The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-08
.LANDON HITS
AT new DEAL
STATEMENTS
Time for Voters to Check
on Figures They Issue,
He Says . ..s
Bv LEWIS LARKIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

/ Nh''Se 1908 oN"Ai >o'iSSpohaS"
TOPEKA, Kan. Oct. 8. (UP)
Governor Alfred NJ. Landon last
nuight pursued his campaign
| against the administr Il I i o rs
spending and farm program anC
declared the time has come fOl
every American voter to get out
pencil and to check recently is,
sued New Deal figures"
The Republican presidential
nominee said President Roosevelt
erred in his recent Pittsburgh
speech when he said 81 500, 00O,,
600 in veterans bonus money nc
longer is Il future obligation.
He also charged the administers
tons farm program resulted in
American money being sent to
Argentina for Importation of
corn.
with the president himself be-
ing so careless with facts and
figures it is not surprising that his
cabinet members likewise are get
ting reckless" Landon said in u
prepared statement.
The KanSan attacked Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace although
he did not mention his name.
can illustration of the reckless
ness that has become spidemic in
administration circles" Landon
said, "is to be in certain state
mcntS made in Iowa by the presi-
dents agricultural spokesman. In
making these statements he has
totally ignored provisions of the
Republican farm program which
effectively safeguard the farm
and arm family.
This same agricultural spOkeS-
man is well known to the farmers
of the middle west for his pre-
diction August, 1895, that aban-
comment of the AAA would mean
return of the unbearable stu
alton of 1882 and 1888 Every
farmer knows what has happened
since the supreme court invalidat-
ed the AAA, even though the
president himself predicted &C.
cent wheat and scent cotton.
"An ordinary knowledge OF
arithmetic, without even the use
of Il pencil, would show the fal-
lacy of the presidents recent
statement at Pittsburgh that
l.5OO,OOO,OOO went for the vet
Grams bonus now instead of IN
1915 and that, that payment Is
out of the way and no longer Il
future obligation of the govern
ment. ;,
"Leaving out of consideration
Landon said, 1.-The question OF the
bonus itself. | would like to ask:
If the billion and a half paid IN
honus is not a future obligation,
what is il? 1t was largely paid in
bonds and some day the govern
mcnt will have to pay those
bonds.
con Rugust 10, last, cash corn
reached it's highest level since
1895 and corn futures a nne-
wear peak with December corn
Guoted STOP SIS. Then came the
news that 2O.OOO,00O bushels OF
Argentine corn was Ell route or
contracted for shipment to the
limited States with other ship
mcnts expected in Decem Der
when the American crop is due
70 reach the market in most vol
ume. -,
"The result of this news, made
possible by the administration
farm program, was a drop in nine
DAYS of 10 cents a bushel in corn
delivered at Peoria, ILL.,, the great
processing center. -,
Landon said that each mdlVid-
ual can draw his own conclu-
sions what this has cost Amer,
CON farmers" with an estimated
corn crop of 1,45S,O0O,OOO bush
els. ,:,o,.
Roosevelt through his own agri-
cultural program has sent S2O,-
100000 of American money to
Argentina and the American
farmers have lost far more by the
transaction. Landon said.