The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-06-18
$50 promote the industrial use Of

OucIS, substitutes Thereon, ana derlVa-
tives therefrom, which will depress
American farm prices.
ITO provide effective quarantine
against imported livestock, dairy and
other farm products from countries
which do not impose health and san
itary regulations fully equal to those
required of our own producers.
$40 provide for ample farm credit
at rates as low as those enjoyed by
other industries, including commodity
and livestock loans, and preference in
land loans to the farmer acquiring or
refinancing farm a sa home.
FARM CREDIT.
80 provide for decentralized nom
partisan control of the farm credit
administration and the election by
national farm loan associations of at
least one-half of each board of direc-
tors of the Federal Land Banks, and
thereby remove these institutions
from politics.
10-To provide in the case of agri-
cultural products of which there are
eXportable SURPRISES, the payment of
reasonable benefits upon the domesti-
cally consumed portion of such crops
in order to make the tariff effective.
These payments are to be limited to
the production level of the family-type
farm.
Ito encourage and further de-
velo cooperative marketing.
12-To furnish government assis-
lance in disposing of SURPRISES in for
eign trade by bargaining for foreign
markets selectively by countries both
as to exports and imports. We strenu-
ously oppose so-called reciprocal treat
les which trade off the American far
mer.
13-To give every reasonable as
sistance to producers in areas suffer-
ing from temporary disaster, so that
they may regain and maintain self
supporting status.
TARIFF.
Nearly 60 per cent of all imports
into the United States are now free of
duty. The other 40 per cent of imports
compete directly with the product of
our industry. We would keep on the
free list all products not grown or pro-
duced in the United States in CONNER
cial quantities. AS to all commodities
that commercially compete with our
farms, our forests, our mines, our fish
cries, our oil wells, our labor and our
industries, sufficient protection should
be maintained at all times to defend
the American farmer and the Ameri-
can wage Garner from the destructive
competition emanating from the sub
sides Of foreign governments and the
imports from low wage and depre-
ciated-currency countries.
DANGEROUS LAW.
We will repeal the present recipro-
cal trade agreement law. 1t is futile
and dangerous. It's effect on agricul-
ture and industry has been destruc-
tive. Its continuance would work to
the detriment of the wage Garner anG
the farmer.
We will restore the principle Of the
flexible tariff in order to meet chang
ing economic conditions here and
abroad and broaden by careful defni-
ton the powers of the tariff commits
sion in order to extend this policy
along non-partisan lines.
We will adjust tariffs with view to
promoting international trade, the sta
Utilization of currencies and the at
tainment of proper balance between
agriculture and industry.
We condemn the secret negotiation
of reciprocal trade treaties without
public hearing or legislative approval.
MONOPOLIES.
A private monopoly is indefensible
and intolerable. 1t menaces and, if
continued, will utterly destroy consti-
tutional government and the liberty of
the citizen.
We favor the vigorous enforcement
of the criminal laws, as well as the
civil laws, against monopolies and
trusts and their officials, and we de-
mand the enactment of such additional
legislation as is necessary to make i'm
possible for private monopoly to ex-
list in the United States.
We will employ the full powers of
the Government to the end that mo-
nopoly shall be eliminated and that
free enterprise shall be fully restored
and maintained.
REGULATION OF BUSINESS.
We recognize the existence of field
within which governmental regulation
is desirable and salutary. The author
ity to regulate should be vested in an
independent tribunal acting under
clear and specific laws establishing
definite standards.
Their determinations on lays and
facts should be subject to reviews by
the courts. We favor Federal regula-
ton, within the Constitution of the
marketing of securities to protect in
vestors. We favor also Federal regula-
tion of the interstate activities of
public utilities.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Under the New Deal, official author
ity has been given to inexperienced
and incompetent persons. The Civil
Service has been sacrificed to create a
national political machine. AS result,
the Federal Government has never pre-
scented such a picture of confusion
and ineficiency.
We pledge ourselves to the merit
system, virtually destroyed by New
Deal spoilsmen. 1t should be restored,
improved and extended.
We will provide such conditions as
offer an attractive permanent career
in government service to young men
and women of ability, irrespectiye of