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    "ocrText": "-20\nSCHENECTADY\nThat is the best safe-guard there is against Communism.\nWhen you have an educated people, Communism hasn't a chance in the\nworld.\nSo, let's go to work, and get that educational bill.\nLet's protect the farmer, let's protect the laboring man, and in\norder to do that you must get yourselves registered now and get\non the books. You have got today and tomorrow to do that in this\npart of New York. Get on the books because if you are not you\ncannot vote.\nI don't want to see the electorate stay at home this time.\nYour responsibility is the Government of the United States, and if\nyou exercise that responsibility you are bound to have good government.\nI can't begin to tell you how very much I appreciate this\nturn-out in this great city. I have been here on several occasions,\ninspecting plants during thewar when I was Chairman of the Committee\nto examine the national defense program. I always had a welcome here.\nWay back in 1935 when I first went to the Senate, I came here to\nSchenectady and made a farm speech. That farm speech is just as good\ntoday as the day I made it. If the farmers look after their own\ninterests, they will still be for the man who made that speech here\nin Schenectady in 1935.\nI could stand here and discuss with you the issues in this\ncampaign from now until noon, but I haven't got time and there are\nseveral things I have not mentioned, but I want you to get your book\nout and study these issues and then make up your mind in your own\ninterest.\nWhen you go to the polls, you are not voting for me. When\nyou vote the Democratic ticket, you are voting for yourselves - you\nare voting for your own best interests. Just think that one over.\nIf you do that - there are a lot of things I could have\ntalked to you about - if you do that, I won't be troubled with the\nhousing shortage, I will stay in the White House for another 4 years."
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