The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-07
SEE SPENDING
AS BIG issue
IN CAMPAIGN
Presidential Rivals Reach
Stage in Drive of
Talking Back"
By LYLE C. WILSON
limited Press Staff Correspondents

United ErSSS SbdA
WASHINGTON. Sept. 7. CUP
The presidential campaign to-
dav abruptly elevated Federal
spending to top position among
the issues on which President
Roosevelt and Gov. ALI. II. Lam
don are fighting for possession OF
the White House.
The Republican canGidate-pre-
scented to the electorate rs
thrifty administrator Of govern
meptals funds - challenged or
that issue 10 days ago in Buffalo.
\. Y. Mr.. Roosevelt replied last
night in q fireSide chat.
These two men. major party
candidates for the presidency.
will connitue their spending de
hate through the campaign. It
PROMISES to outweigh other issues
in determining the outcome OF
the Nov. Selection. ASsaiilng New
Deal expenditures in Buffalo. Gov.
Landon charged:
''The administration is spend
ing money for almost every con-
ceivable thing. 1t is spending even
for the necessary things IN ways
we cannot afford, in reckless ways
which are beyond our means,
which would never appeal to any
one who has had to work for ms
money"
Mr.. Roosevelt replied last night
that government spending was
LARGELY responsible for keeping
industry going.
Government orders" he said
"were the backlog of heavy In
dustry; government wages turned
over and ovr again to make con-
sumner purchasing power and to
sustain every merchant in the
community. In their case govern
ment spending has saved. Govern
ment having spent wisely to save
it. private industry begins TO take
workers off the rolls of the gov
eminent relief program"
The political dispute posed IN
those two statements touches
practically every over phase OF
the presidential campaign. In
many of the issues raised so far
by the candidates themselves and
by their opposing party platforms
there is a similarity of cbjectiveS
sought by Gov. Landon and Mr..
Roosevelt but disagreement over
method.
Mr.. RooseFelt's speech last
night has brought the campaign
finally to the stage where one can
didate is replying to the other
even though there has been no
personal references. so far IN the
remarks of either party leader.
THE American way of life
was the subject of the speech
with which Gov. Landon opened
his campaign last month at his
birthplace, West MiddleSeX, Pa.
1.-The word American y he
said, "has come to mean some
thing more than a dweller within
our boundaries. 1t means an altl-
tude of heart and mind, an out
look on life. 1t means not only
deep love of liverty and justice,
but courage to face the dangers
and responsibilities that go with
liberty. Our fathers cherished
this way of life. This American
way of life is being challenged.
We are told that it does not meet
modern requirements. The cOndi-
tions of the times incline some of
our people to listen to these ac-
eusations. Some are trying to sup
plant our institutions by others
from abroad"
Mr.. Roosevelt borrowed Gov.
Landon's phrase last night, in
this way:
an this country we insist he
said, "as an essential of the AM
erican way of life, that the EN-
ployer-emplOye relationship should
be one between free men and
equals. We refuse to regard those
who work with hand and brain as
different from or inferior to those
who live by their property. We
insist that labor is entitled to as
much respect as property"