The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-26
MURPHY ATTACKING
REPUBLICAN REIGN
IN CAMP CN DRIVE
Candidate For Congress Asserts
Old FalIacies Exploded BY
Depression
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Republican economic and govern
mental leadership the last IL years is
being assaulted by R. B. Murphy, Bis
lnarck. Democratic candidate for con-
gross, in series of campaign speeches
he is delivering throughout North d.
kota.
Murphy charges the Republican
leaders still fail to grasp the real
significance of the economic strife of
the nation" and that the Hawley-
Smoot tariff act "has forced hundreds
of American concerns to erect branch
plants in foreign countries with the
result that for every foreign plant es-
tablished thousands of American
worxmen were added to the great
army of the unemployed
In the way of national legislation,
Murphy says he favors:
/. A Is per cent reduction in fed
eral government costs.
2. Use of the nations credit for
aiding agriculture.
ness at low interest rates on an amor
tization plan.
4. Immediate revision of the Haw-
ley-Smoot tariff to restore interna-
tional trade and thereby reopen for
eign markets for our exportable sur
pluses.
S. Speedier methods of realizing
assets of suspended banks and more
rigid supervision of national banks
to prevent speculation.
6. Completion of the st. Lawrence
Great Lakes waterways.
Z. Payment of bonus to soldiers in
need.
g. Repeal of the 18th amendment.
Murphy is opposing:
l. Cancellation of foreign nations
debts to U. S.
2. Moratorium extensions to Euro
pean nations until they agree to arm
ament reduction.
3. Improper use of money in po-
1itical activities.
4. Use of paid Hobbies to influence
congressional action.
5. Return of the open saloon.
AtO1US TcTSOudl N1cNtlOH
Opening his attack upon the Re.
publican party, Murphy asserts it is
his "aim to avoid as completely as
possible any personal attacks on my
opponents and to confine myself en-.
tirely to a discussion of the questions
at issue.
Governments exist only to serve
the people who create them and 6
representative government such as We
enjoy was not established for thu
benefit Of any one political party"
Murphy believes 1.-The experience O.
the last four years has pretty vel
exploded the claim that the Republi.
can party is the only party under
which this government can exist.
Nov our Republican friends, thei
backs to the wall, in sack-cloth ant
ashes. beg our indulgence and pit!
and ask forgiveness for the politica
sins OF yesterday. And today, will
crocodile tears, with a pretense o
newly-found friendship for AL Smith
that is disgusting and nauseating
with blushing effrontery-they cum
ningly seek to ALLEVIATE Smiths friend
from support of Franklin Roosevelt
by raising him aloft on their Shout
ders-praising him to the Skies"
Murphy, recalling the presidential
campaign of 1928, said, ITO defea
Governor Smith every depraved meth
cd of political warfare was resorte<
to; every base passion aroused; tn
mud of intolerance was hurled"
Ogden l.. Mills, secretary OF TIN
treasury, was flayed for advising tn
voters when they 60 to the polls Nov
8 to "leave their emotions and preJu
dices at home"
ITO me there was a grim humor IL
that piece of advice" Murphy said.
Points to Differences
Turning to the "fundamentaf' poll
cieS of the two leading parties, Muir
ply declares there is distinct lin
of demarcaticn, particularly at thi
time.
1.-The Republican leadership stand
for the theory that If prosperity /
encouraged and fed from above
enough of this prosperity will filtc
through to the fellow below to fur
nish him all the prosperity that
good for him." Murphy says.
Democratic leadership holds to tn
theory that we are all members on
of another in the economic struc
ture and that a fractured finger o
crushed toe cannot be reduced b
treating the stomach to dose Q
paregoric from the Reconstruction Fl
nance corporation medicine chest"
In his attack on the present tarif
Murphy says, ''The fact that our for
eign trade began to decrease in 1913
was due in large part to the passag
of the Hawley-Smoot measure. Tn
passage of this tariff act caused prac
tically all foreign nations to pass re
taliatory measures as barriers agains
our goods"
Quoting report Of the Toronto In
dustrial commission on March IL 9
this year, Murphy said 10 additions
big u. S. concerns had located in tn
Toronto vicinity in 60 days and "Can
ada, approximately 18th in population
among the nations of the globe. ha
now risen to fifth place in worl
trade, thanks largely to the impetu
given her industrial growth by Ameri
can concerns"
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