Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1936, Page 4

GARNER INSISTS NEW DEAL IS SAFE Declares Roosevelt Regime Represents Highest Type of Conservatism. By the Associated Press. UVALDE, Tex., October 17.—Vice President John N. Garner declared tonight in his first speech of the campaign that the administration's program represents “the highest type of true American conservatism” and that “the safest thing that could happen to this country is the re- election of President Roosevelt.” In a Nation-wide broadcast from his home, the Vice President defended the President against charges that he welcomed communistic support, asserting “Franklin D. Roosevelt is no more of a Communist than I am and in my own country I am gen- erally estimated as a hard-headed business man.” He sald “the one outstanding and dominating issue of this campaign is_whether you think Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. Landon is better qualified to conduct the business of the Federal Government for the next four years.” Admits Some Errors. “I do not pretend that everything done by this administration was destitute of errors, but I do insist that the mistakes were mere fly spccks compared with the aggregate good that was accomplished. “I had thought that in this cam- paign the electorate was going to be asked to judge the Roo .elt Ad- ministration on its recc'c as con- trasted with the theori s and policies which the Republican party intended to present. “That is the way in which cam- paigns have been fought in the past. 1t is the only standard by which the people that I know have made up their minds in other years. It is the only vardstick which can be applied successfully if we have the future of this Government and its citizens at heart. “That is not the way, however, in which the challenging party is con- ducting the campaign this year. I am unable to find that either the Re- publican candidates or any of the leaders of that party have made & clear, frank and full exposition of | what they hope to do if they are placed in office.” Decried “Violent Language.” At the outset of his speech, the Vice President decried the “intem- perate language and violent” abuse coming from all parties “It seems to me,” he said, “that we might be able to hold an election in this country without cussing each other and making accusations which, if they had any foundation, would suggest that Leavenworth Peniten- tiary rather than the Capitol or White House at Washington was the fitting destination of a candidate. “Down here in Uvalde the rattle of political musketry reaches us but faintly, We look around us here, as 1 know they do in hundreds of other communities like this in the United States, and wonder what all the ghooting is about. There is no evi- dence before us of the terrible condi- tions we hear described. Instead, there are evidences on every hand of tremendous improvement and better times. “I know, and I may add, my Re- publican friends—and I have many of them—know equally well, that the present economic condition of the United States is due to the efforts of our President. * * *” Raps “Grotesque Argument.” He said the charge that President Roosevelt is an enemy to business is “perhaps the most grotesque of the arguments advanced.” “T think I am as much concerned with the integrity of the affairs of | constitutional amendment,” Knox re- | ish like the green bay tree. ommerce and finance as the next w = : B | Angeles th . t ¢ plied. “The question now is why his | AR e Townsendites run their | them fear the New Dealers and others “I have 2| father doesn't say so. The time to tell | Clubs on a big scale. And how they | citizen,” he continued. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO Landon’s Official Portrait The Republican headquart M. Landon. artist. Landon (Continued Prom First Page.) ers’ official portrait of Gov. Alf It was painted by John Doctoroff, widely known P. Photo. Lincoln . (Continued From First Page) for his two-week tour, starting tomor- row night, went indoors as Knox talked to reporters. Replying to questions, Knox said he was “very much in favor of Lan- don's California trip,” and said Arizona and New Mexico stops would | “cinch” those States. Battle in Southern California. “California is divided into two | parts,” he said. “North California is anti-New Deal and pro-Landon. The battle will have to be made in Southern California. About 600,000 | people have moved into the State in | the last four years and are pretty | largely available for any scheme | which presents an easy living for | them. Nothing short of a direct sub- . sidy will satisfy them. | “The Townsend support will be a | tremendous aid, not only in California | but in other States. “I think Pennsylvania is safe, very emphatically. Ohio is looking much | better. Southern Illinois will roll up not less than 200,000 and I think we have an edge in the Chicago area.” Prior to the issuance of a formal statement on his views by James Roosevelt, a reporter asked Knox about a quotation attributed to young Rocsevelt at Worchester, Mass., that his father intends to seek a Constitu- tional amendment to continue N. R. | A. principles. | Landon in Detroit had called upon | his Democratic rival to say before elec- tion day whether or not he proposed an amendment. “Young Jim says his father is for a of Republican activity and hope, This has been largely due to the declaration by Dr. Francis E. Townsend, head c! | the old-age pension movement, that he intended to