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Franklin D. Roosevelt- "The Great Communicator"
The Master Speech Files, 1898, 1910-1945
Series 1: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Political Ascension
File No. 196
1920 October 4
St. Louis, MO - Campaign Speech
· I want to pre.tnoo my apeeob t onight w1 th 10111 gooa nen
to enry lover ot this Country;-WhiobeTer party 1e elected they
onn be aeoure4 that WhataTar may happen to the Country itself,
something which in the minds of moot of us aymboliue our Countey
will be sale . Senator Hard ina has at last made the first dafini te
statemont that I ha1'o bean able to detect in all his spoaohoa. I
r oad it to you to ehow that I am alwnya willing to giTe him credit
tor any do'finlta thing whioh he cay say at any time. Here i t ia -
Sena.tor Barding annou.noamont, wi th all due ooleumity befitting such
a statement, that UJlder no circumstunceo will he suffer any oh.o.nge
which will atfoot tho American i'l.as: or any substitute thorofor.
I will oonfosa thtl.t 1 have been aeoretly much \'forrlod ainoo
Chairman J.Ia.yoe some time oao appropriated the American nag ao
tho exclusive property of the Republican Party. I bavo wondered
whD.t they would do with it after they got it. I feared thntthey
would symbolice the confederation which they advocate by making 1 t
a naa combining our o;~~n colore wl th the Craeoont of Turkey, the
Snake of ..:oxloo and the Bear of Rueaia, thua eymboli d .ns the tri-· ~ ~ parttf agTeemont of those who prefer to ~omaln outside, &:ld 1 am glad
to learn that more conservative counsel bas prevailod not
I know the Seno.tor too \'lelljto know he has not•made euoh
an lmporto.nt announoomont without long ar.d serious consultation with
Senator .Penrose and Senator Lodge. 1 feel sure that l n thuo spoak
lng be axpreosed not only his individual dotemlno.tion but that of
the Senatorial Syndioato whioh he htla oo frankly stated will govorn
this Country in caso of hie eloction.
As to what elsa he ttill do 1 awo.i t onxiouoly for o.n answer to th
J~~~!~o~ have already put to him
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l wn\ to profaM rq -Mh \oolght wUh - goo4
»en to •••17 loTar ot t.hla Cout77:• Jlhiohe1'n· pa:rQ ia elM\e4
thoy oan bo unr.a t hat WM.'-'YIIr a&)' !aftppen t D t he Count!")' 1'\Hlf,
eomethJac wbiob in tbe a lMa of o at •t,(~bollMa our COUD'tl7.
will b o Mfe . U.notor Bar41D« baa • ' 1:~ cutd.e anoU..r 4e.t1n1te
etat.«aont. I rea4 it to 7011. '• a'b.ow tba' 1 • a l'ft71 w1111AS
to give hi"" oradlt f or any detlnlte thiJ~« wb1ah be aay ea~ a t
0113 t t•• • Hero it ie • S.nA~r HaJ'd.lq'a UIIIOtiDMMn\1, wt~ All
4ue eol.nlt;y befit\1118 D\l.Ob a ata'k~MJ3\, tbot • "Uil44Jr DD o1~
etanoae will I aut;tar aQ oba.D8a Whiob will atteot \he Amerieaa J'laC
or any u"betituta therefor" .
I w.ll l oonfeoe t.bat 1 hATe bean MoraU;, • a.ch wo:rrle6
etnoo CM11"1:UU1 Uaye aonao ·u• ago appJ'09r1ate4 the J.Mrtoan nae: ••
the oxolu.Di.,.a proper tJ of 'the tiopubl1oan Far~. l ban wondard.
whot tbe;r wouJ.d d o w11ih 1t after tha;r got H. I fearott that thOJ
would 8$1Db011sa tbo oon:te4•r• tton Which 'tho)' atnoato b:r -.king 1 t
a tlas ocr.~b1n1Jl8 our own colore with t l-.e Oreaoent o'f rl'DrkGJ , the
Snake ot W.x1oo and ~bo Dear of Rll.eG14, thWt l)'labol11108 the four-pe:rQ
•8T'I••nt of "tho .. wb.o pntor to :remal.D oute14e , but 1 M a l c4 to
learn that • on oonaenoat1Ye oouoaol has pren.Uo4 .
