Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 October 1936 — Page 9

"Text of Gov. Landon

s Address

at Detroit

By United Press

DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 14.— The text of Gov. Landon’s ad-

dress here last night follows:

Tonight I am going to discuss the threat of the present Administration to our American form of government. I am going to discuss it in terms of the rights and gpportunities secured to us as citizens by the Constitution of the United States. Make no mistake about it: This threat to our form of government is a major issue in this campaign. It is time to bring it out into the open. We live in a world in which human liberties are falling. In nation after nation ideals of democracy have been swept away. In every case, the process of destruction follows the same pattern. First, the executive seis himself up as a popular leader,

and in the name of national emer-

gency, asks that additional authority be given to him.

Then, yields more and more power to the executive, until the Legislature becomes a mere instrument of the executive, : ally, the courts of law are undermined, and the judiciary ceases to be a protection for the people. When this final stage is reached— when the independence of the courts is destroyed—the rights and liberties of the people are gone. The people are then at the mercy of the executive. The executive is all powerful,

‘FIRST STEPS TAKEN’

We have seen the results of this process abroad. The first steps have already been taken here. Think back over the last three and one-half years, and see what has happened. In the name of emergency, the President asked for and received the right to change the amount of gold in the dollar. In the name of emergency, the

La has accepted authority

te issue 3,000,000,000 greenbacks. In the name of emergency, the President asked for and received the power to set up a so-called stabilization fund of $2,000,000,000. He can use this fund secretly to buy or sell gold, silver and foreign exchange at any price he sees fit. And he can use it to control the price of United States government bonds. In short, the President, in the name of emergency, has acquired complete control over the money and credit system of the nation. Think what that means. One man, without notice can alter the value of the dollar—can threaten the savings and the purchasing power of the wages of every man and woman in this country.

Also in the name of emergency, the President asked for and received authority to determine how much agriculture and industry could produce and sell; at what wages and for ‘how many hours labor could work. In the name of emergency, the President asked for and received apprepriations from Congress to he spent at his discretion. These Socalled blank checks have totaled $13,500,000,000.

. In other words, during a period ‘of less than three a one-half’ years, one President has been given the power to spend almost without restrictions eight times as much as the discretionary spending power given to 30 Presidents over a period of 143 years,

CONGRESS ABDICATED

Congress in effect gave up its constitutional powers and surrendered its control over the spending policy of the government. Yet one of the most important victories in the history of popular government was that which won. for the people's representatives control over the public purse. Congress should never abdiéate the rights won by the blood of men tetermined to be free. Through this transfer, of power over the purse-strings to the executive, he has been able to override the rights of local communities and the states. He has been able to accomplish indirectly what the Constitution forbids him to do directly. It is 4 shameful thing when our mayors and the Governors of our several states must appear before the chief executive as supplicants, or else lose their share of the Federal handout.

The President spoke truly when he boasted before Congress in his report on the state of the Union last January, “We have built up new instruments of public power.” He spoke truly when he said these instruments could provide “shackles for the liberties of the people and enslavement for the public.” The people of the United States have never authorized the President to set up powers that supersede their Constitution. They do not want any government to have powers that could be used to

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shackle their liberties and enslave them. If I am elected I shall recommend to Congress the repeal of all acts giving autocratic powers to the Chief Executive. : I have listed only a few new powers asked for the President, These powers were granted with the understanding that they were only tercporary. Put after the powers had keen obtained, and after the emergency was clearly over, we were fold that another emergency would be created if the power was given up. In other words the concentration of power in the hands of the President was not ‘a question of temporary emergency. It was a question of permanent national policy. In my opinion the emergency of 1933 was a mere excuse.

DRIVE CONTINUED

Upon this, it seems to me “the evidence is unmistakable. As viewed by this Administration, the unfavorable decisions of the Supreme Court were mere annoying setbacks. They made no visible change in the drive for a stronger and stronger central government under a more and more powerful chief executive.

If there has been a change of policy—it is time the American people were taken into the confidence of the Administration and informed of the plans. Does the Administration plan to re-enact the: NRA? Does it intend to return to the control of food products by Washington? If it does one it must do the other, If we have an NRA we must have an AAA. If we have an AAA we must have an NRA. No nation can continue half regimented -and half free. Which course does the Administration propose to follow? There is only one man who can answer this question, and that man is the candidate for re-election tc the presidency. National economic planning— the term used by this Adminisiration to describe its policy—viodates the basic ideals of the American system. It starts on the assumption that the people are not capable of looking after their own affairs. It says that America’s greatness was just an accident. This is not true. It is a libel on our pecple. From the day our nation was founded we have worked and saved and sacrificed for our greatness. Now this Administration would put an end to individual effort. It has concluded that America must have a national economic plan. And And without giving the people any choice in the matter, it has attempted to force such a plan upon

our nation.

