The Washington times., 1935-05-13
PAY VET BONUS,
END NRA, PLEA
Of TALMADGE

. SsUSNUSO1 W 6OVt Ss~b S~SoN~ 49,
q tultillment of the pledges OF
the Democratic platform and a
"return to the Constitution"
His address, Which has met
tDith a tremendous response, IS
being published by The Washing
ton Times in four instruments.
BY EUGENE TALMADGE
Governor Of Georgia
Are the actions in Washington
emanating from the principles OF
the Democratic doctrine?
Are the policies emanating from
Washington in keeping with the
Constitution of the United states?
can hear the answer. But
can also hear the question in your
minds: "It is easy to attack What
IS going on: anyone can tear down
and criticize, but what remedy
have you?"
Here it is: Go back to the Con
Stitution Of the United States. The
Constitution of the United States
does not advocate or legalize the
Government in business in any
form. It provides for the Govern
ment to be only referee and an
umpire of its citizens.
Abolish all activities Of the Gov
eminent, maintaining and operat-
ing a business. All of them are in
competition with private industry.
Abolish Ma Now
Abolish the NRA Immediately.
"A continuation until next April is
too long, and it may be too late to
recoup.
If this is done, you will see pri-
vate industry reaching out, build
ing, hiring more people, and manu-
featuring products.
This alone would take half the
people off the relief rolls of Amer
lea in so days.
Abolish all processing taxes.
But, you say, what about the
outstanding contracts with the
farmers for curtailing production
that this money must pay?"
Here's the answer: Congress has
voted and appropriation of $780,
million dollars for a vast Govern
mental program. Pay up the out
standing contracts to the farmers
out of this money, and never make
another contracts to curtail pro-
duction in this world.
Woulds Pay Debt to Farmers
Pay up E1ese debts before they
give away AIeney and pour 1t in
rat holes, ara use it to bring on
a cruel prosp:Sity from scarcity.
Pay the farmers their outstand-
ing contracts for cvrtailing pro-
duction? Yes. The farmer has
complied with his part Of the con-
tract. He has cut down his acre
age and let his land grow up in
weeds. He has let his tenants and
hands drift off and get on the
dole.
Pay him for it. He Ahas deliv-
cred his part of the contract. Pay
what else?
Pay the bonus now. It is due
the soldiers of this country who
worked in the mud and mire, and
faced bullets to protect America.
The Government owes them
this money. It has acknowledged
the debt to the soldiers Of the
World War, who are now around
40 years old-in the prime of life.
Thousands of them are in bust
ness in the good old U. S. A., and
If they receive the bonus, they will
expand their business, they will
reach out, and thereby take mil
lions off the dole.
Sees Return of Prosperity
Pay these debts to Americans
out of the 1880 million dollars.
They will bring back prosperity.
If this 1880 million dollars is
souandered, thrown away and
used as a political bait and po-
litical stick in this country, the
Government Of our forefathers
will go on the rocks.
Rather a novel doctrine, isn't
At, to cut taxes and pay debts?
It is the only way to recovery.
IdIeness brings waste; waste
brings destruction; destruction
brings poverty.
"OnIy work brings produc-
ton; only production brings
abundance; only abundance
brings rOSperity."
Prosperity from scarcity
breeds cheating, theft and
crime.
Government in business PAM
ners weaklings and crooks. The
orly doctrine for happiness and
prosperity of a civilized nation is
contained in the following:
"Our rulers will best promote
the Improvement Of the nation
nv strictly combining them
selves to their own legitimate
duties: by leaving capital to
find its most lucrative course,
commodities their fair price,
industry and intelligence their
natural reward, idleness and
foIIy their natural punishment;
nv maintaining peace, by de-
tending property, by diminish
ing the price Of the law and
nv observing strict economy in
every department of the State"
END of Third Instalment.)