Evening star., 1936-10-14

Cle route at StdllOuS WHcIc tiic oui-
flower Special" slowed but did not stop.
Five rear-platform talks and confer
ences aboard the train with Michigan
Republican leaders today preceded an
overnight stop at Grand Rapids, home
of United States Senator Arthur H.
Vandenberg. who accompanied the
candidate. ......
II admire and believe in him: I
hope he is elected" Ford said in a
statement after comforting with the
Kansas Governor.
II am not criticizing the New Deal"
Ford continued. IT am only saying
that we have. had enough of it, we
have had about all the country can
stand" ,.,.
The veteran industralist, who talked
with Landon together with his son Ed
sci, stated his position for the ffrst
time just before Landon headed his
campaign forces toward Grand Rapids.
The candidate said the New Deal was
threat to our. American. form Of
government" in an address last night
before thousands rinassed IN the chill
wind-swept American League Base
Ball Park. saa ....
Landon will be the guest tonight of
Senator Arthur II. Vanddnberg. The
Republican nominee faced 4 busy day
of campaigning. Elaborate. prepara-
tions had been made to welcome him
at the1fiye stops he will make en- route
and at Grand Rapids, the overnight
stop.
Landon will make his final Michi-
gan appearance at Sturgis, at 1l:40
am. tomorrow.
Reaching Grand Rapids at pm.
Gov. Landon will speak at the railroad
station before going to a hotel, where
he will attend . reception and spend
the night.
At Grand Rapids the paths of Gov.
Landon and President Roosevelt will
cross. The presidential train Is sched-
uled to reach the Western Michigan
city at $50 am. tomorrow. Gov.
Landon's train leaves at Gas am.
President Roosevelt will be en- route
to Detroit for speech tomorrow night.
Concentration of power in the hands
Of President Roosevelt, Landon said
in the third major address of his
L,ake-States campaign. represented the
first steps" toward destruction of the
rights and liberties of the people"
which would make the executive "all
powerful"
Promising. if elected, to ask repeal
Of all laws giving autocratic powers
to the Chief Executive" Landon called
upon his Democratic opponent to tell
us before election day just what
amendments to the Constitution he
has in mind"
This reference to the President was
followed by booes from the audience
before Landon continued:
by his silence on this he Is at
tempting to dodge the fundamental
issue of this campaign-the issue of
whether be intends to change the
form Of our Observation-Disclosures
labor, agriculture and business are to
be directed and managed by Govern
ment-directed and managed by poll
tics. . q"
ut is the first duty of Government
to protect us from the abuses
OF concentrated power. II the
Federal Government does not have
the authority = shall favor
Congress going to the people openly
and ask for such powers through q
constitutional amendment. The people
must be given full opportunity to
debate the issues involved before they
take the momentuous step of chang
ing the harter of their freedom"
L-.don Held Workers Ally.
Ford pictured Landon as "a business
man who knows how to make both
ends meet" and who "ate out of q
dinner bucket for years and still thinks
along with the men who carry dinner
buckets"
II gained three very distinct i'm
pressions of him." the tall, thin auto
mobile magnate said. First, he Is
exceptionally well informed and has
experience along many lines; second,
he is able to speak his mind in the
frankest possible way-he is open and
honest In his opinions; third, he knows
where he stands because he has
thought things through.
Gov. Landon's mind has not been
warped. My judgment would be that
he would be hard man to turn from
the American way Of doing things.
- He knows the dificulty of
the job before him. but he believes
he can make adjustments that will
help everything move along more
smoothly. think he can"
Turning to the social security law,
Ford said: "What disturbs me is that
the New Deal Is now making to the
the workmen the same impossible
promises that it made to the business
man."
: II doubt II American mechanics are
going to regard ti5 month IS years
from now IS very much ;social sec,lr-
lty'," the capitalist said. New Deal