1932 Election: Roosevelt vs Hoover

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Small text from the poster at right:

"We have had four years of false prophesies, broken promises and blundering statesmanship.

Twelve years of reactionary policies have brought the nation to the worst crisis in its history: 11,000,000 idle laborers, 30,000,000 American people living on charity, 12,000 bank failures, thousands of idle factories, 600,000 home and farm foreclosures.

Agriculture is prostrate and on the verge of bankruptcy. 

Surplus food stuffs are smothering the farmer while millions of human beings are underfed or starving.

The President [Hoover] has proved his utter lack of capacity to restore the nation to economic health. The people have lost confidence in his leadership and will not be reassured by his baseless campaign forecasts of returning prosperity. 

The battle has not been won! The fundamental cause of our distress has not been remedied! Each day of delay adds to human misery and despair!"