Kathleen Norris Talks War, Third Term Threat At Willkie Rally
Novelist Kathleen Norris arrives in Cedar Rapids with Governor Stassen to campaign for Willkie. She warns Roosevelt risks deep intervention, calls third term a totalitarian threat, and predicts Europe’s collapse after the war leading to peace. Norris recalls her writing career and strong editorial schedule.
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Iowa
Willkie Attacks Roosevelt Pledges and Third Term Plan
Willkie elects to broadcast from a train car as he charges Roosevelt with expanding federal power and debt. He labels the New Deal as eroding checks and balances, blames it for provoking economic depression, and credits Vandenberg for deposit insurance. He argues the third term issue threatens democracy and cites 1937 actions as proof of executive overreach.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
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Iowa
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Philadelphia
Power Grab and Liberty Erosion in the New Deal Critique
The piece argues that Roosevelt’s seven and a half years in power have centralized authority, creating new instruments of power that threaten liberties. It claims concentration of power worsened economic problems and burdened American enterprise under a growing bureaucratic weight.
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Ots
Stand Now Or Lose Freedom Under This New Deal
The speaker warns that concentrating political and economic power in Washington under a New Deal administration threatens civil liberties. Economic control erodes personal freedoms including press, churches, and family life. Democracy remains in form only unless a spirit of freedom guides action now.
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Fane
Rousing Debate on Power and Peace in Wartime Policy
Fragmented excerpt reveals a campaign tone urging a strong rational government to deter war and protect freedoms. It references Lincoln and Willkie, debating executive power, defense buildup, and public trust. The text shows wartime anxieties and calls for safeguarding the nation’s heritage against excessive control.
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