The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-18

For President - Alfred Mossman
Landon.
For Vice Presdent-Frank Knox.
Convention Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
Aft NJ. Landon of Kansas, forty eight
year-old governor of that typical
prairie state' as Postmaster General
Farley termed it, is the standard bear
er of the Republican party, unanimous
ly nominated by the convention, virtu-
ally by reclamation.
''Oh, Susannah" becomes the party
song and Three Long Years" its
chant, and sunfiowers are poisoning
all over the land.
Landon's several rivals for the high
honor all withdrew from the race be-
fore the call for nominations, and all
votes pledged for others than the
Kansan were released.
Second place on the ticket went to
Col. Frank Knox, publisher of the Chi
cago Daily News. This, too, was
unanimous. choice, made after three
others who had been put in nomination
withdrew and urged the selection of
Knox.
Landon's victory signalized the SUI
premacy in the convention of the
younger element in the party-men and
women not necessarily young in years
but those who are young in profession
al politics. The members of the Old
Guard, mostly conservative to de-
gree, were either absent from the roll
of delegates or were so far in the
minority that they were compelled to
let the more liberal element do as it
pleased. 1t was an Embossed conven-
ton and the decision as to the candi-
dates was not reached in any smoke
filed hotel ~OOm."
What the Platform Promises.
America is in peril" are the opening
words of the preamble to the platform
on which Landon and his running mate
stand, and they are followed by the
reasons for the statement found in the
dOingS of the Roosevelt administration.
The most vital planks were those deal
ing with farm problems, the tariff, for
eign relations and especially money,
and it required lot of discussion and
tinkering to put these in shape. Sum-
married., they are:
Agriculture: We propose to facilitate
economical production and increase
consumption on basis of abundance
instead of scarcity A national
land-use program protection and
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payment of reasonable benefits upon
the domestically consumed portion of
such crops with exportable surpluses)
government assistance in dispos-
ing of SURPRISES.
Tariff: We will repeal the present
reciprocal trade agreement law. We
will restore the principle of the flexible
tariff. We will adjust tariffs with
view to promoting international trade,
the sterilization of currencies, and the
attainment of proper balance be-
tween agriculture and industry.
Foreign affairs: We pledge that
America shall not become a member
of the League of Nations or of the
World Court nor shall America take
on any entangling alliances in foreign
affairs. We shall promote the great
cause of international arbitration
through the establishment of free. in
dependent tribunals.
Money: We advocate a sound cur
rency to be preserved at all hazards
-. We oppose further devaluation of
the dollar . We will restore to the
congress the authority lodged therein
by the Constitution to coin money and
regulate the value thereof by repeating
all the laws delegating this authority
to the Executive.
Strengthened by Landon.
If the truth be told. the platform
was not the strong, fortnight dec
laration of principles and intentions
that a vast number OF Republicans
had hoped it would be. The resolu-
lions committee, dominated by the
Landon men, thought it necessary to
make many compromises, and in espe-
cial they sought by every means to
gain the approval of Senator Borah.
= Indeed, his suggestions for the planks
concerning foreign affairs, monopolies,