The Archive · 1936

President Attacks Wall Street

Cleveland, Oct. 16, Speaking from the rear platform of his special train on the Exposition Grounds "hero to-day, President Roosevelt told 40,000 listeners. that Wall Street Interests were conducting widespread propaganda campaign gainst his re-election.

"Literature is being sent from New 'York's financial centre to stockholders all over the country pleading against my re-election." the President asserted. "And: the stockholders': money 4s being used' to finance. this "Wall Street campaign against me."

The President declared, however, that businessmen and. investors November 3 would show "that they have not been frightened of fooled by the expensive propaganda of those who seek to sprend the gospel of fear—tho fear that this Adin'nistration Press.

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