Congress has been told it must pass this law or that law. It has been told it must appropriate money for the President to spend as he sees This has not been a question of executive leadership an advice in he drafting of laws. It has not been a question of the President sitting down around a table with experienced members of congressional committees and discussing what 1s best to be done. This Administration has _ called upon its appointed subordinates to Then, by executive pressure, these Jaws were forced through Congress without - adequate debate. It is little wonder so many of these laws were declared unconstitutional. But this was not all. When any man dared criticise this policy of economic planning, the Administration brought into use its gigantic propaganda machine to discredit him. Even the Supreme Court did not escape. It made no difference that the court was only perf rming its duty when it declared ‘onstitional laws which an untrammeled Congress, would not have passed, and a wise executive would not have signed. But in spite of all these devices, in spite of the ‘sweeping powers which the Chief Executive has accumulated, these plans have not worked. There i$ only one test we know in America for judging a plan. It is the test of: Did it work?” Not; “Did it sound well?” Did it look well upon paper?” It is, “Did it work? By tha ttest, the plans of this Administration have failed.

which “supposedly were designed to but men back to work, 500,000 more people, according to the figures of the American Federation of Labor, joined the ranks of the unemployed. And the Department of Agriculture, itself, has estimated that the AAA, by its cotton program alone, destroyed in 1934 the equivalent of Jobs for-a million men. ~ . This whole economic planning has not led to the promised security. It has disturbed industry, prolonged

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unemployment, and delayed recovery. But there is a lot more to it than this. National planning forces the government to reach far beyond the field of business. It can not allow its plans to be disrupted by unsympathetic citizens or by a critical press. The government must force the non-conformer into line. Therefore, it bas to pile regulation upon regulating and order upon order. The price of economic planning is |

{the loss of economic freedom. And | economic freedom and personal lib-

erty go hand in hand.

THREAT TO FREEDOM

Remember the threat to our economic freedom in the first two years of this Administration. Remember how step followed step until finally it was made a crime, punishable by fine or imprisonment, to grow potatoes, to sell potatoes, even to buy

potatoes, unless they came within a quota fixed by Washington. And remember, that threat was killed because the justices of the Supreme Court respected their oath of office. Now any Administration that attempts to run ihe daily lives. of its people, to make their business decisions, to supervise their farms, is working on the theory that it is far wiser than its people. But the pres- | ent Administration goes beyond this. It apparently believes that with the concentration of power in Washington, came a concentration of intelligence. But: when I look around and see the automobiles on our roads, I sometimes suspect that right here in Detroit there are a few brains tucked away that somehow have escaped the notice of Washington. I can remember when there was no automobile industry. I can remember when people first began to talk about that crazy new invention, the horscless buggy. And so far as I know, the horse and buggy went out and the horseless buggy came in without benefit of any planners in Washington. The government at Washington did not build the automobile industry. The government at Washington did not make it possible for twenty million of our citizens to own automobiles. . The government in Washington did not give employment to milllons in this new industry and the dozens of related industries. What built the automobile industry and has .done so much for this country and its people? The very qualities that this Administration holds up to scorn—American initiative, American energy and American frugality. Yet today we are told ' that initiative must be controlled, that energy and hard work must be restricted, that saving has

become a crime against society. The pioneers of Detroit dreamed | of producing automobiles at so low a price that they could be owned by the many. They have made their dream come true. The automobile industry, instead of talking about recovery has worked for recovery. This industry has led the way back from depression. And I do not think it is without significance that this industry resisted ai every ‘turn the compulsory regulations imposed by the NRA. Indeed, one of its host distinguished leaders never signed the code of the Blue Eagle. The automobile industry was not content to stand still. Instead 1t used all the intelligence it could command to improve its product, lower its price, and enlarge its marKet. In this way it has returned thousands to work—real work at real wages. There could be no better example to show that the need of this country is not for a government that attempts to direct and manage our lives. The need is for a government. that will protect our rights and foster Ameriean initiative, energy and frugality. It is the first duty of government to protect us from abuses— from the abuses of concentrated

power, whether that power be pyblic or private. | The protection against the abuse of private power is vigilant insistence that free competition be preserved. The protection against the abuse of public power is vigilant insistence on the rights of our citizens under the Constitution.

If the Federal government does

inot have the authority under the | Constitution to prevent the abuse of

rrivate power, it should go to the people openly and ask for this authority. The way is’ clear, the mechanism is defined by the Consti~ tution itself. I do not condemn requests for new powers when they seem to be necessary. But I do condemn efforts to obtain powers by devious methods without ‘ the people’s consent. If the President thinks agricultural and industrial anarchy can be prevented only by the re-enactment of the principals of NRA and AAA,

let him say so. Let him tell us—|

and tell us before election day—just what amendments to the Constitution he has in mind.

SEES ISSUE DODGED

By his silence on this he is attempting to dodge the fundamental issue of this campaign—the issue of

whether: he intends te change the

fortn of: our government—whether labor, agriculture, and business are to be directed and managed by government—directed and managed by politics. I do not believe that greater and greater concentration of power in the hands of the Federal government, and particularly in the executive, is either necessary or wise. I believe that we should continue to use our 48 sovereign states to try out new ideas in the field of government. However, if I am clected and find that new powers are needed by the Federal government, I shall favor Congress going to the people openly. and asking for such powers through a consti-

‘| tutional amendment,

The people must be given full opportunity to debate the issues involved before they take the momentous step of changing the charter of their freedom. This charter—our Constitution— has served us well, It served our fathers well. We have oniy to look abroad to see that in many countries the charter of freedom is no more. Let us not forget this. In many countries of this world today the

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those countries great teachers have fled; and those who remain speak not by their own belief and conscience, but by the dictates of the state. Generations are growing up in thosé countries who have never known the free search for truth. In those .countries freedom of thought is gone. Freedom of speech is .gone. Freedom of the press is gone. Freedom of worship is gone. We in American can not ignore these warnings. We must not, out of regard for any man or men, blind ourselves to the forces that are loose in the world. It is not a question of any man or men. Jt is a question of human freedom.

ROAD BIDS “$500,000 BELOW ESTIMATES

Contracts for road pa¥ing, grading and bridge repairs and construction in a score of Indiana

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