Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1936 — Page 11

Text of Landon’s Madison Square Garden Talk

By United Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—The text of the address by Gov.

Alfred M. Landon in Madison or

Square Garden last night, follows: We are drawing to the end of a great campaign—a campaign that ' transcends all party lines. Tonight I am here not alone as the representative of a great party; I am here as the representative of a great cause—a cause in which millions of my fellow citizens are joined—a cause in which Democrats, independents and Republicans are fighting shoulder tq shoulder, Let me begin by restating the basic principles of my political creed. I ‘believe in our constitutional form of government—a government established by the people, responsib!2 to the people, and alterable only in accordance with the will of the people. I believe in our indivisble union of indestructible states. I heliéve in the American system of free enterprise, ted by law, I believe in the liberty of the individual as guaranteed by the Constitution. I believe in the rights of minor—ities as protected by the Constitution. I believe in the liberties secured by the Bill of Rights and in their maintenance as the best protection against bigotry and all intolerance, whether of race, color or creed. ~ believe in an independent Supreme Court and judiciary, secure from executive or legislative invasion. : I believe that in the future, as in t..» past, the hopes of our people

c-~ best be realized by following the

American way of life under the American Constitution. I believe in the principles of civic righteousness exemplified by Theoydore Roosevelt and I pledge myself *to go forward along the trail he

blazed.

REVIEWS POSITION

In the light of this creed I have

already outlined my stand on the |

chie{ issues of the campaign. To- |

night I am going to review my position and contrast it with that of my opponent. It is fitting that I should start with the problem of agriculture. Your city of New York is the greatest market for farm products in the country. As consumers you want an ample supply of food at fair prices. As wage earners you need the buying power of ‘a prosperous farm population. The welfare of agriculture is also tA> welfare of industry. A fair adjustment between the two is not a matter of politics, it is a matter of | national necessity. Now let us look at the record. In direct defiance of the 1932 Democratic platform, which céndemned the unsound policy of crop restriction, the Triple A was enacted. The Triple A restricted agricultural production by 36,000,000 acres. This Administration has réwarded scarcity and penalized plenty. Not only has it failed to correct the basic ills of agriculture, it has added to them. I am from a great agricultural state and I know. I know how this program dislocated our agricultural system. 1 know, for instance, that almost over night it forced the Southern farmer out of cotton into crops competing with the North and West. It led him into dairy farming and the raising of live stock. This affected not only the farmer of the North and West. It also affected the farmer of the South, who lost a

large part of his cotton export |

market. Luckily for this Administration

the full damage of its program has been hidden by the droughts. Government has a moral obligation to help repair the : damage caused to the farmer by this Administration’s destructive experiments. Farming, by its very nature, can not readjust itself as rapidly as industry to the after effects of economic planning. During the period of readjustment, and until foreign markets are reopened, the government must help the farmer. We can do this without violating the Constitution. We can do this withoit imposing such ‘burdens as the processing tax upon the consumer. We can do this within the

limits of a balanced budget. And don’t forget, I. am going to balance the budget. a

only the farm problem and, is essential jo 4 the preservation of "the nation’s land resources. We propose So stop muddling and meddling and

mending. And what does the President Going to. cpntinte the. polly af going to continue po scarcity? The answer is: No one can be sure, - '

TURNS TO INDUSTRY

Now let us turn to industry. What was “the basic declaration of the Democratic platform of 1932? It was that the antitrust laws—the laws protecting the little fellow from mo-nopoly-=should be strengthened and

enforced. i And what did the Administration do? It created the NRA. This law gave the sanction of government to private monopoly. It indorsed the vicious policy of price-fixing. It disregarded the interest of 130,000,000 Americans as consumers. It attempted to tell every business man, large and small, how to rum his business. The -NRA was the direct opposite of the American system of free competition. It was an attempt to supplant American initiative with Washington dictation. And what happened? Monopolies prospered and a little New Jersey pants presser went to jail I am against private monopoly. I am against monopolistic practices. I am against the monopoly of an allpowerful central government. And while I am President I intend to see that the antitrust laws are strengthened and enforced without fear or favor. I intend to see that government bureaucracy. never again choking business. I intend to see that American initiative has a chance to give jobs to American workers. And I intend to broaden the market for American products by encouraging freer interchange of goods in world trade. And what program does the President propose for industry? He pays tribute to free initiative at Chicago on a Wednesday and to planned economy at Detroit on a Thursday. One day the President's son says the NRA will be revived. The next day the President’s son says it will not. When the President was asked about NRA last Tuesday in a press conference, he said: “You pay your money and you take your choice.” What does he mean? The answer is: No one can be sure. Growing out of the troubles of

| agriculture and industry is the in-

tensely human problem of unemployment. What is the record on this? In 1932 the President said that 11,000,000 Americans were looking for work. Today, according to the American Federation “.of Labor, there are still 11,000,000 Americans looking for work. Yet the President boasts of recovery—in one city in terms of a baseball game and in another city in terms of a patient he has cured. These fellow citizens of ours can and will be re-employed. There is no need for one-fifth of our working population to be condemned to live in an economic world apart. There is work to be done in this country— more than enough to give jobs to all the unemployed.

“CONFIDENCE LACKING”

This work will start just as soon as uncertainty in government poljcies is replaced by confidence. There can be no confidence when the government is proud of spending more than it takes in. There can be no confidence when the government creates uncertainty about the value of money. There can be no confidence when the government threatens to control every detail of our economic

life. There can be no confidence when the government proclaims that the way to have more is to produce less.

In short, there can be no confi-

AT RITES!

Good Values ON LONG TIME

CRE

DIT!

