nation today was clear , forceful and to t he point .

The application of these pr ogressive ideas of Government

ia the crying need of our day and time. Only the Demo-

cratic party can be entrusted with the power to administer

the Government al ong these l i nea for it is evident t hat the

Republican party , wi th its pr esent abnonnal majority in

Congress, is so divided on economic questions as to render

it powerless to act .

I appreciate t he kindness of your invitation

and hope to have the pleasure of meeting you in the near

future ..

With the can:pltmenta of the season, believe me

to be

Very sincerely yours ,

ncoA.~,IU.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S.

COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON, D.C.

JAMES V, MCCLINTIC

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Hon. Franklin !). noosovel t, New Yor k , Hew York.

l'y dqor Governor:

I on very uppreciutive of your courtesy i n sending

L'l6 an outline of an address made by you at n Dnoocrutic

Luncheon g i veu i n Chiceeo some time 8GO , end 1 t will be

a pl easure to read t he sane .

I also \'I ish to express LlY A.pprociu tion for :,~our

kind invita t ion t o visit you at the Cupitol o.t some time

in the futur e ond when I can do so I \'lill be clad to

adv i se you .

···1 t~ k i nd re(glrda and the Season ' s grcotings , I am ,

Zincerely yours ,

E . C.

TOM D . MCKEOWN

CONGRESS OF THE U NITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

W A SHINGTON, O. C .

Honorable Franklin n· Executive Chamber AlbaJ:V, N. Y.

Eateemed Sir:-

December 16 ,

I am delighted to have a cow'· of

your speech delivered recently at the Democrat'te

Luncheon given in Chicago, and assure you that

tbe same shall bave ury attention.

With good wisbes, and much respect,

I am

THOS. 5 . M CMILLAN

~ongress of tbt Wniteb ~tates ~ouse of 1\epresentatibes

Wa51Jington, :m. €:.

!N3Wll!Vd3a 3AI1003Xl December 16 , 1929

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Hon . Franklin D. Roosevelt , Governor , Albany , New York.

My dear Governor : -

Y~ur eood letter of the 11th instant , enclos ing COJY of speech delivered by you be -fore the Democrati c Luncheon Club of Chi caeo , has been received a nd noted . I des ire to con-gr a tulate you upon your address . It is my opini on t hat you have hit t he keynote of t he tr~uble. ~ Democrat ic Concre~s next year, followed up by a !lemocratic :;:xecut ive , is , I believe, our surest hope of rel i ef .

I shall certai nl y l ook you uy if I ever have t he pleasure of agai n visiting .t\.lbany .

·.li th my personal r eg rds and good \lishes , I am ,

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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WASHI NGTON, 0. C.

1 6 December 1929

H:lnore.ble Franklin D. Roosevel t , Governor of New York:,

Albany, New York.

My dear Governor:

I t hWlk you for your letter of the 11th instant, enclosing copy of your ver y i mpressive Chicago address . I of course agr ee 'rlth you that the Senate coalition is serving the pub-l ic interests by bringi ng about a drastic modification of the fuuse t ariff bill, ·:;hich, as you know1 :ras dictated by those in control of the lbuso, without any real opportunity being B.fforded for its con-sideration.

It seems to me that while we Democrats regard our-selves &5 rep resenting the l ibere.l and progre:~sive views of the country, we often fai l to be specific in stating what we advocate as a party, and that we incline to become more and more discursive . For the present, I woul d be g l ad to see our peopl e get together as far ~s possible in support of some such program as t he follo\rlng :

{1) The advocacy of whatever vdll tend to minimi ze tho possibility of internat ional war, including increasingl y definite and a ctive cooperation (not membership) with the League of Nations; t he effort to curtail naval and military armaments and identification vlith the World Court . •

