The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
New Deals B|undering Policies
Keep Millions Idle, Says Knox
Specific Broadsides Hurled by "Fighting
Colonel During His Acceptance Speech.

the New Deal were charged WIN
delaying recovery" and with re-
sponsibility for the ten million still
unemployed" by Colonel Frank
Knox in his address accepting the
Republican nomination for vice
president. Colonel Knox spoke be-
fore a wildly enthusiastic crowd
which filed to overlooking the huge
Chicago stadium.
Senator Frederick Steiwer Of Or
egon gave the official address of
notification. In his opening re-
marks, Colonel Knox pointed out
that Senator Steiwer had struck the
keynote of the campaign with "his
clear call to all citizens to join in
a crusade for sound government in
America" After accepting this call
to service, the vice-presidential
nominee referred briefly to the fact
che began to work as a small boy
In a small town in Michigan.
He epitomized his war service
when he said: Long years ago ]
learned as buck private the les
SOIlo VI 00Sy oLld Ivy
''In this spirit of service, I &C
cept the call of my party. I pledge
myself to the principles of sound
and honest government. pledge
my personal loyalty to that great
governor Of prairie state, the next
President of the United States, the
Honorable ALT Landon."
People TO Decide
Colonel Knox then pointed out
that in the coming election it will
be necessary for the people to de-
eide whether the administration
in Office has met its responsibilities
honestly and fairly and wisely"
From the day that it took Of
fice," Colonel Knox said, ''it en-
barked on series of hysterical
experiments on the economic life
of a burdened people. At a time
when universal cooperation was a
necessity, it initiated a campaign
of abuse and vilification of bust
ness men. At time when the cred
it of the country should have been
strengthened it inaugurated a poll
cy of credit adulteration and cur
rency experiment that demoralized
foreign trade and frightened do
nestle finance. 1t set up a system
of RECOMMENDATION of industry that
reduced production and prevented
unemployment. By coercion of
Congress it forced the passage of
reform measures so recklessly
drawn that they hamstrung the re-
vival Of enterprise and paralyzed
the renewal of investment. It in
stalled a RECOMMENDATION of agricul-
ture that destroyed food and re-
duced foreign markets and in
creased the cost of living and null
tiplied the expense Of relief.
"At time when private industry
was struggling desperately for a
new start it set up governmental
enterprise to compete with private
business. At a time when the bur-
den Of taxation was already hard
to bear it embarked on a policy of
squandering public funds and in
creasing the weight of taxes. At
a time when united effort and mu-
tual good will would have COM
pleted recovery it promoted Sec
tional hatred and class strife. At a
time when returning business con-
fidence was ending depression it
began campaign to terrorize bust
ness and subjugate the banks. At
time when confidence in the char
acter of government was vital, it
established a spoils system. At a
time when the economic system
was worn and emaciated it per-
formed major surgical operations
upon the industrial body to see
what was inside. 1t adopted an
economic philosophy Of scarcity
and forced it upon a hungry and
distressed people"
Even though the New Deal
'failed in its job" Colonel Knox
declared that recovery could not
be permanently blocked by gov
ernmental error" but only ire
tarded and discouraged"
Delays Recovery.
Without mincing words and
straight from the shoulder came
his:
II charge the present administra-
tion with delaying recovery, in the
United States and in the world. I
charge the present administration
with responsibility for the ten mil
lion still unemployed"
The nominee next turned his at
tention to the broad view of the
New Deal, which he described as
"This policy of government by
guess, officially explained by Pres
ident Roosevelt as founded on a
philosophy of try-anything-once. It
began with proposal for belt Of
trees in a territory that Nature had
decided should not have trees. It
is ending with the use Of public
funds to conduct classes In tap
dancing"
Colonel Knox pointed out the ma
3or New Deal agencies, the AAA,
the PWA, the CWA, the WPA and
devaluation of the dollar were old
in history before America was dis
covered and that they had failed in
Babylon, Rome and England cen
turtles ago.
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