The President continued his antifautoeracy theme in dealing with domestic. matters. A numerically: Small but politically powerful federa-ton of fintneial and industrial groups were opposed to the efforts and ideals of the New Deal, he declared, but, despite the vigorous opposition, the Administration's reform programme at present. was preetically completed.
"But," warned Mr, Roosevelt, "the! representatives of special privilege are attempting to regain power. 'They steal the livery of our great national orstilutional ideals to serve discre-ited special Interests, just as trustees and individual' stock-holders wrongfully seek to carry properly entrusted to them into partisan poli-tie The President charged his opponents with "autocracy toward labour, toward stock-holders and toward con-Sumers."" He challenged his enemies to prepose the repeal of the Adminstration's enactments if they believed that such enactments hindered instead promoted recovery.
Continuing the attack, he challenge ed the foes of the Administration openly to advocate the employment of child labour, low wages, abolition the social security programme, the end of farm relief, the discontinuance work relief,' the abolition of Tabour's right to organize. 4 "Shall, we expose the population."
asked, "by the repeal of laws protecting them against the toss of their honest Investments, and against the manipulations of dishonest. 20¢-
The President all focrats did not desi the old methods, but actually desired to seize the power which the New Deal had concentrated In the hands of the Government."
"Given their way, they will take of every aulocracy—themselves and_ensiav: aid the President, adding " that "the autocrats" were using synthetic fear in an al-tempt to-gain their ends.
Turning from the critical optimistic vein, Mr. Roosevelt cited the advances made In both industry and agriculture, and said that the! approaching balanced Federal budget blind been made possible by the fact that tax receipts had Increased with the national income and without the imposition of new taxes.
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