(2) The advocacy of a pl an to pr event wholesale tariff re-visions end to take t he tariff out of politics as far as can be done . I have l one; thought that we should endeavo r to have a Tariff Conunissbn created as str ong &.s the Suprer:1e Court, or at least as st.roag as :.he Interstate Commerce CornmissionJ charged with the duty of constantly in-vest igat in& t !·.e situation and recommending rate chEWges to Congr ess . Earl y i n the extra session I further discussed this matter with Dr . Thomas Wal k e r Page , with whom I had f requently discussed it before, and who dro.fted a bill which I have thought of introducing, providing for such aCommi ssionJ and vesting it with the power to recommend reason-able duties . We finally thought that 1 t mi ght be well to f ix reason-abl eness as a standard, i nstead of any of the other standardsJ such as the cost of production, or competition, which have been proposed . As I understand, both parties now favor the pol icy of protection, and tho issue which divides them has reference to the d·~ gree of protection, the difference between them being that the Republican "old guard" des ires to continue the custom of periodical r evi sio!"s whioh give an opportunity for the domination of selfish i ntereeteJwhile we are tor tariff duties which will be fair to the gener al public while not unfair to t he producers

lbnorable Franklin D. Roosevelt - page 2 - December 16., 1929 .

of manufactur ed and agricultural articles. So far as the pending legis-lation is concerned., I h ave urged that we should make it perfectl y plain that we are against t he existing .flexible provision., or a.zzy simila r pro-vision which will transfer to the President authority to establ ish rates. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has hel d valid the flexible provision but certainly it is destructive of t he general theory on which our govern-ment rests, and which has obtained in England from time immemorial .

( 3) The advocacy of proper regulation of the great industrial concerns which represent t he prevailing tendency to build up powerful o r - · ge.nizations to carry on the business of the country., but it seems to me t hat those who are giving t his subject careful consideration should en-deavor t o offer definite proposals. I have entertained t he idea, which our p(I.Tty might not be persuaded to accept., that much more fully than is nov; the case t he big organizations should be compelled to cont ribute to t he expenses of government., and thus I have believed t hat t he corporation i ncome tax should be graduated., and not re .• ain, as now, with the exception of extremely small corporations., on a flat basis. I kno\Y and am in accord ·nit h your views on t he contr.,l of our wate r power resources . It is a pretty s ickening thought t hat our natural resources h"ave to such a great extent already passed into private ownership , with t he result of benefitting i ndividuals at t he expen se of the publi c ., as f o r instance with respect to coal , oil., ti..'"D.ber ., etc. I n the past v,oe have mov'ed in t ho.t d i rection very 3tviftly and reck lessly, and there 1 s going to be g r eat diffi culty in check-ing t he movement, so f a r as concern"S- our vrate r powers .

)Jy apology fo r troubling you with suoh a l ont; letter is t hat I am so much i nte rested in your attitude totvUrds our pe.rty and t he richts 0 r t he public .

Yours ve r y s incerely ,

JOHN McD U FF I E

COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HARBORS

HOU SE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WASHINGTON, D. C.

December 16, 1929 .

Governor Fr anklin D. Roosevelt , Albany, New York .

Uy dear Governor :

I thank you very much for sending me co py of your Elpeech

of December l Oth ., e.nd assu!"e you I will read the same with great

interest •

• Jith assurances or rny cordial good wishes, I an , .

r .

ANDREW J. MONTAGUE ~0tnftiCTVIIIOINIA

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WASHINGTON, 0 . C. December 16, 1929.

My dear Governor Roosevelt:

I thank you very much for your

letter of the 11th instant, and the enclosure of some

portions of your address, the latter I will r ea d very care-

fully and will later write you.

I have been watching your administration with a good

deal of interest, a nd I am sure you find your dut i es congenial

and I hope not too exacting and arduous.

Most sincer el y,

Hi s Excell ency, Franklin D. Roosevelt,

Governor of the State of New Yor k , Executive Chamber, Albany, New

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January 4~30._ _

~JA~~~~o~ Governor Franklin D. Rooeevel t, Albany, New Yor k .

