The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-18
MIR. HOOVER TAKES THE COUNTRY
INTO HIS CONFIDENCE

OF the republican party as Its candidate Tor
President last Thursday evening, President
Herbert Hoover took the millions of Ameri-
can people who listened to his address over
nationwide radio hook-up, into his confidence
to degree that surprised his most ardent
supporters.
In his opening remarks the President
said:
I'm accepting the great honor you have
brought me, desire to speak simply and
plainly that every man and woman in the
United States who may hear read my
words cannot misunderstood"
In his address Mr.. Hoover did not make
any attempt at rhetorical fights, but rather
discussed the issues confronting the Ameri-
can people with frankness, clothed in sim
pie language which struck responsive chord
in the hearts of his countrymen.
Tersely told, here is the position of
President Hoover on national and interna-
tional questions as outlined in his acceptance
speech:
Favors a change in prohibition laws "to
remedy present evils"
Opposes cancellation of war debts.
Favors protective tariff.
Insists on an army and navy strong enough
to prevent invasion, but asks every arms
reduction" above that strength.
Recommends federal regulation of inter
state power, but opposes federal operation of
power plants.
Insists on balanced federal budget with
reduction in national state and local govern
mental expenditures.
Favors farm relief by adjusting and CO
ordinating all taxation and opposes subsidies
to farmers and sterilization operations in
normal times" 2
Demands sound currency
Pledges consultation with other nations
der Kellogg-Briand pact to promote world
peace and promises: 1--WE shall enter no
agreements committing to any future
-
to preserve peace"
Favors restricted immigration
Asks for conservation of national
sources
Recommends revision of railway transport
tation laws.
Wants reform of banking laws.
Wants reorganization of law enforcement
agencies, courts and their procedure.
Favors development of rivers, harbors and
highways
The question of Prohibition is purely
controversial one and should never have en-
tered the realms of party politics. Inasmuch
as both the Republican and Democratic plat
forms have declared for either repeal or re-
submission, both meaning practically the
same thing, Mr.. Hoover clearly and unmistak-
ably made his position clear on this question
which has been made one of the paramount
issues of the campaign. He said:
Across the path of the nations consideration of
order
there has arisen bitter controversy the control
of the liquor traffic. have always sympathized with
the high purpose of the eighteenth amendment and
have used every power at my command to make it
effective over the entire country. have hoped it
was the final solution of the evils of the liquor traffic
against which people have striven for genera
tons 1t has succeeded in great measure in those
many communities where the majority sentiment is
favorable to it. But in other and increasing number
of communities there is majority sentiment unfavor
able to it. Laws opposed by majority sentiment
vhi nnda 1ivno orfoN
and in the end produces degeneration and crime.
Our opponents pledge the members of their party
to destroy every vestge OF constitutional and efec-
tive federal control of the traffic. That
large the return of the saloon system with its
corruption its moral and social abuse which debauch-
ed the home, its deliberate interference with those
states endeavoring to find honest solution its per-
meation of pollLical parties, and its pervasion of
legislatures, which even touched at the capital of
the nation. The eighteenth amendment smashed
that regime as by stroke of lightning. cannot
consent to the return of that system
At the same time must recognize the Difficult
ties which have developed in making the eighteenth
amendment effective and that grave abuses have
grown In order to secure the enforcement of the
amendment under our dual form of government, the
constitutional provision called action
one hand by the state and local authorities and
the other by the federal government It's enforce
ment requires independent but coincident action of
both agencies. An increasing number of state and
municipalities are proving themselves unwilling to
engage in such enforcement. Due to these forces
there is in large sections increasing illegal traffic
IN liquor. But worse than this there has been
those spread of disrespect not only for this
law but for all laws, grave dangers of practical
notification of the constitution, regeneration in
municipal government and an increase in subsidized
crime and VIGILANCE. cannot consent to the contnu
ance of this regorime
I refuse to accept either of these destnies,
the one hand to return to the old saloon with its
political and social corruption, the other to
endure the bootlegger and the speakeasy with their
abuses and crime. Either is intolerable. These
not the ways out.
One objective must be solution not blind
leap back to old evils. Moreover such step back
ward would result in chaos of new evils never yet
experienced because the local systems of prohibitions
and controls which were developed over generations
have been in large degree abandoned under the
amendment.
The Republican platform recommends submits
sion of the question the states that the people
themselves may determine whether they desire
change but insists that this submission snail propose
a constructive and not destructive change It does
not dictate to the conscience Of any member OF the
party.
The first duty of the President Of the United
States is to enforce the laws they exist That
shall continue do to the utmost of my ability Any
other course would be the abrogation OF the very
guarantees of liberty itself.
The constitution gives the President no power
or authority with respect to changes In the constu
ton itself; nevertheless my countrymen have right
to know my conclusions upon this matter They are
clear and need not be misunderstood. They are
based upon the broad facts have stated, upon my
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