October 1939 Issue [Article] Roosevelt Download PDF Adjust Share The rich man's alibi by Elmer Holmes Davis, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1933-1945 20th century Big business Business and politics Economic policy Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) Roosevelt Politics and government United States More from Elmer Holmes Davis The Ideal State People in Chicago will tell you that there is a happy land not far away. Sitting on the ash heap of their own miseries, they mournfully explain that just over… Votes for emptiness Votes for emptiness Adjust Share