Roosevelt and Howard Exchange Letters on New Deal Distaste
Hyde Park Sept 6 The text of the Roosevelt Howard exchange shows Roy W. Howard publisher of Scripps-Howard papers pressing the President on business opposition to the New Deal. Howard argues some business leaders fear antagonism to tax policies and demand a breathing spell for industry. Roosevelt replies with repeated emphasis on clarifying misinterpretations and defending the system's progress.
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Presidential reply affirms reform aims and tax plan
The 1935 exchange shows President Roosevelt defending the administration’s broad program. He argues reform and recovery are inseparable, cites tax changes targeting high incomes, and notes gains in banking, agriculture, and unemployment relief while acknowledging remaining unemployment.
Roosevelt Letter Defends Economic System Amid Reform
In a measured letter Franklin D. Roosevelt urges the public to discard panic and distrust and to support the orderly modernization of the economic system. He asserts the nation has achieved mass progress under the current framework despite faults and abuses and cautions against those who equate reform with revolution.
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