My dear Governor Rooaevel t:

~CUTIVE DEPARTMENT

I thank you very much for your letter of December 11 tb. inclosing me extract a from your speech delivered i n Chicago. I also read your speech with much interest at the time it was delivered. I a&l"ee with you fUlly, and want to take t h is occasion to compliment you on t hat splen-did address.

In regard to your kind invita tion that I should call on you if I should happen to be i n your State Capitol , I want to thank you very much, i ndeed. However. I will probabl y not find it convenient to be in Albany any time i n the near future as I have been confined t o a wheel chair f or several years and it is r ather difficult for me to travel around.

I am,

Yours sincerely.

J. J. Mansfield.

JJII- ack

LOUIS LUDLOW

Congrt1515 of tbt llnittb 8;tatt15 • oufle of l\epreflentatibefl

RlaS!Jfngton, Jl, «:.

Decel!lber 16,

My dear Governor Roosevelt :

I have just received your letter of December 11 with e nclosure.

I shell be very glad , i ndeed , to read t he full text of t he speech you deli vered at the Democratic l uncheon in Chi cago , and I thank you for sendin£ it t o me .

I appreciate very much your kind invitation to call on you, and I assure you t hat should the oppor-tunity offer, I shall be very glad, ird eed, to do so. My work here is laborious. I represent a l arge overgrown district wi th many active interests, and I am kept pretty close to the gr indstone .

Very s i ncerely yours ,

Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Governor of New York, Albany, New Yo rk .

LUTHER A. JOHNSON

~ongre~ij of tbt 'llnittb &tate~ ~oust of 1\tprtltntatibtl

RlaB!Jin~J~Vn,lB. e:.

MY dear Governor Roosevelt :

Permit me to thank you for your very cordial letter or December 11, enclosing excerpts from a recent address delivered by you at the Democratic luncheon, in Chicago.

I have read the enclosure with pleasure, and find ~self largely 1n sympathy with your views as therein expressed.

Nationally, the stock or the Republican Party at this time seems to be at low ebb, and I am hoping that next year 's elections will bring the retribution which they so justly deserTe. The idea has been sold to the country for many years that the Republican Party is the synonym or prosperity, whereas the historical record is quite to the contrary.

With every good wish and the Season's Greetings, I am

Sincerely yours,

Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor of New York, llbany, N.Y.

HARRY B. HAWES MISSOURI

WASHINGTON, D. C.

Dec. 26, 1929,

Ron. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Kansion, Albany, New York.

My dear Governor:

COMMITTEES:

INTERSTATE COMMERCE

COMMERCE EXPENDITURES IN THE

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

---PERSONAL---

I have yours ot the 11th, and have read with interest and approval your Chicago address.

You have the happy taculty ot expressing practical things in clear and convincing language.

I read practically all ot your statements with much approval.

During the last campaign I was not brought

much in contact with you , but had trequent and many contacts with Krs. Roosevelt, and tound her assistance and advice very helptul in our Western Headquarters. Her assignment to those headquarters ot Miss Kary Dawson

was particularly helptul.

Some time during the next year I hope to be able to visit Albany, and it would be a very great pleasure

to discuss po litical matters with you.

Despite the impression that the Senate is not

busy, I tind t hat my immense mail and the diversity ot subjects be!ore us keeps me constantly occupied, The taritt is 180 technical that we will be glad to !inish with it and reach subJects ot broader purport.

Please give my regards to Krs. Roosevelt.

Yo uri~%~ -

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GIEORGK V. MAL..ONC ~ongnss of tf.Je 'mniteb ittates Jlouse of ~epresentatibes

&la~ington, Jl, C.

Deceq1ber 19 , 1929.

Hon. Franklin D .. Roosevelt , Executive Chamber,

Albany , N, Y.