vote for Landon and urging that his followers do likewise His theory and that of the Townsend- ites generally is that the Roosevelt administration has been entirely hos- tile to their movement, and for that reason the President must not be re- | elected. California, with its 22 electoral votes, is a prize for any presidential | candidate. And California has done tions in the past. It gave its elec- | toral votes to Wodrow Wilson and | made him President in 1916. merely because Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate, failed to walk across the street to shake. Hiram Johnson’s hand. Its population is leaders here insist. They do not say that if Landon came here and gave an address the G. O. P. would carry the State. They do not go quite that far, But they do say that “some- | thing might happen.” California has more of the so-called “lunatic fringe” than any other State in the Union—such has been the characterization of the followers of Upton Sinclair and his E. P. I. C., and of the Townsendites. The E. P. I. C. movement has almost dropped out of sight. But the Townsendites apparently made of sterner stuff. | The Townsend Clubs, of which there |are 1,000 in the State and 600 in Southern California, continue to flour- In Los family. T have in the course of MV | tpe people whether he wants a con- | are lambasting President Roosevelt! life succeeded in building up some lit- tle enterprises that are moderate: successful—not successful to the ex- tent that would qualify me for fellow. ship in the Liberty League, but to give | election depends on New York, Pen- |000,000 voters. That, of course, seems my children and grandchildren a re- spectable start in life. Does anypody suppose that I would countenance any rheasure that would jeopardize their future? | stitutional amendment is now.” | Thinks Pivotal States Safe. “You once said the outcome of the nsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan,” Know was asked. “What do you think of them now?” | * “I believe they are ali safe’ 'he said. ! “That is attested by the hurried trip Claim 10,000,000 Votes. In their latest issue of the Town- send National Weekly, they claim 10,- a fantastic claim. They ins can elect a President if they all stick together—and that the President will be Landon. Dr. Townsend complains | bitterly in this issue of the movement's “The President has told you that| ot pranklin D.” In reply to questions, | organ because, he says, he was denied 4f ‘the present upward course of busi-| gpnoy said he did not think any States | the right to speak over a Chicago ness continues, no higher taxes are on the way. From long experience with the President, I am able to state that he is given neither to undue optimism nor to reckless statements in any direction.” Discussing Communistic charges against the President, the Vice Presi- dent said: “What President Roosevelt has been doing for the past three years is really the highest type of true Amer-/ fcan conservatism. He has navigated | the Ship of State through seas so| turbulent that other nations have| been wrecked in the passage. While| other peoples have. lost their freedom, | Afnerican liberty remains intact. Recalls G. O. P. Corruption. Referring to Republican claims that they can administer relief more ef- ficlently and with less waste than the | Democrats, Mr. Garner said: “If there is anything in the history of this country to indicate that the rellef program could have been car- ried on or will be carried on with gréater efficiency and honesty under Republican rule then I have yet to discover that evidence. *I was one of those men who sat n.Congress while there was being un- rolled before our eyes the evidences of “corruption under a Republican ad- ministration that shocked the Nation and will stand for all time as an af- front to public decency. I refer to th® Teapot Dome and Elk Hill oil scandals and the abominable per- version of the veterans' administra- tions under the Harding administra- tion. “But it is not necessary to go back to-the oil scandals to discover what happens when the Republican party is given a job of outstanding public trust to accomplish. The memory is stl)l fresh within us of the bungling and inept Hoover administration which mishandled every major prob- lem presented by the depression until finally its constant retreat before eco- namic forces became an utter rout.” ABANDON OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY, October 17 (#). W. F. Lemke, son of Willlam Lemke, Union party nominee for President, today announced abandonment of & proposed “write-in” campaign for his father in Oklahoma. “Voters would have to take court ackion to get their votes counted, in the opinion of the Attorney General,” sald the younger Lemke. “After con- ferences with our supporters in this State we have decided to abandon the camppaign in Oklahoma and concen- trate on a similar drivef§n Kansas.” of the traditional “Democratic South™” | would be Republican. | “But I think West Virginia will be Republican and that we’ll elect a couple of Congressmen in Virginia | and North Carolina,” he added. | Knox said the “New Dealers made a major blunder in Minnesota.” “Democrats everywhere were of- | fended by the scuttling of Democratic | candidates in Minnesota in behalf of candidates running on a pure plat- form of socialism,” he continued. “I have yet to hear a Democrat defend this.” Knox and Mrs. Knox reached Topeka at 11 o'clock this morning. Landon walked down the Capitol steps and