Women’s FUR TRIMMED

COATS oi

$ 9 4% Que ie

A EN

Autumn's smartest styles and fabrics, trimmed with gorgeous furs. All sizes and colors.

$7.00

»N vay

— s AShi

depression from political exploita-

starts

dence while this Administration remains in power. As chief executive I intend to fellow a course that will restore confidence.

I intend to be open and aboveboard on the policies of my Administration. 1 intend in the task of reconstruc-

tion to make use of the best talent |

to | available irrespective of party: 1 intend to throw out all plans based on scarcity. I intend to put an end to the Administration’s policy of “try anything once.” The time has come for.a steady hand at the wheel. And what does the President propose to restore confidence? Another “breathing spell?” The answer is: No one can be sure. Of course re-employment can not come over night. In the meantime those in need must have relief. Consider the Administration’s record here. The Democratic platform in 1932 condemned the “improper and excessive use of money in political activities.” In defiance of this pledge we have had an outrageous use of public money for political purposes. Public funds appropriated for relief have been used in an attempt to buy the votes of our less fortunate citizens. But it will not do them any good. The votes of the American people are not for sale. As chief executive I intend to see that relief is purged of polifics. There is ample money in this country to take care of those in need. When I am President they will be taken care of. This is the plain will of the American people. And what does the President propose to do about relief? . How does he propose to free the victims of the

tion? The answer is: No one can be sure. In a highly industrialized society we must provide for the protection of the aged.

SECURITY ACT WRONG

The present Administration claims it has done this through its Social Security Act, But the act does not give security. It is based upon a conception that is fundamentally wrong. It assumes that the American people are so improvident that they must be compelled to save by a paternal government.

Beginning next Jan. 1, workers, no matter how small their wages, will have their pay docked—they will have their pay docked for the purpose of building up a phantom reserve fund—a fund that any future Congress can spend any time it sees fit and for any. purpose it sees fit. I can not understand how any administration would dare to perpetrate such a fraud upon our workers. The Republican Party proposes to replace this unworkable hodgepodge by a plan that is honest, fair and financially sound. We propose that the funds for security payments shall be bbtained from a direct and specific tax widely distributed. We propose that all American citizens over 65 shall receive whatever additional in-. come is necessary to keep them from need. I repeat: The workers will start to pay for the present plan next Jan. 1. They will pay as wage earners through a diréct deduction from their pay. They will pay both as wage earners and consumers through the tax levied on their employers’ pay rolls. And don’t let any one tell you otherwise. Even the Democratic attorney general of New York admits this. Last March, before the New York Court of Appeals, he said that a tax on employers’ pay rolls, although levied on the employer will be—and I quote—‘“shifted. either to wage earners or consumers or both.”

The answer is: No one ¢an be {on sure. ’ » dia. 4 Since the” NRA was declared 1nhas been some |

ing on could almost count on the fingers of one hand foolish experi-

A "Remdrkable 2-Day Special!

12 DIAMOND "HONEYMOON"

BRIDAL PAIR

s5 50

Only $4.00 a Month Again we set the pace for supreme Disfgond Values. 12: gorgeous diamonds, perfectly matched in fashion’s newest, solid ‘gold mountings. Your choice of white or natural gold. Do nok 331 to see this desirable

CH on sale Septional 10w price Friday ay.

OPEN AN ACCOUNT

No Interest : ‘No Carrying Charge

USE YOUR CREDIT

J Cctvel ers

And what does the President pro- |;

vhiskey is as old as the'hills . . , at least, as py itself. Old-timers always shook up the bottle, noticed the amount of **bead” (bubbles) and watched how long the “bead”? lasted. Today’s generation forgot this old-time whiskey wisdom in the din and. confusion of claims and counter-claims for whiskey. Get back to common-sense buying. Remember , . « “bead” is a natuital characteristic of all ‘whiskey . ‘ . a guide to ‘getting the whiskey you want. Do your own thinking,

ayer’s.

42 W. WASHINGTON

He has publicly ttled preme Court of the United States, (Turn to Page 11.)

To De Fins +. Tube Care of Your TEETH

-» Your ean't be strong ana Dr. Owens healthy. i have decayed, infected oly someth about Dr. Peterson 3 ROW. Come jn for 2 ex:

aminati Office Hours % A M to's P. M.—Sundsy Morning! Imm ehiste service, All Werk done In our Sun

The PEOPLE'S § DENTISTS

36% West Washington st.

A

Use Mayer's Xmas Layaway

.rings to * sell a 3 n exceptional

12:

ONLY 50c WEEKLY

this price

Both rings for price you

10 DIAMONDS would” exDeck to

EE IE

10 matched dia= ona Slicer} Founsed,

ONLY 75¢ WEEKLY

7-DIAMOND

This ultra-mod- 4 en diamond cre-§ gl £ ation goes on sale at ne SXuemely

low ONLY 50¢c WEEKLY

Solid Gold pe Bulova

$4.05 $2 Qs

50c Wee Sin, Wetsuit Vid,

Special!

11%

*50c Weekly

50c WEEKLY

The greatest Man’s Wrist ! Watch value ‘in the SW! rnis The world-famous ELGIN new square NEW STREAMLINE Tie on TREND. CURVED TO FIT sale at this exat - tionally low rice tomorrow,

Sp

It is not too early to MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS LAYAWAYS NOW . . . Take advantage of these exceptional values and save up to 509.

set im | besutiful, lL hon mat dia- dess of Time” is mon Re di Not entirely :

Onl y ion. )

WRIST.

-

your own deciding. Pick your whiskey 1 the “bead” y 5 3 3 %

4