My dear Governor:

I beg to acknoo?ledge, with t hanks , r eceipt

of your letter of 11th instant inclosing copy of

your address mede at Chicago .

I shell be pleased to read the address and

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keep i n mi nd your vi ews on the subject s referred to .

I appr eciate the courtesy of your invitati on

to visit you et ..Ubaey whenever I em in t hs.t vicinity

and whenever opportunity offers I shall be pleased

to avail mysel f of t he kind invitation.

Very truly yours,

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Devr Governor:

ap:>recia ~e your thouchtful l etter and CO!J"J of your ·1ddress . I had rend excorpts fle carried in the ne\'Vs pa,ers . 1 have talked wi tlt a nur::~ber nho heard your address and they were loud in their pr ais e of it .

If the opportuni t:r evary oresnnts 1 tsel1' ,hen I can be in Albany , I shlll certainly dro? hy to see you .

ith best l'rishes, I am

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December 18,1929.

Hon. Eranklin Da Hoo se vel t, Governor , Albany , N.Y.

Lfy dear Governor:

I appreciate mor e than I can t ell you your kind-

ness in sending me copy of speech you delivered in Chicago

and had read e:r.:tr acta , which pleased me very much.

1 an glad t o know you arra taking mtch an interest

in the future of the party and I think if a l l t he leaders

would try to harmonize for t he next year we coul d get the

Senat e , and al.'!loat the Houee , which would put uc in eood

po sition for the r'reoidentia.l campaign . I a.m g l ad to know

you are no t losi ne; any opportunity to help the matter .

\lith kind regards, I am,

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Hy dear Gov. Ro .>sevelt:-

Dec. 16 , 1929. 6Z6L L L 03ll loo'< you u,.

With \?E.nmest re~'ards, Pnd best wishes for t he

holiday ,.,criod,

Very si:Icerel y ,

SAM B. HILL

~ongrt~~ of tbt 'mnittb a,tatt~ -ou~t of 1\tpre~mtatibt~

&la~ington, :JB. «:.

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December 16, 1929 . IPM§~U"J~\ffi ~;c1t.W

Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor ot New York, Albany, New York.

My" dear Governor:

fJEOOTI\Ii. DEPARTMf.li1

I wish to thank you tor

your court eous letter of the llth instant

enclosing copy ot speech you made at a Democratic Luncheon in Chicago recently .

I shall take pleaaur e

in carefully reading this document end em glad to have your views on the ques tione dealt with therein.

I

I t hank you for your kind invitation to call on you in the event I ever cane to Albany and I wish to assure you that this

will give me great pleasur. e it I ZJr in that city.

'7;L:"St Li;-( SA!.! B. lULL

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Dece.ober 19, 1929 .

Honorable Frankl i n D. Roosevelt , Alabny, J,ew York,

Dear Governor Roosevelt :

Thank y ot< for yo\.r lett r of the 1 ·· til

nstano a::o. for tne copy o:t" your speech enclosed

t~erew1tn . c have read this nast1ly and want to

r ead i t "'ore tnorouo;nly at an early date , v.nen

am not s o harried as I am ju t at present •

~e assured tnat should

I·wll l be dell~nted to call on you.

Tnankin; ou aga1~ , I am

.;et to Albany ,

Very truly yours,

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COMMITTEE ON COhlhiERCt

Dec.

Honorable Frankli n D.Roosevel t.

Albany, New York.

Uy dear Governors

Your esteemed favor of the

11th has be en r ec eived, and I thank you for

sending r..e copy of your S:"~eech del i vered i n

Ohicago, which I shall r eM. wi th interest and

l"''fit • .

Very sincerely youre.

FRITZ G . LANHAM -.zno DIP. TIPIAII HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S.

WASHINGTON, O . C .

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Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor of New York, Albany, N. Y,

My dear Governor Roosevelt:

Your letter of recent date addressed to Representative Lanham was received in this office in :!Jr , Lanham's absence. Mr . Lanham is n ow i n Texas wi t h his wife who is seriously ill.