called to him with outstretched hand. “Wwell, colonel, by.golly, how are you?"” Knox grinned, said he was feeling fine and was having “a good time” campaigning. Landon in turn said he was in “tip-top” condition. Will Leave Tonight, Landon leaves for Los Angeles to- morrow night with a stop scheduled for Albuquerque, N. Mex., Monday. Aides said further details of the itin- erary still were incomplete. Landon, Mrs. Landon, Knox, little 4-year-old Nancy Jo and 2-year-old Jack Landon and a famous base ball star of yesterday, J. Honus Wagner, were on the porch of the executive mansion for the press conference. Wagner, who sald he used to “play catch” with Landon at the old Expo- sition Park in Pittsburgh when the Governor was only 12, presented him with & base ball on which he had written, “With best wishes and vic- tory November 3 to Gov. Alf M. Lan- don from J. Honus Wagner, Pirate.” “Have you got an extra Pittsburgh stogie?” the nominee asked the noted shortstop. “I was educated on them.” “Alf's a glutton for punishment,” Knox laughed as the Governor lighted up. “What do they sell these for now?” Landon asked Wagner. “Three for a dime.” “They used to be two for & nickel,” the Governor remarked. Nancy Jo, in red gingham dress and red hair ribbon, listened gravely to the conversation. She told reporters she was getting a new spaniel she was going to call “G, O. Pogie.” Liftle Jack swung a foot ball helmet and was warned several times by his father against putting it in his mouth. RO PSR Beginning January 1, 1937, Guates mala will levy & tax to extend public health services. broadcasting station by the National Broadcasting Co.,, on the ground that he was going to make an appeal for funds to finance his radio program. The Townsendites charge that on the same night Daniel J. Tobin, director of the labor division of the Democratic National Committee, was allowed to make an appeal for funds in behalf of the Democratic party., They, the Townsendites also claim, will elect to | us is President Roosevelt. | my first objective in this campaign is | to bring about the defeat of Franklin G.0.P.SEESWIN INWEST VIRGINIA James C. Wilkes Predicts Success Also in North Carolina Election. Predictions of G. O. P. success in West Virginia and North Carolina in the November election have been re- ported to local Republican head- quarters here, according to a state- ment issued yesterday by James C. Wilkes, chairman of the Republican State Committee for the District of Columbia. Wilkes has been co-operating by sending campaign workers into the nearby States of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Commenting on a report he has just received from West Virginia, Wilkes stated: “It shows that Landon is going to carry the State, and that we stand a good chance to elect a United States Senator and Governor.” Encouragement for the Republican ticket in the second congressional dis- trict of West Virginia also was indi- cated by Wilkes, on the basis of in- formation reaching him, The present member of the House from the second district is Representative Jennings Randolph, Democrat. “Not in 25 years has the Repub- lican party been so systematically organized, I am told by party work- ers, and complete harmony exists in every county in the State,” Wilkes said. With regard to North Carolina, Wilkes said he had a telegram from William C. Meekins, chairman of the Republican State Executive Commit- tee of that State, declaring the Re- publicans expect victories for both State and natienal tickets. He ex- pressed the belief the Landon and Knox ticket is deriving considerable support from anti-New Deal Demo- crats in the State. The Republicans expect to carry several congressional districts, the statement said. With his associates on the District Republican Committee, Wilkes organ- ters at 1413 H street, in conjunction with the Landon and Knox Cam- paign Club, of which Paul E. Lesh is chairman and Ord Preston, treasurer. greatest obstacle which now confronts Therefore, D. Roosevelt. It is very difficult to get action from Congress when the Presi- dent opposes the particular legislation | desired.” Despite the seeming overwhelming | Democratic strength in this southern | The Democrats here, | have been striving mightily to win are | | polls among them have indicated. part of California, the Republicans as- :ser; they have good chances to win 1se\ernl congressional districts. strange things in presidential elec- |list as districts that will probably | ‘They turn in for the Republican congres- sional candidates, particularly the eleventh and twelfth districts, and| they say they have a chance to carry | the eighteenth and sixteenth. Their | hope in these districts is based largely on Townsend support and on trou- politically volatile, the Republican | bles among the Democrats themselves. | dent Roosevelt to repudiate “this cam- In Los Angeles, as in San Fran- cisco, labor is strong for Roosevelt. | Also there is a great number of per- sons en relief, and while some of | these relief workers are disgruntled and may vote for Landon, the ma~ | jority will line up for Roosevelt. Both | Los Angeles and San Francisco now | have large quotas of colored people. as elsewhere, their votes for Rooseveit. However, a considerable number of these people will still vote Republican, as private G. 0. P, Lack of Funds. The Republicans are handicapped in Los Angeles, they say, because of lack of campaign funds. Some of say: “What's the use of putting up money if the State cannot