The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-10
TELL I'd
.G0VERN0l
L A N D 0 \
Hon. ALI Mossman Landon,
G. 0. P. Campaign Tour Headquarters
New Castle, Pa.
Dear Mr.. Governor:

We welcome you on your first trip TO On, r.
States 1t is our hope this section of the cour,r
show you every hospitality and courtesy
We are all glad you're here We're clad h.
there have been serious questions abou, Won NJ.
there in Topeka troubling Us here in the Eas i
that you're on the spot, we nope the answer, o.,
hand.
This is the situation: You realize. Governor i,
is one thing to make speeches from the rear ps,tr
an observation car about elimination of sQuap6g
and about "the American way but that il is Qy.
other thing to sit in the White House and plan, H..
try's course.
You can say almost anything in general way j.
out getting into jam. But President Roosevelt n! d
to do more than say things. He has had to write SPED
plans into law, sign his name to them, make them vi
We know, therefore, just where President Rox1
stands on every question.
Now YOU are asking us to fire President vh 4
served us for three years. You ask for his job
Well, what has he done that you would undo
* X 4
Your platform pledges You to cut eXpenti
REALISTICALLY and immediately
Cd Specifically, which expenditures do YOU
propose to cut, Governor Landon? Are you 80
ing to cut relief? If not relief are you gonI
to cut army and navy budgets? II not these
are you going to cut Government employees
salaries? Or will you cut aid to farmers to
home owners? Which of these will it be- Gov
ernor, and how much will you cut each one
Will you tell US?
Your platform pledges you to withdra" G"1
ment from competition with private industry!
(2) Do you intend to abolish IVA? Ya
or no?
You are pledged to establish direct t@ "
distributed" to pay for old-age pensions ana O'"'
of social insurance.
(3) Do YOU want Federal sales tax IN
ernor? If your "direct tax" is not sales ~
what kind Of tax will it be? Who Will pay" |
How much will they pay!
You favor elimination of all private m ION ;,s;:
private monopoly" your platform says ~"
ble."
(4 Which monopolies will you aOolni
covernor? American Telephone Ieesl.r
COMPANY is an admitted private mo M 4
$751; Are YOU planning to abolish A: /; q l., ..ha
are YOU exempting A. T. & l.!
monopolies are you not exemP'"'S'
Among lHe OlHeI QueSIiO''
diences will expect you to answer, Go'ei'V''"
(5) Which agencies of the New Deal I aS,i
nrono,e TO disband Pare you going TO : o' u
Hole? Yes. or no? Will you ~pI n,I
WPA? PWA? You oppose the =, nI ~ thr'
Which of its agencies are you going
out?
Is, Will YOU vine out Federal insur'n .',t
h.nL deno.;t.? Yes. or no? You are on lsii
as opposing such insurance WIN WV
(7) What changes will you make IKE, ~ ~ r.
Federal fay system. which you promise ,a'
wise" &? Will YOU RATE or lower 'neI u.s, IN BE-
Will YOU make them heavier or ''sh 'St,?
lower brackets? In the higher of''"'
Question No. is particularly 'n PO,,or BIZ
your own Kansas income tax hts 'hg SEQ 70
heaviest # gives exemptions OF only S'vsy M
men and 81 500 to married men. ~ "sT bighs:r
$4,000 in the Federal tax law ! ct you" 'anE ijFS
the top bracket is only per cent - "S"''
in the Federal law. = IN
4 We are sorry that the evE ence ':.S u t Ho,:
will confine your tour to spe"ehm"N.L..firn dutrA:
been interesting to show You o"r Enoo,"yded an ii
our shipping our big cities, oU C ro had no eNG
developments with which you IA" 'fore be ne" NJ
" N smee, u unfortunately, you will not trip
know us, all we can hope from your nd "" we hope
We welcome that opportun'! Ill" ~
Your Eastern audiences are |e end the S,
YOU, in Topeka, have planned 'r"stey ana y
They want you to tell them COW r,
face to face. v,,,rs sincerely ,pEP
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