Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-08 | Page 5 | Landon Plans Real Battle

ANDON SANDON PLANS r Il I S REAL BATTLE BAHLE TOPEKA Kan lan May 8 Iff The The tion had a broad hint from Gover- Gover lor or r Af Alf M. M Landon today that t the ming presidential campaign will wilI no pink tea affair if he hc receives le e Republican nomination f Mixing in criticism of the Ule Roose Roose- elt elt administration the governor rave ye vc his own ideas on issues of the thc in an interview at the residence last night with V. V Kaltenborn political com com- It was was broadcast na- na CBS It r What the nation needs most Lanon LanSon Lanon Lan- Lan Son on said is R a a revival of oC confidence Ie e assailed the new deal as betray- betray ng our high national ideals with wasteful slipshod incompetent appy go lucky administration and id id progressive government de- de erves something better than casual The Th The pink tea remark came when altenborn Kaltenborn asked the governor whether hether he would make a real fighting camp campaign if he were nomi nomi- t f Not Pink Teas Landon replied Well VetI that all on how bow you judge a man ome people judge a man by the mount amount of talking he does Other people judge him by what he gets done As to a fighting campaign cam cam- well well you can cap never tell how howa a horse will work until you ou hitch him up The returns of oC the thc last two Kansas Kanus Kan Kan- sas us elections eJections might answer that question I dont don't think anyone ever c considered red our political campaigns In Kansas as pink tea affairs The interview was Landon's first extensive public discussion of national national na na- na- na issues since his Kansas day address January 29 After accusing the present administration ad ministration of heedless retarding g of recovery Landon said 5 I believe that the real issue beI be be- I fore tore the American people today is i inot s not whether you are better off now than you were in n 1933 the real question ques ques- tio tion and issue is this Have w we e made as much progress in coming out of this depression as you have a reasonable right to expect Asked how he thought confidence could be restored the Kansas replied 1 I believe that a presidential campaign can be made madea a great means of of public education b One that will inform the public and give the people a chance to study j and understand what the thereal real issues are You must realize that for Cor three and sand one half years we have ha had only one side of ot the story Weve We've I i been up against the greatest political political cal propaganda pro machine that the country country has ever seen And the j worst of f it is it is be being g paid for tor out of ot of the public treasury f r Kaltenborn guided the conversa conversa- tion into prohibition social security and foreign affairs Accepts Verdict In his first declaration on the wet question since becoming w widely discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed as a presidential possibility Landon said he accepted the verdict that the question should be returned alto to the various states for s such ch deci- deci lion aon as 83 their citizenry wished On foreign affairs Landon observed ob- ob served It might repay us all aU to read Washington's farewell address again I wouldn't say for a moment moment moment mo mo- ment that we should slavishly follow fol- fol low Washington or an anyone one else But lI rl I do say that if we go forward in his spirit we shall meet our obligations obligations obliga- obliga to America and the world worM f The Thc governor said he was for or asocial security believing we we have reached a stage where government must take ate e a hand The complicated legislation the present administration ad- ad ministration rushed through in ina a characteristic fashion will I fear prove rove to be unworkable in many many j respects r f I In discussing relief Landon delored de- de de lored the way in which it has been made a matter of wretched party politics and said I for one am am dedicated to the proposition that henceforth no American citizen shall hall ever again be put in a a. position where he has haJJ to sell his vote ote for 1 bread bread