Evening star., 1936-09-13

man against the aggressive exploita-
ton by the strong"
Landon said that as conditions be-
came more complex, "the Federal
Government became active in protect
ing the economic freedom and the
welfare of our citizens"
LAS a result" he continued, 1--WE
have our laws on pure foods, public
health, banking, transportation, work.
mems compensation, safety appliances,
monopolies and unfair trade prac-
tices, and more recently our laws
regulating public utilities and the is
suance of securities.
But they were based on the phil
osophy we have always followed-the
philosophy of economic freedom. Not
one tf them has weakened the fun
damental character of our Govern
ment. -
Then came the N. r. A. = This
philosophy decreed that prices should
be regulated, not by demand and sup
ply, but by Government edict; that
wages and hours of employees should
be fixed, not by free and fair negotia-
tions under rules assuring equality,
but by ofhcials in Washington; that
the sort Of competition which must
be fostered, as the life-blood Of free
enterprise, should in the future be
prohibited by law.
Special Train Crowded.
"But business men, salaried work.
ers, wage earners and farmers now
recognize that centralized Govern
ment management of their affairs has
failed. They realize that special priv
ilege to one group merely creates q
demand for special privileges by every
other group able to exert political
pressure"
From shortly after dawn, when the
first delegation Of Eastern Repub-
licans got aboard at Trenton, N. j..
before the candidate had dressed, until
arrival in Portland at dusk, Landon's
special train was crowded with party
leaders and workers who paraded
through the cars in an effort to see
the Kansan. From time to time the
Governor, his hair ruf1led by salt
breezes crossing the rear platform,
came forward to greet visitors.
A series of three minute talks, in
which Landon centered his remarks
on unemployment and relief, we're
made as the train paused at points
in Connecticut, Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire and Maine. Frequently,
as the train sped past stations with
out stopping, groups waved sunfiow-
ers and banners.
"The country is facing many prob
lens Of importance today" the can
didate told audiences which fire.
quently broke in with cheers, "one
of the most vital of these problems
Is that of restoring to IL ,000, 600 un-
employed fellow citizens their birth
right Of becoming self-supporting,
self-reliant and independent citizens
once more.
No Future On Relief.
There is no future for any Ameri-
can on the relief roll. No nation can
prosper while one-fifth of those who
earn their own living are denied real
work and left dependent upon the
work of others for their support.
Until we can restore confidence
and speed up recovery, we must con-
tinue to provide relief for all those
who need relief. But we owe 1t to
ourselves and to the honor of the
America that We love to purge relief
OF all partisanship, incompetence and
waste.
'"The American people, If I know
them, do not wish to save q dollar at
the expense Of the needy unemployed:
but they demand that every dollar
appropriated for relief shall be spent
upon the needy and not one cent
upon political exploiters.
1T is beneath the dignity of great
Nation to dole out bread for votes"