The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-27
GARNER ACCEPTANCE
LETTER TAKES RAP
AT G. 0. P. LEADERS
Says Chiefs Failed to Meet
Crisis; Sets Low Record
Cost For Ceremony

New York. Aug. 27.-(P,-With the
last of the formal acceptances on the
record and Speaker John Nance Gar
ner assailing what he termed the
failure of Republican leadership
the Democrats Saturday were ready
for action on all fronts.
The Garner acceptance of the vice
presidential nomination. accompanied
by no more ceremony than it takes to
drop letter in a post box, was made
public Friday. He charged Republic
can leaders in Washington with fail
ing to act courageously when the
slump came or to take adequate relief
measures and he laid nearly all our
civic troubles" to governments de-
parture from its legitimate functions"
His notification and acceptance set
a new low in the matter of expendi-
ture. Senator Alben w. Barley, tenn
porary chairman of the national con-
vention, sent him letter from WASH
ington, in which he praised the
speaker highly. and Garner answered
in another letter dated from his home
at Uvalde, Tex.
It had been estimated the notifica-
ton would cost six cents, but the ex-
penSe was trifle more because OF
the postage required to mail copies to
the national committee, which releaS-
ed them here.
Assails Tariff Bill
Garner assailed the Hawley-S moot
tariff as causing great decline In
trade, attacked what he called the
steady encroachment of the federal
government on the rights and duties
Of the states. Regarding prohibition
he declared that, unlike the Repub-
lican plank, the Democratic plank
made no attempt to be equivocal.
mo other constructive solution OF
the problems of the 18th amendment
brought upon the country has been
offered" he said. Return Of control
and supervision to the states, where
it rightfully belongs, should be well
coined by all who realized the growth
of the evils which followed placing Of
this power In the hands Of the fed
eral government"
Concerning the aims of government
he said:
1T is not the business of govern.
ment to make individuals rich, though
too often has government been bent
to that purpose. Nor is it a function
Of an administration to direct the
personal affairs of mankind, except
insofar as it places bar against
such things as involve injury, loss OF
discomfort on others.
Raps G. o. r. Leadership
The speaker wrote that the failure
to meet the depression emergency
courageously at its inception and thu
enactment Of the Hawley -Smoot tariff
in the face of an almost universe
protest are. to my mind. the mos
naked evidences of the failure Of thu
Republican leadership to realize tt
responsibilities and live up to 1t!
obligations"
Declaring the major causes of thu
distress which prevails" can b
found lin the record Of national legis'
lation and the national policies To-
which the Republican leaders arr
wholly responsible" he went on t.
say that charges of demagog!
emanating from the white houst
greeted every effort to enact bill
that would meet the credit and EN-
ployment needs of the country"
He said the administration, express
ing "baseless optimism" failed to tax
adequate steps when the slump came
with regard to the foreign debt,
he said, Il fully subscribe to tn
Democratic platforms statement.
oppose cancellation"
PraiSing Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt
for courage, humanity and skill II
government" he pledged himself IT
do my utmost to the limit Of my ca
pacity."