I shall be glad to bring your letter and t he enclosure to :!Jr , Lanham's at t ention as soon as possible . I am sure that he will read with much interest the addres s which you have forwarded and he will appreciate very much your kindness in writing him.

Very sincerely yours,

·;lt , h~ Secretary .

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DANIEL E. GARRETT

EIOH'I'H DI..-...c:TT-

~on~~tt•• of tf)t tinittb lttatt• Jfo~Ut of 1\tprenntallbtf

.. 'l!lnglon, Jl. C:.

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/ Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt , Albany, N. Y.

l!.y dear Governor :

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Jf.ay I not thank you for your thoughtful letter o1' the llth inst . , enclosing me a copy of your speech delivered at the Democratic Luncheon in Chicago, which I have read with much interest .

Assuring you that if I shall have the good luck to come to Albany tha t I shall be more than delighted to take advantage of your cordial invitation to pay you a visit.

DEG/UID

I am, Sir, with very great respect ,

Yours very truly,

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Governor Frankl in D. noosevelt , l~xec ut t ve Chamber , Ubany , N. Y.

l.'y dear Governor Roosevelt :

Let me t hank you for your letter of

the llth instant , enclosing copy of your

ti ely and interesting addr ess delivered at

the DeJ".ocrat ic Luncheon in L:hicaKo , 'fuesda:v

aft ernoon , uecea•ber 10 .

'i'he next time you visit 1Vashi ngton

please wi re me the hour of your arrival.

Cordiall y yours,~ ~~ _

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JOHN N . GARNER IJTHDl.,..Tau

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RIUfJington, Jl. t:.

December

Gover nor Franklin D. Roosevelt, Albany, New York .

Dear Governor :

I have b een extremely busy f or the pas t f e\': days, and have just r eached the poi nt wher e I can t ell you how I enj oyed r eading your speech deliver ed a t t he Democr a tic Luncheon a t Chicago , copy of ~nich you so kindly sent me on t he 11th.

As we would say dovn in Texas 11 it i s all right"; i t was expected, however, t hat it v:ould be 11 a 'l:l right" coming from you .

bhoul d you come to the e apit ol ' and have t he time I hope you vdll give me the pltasure v

0 gr eeting you once again, and you can r Gs t assured that i f I ever have the ovportunity of visitin'l your Stat e Capitol I ., ill hot f ail t o gi e m self the pl osure of seeing you .

v;e ar e doing pr e tty good dovn her e so f ar from a r arty s t andpoint. In f oct I think the boys are more enthused and hopeful than they heve been in the pac t c::ight years . Vie may h~ve a r eal chance to carry the Congr ess next year .

T. ALAN GOLDSBOROUGH

I"'!Rrr PIH11toeT- MNIYLNG

COMMt-rrEEON

BANKING AND CURRENCY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WASHINGTON, 0 . C.

December 17,

Hon, Franklin D. Roosevelt , Governor of New York, Execut ive Chamber , Albany, N.Y.

Yy dear Governor Roosevelt:

I have been out of town for a day or two, and just have your letter in which you enclose a copy of the speech delivered by you at the Democratic Luncheon in Chicago, Illinois. I thank you ver y much indeed for sending me the speech, which I will read and study very carefully,

Fully reali zing your genius and patriotism, it is always a r eal pl easure to study your point of view on any subject .

I thank you ver y much indeed for your thought ful invitation to call upon you if I am in Albany, which it will most certai nly give me a gre~t deal of pl easure to do .

\Vi t h my beet lfiehes to you and your f amil y for the holiday season and t he coming year, I am

\ Sincerely yours~~

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ALLAR D H, GASQUE

h'M DI""'ICT iloui'H CAAo:luHA

~ongrtjj of tbt 'mnittb 3iltattj ,;oust of ~tprtltntatibtl

IIIUIJin!Jbm, Jl. C:.

