Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-08-06
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the case that the issues of july are
not the issues that decide the cleo
tion In November. There are those
students of politics who are saying
tMs year that the questions dis
cussed by President Roosevelt and
Governor Landon in their accept
ance speeches are going to have
very little to do with the decision
OF the voters three months hence.
can report only on consensus
among political authorities on this
point. That consensus seems to
be that Mr.. Landon is going to
STICK to discussion of the major
problems as he sees them and that
Mr.. Roosevelt's strategy will be
governed entirely by whatever
changes take place in campaign
conditions.
In other words, these writer's in
Washington who have gone through
many a harried political battle,
seem to feel that Mr.. Roosevelt's
campaign strategy is going to be
exactly like the policies he has fol-
lowed in his present administra-
ton. BY that I mean, to quote the
Presidents own words, that eff one
thing fails, we will try something
else"
There is the conviction among
these same writers that Governor
Landon will resort to no oratorical
fiourishes nor will he employ any
of the tactics that Mr.. Roosevelt
has so often used in his fireside
radio chats. Further, it is quite evil
dent, believe, that Governor Lam
don will make the burden of his
plea to the American people an APP
peal to restore what he considers to
be the American form of govern
ment. 1t was quite obvious from
his acceptance speech, as it has
been evident in some of his pre-
campaign announcements, that he
favors the common sense idea in
government management and that
he will permit nothing to swerve
him from that course.
But it should be said, it seems
to me, that if Governor Landon is
able to maintain that plane
throughout his campaign, he will
be deserving of great commenda-
ton. There are many observers
here who believe he has undertaken
task of the most difficult kind.
The governor has built up or others
have built up around him an at
mosphere of simplicity. 1t has
reached high pitch. The ques-
ton is-can he keep the campaign
attuned to that pitch from now I'M
til November? If he does, he will
surprise great many observers.
Lately, I have heard through I'M
derground channels that Democrat
ic Chairma4. Far
F0riey ley is getting, a
Irked little irked at the
m Ell h IDS en-
ployed by the youthful JOIN Ham
ilton, who is chairman of the Re-
publicans. "Big jim" has taken
leave of absence as postmaster
general, you will remember, in or
der to devote his time to re-elect-
ing President Roosevelt. He is now
in position to battle and, judging
by his record, he can be expected
to carry on a vigorous fight. That
makes it all the more surprising
to know that "Big jim" has grown
a little bit peevish as result of
the nudging and the razing that
the red-headed Republican chair
man has been handing him.
Six weeks elapsed between the
nomination of Governor Landon
and the date of his formal notifca-
ton. During this time, Mr.. HAM
ilton alone had to carry the Repub-
lican ball. He made numerous
speeches and minced no words in
any of them. He struck out straight
from the shoulder at Mr.. Farley.
During that time, Mr.. Hamilton
really had no one firing back at
him. It was exactly the same
condition as obtained beforc the
Republicans had selected candi-
date and Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Farley had no one to fight back
at them. The test for Mr.. Hamil-
ton. therefore, will come when Mr..
Farley gets into action and the
Democratic campaign is fully I'M
der way. He is young in national
politics and some of the success Of
the Republican campaign is going
to depend upon how Mr.. Hamilton
conducts himself, when Mr.. Farley
starts jibing and knocking down
the Republican chairman's ears in
the heat of battle.
There is another phase OF the
campaign that is going to be inter-
esting to watch. For three years,
Mr.. Roosevelt has had open chan
nels on the radio, has had the ut
most freedom in picking his spots
for delivering new announcements
or his appeals for patience by the
people. But that time has passed
insofar as the President is con-
cerned. He is now confronted with
competition. What / am trying to
say is that everywhere and every
49, Tho president Speaks he will