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to give aid in building low-cost rental housing, the kind of
"NATIONAL
ARCHIVES AND
housing that would contain decent living quarters for 50 or
RECORDS
SERVICE"
60 dollars a month. Now, that do-nothing Republican 80th
Congress just laughed at me.
The Republican leadership wouldn't give the American
people the kind of housing they need because the rich real-
estate lobby opposed it.
The Hoover slogan, if you remember, back in 1929
and 1930 was, "Two cars in every garage," The Republican
slogan today is, "Two families in every garage."
That terrible real-estate lobby is made up of the
wealthy interests who are perfectly satisfied with the housing
shortage because it keeps rents up and profits higher. The
Republican leadership had a clear choice between the need
of the people and the greed of the lobby. They failed the
people and our housing shortage continued.
But you can correct it. If the people elect a
Democracic President and a Democratic Congress we'll break
that housing shortage in spite of the real-estate lobby.
And we'll do a lot of other things that are in the interest
and the welfare of the people as a whole.
This is a decision that will affect several generations
to come if you make the wrong decision. We are the leaders
of the world, this great country of ours -- the greatest
republic that the sun has ever shone upon -- and the reason
for its greatness is because the power of government is
reposed in you. You are the government if you exercise
your privilege. You folks are going to determine on election
day what kind of government we'll have in Washington.
You want a government with a positive program, an
administration and a Congress devoted to the people's interests
and not to special interests. You want a government concerned
with human rights and health and education and housing and
the cost of living of this great people of ours.
In 1946 two-thirds of you stayed at home and didn't
vote. We got that awful 80th Congress as a result. And you
got just what you deserved because you didn't exercise your
rights. A man who doesn't exercise the privilege of franchise
on election day is a shirker and he has no right to kick about
the sort of government he gets if he doesn't vote himself.
Now, you can't afford to shirk your duty as a citizen
this time. You have a privilege under the Constitution to
participate in your government. You owe it to yourself to
exercise that privilege in your own self-interest.
When you go to the polls and vote the Democratic ticket
on the 2nd of November you're not only voting for me for
President and for all those good men for public office but
you're voting for yourselves and your own interests. Just
keep that in mind.
Now, if you do that and do your duty we won't appease
the special interests. We'll be in a position SO that the
special interests will have to go along with the people
and take up their fair share, just as the people will
get their fair share. That won't be the case if you let
the Republicans in.
We have got a fight to make, as I said in the beginning.
We will fight for our rights as decent, patriotic, God-
fearing men and women who want security and peace and freedom
for now and for all time. That's the issue with which you are
faced.
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