Milford chronicle., 1936-10-16
Local Rights In
Peril, Knox Says,
1t State Rally
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I'VE men create the wealth, but 4
is the woman who conserve IT," he
said. "The men may earn wages and
incomes, but throughout the country
IS per cent of It is expended by the
women. We men have in our hearts
a sense of property rights that is in
separable from us, but in the hearts
of women the sense Of property
rights, as It relates to the home, is
twice as strong.
Eighty per cent Of the wealth Of
the nation, If we include insurance,
is in the hands Of women or destin-
ed for their hands. Their instinct is
stronger and surer than ours. You
among US who cannot quickly and
instantly get the significance and
correctness of this fact, must real
ize that the school, the church, and
all those human rights of ours are
made possible by the women Of
America.
"All over America as never before,
under the banner Of the Republican
party, march battaliOns of American
/
Points To Government Cost
Colonel Knox said that prior to
the New Deal the cost of govern
ment, supported by taxes, was two
billion dollars a year and that 80 per
cent of the revenue was raised by
indirect or consumption taxes, and
the rest obtained through taxes on
individuals and corporations.
"In three and a half years the
ez expenditures have increased to four
billion dollars a year because of
"prOfligate spending, utter lack OF
business sense, and lack of loyalty
to pledges" he declared.
while taxes have been doubled
the manner of getting them has also
been changed" the vice presidential
candidate continued. To-day so per
cent is raised through indirect
taxes"
Everybody pays a doubled tax.
Tie cost of support of our govern
ment is falling principally on the
plain people. This present admin
istratiOn tells you Of its deep affec-
tion for the plain people, and yet
you see what happens. ''
The Indirect or consumption taxes,
Colonel Knox pointed out. come
from the pockets of the consumers
through their purchase of food, I
clothing and other commodities.
That's one reason" he continued.
why you women are with this
cause. Il is you who purchase the
food and clothing for your families"
Colonel Knox dwelled briefly on
budget matters. The President, he
charged, has said in effect: Its a
crime to balance the budget"
"He was elected on a promise to
balance the budget Of the United
States" Colonel Knox continued.
HE doesn't do it because he doesn't
know how"
Charges widespread Graft"
Colonel Knox emphasized that
what the Republican party today
condemns is the "indefensible waste
of public funds, the political employ
ment of peoples misery, and the use
of relief money for political pur-
poses," together with "the wide
spread graft" which he alleged char
acterizes the expenditure Of this
money. v
An accounting, he declared, is in
the Ofing with "the people march
ing to the polls with a thought that
has not dominated them in $50
years."
"Our program" he explained, will
keep us busy right up to election
lay. Speaking of this reminds me
hat they say there was an election
n Maine last September. The Ie-
Iult of that election seems to justi-
y the figures of the Literary Digest
giving Governor Landon a majority.
"Never in our lives have we had to l
meet a more crucial testing of our I
oyalty and allegiance TO the funda- ]
nentals of American Democracy. I
We are living through crucial hour /
4 American history. Twenty years {
go we became involved in a great
World War. Our reason for becom- I
lg involved was, first of all, self de- {
snse We were convinced and are I
till convinced our participation was \
justified. But by an irony Of fate Z
here followed a time after the close r
( the war when Democracy went
lto a decline and Democratic prin- v
iples into a eclipse. Il
Luncheon Precedes Address e
Colonel Knox was brought to Will s
lington under the auspices OF the
epublican women of the State. A !
incheon attended by those who b
card Colonel Knox, preceded his a
idress. Mrs. Frank G. Tallman,
epublican national committeewO-
an for Delaware. presided. Speak 81
8 who followed Colonel Knox we're Ell
olonel Harry L. Cannon, Republic b
IN nominee for Governor. and u S. s.
anator Daniel o. Hastings, nominee OI
# reelection. Other candidates on pr
e State ticket and prominent Re- Oh
iblicans including Governor c.
Ouglass Buck. were at the speak X
s. table, II
Senator Hastings charged that the eI
Party Is lending its sup 81
irt to President Roosevelt because
sees In his program "the begin d,
ng Of what they are trying to do" IN
President Roosevelt Senator
astings added. "repudiates them Sc
ID all they stand for. He has said W,
Z stood and still stands for the 60