The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-25

dueed. What B pfouuceu remhiIb insalable and wo have overpros ductlon. The leglslation which Mfr. Roosevelt sponsored and which was passed not only with democratic support In tho Cons gross but also by some republican OOngresslonal and senatorial votes was directed Co feeding Che huhs gry, clothing the naked, and hcus" lng the homeless. Regard for the negIected, thO establishment of living wage standards, and the restoration of employment were Che prime purposes back of the entire NRA which presidential Candidate Landon detests but which 0overnOr Landon admired. Full of Them
 The speech on the Tam 0'shan- ter Golf Links in West Middlesex, Pa., where Candidate Landon bee gan his invasion of the East last Saturday is crammed full of states Snents like the one quoted above. I will not bore the reader by pick" ing them oil out. Just this one:
 "The confidence of our people
 in our way of doing things has
 been shaken. This doubt
 and dlstrust is fostered by sl1-
 stable men to whom lt ls always
 dangerous to give political pow
 er."
 And this one:
 we not only want to safe.
 guard our freedom, we also want
 security and abundance Of tho
 good things of life. .. We arc
 told by deReatlSts that we can.
 not have both. Let us not
 surrender to any such counsel Os
 despair. .s ."
 Bogies
 Last January MT. Roosevelt put tho finger on tho basic strategy of those opposed to his program. lt was Che dissemination of the gOs- pol of fear. rho attempt to shake tho confidence of tho American people (not Gov. Landon'g tour" people,, and to foster doubt and distrust was made by unstable mon Republican leaders and du- Pont republicrab) from whom poe iitical power had been wrested. The initial attempt failed but tho doReatlsts are still trying to furnish the counsel of despair t0 those who listen to their words, read the financial pages of the newspapers, and laugh the croakeFs OR. It is the Presldenps exact and repeated declaration that we can enjoy frees dom and at Che same time have ''seCurIty and abundance of Che good things of IIfe." His constant IabOrs havO been to that very eEld' For his constancy and his labor ho hos reused the hatred Of the de" fOatlsts among whom, although hG doos not appFohend the fact, MT. Hearst's Candidate LandOn qualls fos For enIiDtmenG
 
 Who Is He For?
 I cannot make up my mind after studying the Landon utterenceS who he is campaigning for, him. self or Mir. Roosevelt. But he and his publicity bureau are at work. No doubt of that. The sop. press agents arc dishing out pictures Of Alfred going to church; tho news that his father thinks he Is 6 pret. ty dependable lad; that his old nurse loves him; that his barber and news doaler arc going to vote for him; that while he iS pride of Kansas he was (under your haO born in PennSylvania; and the usual build-up. It is oil part Of the political show and no one should complain because, having . fob Of selling to do and Q new ar. ticie to put on the market, tho republican advertising men arc laying It on in glatherg which arc getting c little too thick. What with tho campaign of frightening the nation into voting for Alfred and proving that he Is . goBh- alarmed regular fellow anyway you take him the publicity typewriter punchers are entitled to make Q few mistakes. Candidate Lando1 iA not setting them Q very good OK" ample of political Bavvy.
 Wait For the Reaction
 It was bad tactics to compel Al. fred to do his stun on tho Tam O'shantcr golf links. It is 6 tough assignment to display ones better self among the tees end bunkeFs, tho sand traps and the feirways. Coming out of church, embracing the nurse, and escorting the favor" ite aunt is appealing enough even though the novelty has worn . thin. But what about Alfred sounding oif:
 Tt is with real pleasure that !
 return today to sec the place Of
 my birth. have come back to
 this part of the country every
 summer for over thirty years. I
 still send to Crawford county
 every winter for maple syFup!!U You do, eh? Well, wait until they hear about that in Vermont and New IIampshIFe where they aEe- being asked to support . candi' date who sends to Pennsylvania every winter for hls maple syrup Alfred with his customary Teti.. cence did not say where he sent for his flapjack flour. I wouldnt be surprised if he went to the