l tnow the 3elUJtor t oo wll DOt to know ho baa not •4•
ouah an imp ortant DllDOlD'\o ... nt wJ t hout lons a nd MrJ ou ooneul t4t10D
W1 tb f..ene.tOT J>tDl"OM aDl S.na tor Lo4£o • J feel I U.re t.hSt 1D thUI
upee.ktnc he e.xpna .. 4 DO' 0111.7 hie 1At1"filul 4etera1:an'Uon bat
t.M t or tJ\o 61n&t.or1&l J,yad.loa\4 whiob he hAl 10 ole&rl.y 1Dd1aa~
w!ll goYerft t.hil Co1U1t17 1n 06M of hi e eleotlon.
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Thla year tbe mo.nmaera of the Ilepa.blloaD part)' Mft
Mppel cntt a oa~palp ot "ttl-1•1DC". 1 do DOt a,peak ol •• rta t a 4
1'111 o'f RIJM\ltoau who bel4 4et'1DJ.te oonTloUena. fM Uft'lal_.
fttab. Will lla)'a euooun'-r•l Mft •aa a par ago wu U..t ot' ~-
entaa lrreoonollablo 41:f:foroaoao. a. plo.Jme4 t.o 4o tbll .,. ftrcet
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D-ber 2D4. U """ o 4 t ffloult tblng thlo rwmlq of a -lSD
of "trt•in&" 'for :tour aoatb w1 thout eptll1JJ8 ~ ot tlw water trOll
ot ther ahoU4or. It went. oloD8 tairl7 well on tbe nrtaoo, but all
the U• the TOtera , men and 'W'OIH!l, wre na41n« Nl4 tb1Dk1DC aDl
wtohi118'• 7or awbllo the7 won4~re4 about tM "l'roat .Porob• Ollilpe181l.
'\MD tlM17 touncl out tbe roaaon. lor awhile the7 t.ho-s,bt \he pner
&11 t loa, tho fla& .... .,in&, the ut apeeobee .. n Jut prel1111aar1el ...
tMn tbo;v 4l110onr• t hnt tl>ore wao notblDfl beh1n4 U ol.l.
!be straw that broke t he bao.t. at a )G.Ueut pUllo wa tbe
aa.tooton 1D llol\l.Mre b7 \he Ropabl108D -14ate tllat ba U4 DO
epeottto oOJlltnoU'ft ~an-- o:a. toretp attain . lt 'be .... al•r
~t, or oourae , thla bad to be .o, beoaUM 1-o ba'ft Ut a p~ or
totl.Dl teoeoa would. ha'ft apoUoct \he whole t._ory of Ueplll&' l1Hel't.
ut ol .. llltl toptber in tho ..,. M& .
Ot oourH 1 t _. boun4 to oo.o.
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1"M7 u'" realloel \lla\ la ftrelp aU&l.ra \he B ... \11- an aplM\
tile ~ b-u• l\ -. _..._ - • _ ... , -. !'Nellea\,
- 7 reallM \u\ la •-e\lo atralra tile_.,. or tile wlll -·
orp lllaa\lon le DONq --u ... • \»\ 1\ 1e _. • loa\e o~
≪r\hlas aoo-llelaa4 ~ ... \loe l aU .. b7 aJl7 De-n\,
eo the J' ~" "'"-''"• t ad .rttt.etMt.. aa4 ll ... ent, ht:
it wlll oot be ror 10111. ln 'four -.eke th..ta ktiln wUl &Mile '
tHP on golas toi'Warcl W :retraD "trt ... n• u 4 \0 autata _.. trt\ll
olear-out, 4et1nl te ~intone, ltadara wtto an not at.rata,
rt.Dal.lJ , J want to oa ll atteu'-ioD to two tll1JI6a: Geaator
llanUug' a a ttt'b.to on the teague o:t ~t101UJ lUllS that o~ o~aor C..