Ron . Franklin I. Roosevelt Governor , New York Albany, New York

My dear Governor ; Roosevelt:

I t hank you very much for y~ur letter of December 11th inclosing copy of your addre ss given a t a luncheon in Chi cago r ecent ly . I am very glad to ha ve t his •

I f I should be a t y~ur State Capitol at any time I assure Y,ou that it will be a pleasure for me t o call on you . '"hen in Washing ton I woul d deem it a great honor to have y~u call a nd see me . With kind rega r ds , I am

R.A.GREEN

«:ongress of tbt 'l!tnittb ~tates J;oult of 1\tprtltntatibtl

RlaBIJinllton, JI.C.

December 16, 1929

honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt , Governor of New York, Albany, N. Y.

Uy dear Governor Roosevelt :

lio4MIWIAITION.uiONA11VO'I...U~TION

COINI41l,WaGifT'8,..._ 1o4~U

liY1J:'?rt"7~rl j

C. B. HUDSPETH

ctongrt~~ of tbt Wnittb a,tate~ J(loust of 1\epttsentatibes

Rla~ington, J). C.

December 16 , 1929

Honorabl e Franklin D. Roosevelt, Albany, New York.

My dear Governor Roosevelt :

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I acknowledge the receipt of your let ter of December 11th, wi th enclosure , to the Congr essman , and wi l l band 1 t to him when he reaches i'leshington. I am expecting h i m here about t he f i ret of the year , he not havi ng come earli er on account of his health .

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Hon. Franklin T. Roosevel t , Governor of New York, Albany , New York.

MY dear Governor Roosevelt :

November 12 , 1929

I recently read excerpts of your speech regarding equality of enfor cement of the l aw made before the a lumni of some college recent ly. I want to congratulate you upon it and tell you that I greatly admire your ability to think of things like this at t he proper time and express yourself s o eff ectively just when the people need leader-ship al ong the lines you discuss.

I recall s ome months ago that you made a most striking speech on the dangers of mergers and it caught the att ention of the whole country , The Democratic party i s gr eatly in need of l eadership of this kind and I am gl ad you are showi ng the ab ility t o lead in the high pos ition which you hold,

I know that a gr eat many Democra t s like myself are l ooki ng f orward to your reelection next year, I t will emphasize the fac t that the people stand behi~d a man who fights for them as you have been fighting for t heir pr otection against the grea t power trust that i s trying to exploit the peopl e i n their use of one of the necessities of life in this age of sci ence aml invention, Keep up the good work.

With every goo d wish for your continued l eadership and success , I am

CCD/b

Sin~

L . W. DOUGLAS

~ongress of tbe '

lllaJI)ington, Jl. C.

December 20 ,

My dear Governor Roosevelt:

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Many thanks for your l etter of December 11 and

encl osure.

that

you to pay

very respectfully ,

Ron. Franklin D. Rooseve~t, Governor of New Yor k , Albany, New York.

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SAMUEL DICKSTEIN

ttntO..,-.NKWY- 1

Ron . rTanklin D. rt0osevelt , Albany, New York .

My dear Governor:

December 24 , 1929 .

I have read with great interest your re-marks made at the Democratic Luncheon 1n Chicago on Dec -ember lOth last ,

I note particularly that you stressed the fact that the existence of a Jlational Democratic Party is bound up with t~e fact that this is a growing country and that unless Parties are divided br oadly on national lines , it would be impossible for the voters making up the great mass of our citizenry to have their vie~• ade-quately represented by its elected rulers .

You find that two of our greatest prob-lems a t the pr esent timo are the problem of industry and the problem of the f armer . In fact , these two problems are the two major questions upon whi ch our opinion is called upon to express itself in our National and State

election . You then r each the conclusion that ours , that is the Democ ratic Party , is the real progressive Party of this nation , while the Repn~Pcrty has not been faith-ful to the progressive ideals of our Government ,

You urge that we have sufficient courage

to bring about the election of a Democr atic Congress i n

1930.

