The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-25

above, ln efforts to restO is the soundest and the best in all the world, and we propose to keep 1t so. Had we remained on the gold standard while competitor nations were resorting to man. aged currencies we would have lost, not only our foreign com merce and have witnessed our do- nestle trade reduced to the van- ishing point, but the government would have been compelled to face demand for monetary imitation that would have been irresistible.
 Used Democratic Platform
 "The Republican platform adopted at Cleveland declares for sound money in the language of the Democratic platform Of 1892.
 At the beginning Of his speech nominating Governor Landon, MT. Hamilton announced that the candidate had views of his own on the monetary question. Tn his tele- gram the candidate declared that he favored return to the gold standard-currency convertible into gold.
 Tt is true that he hedged the issue by declaring that the pro- posed change should be made when 1t can be accomplished without penalizing our democrat ic economy and without injury to producers of agricultural prod ucts.'
 For that declaration, made im- mediately before his nomination, the Republican candidate for president has been proclaimed as bold and defiant.
 No Gold Standard
 Almost everyone realizes that there can be no return to the gold standard under present conditions without 'penalizing our democrat- ic economy and without injury to producers of agricultural products. Governor Landon did not dare ad- vOcate an immediate return to the gold standard.
 That there arc five particulars in which the candidate was turned down by the platform com mittee, the press reports from the pen of MT. William Allen White, who constitutes the head of the Landon Brain Trust, may be cited.
 From Pen of White
 "1n q copyrighted article ema- mating from Cleveland on the ilth of June 1886, MT White published these Ave points raised by the can- didate and rejected by the com mittee and the convention.
 "F'irSt: --- (Quoted from MT. Whites articlc) Landon tele- phoned from Topeka this morning he would like to have n declara- ton putting all postofilce employ ees including the postmaster gen- eral under civil service Neither the committee nor the convention would stand for placing cabinet officers under the civil service.
 "Second He also desired q plank curbing the Supreme Court decision denying to states the right to control hours of service, work ing conditions and wages. Landon advocates an amendment to the Constitution. His plea was denied.
 "rhird: -- MT. William Allen White declares that candidate Landon was rebuifed by the com mittee and the convention with respect to the gold standard and e currency convertible into gold. MT. White said: After considerable protest he ceased firing on the currency
 "Fourth:--According to MT. White, the Kansas delegation tfor Governor LandoD offered a plank looking directly to lower tariffs, but under the protective theory. The plank as it stands represents compromise.
 "Fifth:--Again quoting MT. White Governor Landon over the telephone this morning asked that the abandonment of the World Court be reconsidered. His request was almost unanimously rejected.
 Sought to Bind LandOn
 'This bit of convention history discloses that the platform com mittee in the convention doubted whether the candidate would car- ry out the platform and that they sought to bind him by the unusual charge made in advance that if he failed to do so his action would constitute breach of private honor and of faith.
 "The Cleveland platform de- clares for the repeal of the Re- ciprocal Tariff Law, and for an embargo on livestock, dairy and agricultural products.
 Under the Reciprocal Tariff Law, there have been negotiated various trade agreements which have had the effect Of stimulating our foreign commerce without materially interfering with our do- nestle trade. To repeal this law and impose embargoes will virtu- ally mean the end of our foreign commerce.
 'The Republican platform de- cIares for the immediate balancing of the budgct without additional taxes. but simply reducing cxpen- ditures. This suggestion is intcnd-