71nt, 1n r•prt to Senator Itar41:na • \ben • • u i~on&Dt akt..e•t:
111 tht a • ornl ng 'a Jld~r. senator lbrtlO« 1a ttuote4 aa •71B« • "1 ap
pro•• wbl.l\ Se nst;or J!oro.h hna M id. t n hJ s p~bllo a44naMa." 1D the
.... 'J)Gpllr i n t h.1o ato. tcuun t. f"roe !;ono tor J30I'ab .. "1 will :tls ht aaa1ut
an7 effort b)' 4111 one no mat1.er "ho t o put OYer a League of Katlona
1n t 'he nen aeeoton ot Oongnaa. I ohall a eak Jut aa 1 han 'Hen
epeakh1r8 883lnat the ~"•
l:t the &nslinb 1~• cea.o1 a.n;,thina a \ &11, it ..... t.Mt
a.natOT Jlant1q 1e at l a•t be1DS Ar iyen 111to a oOl'Mz • it -..na \laat
'Lbe AMr1ou publ.i o he.n rooei?efi :&o. hill a 41not epprnal o'f
&en•tor Borah's OppcNI1t1on t o cna golDg into a r...,.. ot latiNa, Mt
5eoOD417 , 1 we.11t 70• '• ••treat '\hia tf \h \be laft.alM
ata\o,...\o of o ... mor C• ..a ~~;Jeal~. 1'/e fD'"P s olllfl tato \loa ~
of l&tlone ntah "-lrt7-Jllae or ... oou.atr1el U.•a a1rea47 JalDH.,
.... , fllrtllei'DON, W are .... llJ W1111a(; ""'' 1\ 'lie - al.V tO ... .,.
- rloan Uul\ uoWIIfl 1ll nr l OlllS 1ll eloa1l - ·~ la tile 111..-t
&epee our •te\lafl np\e -r \loa -rleu o .. tuau•, laalKlal
\loa ri!ht o:t tile C-a of \loa UDlMt BMMa M laolan wu er _,
our \rHpe cmor-MU. I\ - \e • \loa\ \loa\ la '"'" pl&l.a IIIISllell, aa4 1 _, \loa\ h-e. - • \loaN wtll 'M a DO\~ fal1t.s eftt
- ' -o\ l.Mo\ of u.. llolibento }.oJ>IQlioan • l ... pn-•uo• of ,..,
cowrnor Cox e.D4 1 ate.Da ~or.
IU!!UO?:I JIIC* 111/!IICll OrR Do I , D, BOOIIK'BLf ~? .. t.OUIO, 110 ., OCt, 4 , ltiD
1 -· M -- ........ -Ish& witll - ~
•• te o'NI'J - of ~u CeuWJ'•• l!llle»ftr J>U'\7 lo eleo-
tlle7 MD lle -- l llet --Ml lleppen M tile COWIWJ' 1'-U, ... -lbl .. wldoll In tile alaU of ... , •;, _.-.u ....... c ...... -,.,
will lle atwo. -- -Ia« .... a t 1oit - 11110\ber .. naUo
IM-to I ..... U \o J R to ·- that 1 .. a lwoqe willS.
te ct.,. Ilia eroau for 11111 u t l aUo t h iJIII lllliob llo .. , 8all at
.., tt.. San 1' le- s.na.-.r 11a1'41a&'• tUIDO\IIl ... nt:, wa• all
t 11o -~'' bofUUJIII ooaoll a eta-at, tllat • "llDtor 110 ol,.._
.-. 101.11 l 811fftlr 1UQ' al>onp llll.loh will aUMt \be -rl- J'lac
.,. ut7 ••eunw then~•" •
I will 0011twoo that l !lATe booa -•tlJ aaah IIOJ'rl ..