I am heartily in accord with your views,

Mr. Governor, and hopo that the words so beautifully uttered by you at the Democr atic Luncheon of December lOth will bear

ac tual frui t in November of the coming year ,

Faithful~~~

P.S . v;ith your permiss i on , I should be glad. At insert your remarks in the C:m.r;ress i onal Record . /'~ Y \, )

EWIN L.DAVIS I""IPTHDiniiiC'T~ ~ongrell of tbe t!lniteb ijtatel fz---/ L L · .. ~

~u•e of l\epre•entatibe• Cf-1~ aubin;ton. lll. «:. '-

December 2:3 , 1929 . ~ 'ji Lf''?Jl§'fil' .DEC 2 8 1929 ~~

Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt , Executi ve cramber , .fXEqUTIVE DEo' RTME'IT Albany , New York. rn 1, 1,

MY dear Governor Roosevelt:

Thi s acknowl edges receipt of yours of the 11th instant , encl osing copy of your address at the Democratic Luncheon i n Chi cago , both of which were appreciated and read with deep interest.

I fully a gree with your viev~oint, and I wish to congratul ate you upon the very logical and attractive manner in which you presented your viewpoint .

I apprec iate your invitation to call upon you if I am ever at your State Capitol, although it is not likely that I will have that privilege . At any time you are in the National Capitol , I should be pl eased to see you.

\7ishing you t he Season ,

I am

JANU COUll-, N oc:H.,O';HAIIIMAN

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December 18, 1929.

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Ron. Franklin D. Rooseve l t , Gover nor of New York, Albany, N. Y.

l.~y dear Governor: h'cr'JTIIJF. ;JEPARTM~NT

I t hank you for sending me a copy of your speech in Chicago . I have r ead exc erpts from it in the newspapers, but had not been able to read it all, pre-viously.

As I wrote you in a letter a few weeks ago , I am delighted that you are taking the leadershi p of the progressive democrats of the country, because there is great need for such leadership today.

Should I come to Albany at any time , I shall certainly make it a point to cal l on you.

- - · .-\'lith best wishes for the Chri stmas season and a most successful New Year, I am

Sincerely yours ,

CCD/k

P. H . DREWRY

W , L . 8RAGO

f T H VlltOIHIA Do•TIIOC:T

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFA IRS

WASHINGTON, D. C.

December 17, 1929 .

Hon. Franklin D . Roosevelt , Governor of New Yo r k ,

Albany, N. Y.

Dear Ur. Roosevelt:

I am glad to get your letter of the 11th

instant inclosing copy of a speech del i ver ed by you in Chicago .

I appreciate very much your sending it to me. I think it was

very timely and I agree very largely with your views.

As you say, from my view of the situation here , it

would appear that the West is very mu.ch disappointed with the

present regime , and I believe that if we consolidate our organ-

ization and not interfere with the f r iction that is evidently

in the Republican ranks , we will have a very good chance to get

control. I am a ltember of the national Congressional Coornittee,

and sincerely believe that we are going to have an increased

representation next year on the Democratic side .

I thank you for your invitation to call on you if I

am at Albany, and you may r est assured that I will do so if I am

at a:ny time in New York. I recall meeting you briefly at the New

York Convention.

Vlith best wishes, I am ,

Very truly yours,

./'>I~ P. H. Drewry.

COMM ITTD ON

AGRIC UL.TURE JI>.ND I"'RIESTftY

De cember 18 , 1929 .

Governor Fr anklin D. Roosevelt , Al bany, New York.

My dear Gover nor Roosevel • :

I have nead your speech with much plea sure and i n a grea t dea l of i t I concur .

