The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-08-19
HOOVER DECLARES HIS POLICIES
In LONG SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
REVIEWS PROGRAM DESIGNED
TO REPELL PANIC AND
RESTORE NORMALLY
STATE CONTROL OF LIQUOR;
WITH FEDERAL PROTEC-
TON; SALOON BANNED

ington, on August II, Herbert Hoo
yer accepted denomination to the
presidency. The President review
ed the administration record for
alienation of the economic situa-
ton; saying the measures taken
have repealed attacks of fear and
panic. He promised to propose
more measures to aid and speed
recovery. Recovery may be slow
but will succeed" he said. The fol-
lowing is a synopsis of the Presi-
dents concise and comprehensive
speech reprinted from press re-
ports.
AS n mean. of recovery he said
he was now organizing the private
industrial and financial resources
of the country to cooperate effect
lively with the vast governmental
instrumentalities which we have
in motion, so that through their
united and coordinated efforts we
may move from defense to power
full attack upon the depression a.
long the whole national front"
Debt Adjustments
R~eiterating opposition to cancel
lation of war debts, he at the
same time expressed assurance
that this country would consider
adjustments eff for any particular
annual payment we were offered
some other tangible form of com
%pensation such as the expansion of
markets for American agriculture
and labor"
One after another he listed his
favor for a sound currency, pro-
tective tariff, immigration restrict
ion, revision of railway laws, feder-
al regulations of interstate power,
conservation of national resources,
tax and banking reform, balanced
budget, federal ecoomy, the st.
Lawrence seaway and adherence
to the World court with reserva-
tons.
a New Doctrine
In reference to foreign affairs,
but without mentioning the situa-
ton between Japan and China last
winter or the current Chaco dis
pute between Bolivia and Paraguay,
he told of having projected into
international diplomacy the new
doctrine that we do not and new
err will recognize title to possession
of territory gained in violation Of
the peace pacts."
On prohibition, the President at
tackled the Democratic platform as
pledging the party members "to
destroy every vestige Of constitu-
tional and effective control of the
(liquor) traffic"
"That means over large areas"
he said, "the return of the saloon
system with it's corruption, its NOR
al and social abuse which debauch-
ed the home, its deliberate inter-
terence with those states endeavor-
ing to find honest solution, it's
permeation of political parties, and
it's pervasion of legislatures, which
even touched at the capital of the
nation. The eighteenth amendment
smashed that regime as by a stroke
If lightning. I cannot consent to
he return of that system.
"At the same time we must rec
the difficulties which have
developed in making the eighteen
h amendment effective and that
,rave abuses have grown up. In
to secure the enforcement of
he amendment under our dual
orm of government, the constitu-
ional provision calls for concur
ent action on one hand by the
tate and local authorities and on
he other by the federal govern
nent.
Disrespect for Laws
"Its enforcement requires indie
Iendent but coincident action of
9th agencies. An increasing UNI
err of states and municipalities are
themselves unwilling to
ngage in such enforcement. Due
} these forces there is in large
ections an increasing Illegal traf-
C in liquor. But worse than this
here has been in those areas a
pread of disrespect not only for
lis law but for all laws. Grave
angers of practical notification
the constitution, a degeneration
l municipal government and an
lcrease in subsidized crime and
| cannot consent to the
of this regime.
81 refuse to accept either of these
estinies, on the other hand to re-
urn to the old saloon with it's DO
teal and social corruptions, or on
ne other to endure the bootlegger
the speakeasy with their alb
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