The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24
CURTIS ACCEPTS
VICE PRES. nom.
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT,
FARM RELIEF, LOWER
TAXES IN PLATFORM

NALL, AuS. 10. oOh
ator Charles Curtis of Kansas
formally accepted the republican
vice presidential nomination here
today and laid down a 14-point
platform emphasizing prohibition
enforcement, farm relief and tax
reduction.
He paid tribute to President
Coolidge and to Herbert Hoover,
the republican presidential NOM
inee, and pointedly appealed for
women's support in the November
election.
He said he opposed the repeal
of either the eighteenth amend
ment or the Volstead act.
His farm relief program depart
ed from H~oover's as enunciated
by the presidential candidate a
week ago. Both emphasized the
need of inland waterways, aid to
co-operatives and tariffs on for
eign farm products; but whereas
Mr.. Hoover suggested that as
president he would confer with
farmer. distributor and consumer
to work out agriculture's problem
Mr.. Curtis advocated appointment
of a small joint congressional
committee to seek and find the
solution.
Stresses P~rosperity
Mr.. Curtis entire speech was
based on the need for continued
national prosperity" This, he
said could be brought about by a
republican victory next November
followed by use of the following
IA methods:
To protect agriculture effective
ly and to encourage it in every
proper manner.
To protect American labor by
enacting all needed legislation,
and by encouraging closer rela-
tions between labor and capital.
To enforce the laws without fear
or favor.
To encourage active participa-
ton by women in the conduct of
the government.
To reduce the public debt, pub
lie expenses and taxes.
To maintain peace, engage in
commerce with all nations, and to
entangling alliances with
none.
To encourage all industry and
o maintain a protective tariff
With duties high enough fully to
American producers,
American products and American
labor against foreign competition.
To develop, aid and encourage
means of transportation and com
national and interna-
tional, by land and water, and in
the air. through the consolidation
of railroads; the establishment of
a complete system of inland wa
the establishment of a
merchant marine; a strong
postal and commercial aircraft
service, and a wider and o eff
ficient use of the ever increasing
possibilities of the radio.
To give equal and exact justice
to all men Of whatever state or
persuasion.
To support the state govern
ment in all their rights.
To preserve the federal gov
eminent in its whole constitution
al vigor, and to maintain and ex-
pand the existing high state of
national consciousness.
To preserve the liberty of the
press; the freedom of speech and
worship; civil liberty and security
of individual rights, and to pro-
mote the cause of education
among the people.
To protect the lives and proper
ty of our citizens by the compile
ton of an adequate system of
flood control for the mississippi
river and it's tributaries, and else
where if necessary, to prevent a
recurrence of a disaster such as
recently occurred in the Missippi
valley.
To continue a generous policy
in the fulfillment of obligations to
veterans Of our wars, and to eX-
tend it to their widows. orphans
and dependents.