Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-05
NOMINEE ACCEPTS
STATE PLATFORM
WRITTEN BY c. 0.P.
J. q. CrIBERTsON or WICHITA
FALLS ACCEPTS THE
NOMINATION.
HIGH TARIFF IS FAVORED
Gubernaiorial Candidate Outlines Pol
icies lie VIII Stress in Coming
Texas Campalgn-is for
Open shqp".

BY Associated Press.
WICHITA FALLS. Sept. i.-Th
platform adopted by the Republican
state concntion In Texas was indorsed
in It's entirety by ]. q. Culhertson ~
publican nominee for governor. In
letter Ia the republican state commit
tee accenting she nomination anc
mgde public here to-day.
The republican nominee laid special
crphs sif on his belief ~ ~, piinki
f1NornE protective tariff. adyocli
inr revision II national ana stat, q,
laws. and opposing any policy "tha,
VIII cntanglc ~ with the affairs of a.,
Old World"
Referring Ia the tariff question Mr.
Culhcrtsun asserted that ns u rcsul,
II the reduction IT tariff schedules anc
add tionS To- the free list. under IA,
tariff act of 1918. ih. luss In rcVoum
during the isr1l year just cnd.c
amounted 90 approximately g. 00O
600 000. This revenue he said. mus, IL
made up hy taxation.
Continuing th. nominee suid he ad
NoCltcd tariff protection fnr r1w nr
i''iais whenever such maj rails enter.
cd into he manufacture of products
which enjoyed protection. lie gave ~
an example that WOODEN goods are PRO
i,~'i,,l iN tariff while raw wool h not
and declared ihat free importation ~
tn. latter was reasonable for the low
price ~ wool In Texas
Cotton growers of Texas. Mr.. Cul.
bertson asserted. will lose more than
$500 coo 600 this year due 20 free com.
petition by foreign concerns IN v"geta.
III. oil and fats The free importation
of hides nnd leather. and all classes ~
fresh and preserved meats. he said. is
carslw<- .-,sr tr-rHttfc raisers of Texas
Referring a. tho relations of the
United States with foreign countries
he nominee said:
II do nc believe the United States
sNould subscribe 20 NY policy that
will cntangle us with the affairs OF
the old World u the nations of Eu'
rnns had hecn allied with England IN
1919. American indcnpendencc Would
have h.en impossible. ! cannot indorse
any alliance that would oppose the IN
denordenre ~ rnv ~ the English colo.
ries ,ha, a~e ~dmittedly capable ~
SELF government"
Reduction ~ income and cNcc9s
nrnfi,s taxes. Mr.. Cuihertson sad
=, - - -,~o~,nli rNcl nv pdontinn ~ n
tnFtff MNlfn NfflAlu l'tNNttTAa
we'll as pro,cctlon. He also advocated
conversion IL the pronissory dcmand
notes NOW h.ld as security Tor tahs
,o Europe. into long time ohlisauons
which. he said might hc sold to the
Investing puhlic iu exchange Tor out
standing Il .hertv bonds and thus r"'
duca the rrti,n-l dclt and further ~
Snce tnNa;iln St"tc tnN"s h" saii.
sbou,d H.. rcviscd 10 distribute vi"rc
equally ~" burden ~ taxation.
Other rr'ir'rs advocated 10y ~" new
inee Included
development, ~ Texas WATERWAYS
arb dc.,,weirr parts such - Calves
ION Texns C,ty. Corpus Christi. Arnn'
sos Pass Nclascn. RrazoS Sut"go
Beaumont ard Port Arthur Mainten'
nnr,. IL powerful merchant mavpc'
yeyi,on ~ Texas school laws to place
sch,is under nonnartisan control. mo
prirrinle a "opcn shop. ana q budget
sy-em for control ~ stnie finances