The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the United States since the days of Andrew Jackson.

The money-changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.

For nearly four years you have had an Administration which instead of twirling its thumbs has rolled up its sleeves. We will keep our sleeves rolled up. We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace--business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.

The fact that you see banks on the streets, you don't know who the owners are. Many banks are owned by governments.

We are working on a wide variety of ways to bring to the mortgage finance system cost savings for consumers as well as lenders in the mortgage market,

A government that ignores the will of its people is like a pressure cooker with the flames turned up to high.