The daily independent., 1936-10-14
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vigorously at what he termed ulc
New Deals tendency to initiate
foreign relationships. He Appealed
! for protection of traditional AM
erican personal liberties. free en-
terprises and initiative Under
proper governmental supervision
as the hope Of the future.
He spoke in great baseball
park where the wind chilled the
crowd. A special heating artaifgc-
ment helped protect the speakers
stand.
An Orchid For Ford
Gov. Landon took advantage
his setting to emphasize Ills "ad-
miration for methods such as were
employed by Henry Ford and
other leaders of the automobile
industry. '"'
The automobile industry, hc
said, instead of talking about re-
covery has worked for recovery.
and I do not think it is without
significance that this industry re-
sisted at every turn the comDul-
sorry regulations imposed by MIRA.
Indeed, one of its most dfStln-
guished leaders Ford) never sign-
ed the code of the Blue Eagle"
Gov. Landon devoted much of
his speech to the constitution,
which he described as a charter
that has served us we'll" But he
said he did net contend that it
was impossible to change the cdn-
stitution when necessary 10 pyo-
tect free competition OF prevent
abuse of privilege.
But I do condemn lit' said,
efforts TO obtain powers .bN deYi-
GUS methods without the peoples
consent"
The Republican nominee struck
at the New Deal along hal1 q doz-
en- fronts, charging: .t...
Calls Emergency an Excuse
That the methods used abroad
of gradually absorbing power, and
destroying the legislative and ju-
dicial branches of government. as
well aS the liberties and rights of
the people. had been folloYGd.. in
America in the last three years
in the name Of emergency"
That coercion was used against
opponents of the New Daah poll
cics. -,
That the president has acquired
vast powers which are not "ncecS-
sary or wise" and that this Gon-
centration Of power was not q
question Of temporary cncrgthcy.
It was a question Of permanent
national policy. In my opinion the
emergency of 1888 was mere cX-
cuse."
That the adminiStlatfob"..h ..had
viewed the umfavorablc decisions
of the supreme court as mere an
noying set-backS." .''''"'
Tha: national CcCnC.liq,. plan
ming violates the basic ideals of
the American system, is libel on
our people" and causes tlc 'gov-
eminent to force into ling any
unsympathctic citizen or critical
press.
That congress has "givch 'up'itS
constitutional powers" lIhnn
But this was not all" Gov.
Lardon continued. Which any
man dared criticize this policy. Of
economic planning, the admins
tration brought into use its, gigan-
tic propaganda machine to diScrc-
dit him. Even the supreme court
did not escape. p. "rti
Says It Didn't Work w
In spite of I'll these DEVICES,
these plans have not worked.
There is only one test we know in
America for Judging q piaqs II is
the test of Did it work?' BY that
test, the plans of this admihistra-
ton have failed" >,.r..
The governor said that Iurjng
the NRA, which was to pitt men
back to work, 100000 more per
sons Joined the ranks of t!rr un-
employed according to the .Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. . ''''
The administration, he said,
goes beyond the usual assumption
that the government must be wi
ser than the people and "appar-
emily believes that with the con-
ccntration of power in Washing-
ton, came a conccntraticn CT in
telligence." 80
But when I look around and
see the automobiles on Our roads,"
he added, Il sometimes suspect
that right here in Detroit there
are few brains tucked away that
somehow have escaped the. notice
of Washington.
Il can remember when there
was no automobile. And SO far as
l know. the horse and buggy went
out and the horseless buggy came
in without benefit of any planners
in Washington.
What built the automobile in
dustry? The very qualities that
this administration holds up to
scorn-Amcrican initiative. Amer
ican energy, and American. frugal
ity."
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