\'11th bes t wi she s , I am ,

Si ncere l y yours ,

THC/ m

CLARENCE CANNON 111-UCHTATIYII: ntOM MIIUO\HIII

€o.ngress of tbe ~nfteb lttates J;loule of ll.eprelentatibel

IBU!Iin!JIOn, Jl. t:.

December 17, 1929

Honorable Franklin v. rtooaevelt,

Executive Chamber,

Alban7, Hew York.

Dear Governor:

Much appreciate 70ur kindness in favoring

me with a copy or your Chicago addres s.

It is very much to the point and will rall7

Democratic sentiment everywehre and ia certain to react

mo~advantageoualy 1n 1932 . You are the logical stan-

dard bearer and I hope you will command me whenever I

can cooperate in any way.

CC: anl

With kindest regards and beat wishes,

Your f r iend,

JOHN J . COCHRAN IITM DitT. M I•-•

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WASHINGTO N, 0 . C.

December 1? , 1929 .

Hen. Franklin D. Roosevel t , The Governor of New York , Al bany, New York.

My dear Governor:

HOW& Of'P'IC:&t

1U 0 -.ot.T"'IIJ0"0..,._8UIUH-

I am i n recei pt of your letter of the lltl: insta nt t ogether with a copy of your speech delivered in Chicago . I am always i nterested in knowing what you have to say publicl y and you can be assured I wi l l r ead t he speech with i nterest .

Mrs . Cochran and I had the nleasure of hearing you deliver:· your address at the dedication of the new Tammany Hal l , July 4th , i n New York and we certainly enjoyed it .

I appreciate your very k ind i nvita-tion to visit you at t he State Capitol which I hope some day to be abl e to accept .

\'11th kind per sonal r egards and best wi shes for your continued success, I am ,

JJC: Dl.:A.

0. H. CROSS lll'MDIU"ICT

T-

~ongress of tf)e Wniteb iltatts ~oust of l\epresentatibes

Rlalbington,l9. C.

December 17

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lrq dear Governor:

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COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

'!XI'as~iugtan, ~· Q!. Dec . 16, 1929.

Hon . Franklin D. Roosevelt , The Execut1 vc Chambers , Albany 1 New York.

My dear Governor:

May 1 not express to you my sincere appr eci ·tion of your kind letter of the eleventh with its enclosure? You have I:l.8llY admirers in Georgia , one ot whau I am.

I noticed i n the papers an account of your speech i n Chicago. and I thank you t"or sending me its full text . I shall take pleasure in reading it .

You may r est a ssured if I am ever anywhere near Albany , I will let yo· know and will avail myself of your courteous invitation t-, call . Should you be in 'Ja.;;hingtan when Congress is in session, I will be ha py to see you .

\Ushing you the co:npl imenta of tho ness on 1 please believe me ,

Cordially yours ,

CHC: C3 .

GORDON BROWN I N G

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December 16, 1929

Hon. Frankl in D. Roose velt,

Exec utive Chamber,

Albany, Now York .

ltf dear Governor Rooaeveltt

I deeply a pprecia te y:Jur lette r end

the copy or yo\.D" Chicago speech which y:>u

enclosed . J&uch favorable comment has been

made on this g:>od address . I! we c ould

get our position befor e the pe:>ple by these

f:>rcof'ul utterances of our leaders 1 I feol

thr..t we c :> uld restore :>ur party to power.

You have my best wishes always.

Jlo s t sincerely ,

ROBERT C R OSSER

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a...KVnJ.ND, OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESE NTATIVES

WASHINGTON, D. C.

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Hon. Franklin D. Roosevel~ , 18~h December 1929 The Governor , St ate of New York, Al bany, N.Y.

Dear Governor:

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I am writ ing to a ckna.Yledge and to thank you for your kind letter and t he encl osed c opy of your speech. ~ou may be sure that I shall read i t with as deep an i nt erest as I have read all your other speeches . I have admi r ed them all .

With every good wish, I am,

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