The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-23
SHARE WEALTH
PLAN ASSAILED
AS 'INSINCERE'
Knox Republican Presiden-
tial Aspirant Holds To
Constitution

BATAVIA. n. Y. Aug. %
Col. Frank Knox, Chicago pub
Usher and aspirant for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination, said
last night that President Roose-
velt's "share the wealth" tax pro
gram was an "insincere political
detention"
"If we took the entire income
of incOme-taxpayerS with incomes
in excess of $4,000 per year and
divided it among the people OF
the United States. each one Of us
would be the richer in the sum OF
So" Knox said, addressing an
audience at the GcneSce county
Republican field day.
As elsewhere in his speaking
tour across the country, Knox d.
vided his address between crltl-
cism of the new deal departures
in government, which ne said
clearly violate the federal cOnstl-
tuition, and proposals for the 1886
Republican platform.
The latter, he said, well could
ne the ''repudiated planks of the
Democratic platform of 1882"
Knox said any needed changes
in government could be effected
within the framework Of the
constitution, without impairment
of individual rights" and charged
that the object Of the Roosevelt
regime is Substitution of an au-
tocratic executive for constitu-
tiOnal government"
In support of this statement, he
reiterated the often-quoted SEN
tence from letter President
Roosevelt wrote a congressman, !
urging passage of the Guffey coal
bill: 81 hope your committee will
not permit doubts as to constitu-
tionality. however reasonable, to
block the suggested legislation"
"Here We have, in the words of
the president himself" said Knox,
"a declaration favoring the pas
sage of a measure of more than
dubious constitutiOnality. Indeed,
hold that no intelligent man
could read the decision of the SUI
preme court on the NRA, and
consider the Guffey bill in rela-
ton thereto, and not know to a
moral certainty that the opinion
of the court will be when the Cuff
fey bill reaches that high tribunal
for decision"
For Republican campaign am
munition. Knox had this sugges-
ton:
"Since the repudiated planks of
the Democratic platform have no
flavor of partisanship, rise above
all party questions and touch up
on subjects upon which there is
complete unanimi'~ of feeling
among thoughtful Americans, | |
seriously propose that we incor-
porate these repudiated planks of
the Democratic platform in our
own platform next year. The ones
| have in mind are:
81. An immediate and drastic
reduction in government expendi-
lures
"2. Maintenance of national
credit by a federal budget annu-
ally balanced.
as. A sound currency to be
preserved at all hazards.
81. Unemployment and old age
insurance under state laws.
IS. Strict and impartial en-
forcement of the antitrust laws
to prevent monopoly and unfair
trade practices.
SO. Opposition to the unsound
policy of restricting agricultural
production
Knox said that three coordinate
departments of government-ihe
legislative, judicial and executive
must be maintained, and that
the preservation of state govern
mer is in their sovereign powers is
essential to the preservation of
the union ITSELF"
ue said hat ne midGle-west
would be the battle ground where
Victory must be won" and that a
RtPublicaa victory would be as
sured by "cl,ing the farmers a
sorLd economic program"