11- Clleii'II&JI lla71 - t18o q o IIPPl'OJIJ'I&- tile - .... l'la4 U
tile -lulft property ot 1ho Ropublloaa r ar t,. . 1 ha'" wonurot
tdlat tiMIJ wollld ao wUil u anor tllo:v sot u . 1 twloretl that ~.,
w.ld -llelho \be ooato4o,....Uoa 'llbloll llloJ aa-to 1>7 aakla« U
a t1ac ecltS.lar; oar own oolore with the Orea .. nt o~ 1\trU)', tho
suta at llenoo ana tho Dear ot lluaoln, tbl&8 a;yUollalnr tile t o..,...parliJ
.,..._nt ot tboee '~flo pref er to re.&l.u outeth. ba.1: 1 611 gla4 'kt
lH-1'11 Vi&t .. J'eo OODMI'ftt:ift OOUDHl bu preyallot.
1 m ow '\M n.uwr t eo wll DO"t "o ltnow he bae aot •"
eooll "" __ , --•' witho"' 1- aa4 oorlou ooaollluU•
witll -- Pear- oal tleutor Lodao• 1 fool aura _, \a &hu
•oklnr IMt upn-• eat 11111 hlo 1D41rt4aal 4o\ona1roUon bllt
tllet o f lllo tiezatorlal SJ111I•to lllliob IMt b&e eo oloarq 1D41M
•1U f:'OWPD We c-1:17 l n .... ot hll al.H\loa.
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·~ Nel.lM \bat 1o I-lUI &ftaln U.. -lp ot \1111 1!1U Hqa'
ertf&llli&Uoa lo MNJ¥ 111-Uft • -t it 11 -~ ... iiiiM of
..,.."',.,. ... _ulilll• tw tM lotloa by ..., lle-ra\,
ne tbl7 b6ft "~rt-a", •• .,.t,tes .. c. ... at .... ent, b•'
H wlll oot M tft 1-. ln toar weol<l thl.o Batl• WlU .. olio M
kHp ., ao1D8 t oraN W ,..,ra.U "Vt...re"' aa4 •o autata Mil wl\ll
ol .. ,... •• ,, l ttftJJiW optDJ.••· lea4en no an not o.tnt &,
ftllel.lllo I ..,., k ooll a UonUoa k - tldllgO: Beaa\ft
HoN 1D&' • a t U...._ on Ute r..,sue o:t HaUone aDil tha't: of OnerDOr c..
l'lnt, I n nsu;l \o Denakr lla>'ll.1.,. - \lien •• oa illa>oM&Dt o\a-t
tn thla ••mJac'• J)O.per.. Rteator llnrdlq 1D quotol AI ~1D8 - "'1 ap
p'I'OH W'M.' !JeD&\Or l ore)a lla8 11814 ill hJIJ puhllo a lAre-1," Ja Ullli
110C111 P6~r 1a t tda ekt.o..nt. t'rOII Sono.tor Dorah • "l will f1abt a&a1Ut
a.D7 e rt01"t 'b7 o.rq _. DO -.tt.er who to put n.r a ~ ot la\10111
.lD t.he ni:Z1: IIMlOO Of COIJ6HII, I Dboll I a ak JU\ Ql 1 haft bMO
opeakilll! a«al•t ~be ~·.
It 1m. Jln81lob lon(l114go 11101Ull o>ny tblrll! a t oll, 1 t MIDI "-lt
Senator Rard1D8 lea\ laet 'be1ft8' 4r1Ten lDto o. oO'r'ller • it MUla th&'
tbe Aaertoa.n publlo han no.1'f'o4 n-os hla G dlnot .ppronl ot
Cena\cw Boral:t.'a ~Jp»CNJition to ov 8'01114) i n t o a Leape ot Jatioae, DOt;
merel y "'tbe• .te.,-ue bo' "'•" teaev.e.
5MOD4l,J1 1 wc.Jlt J OU to Gotltr< thla "tb the 4eflnJ.t.
etatomente of OOTOmor C• an4 Qeol~. ft'o :ta'TOI' coins into tM ~
of I a tiona .tl.leh t.htrt;,...atae or •oro oountriel Nve n.1ro44,J Jo1no4,
a M , tartM~re. w an ftolly 'tftllizls tbot it be ..U olMI' to n'ei'J
- r1DOD tbat not.h1JI6 1a 0111" s ol.,. 1D ob&ll - •• 1 1a tbo olls-•
t opoo ov Ollollllg ripto -r - -riou oeout.uoe. 1aol1141111!