possibly be won by Landon?” If it became known that Landon thought well enough of his chances in California to make a ized the *local campaign headquar- | D. C, OCTOBER 18, Roosevelt Fan WOULD SELL LETTER TO AID CAMPAIGN FUND. MISS LOUIS RANDALL DEAN of New York, who advertised in the New York Times, offer- ing to sell a letter received from President Roosevelt and donate the money to the Democratic campaign fund. The letter is an invitation to visit the White House, which she accepted. Miss Dean, a victim_of infantile paralysis since she was 4 years old, first met the President at Warm Springs. —Wide World Photo. visit, the G. O. P. leaders feel they could raise a real campaign fund. That s one reason they are anxious to get the Republican candidate here. The Republican party has been adrift in California. Former Presi~ dent Hoover does not mix in State| politics. If he did he might not get | far. The really strong man of the State in local politics is Hiram Johne son, and he has not been active in Republican politics recently. His dis- like for Hoover and his support in 1932 of Roosevelt, plus his recent il health, have been instrumental in keeping him in the background. Gov. Merriam is regarded as a political ac- cident. His election followed an | aroused public sentiment against Sin- clair Lewis and his “production-for- use” program and against the disorders created in San Francisco in 1934 by the labor strikes. He has declared for Landon, but he can do little per- sonally in the campaign. ! Take it by and large, Republican | hopes in California are based on a | longing for a miracle, B ATTACKS ON SCHOOLS ASSAILED BY KANSANS By the Associated Press. LAWRENCE, Kans., October 17.— A resolution condemning a “nation- wide unfair and malicious attack upon | our Kansas schools” was adopted to- day at a meeting sponsored by the School Defense League. About 300 persons attended. | The resolution called upon Presi- | | | paign of defamation.” | Rev. Robert A. Hunt presided at the | meeting, which Margaret Hill Mc-| | Carter, Kansas author, addressed on | the topic “The Truth About Education | in Kansas." i . Queen Will Be Guest. HYATTSVILLE, Md, October 17 | (Special). —A meeting of committee chairmen and members who are ace | tive in the recent golden jubilee cele- | | bration here, will be held Tuesday | night at 7:30 o'clock in the council | room of the Municipal Building to arrange for a banquet, entertainment and dance Friday evening in the Lord | Calvert Inn at College Park. Miss | | Miriam Alexander, who, as Miss Hy- attsville, was queen of the celebration, and her maids of honor, Miss Jean- nette Padgett, Miss Bertha Howard, Miss Miriam Murray and Miss Irma Waldrop, will be guests of honor. Congress on November 3 at least 200 Townsend-indorsed candidates. At Townsend headquarters here it is said very few protests have been received from members of the Town- send Clubs because Dr. Townsend has come out for Landon—despite the fact that very many members of the clubs have been Democrats. California for years has been a Mec- ca for older people, who came here to spend their declining years. Thou- sands of these old people met disaster during the depression. Their savings were wiped out. That is one reason for the hold which the Townsend movement for old-age pensions—at $200 a month—immediately obtained in the State. There is something fanatical in the way these old people cling to the idea. By no means are all of the Townsend Club members old, but they.seem to be thinking of ap- proaching years. The Townsendites have reached the conclusion—through a mental process ali their own—that Landon, the Re- publican nominee, is less hostile to their old-age pensions plan than is President Roosevelt. They maintain that President Roosevelt and the New Deal Democrats have refused them a hearing and have attempted, through the activities of a “smearing commit- tee” of the House, to discredit utterly their movement. Landon Milwaukee Speech. On the other hand, they refer to the speech made by Landon in Milwaukee in which he said he “believed in old- age pensions sufficient to maintain a decent standard of living and that the revenue for this purpose should be collected by a widely distributed tax and should be earmarked specifically for pensions.” They say that this ut- terance “certainly proves that Landon is in favor of the very things the Townsendites favor.” And there you have it. In California the Republican State Committee has adopted a plank pledg- ing a fair hearing on the Townsend plan and pledging the Republican members of Congress from California to work with the members from other States to that end. 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Aldes here said Wallace's speech in Landon's home State will be before the Kansas State Farm Bureau meet- ing at Wichita Wednesday, October 28. His final appeal for the farm belt vote will be a Nation-wide radio ad- dress from Des Moines, Thursday night, October 29. This speech will be under joint auspices of the Demo- cratic National Committee and the All-Party Roosevelt Agricultural Com- mittee. Wailace's first scheduled talk will be tomorrow at De Kalb, Il. From there he will go to Minnesota for an afternoon talk at Waseka and an eve- ning address at Fairmont on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening Wallace will talk at Sioux City, Jowa, and Thurs- day afternoon at a corn-husking con- test at Ringsted, Iowa. 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