The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-16


that the leaders of every phase of each
group can advise and organize on poll
cies and constructive measures. l am
convinced this form of action, as it
has done in other industries, can
benefit farmer, distributor and con-
sumner.
Greater Opportunities
"The working out of agricultural re-
lief constitutes the most important OBJ
legation of the next Administration. l
stand pledged to these proposals. The
object of our policies is to establish
for our farmers an income equal to
those of other occupations; for the
farmers wife the same comforts in
! her home as women in other groups;
for the farm boys and girls the same
opportunities in life as other boys and
girls. So far as my own abilities may
be of service, l dedicate them to help
secure prosperity and contentment in
that industry where | and my fore
fathers were born and nearly all my
| family still obtain their livelihood.
"The Republican Party has ever been
the exponent of protection to all our
/ people from competition with lower
standards of living abroad. We have
always fought for tariffs designed to
establish this protection from import
ed goods. We also have enacted re-
strictions upon immigration for the
| protection of labor from the inflow Of
workers faster than we can absorb
them without breaking down our wage
levels.
"The Republican principle of an eff
fectiVe control of imported goods and
Of immigration has contributed greatly
to the prosperity of our country. There
is no selfishness in this defense of our
standards of living. Other countries
gain nothing if the high standards of
America are sunk and if we are pre-
vented from building a civilization
which sets the level of hope for the
entire world. A general reduction in
the tariff would admit flood of goods
from abroad. 1t would injure every
home. 1t would fill our streets with
idle workers. 1t would destroy the
returns to our dairymen, our fruit,
flax, and livestock growers, and our
other farmers"
Prohibition
On the subject Of prohibition, Mr..
Hoover repeated his recent declara-
ton: IL do not favor repeal of the
18th Amendment. l stand for efficient
enforcement of laws enacted thereun-
der. Our country has deliberately un-
dertaken a great social and economic
experiment, noble in motive and far
reaching in purpose. 1t must be
worked out constructively." And he
added the following comment:
Common sense compels US to re-
! alize that grave abuses have occurred
abuses which must be remedied. In
vestigation can alone determine the
wise method Of correcting them.
Crime and disobedience Of law cannot
be permitted to break down the Con.
stitution and laws Of the United
| States,
Modification of the enforcement
laws which would permit that which
the Constitution forbids is nullifica-
! ton. This the American people will
not countenance. Change in the Con-
stitution can and must be brought
about only by the straightforward
| methods provided in the Constitution
itself. There are those who do not
believe in the purposes of several pro-
visions of the Constitution. No one
denies their right to seek to amend
it. They are not subject to criticism
for asserting that right. But the Re-
publican Party does deny the right
Of anyone to seek to destroy the pur-
poses of the Constitution by indirec-
ton.
"Whoever is elected President takes
IN oath not only to faithfully execute
the office of the President, but that
path provides still further that he
will, to the best of his ability, pre-
serve, protect and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States. I
should be untrue to these great ira
litions, untrue to my oath of office,
we're / to declare otherwise"
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