\II& ris bt of"'- c_.. of \bo Un1- stoteo \a &oelan •r or_,
OUT \J"OIJII ............ 1t - to - \11&. "'"' 11 ... ~. pla1a BIISUib •
..,. 1 '""' tllllt IH8 aoor .., tbon Wlll be • 110\l-loll hUla~ oftf
!:Jt'l'lUC'l:l J'KCII OI'I!IICa OP R· a , 7 oDollliOMTZLf U'r. tOUI8, wo., OO'f, .&, l iiD
I -t \0 -- _, .,._ - Ill>\ wUII - ,_
.... u • .,...,. 1""" d t1111o c_.,.,_ as-~ te •J.ee-t~~e:v oan be o.,.ol'M <bet--- llafpea to tile C-t17 1-f,
W' -tbtns whioll in tho a l.D4e of _, ot1Wo11- _. C-tl7.
will be are. Soaa- lloriiDS Ilea at latA .... anatllor .. tillS to
eta-.nt , I rea4 1\ \o 7'"' to e- """ 1 lai alwqow wil:U..
to g ift 11111 on4U tor..., t ot.IDlto \II ns *lob llo -:v - at
0D7 tiao . lien U ie • S.na\or IJ.U'U"' '" _...,_nt, with oll
Guo aol....t\7 bof1U1ng ..,..h a eta-at, \hot • "U- • •1-
•-e will I aufftr 11Q1 olle.np whloh will o.rteot t11o -rlooa 1'1-.
01' llll7 oUetltute thoretor,..
1 will oonteoo thot I IIAn lloeo _,..u, aooh wrrt"'
olnoo Cha1....,. Jla:ye- t1ao aao "'>PlfOpria- tile -rlnn n,.. ao
tho u:olu1.,. pr-r\7 ot tile Ropoblloon Par \7. 1 ha.,. -rM
llllAt tho;r .....Z.4 4o w1\ll 1\ a ttar tho7 pt U, I fOarot Uoat \llo7
""ul4 ~~;V~~bolho tllo ooato4oratton 111>1oh tllo:y _.,_to b;v .oltl.,. U
a :fl.As ooab1Ditt8 our own aolora wl Ut t 1"• O:reMeat of Ta.I"D7, ~
Sl1o.ke of W.Uoo ana tlle .lloar o f lhwato, tlu&o QUoliailll tile te....-por" qTeeDent ot tho• fto pn tor to reou.l.rl oute14e, \w.$ l • slAA to
learn thtt.t a ore oonaenatlvc oou.naol h&a pn•&Ue&.
I m ow 11M Oecmtor too wll not to kDow be he.e M't M4e
au<>h.., ~orw.nt IUIDOun-nt withoot 1- 0114 Mrlou -ta\la
wl th Sene. tor PeD.J'OM a.n4 !:len• tor Lo48•· l t"Ml •\lre t.btlt 1.a. \Ua
opoaklns 11o o;q,ro-4 aot 81117 bto I.AA!~Uaai 4otara1,..t101l bat
t hat of tho lla-tor1al. ~-ta Wllioll be hao oo oleorJ.¥ 11141oatH
will CO'Nrn \hie Co11Jl\l')' i n - of hh oleeUOIIo
J. Ironical oongratulationa to B&r41JJ8 on hia 4ek:na1aation
to p •••ne the Amertoan J'las unobanged . 7or preoa e:atraot would
v.••,fv.t Sull ift.D. baa • MrJDt4 "I" .
1 SW1Dg at onoo into League o'f nations, and augpat you ., p/taoe by ~ing the Republioane are worrying• You 1na1at on
tlalking on tbat as 1 t 1a the last thing on earth they want to talk
&rout and beoauoe it io the moot 1111portant t hing in the world, to
'this Countey and every other Cpuntry , in :taot to o1v111&at1on it
self- eo you intend to keop on t alking about i t whuthar ldr. llarding
llkoo it or not.
