The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-04
REAL REPUBLICAN
MEETING IND0RSES
PRESIDENT HOOVER
Declares Faith in His Leader
ship and Ability to Re-
store Prosperity

Text OF the platform adopted by the
Real" Republican state central COM
mittee at its meeting here Wednesday
follows:
81. We reaffirm our faith in the
fundamental principles of the Repub-
lican party and express our unswerv-
ing confidence in the ability Of the
republican party, under the leader
ship of President Hoover. to success
fully pilot the nation through the
present economic crisis. We specifi-
cally endorse the platform of the Re-
publican party adopted by the Chi
cago convention and appeal to the
citizens of the state and nation to
rally to support of the Republican
party and its standard bearers in
the coming national campaign.
%. We commend President Hoo
Yer for the patient, courageous and
constructive manner in which he has
dealt with the many extraordinary is
sues that have resulted from the pres
ent national and worldwide economic
depression; for his effective assist
ance to agriculture; for his diStinc-
tive service in the cause Of world
peace and naval disarmament; and
for the wise and farSighted manner in
which he has, on several critical occa-
sions, aided the principal nations OF
Europe in their desperate struggles
to maintain financial solvency and
orderly government during this world
crisis.
%. We specifically commend Pres
ident Hoover for his successful nego-
tiations of the st. Lawrence seaway
treaty with Canada. In SO doing he has
fulfilled his pledge made to the peo-
pie of the middle west four years
ago, to bring into existence this great
inland waterway improvement.
Approve Relief Program
"a. We specifically approve Of the
presidents emergency relief program
recently adopted by congress, includ-
ing:
"A. The creation of the reconstruc-
ton finance corporation and the re-
cent enlargement Of its functions BY
the federal relief act, designed to pro-
vide emergency financial aid to in.
dustry and agriculture, and unem'
ployment relief, and under the au'
thority of which crop production
loans in the amount of millions o.
dollars have been made to the farm
ers Of the whole nation.
"B. The enactment of a measure
providing $l25,O0O,000 of additional
capital for the federal land bank sys
tenn to enable the federal land bank
of the United States to continue t;
function on a basis of reasonable len
iency during this period OF agricultur
al credit stringency.,
IS. We emphatically approve OF tn
determined policy of the president tt
stop all raids on the United State
treasury, to require drastic reduction
in the expenditures of all branches o
the federal government, and to bal
ance the national budget.
&C. The people of North Dakoti
are especially appreciative of tn
numerous measures, both Legislative
and executive, sponsored by the pres
ident as a means of assistance ant
relief to the farmers of the nation IL
general and to the farmers In NORTH
Dakota in particular.
I'm this connection. we commenc
the president for the. effective mea
sures taken by him to aid the millions
of American farmers, who, in 1890
were disastrously stricken with a ma
ton wide drouth, and especially TO-
the prompt and liberal financial as
sistance provided to the many thou
sand of farmers in North Dakota
South Dakota and Montana. who, IL
1881, became victims of sweeping
drouth no less severe than that which
occurred in the south and east il
1880, and in securing the enactmen
of the federal seed appropriation o
1881, under which 8,257 North Dakots
farmers received seed loans exceed
ing the sum of $500 900; the fedora
feed loans received during the sum