Evening star., 1936-07-25
LANDON STRATEGY
DEL LIGHTS G. 0. P.
Demand for Tolerance EIic.
its acknowledgements
Hit Stand on Labor.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

TOPEKA, July 25.-For more than
Q day the Republican rs have assayed
the acceptance speech of Gov. ALI M.
Landon. The results, they say, are
entirely satisfactory. In fact, the
Republicans are delighted with the
speech and the way it has been re-
ceived throughout the country. They
did not expect the Democrats to
praise it, certainly not the New Deal
Democrats.
Gov. Landon has received congratu-
lations on his address from all parts
Of the country. These messages, as
well as Republicans who fingered here
after the address, say that the Re-
publican presidential candidate has
clearly established the main issues of
the campaign. Landon, they point
out, has called for cessation Of fear
on the part of industry and hostility
on the part Of Government to in
dustry as essentials for recovery. He
has called for halt in stirring up
one class against another, he has
demanded an end of waste and politics
in the administration Of relief. And
he has insisted that there shall be an
end of the usurpation of power in the
hands of the Executive. All of these
things Landon charged against the
Roosevelt administration.
New Dealers Critical.
Criticism on the part of the New
Dealers is that Landon's address was
general in tone and that he failed to
say what he proposed in the way Of
a program as substitute for the
New Deal Gov. Landon has said,
however, that he proposes to discuss
in detail his proposals for improving
conditions in the country in other
speeches as the campaign proceeds.
The Landon speech of acceptance
dealt with the main issues as he sees
them and gave quite clearly the Re-
publican candidates philosophy of
government in contrast with the
philosophy of the New Deal. The
speech was no more general in tone
than was the speech of acceptance
made by President Roosevelt in Phila-
uClPlI1d. ~ 2lO 4ltOIC "a oAiAioSc
than were made in the speech of the
President, although Landon promised
one thing and Roosevelt another.
However, there is no issue between
Landon and Roosevelt over relief for
the destitute and unemployed. They
both favor it. They both favor social
security. They both favor aid for
the farmers-including cash payments
to the farmers where they are needed.
They both insist upon the right of
labor to organize. There are differ
ences in detail and in methods advo-
Gated to bring these things about.
Both the presidential candidates are
committed to the support of these
policies.
1t has been already evident that
the Roosevelt New Dealers have en-
deavored to convince those who are
on relief in this country that if
Landon is elected and Roosevelt de-
feated, there will be an end to relief.
Landon'S plain statement of his po-
sition on relief in his acceptance
speech rather takes the wind out of
this kind OF attack. He said: out
of this depression has come not only
the problem of recovery but also the
equally grave problem of, caring for
the unemployed until recovery is at
tanned. Their relief at all times is a
matter of plain duty" And again,
he said: I'VE of our party pledge that
this obligation will never be neg
lected."
The Roosevelt New Dealers are
seeking by every possible means to
line up labor for their candidate.
Iandon's treatment of the labor prob
lem is likely to be attacked by the
Roosevelt extremists. And yet Lam
don declared himself without quail
fication for the right of labor to Or
ganize. The right of labor to organ