Evening star., 1936-02-02
Member Of the Associated Press.
LandOn of Kansas.

an attack upon the waste and bu-
'reaucracy under the Roosevelt New Deal,
Is widely considered as brilliant OPEN
ing of his campaign for the Republican
presidential nomination. 1t was his first
comprehensive statement of his views
on national problems and as such it has
brought many words of praise. De-
-servedly so. For into Governor Lam
don's philosophy of government are writ
ten sound fundamentals, while at the
same time it is forward looking. A
philosophy of government that is built
upon the shifting sands cannot endure.
. An underlying theme of the Kansas
Governor, running through his address
as it has through his administration of
affairs in Kansas is economy, a homely
word that has been strangely twisted
into new and extravagant meanings and
directions by New Deal experimenters.
Unfortunately" Governor Landon said
"now as always, there are people today
calling themselves liberal who regard
any suggestion of economy as reaction
ary." More is the pity. They seem to
think" continued the Kansas Governor,
Willingness to throw other peoples
money around without any considera-
ton of value received is a peculiar sign
of pure heart"
That the Landon Kansas day speech
IS clearly the opening of campaign by
the Governor cannot be doubted. That
he will make the great issues in a cam
paign against the Roosevelt reelection
the spending program of this adminis-
tration and it's effort to concentrate in
Washington the control of all Govern
ment and of all activities of the people
seems entirely clear from what he said
'"The time has come for a direct attack
on the attempt at Washington to sub
stitute tax-eating bureaucracy for lib
eral democratic system"
The Kansas Governor, however, is both
forward looking and liberal in his views
of social questions. He conceives it a
duty of government to protect. He would
protect the children of the Nation from
exploitation in mill and factory He
would protect the aged when their days
Of efficient labor have passed. But it
does not appear that he is of
those who, in order to bring about
social reforms, would break down the
dual system of Government estab-
lished by the Constitution Protec-
tion of the people by government is a
vastly different thing from government
paternalism. Government paternalism
never gets away from political partisan 1
ship, from special favors bestowed upon
party workers.
Under the vast burden of debt which
the liberals of the New Deal have rolled
up for the American people they will
be bowed for many years to come It
is burden which must not be increased |
as it is now increasing It is q burden |
which Governor Landon is pledging |
himself not to increase, but to tighten |
should he become the Nations Chief |
Executive. Past performances of men
must be taken as a beacon
Governor Landon. it is reported from
Kansas, is to speak again soon in the
Eastern part of the country If he is to
be candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation at the hands of the Republican
party, he owes it to the voters to let them
see and hear and value him. This is no
time for an aspirant for the leadership
OF the Nation to hide his light under
bushel.