The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24

with unemployment. He warned that crushing" debts and taxes must retard prosperity and ieopardize the peoples rights" He charged that many desirable, liberal cbiectives had been "discredited during the past three years by careless think ing, unavoidable laws and incompe- tent administration"
 His speech overall was an indict- ment of Roosevelt recovery on charges of bad administration and failure to realize It's opportunities. Tt must be kept in mind" he said, "that the security of all of us de- pends on the good management of our common affairs"
 A phrase by Landon aroused quick speculation whether he intended drafting some prominent democrats for his cabinet or other high fed- eral posts in event of his election next November. He had promised to conduct on ef1lcient government, and added: T shall call to my aid those men best qualified to conduct the public business-and I mean just that"
 He Called It Threat
 Mounting debts and increasing taxes constitute Q threat to all of these aims. Let us not be rnisled by those who tell us that others will be made to carry the burden for us. A simple inquiry Into the facts and figures will show that our growing debts and taxes are SO enormous that even we tax to its utmost linn its those who are best able to pay, the average taxpayer will tsill have to bear the major part.
 "While spending billions of dollars of borrowed money may create Q temporary appearance of prosperity, we and our children, as taxpayers, have yet to pay the bill. For every single dollar spent, we will pay back two dollars"
 That was the tax spending econ- omy philosophy of the "Kansas Coolidge" who stood there last night in the glare of the kleig lights with his voice rolling across a continent because he had balanced the budget of his state. His appearance was the climax of a mad day. The thou sands came and over.rar1 Q city. The parade passed. The sun falling in the west blinded the thousands who trekked then to the south front of the capitol.
 ovation Greeted Him
 An ovation greeted the governor and Mrs. Landon as they emerged from the capitol and came down to the speakers stand accompanied by members of their family. Prelimi- naries of invocation and introduc- tions over, Rep. Bertrand H. Shell. of New York, who was chairman of the republican national convention, formally notified the governor of his nomination.
 "A man." said Shell, "who kept his books and the books of his state government by simple, honest, old fashioned arithmetic"
 Landon was on his feet and the crowd was yelling. He waved and 1t yelled some more. For eight n1in- utes the crowd cheered it's candi- date and then he spoke, accepting in Q sentence the new responsibility which has come to him and, asking divine guidance in It's discharge. The fact that the responsibility came Ito one whose life has been that of the everyday American is proof Of that freedom of opportunity which be- longs to the people under our' gov" ernment," Landon added.
 Landon scored the new deal as Q mismatched medley of effort.
 "The country" he said, lis ripe for recovery" But the governor found no substance in recovery 90 far. He judged the Roosevelt administra- ton by the standards which make for happy families and said "the new deal has fallen far short or success"
 "The record shows" he continued, that in 1883 the primary need was Jobs for the unemployed. The rec ord shows that in l03J the primary need still is jobs for the unem- ployed."
 The governor expianied that the peoples welfare could not be re- corded on financial pages of news. papers or be measured in the mar. ket prices of stocks.
 "The real test" he said, "is to be found in the ability of the average American to engage in business, to obtain a job, to be Q self.supporting and self-respecting members Of his community"
 Didn't Have Whole Program
 He explained he could not lay his whole program before last nights audience but would do 50 in subse- quent speeches.
 He looked into the future toward Ian America as 1t should be--a na. ton in which old wrong things are going out and new right things are coming in.
 Tt should be a country" he said, which produces more and more until there is plenty for all-a land in which equal opportunity shall prevail.
 "0od grant us, one and all, the strength and the wisdom to do our part in bringing these things to pass"
 The speech was over and the crowd was cheering. Deep down in the crowd some young man cuppeo his hands and bawled:
 Hello, Peggy.
 Miss Peggy Anne Landon tossed him @ smile and the governor and his party were gone.