The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-07-30
Landon Sounds
Campaign Key.
note in Address
Republican Candidate Accepts
Nomination for President
Thursday Night

Governor ALI Landon began and
concluded his address of acceptance
of the Republican nomination for
President Thursday night at Topeka
with references to the Constitution.
At the start he said the nomination
was accepted with a full under
standing of the meaning" of the
Presidents constitutional oath "to
preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution" At the close he said
that eff I am elected Chief Executive
of this Nation, propose to restore
our government to an efficient as
well as constitutional basis"
Landon said relief of the unem-
ployed, until recovery is attained"
is "a matter of plain duty" and add
ed: ''Let me emphasize that, while
we propose to follow policy of
economy in government expendi-
lures, those who need relief will get
it. We will not take our economies
out of the allotments of the unem-
p1oyed. We will take them out of the
hides of the political exploiters.
The nominee said the Social Sc
curity act would be amended "to
make it workable" so that the Fed
eral government twill do its proper
share" in protection against invol-
untary unemployment and old age
dependency.
"But it must be kept in mind" he
said, "that the security of all of us
depends on the good management of
our common affairs x x x. While
spending billions of dollars of bor-
rowed money may create a tempo
rary appearance of prosperity, we
and our children, as taxpayers, have
yet to pay the bill. For every single
dollar we spend we will pay back
two dollars. * Our party holds
nothing to be of more urgent i'm
portance than putting our financial
house in order"
Charging that the administration,
through 'its program of scarcity, has
gambled with the needed food and
feed supplies of the country" Gov
ernor Landon declared:
"The time has now come when we
must replace this futile program
with one that is economically right.
* x x We shall establish effective
soil conservation and erosion control
policies in connection with a nation
al land use and flood prevention pro-
gram-and keep it all out of politics.
Our farmers are entitled to all Of
the home market they can supply
without injustice to the consumer"
Landon said that until disadvan-
tages arising from world disorder
are eliminated, 1--WE propose to pay
cash benefits in order to cushion our
farm families against the disastrous
effects of price fluctuations and to
protect their standard of living"
Calling for an end to 'sthis fumbl-
ing with recovery" Landon promis-
ed ito unshackle initiative and free
the spirit of American enterprise"
for business and employment ex-
pansion.
He used terse sentences in sketch
a broad outline of the policies on
which he will battle the New Deal
for votes in the general election.
Turning to the Constitution, he
said:
'It is not my belief that the Con-
stitution is above change. x x x But
change must come through the peo-
pie and not through usurpation.x x x
We propose to maintain the consti-
tutional balance of power between
the States and the Federal govern
ment x x to restore and maintain
a free competitive system"
Speaking to massed thousands