Your leo,e. of Uo.tione speoob thio noon wo all right, but
would condense. Would ueo :tor Preas oopy tho Swi tEerland matter , ~ ........
Uarked "II" which 1m hao r eady to ineort. I«.M-«-{ 17'
Then I wMtt oay after g1 v1D8 tho p ledge of youroelf and
Cox not t o lot tho boys go over: "This is wher e wo stand. Where
does Sona tor HD.rding ltand? It is absurd for him to declare ~t
he 1a in favor of o.ny League unloae he wishes ua to l\ndorstaD4 'ibat hia statement mo.de thio morning waa untrue and intended f or se._-t~ Doro.b's ears only . This ie what Senator llarding oayo this mornJ.ng:
' I approve whnt Senator Borah has enid in hie publio addressee. He Will continue to make J~PGeohea t or the f~ Republican Ticket, and I am sure I ohall a pprove also, what he says to ·the votero in the f'U.ture ' .
If tho Englioh language means cmything, this means that Senato:r
Harding has publicly and oolemnly deola~d that he stands with !'
senator Borah, eo t o find out where he really stands it 1o only
neoeeaary to find BOIDI clear expression trom Senator Bor ah hi~MIJ.f. ' ' Od4l.y enough, we tlnd this in the same papor that contAins Sena~tor
U&rding' a apeeoh. This ia Senator Borah's position aa given bJ'
h1uoU1
Uow oo.n we pooeibly oonolude anything but that oither Bonator
Barding ia wil:f'ull y • 1wu 1!1 h 1 mieropraaonting hie own atti
tude or that he is opposed and 1ntonde to f'ind against any ef't'ort
by o.ny one to put over a League of nations , and notioo that this
r ef'ero to any League of Ilationo and not the partioulo.r Loaguo of
nations whioh 1e nor1 under diooussion a So out of aonator no.rding 'o
own mouth • are o.ble to pos1t1vol y state that unloos Governor Cox
is el eoted Proeidont, thoro will bo no League ot lla.t1ono of nny kind . " I
Be sure to use the \"far llotbero' extroot, and 1 think
perhaps a word or two about the l!"'armers ' Lonna might pay.
· I W&Dt to preface my apeeoh tonight with ecxne good newe
to 8Tery loTer of thia Countryt-WhioheYer party 1e elected they
oan be assured that wh&teYer may happen to the Country itself,
something which in the minds of moat ot ue symbolises our Country &,-,;t_~_,~
will be sate. Senator H.ar~ing hsa at last made ~.tefinite
statement ._,. I h'z• b••n •b'• ..iP 1 •*•=* 1n eU hie IIJ tNa8 . I
read it to you to show that I am always willing to giYe him credit
for any definite thing which he may say at any time. Here it 1e ..
Senator Harding announcement, with all due aolemni ty beti tting such . ~ a statement, tbat ;under no circums tances will "he suffer any change
which will affect the American fiag or any substitute therefor. ''
I will confess that 1 have been secretly much worried since
Chairman Hayes some time ago appropriated the Amerioan nag as
the exclusive property of tho Re publican Party. 1 have wondered
what they would do with it after they got it. 1 teared that they
would symboliu the confederation which they &d't'ocate by making i t
a nag combi ning our own colore with the Crescent of Turkey, the
Snake of !.iexico and the Bear of Russia, thus s ymbolising the Wtl-.fi-14 \ but t
party agreement of those who prefer to romain outside, ad 1 om glad
to learn that more conservative counsel has pre't'ailed
I know the Senator too well/~~tknow he has not"mo.de such
a n important announcement wl thout long and serious consul tat ion with
Senator Penrose and Senator Lodge. l feel sure that in thus spea k
ing he ezpreesed not only hie in~ividual dey_prmination bu~ tha7t of
r.r ~ ,, \,.-;' '•·ritt ' the Senatorial Syndicate which he has so Jl:anld; . t ~will govern
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