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The Washington times., 1936-07-24
labor situation or any other
situation.
Pledges His Efforts
For World Peace

" " OES0 S0C0
In international affairs, also,
the Republican party has al
ways worked for the advance
ment of justice and peace. Fol-
lowing the early tradition of
our country, it has consistently
urged tie adjustment of inter-
national disputes in accord
ance with law, equity, and
justice. We have now again
declared our continual loyalty
to this principle.
Republican Presidents sent
delegates to The Hague con-
ferences and one of them took
the leading part in the termi-
nation of the Russo-Japanese
war. Another Republican Presi-
dent called a conference which,
for the first time, produced a
reduction and limitation of
arms on a wide scale. Still
another led in securing the
treaty outlawing wars.
In purpose and achievement,
our party has a record which
points the way to further help.
full service in creating inter.
national understanding, in re.
moving the causes of war, and
in reducing and limiting arms,
We shall take every oppor.
tunity to promote among the
nations a peace based upon
justice and human rights. We
shall join in no plan that
would take from us that indie
pendence Of judgment which
has made the United States a
power for good in the world
We shall join in no plan
that might involve us in a wal
in the beginning of which we
had no part, or that would
build a false peace on the
foundation Of armed camps.
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NeuO Social Security
Program Proposed

In addition, we shall amend
the social security act to make
it workable. We recognize
that society, acting through
government, must afford as
large a measure of protection
as it can against involuntary
unemployment and depend
ency in old age. We pledge
that the Federal Government
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have kept in their State gov
ernments or which they have
reserved in themselves.
Rights Of People
Are Biggest Issue
In its ultimate effect upon
the welfare Of the whole
people, this, then, is the
most important question
now before us: Shall we
continue to delegate more
and more power to the Chief
Executive or do we desire
to preserve the American
form Of Government?
Shall we continue to rec
ognize that certain rights
reside with the people, that
certain powers are reserved
for the States, and that GER
tain functions are delegated
to the Federal Government?
Now ! know that many of
us, at one time or another,
have become dissatisfied and
impatient with the efforts Of
our local and State admins
trations to solve our Difficult
ties.
At such times it has seemed
to us that only a larger, more
powerful unit of government
could meet the need.
For those who have followed
such a line of reasoning have
the understanding that comes
from experience. AS a young
man / was attracted to the
idea of centralizing in the
Federal Government full
power to correct the abuses
growing out Of more complex
social order.
When the people rejected
this alternative, I was as dis
appointed as any one, but, in
spite of this rejection, I have
lived to see many of those
abuses substantially corrected
by the 4s State legislatures in
their fields and by the Federal
Government in its field of in
terstate commerce.
State Action Aids
Oil Industry
More recently, as a small in
dependent oil producer, l saw
my industry ask for Federal
regulation because Of a selfish
exploitation of a natural re-
source, which, once wasted,
cannot be replaced. When
Federal regulation failed, the
industry made progress in the
solution Of the problem, BY
turning to State action, sup
plemented with interstate
compacts as provided by the
amazing foresight Of the max
ers Of the Constitution.
It is not my belief that the
Constitution is above change.
The people have the right,
by the means they have pre-
scribed, to change their
form Of government to fit
their wishes. # they could
not do this, they would not
be free. But change must
come by and through the
people and not by usurpa-
ton. Changes should come
openly, after full and free
discussion, and after full OPP
portunity for the people to
express their will.
The Republican party, how
ever, does not believe that the
people wish to abandon the
American form of Govern
ment.
Free Competition
To Be Preserved
We propose to maintain
the constitutional balance Of
power between the States and
the Federal Government.
We propose to use the full
power of the Federal Govern
ment to break up private
monopolistic practices.
In other words, the Repub-
lican party proposes to restore
and to maintain a free COM
petitive SYSTEM system I'M
der which, and only under
which, can there be independ-
ence, equality of opportunity,
and work for all.
A free competitive system is
necessary tn n free govern.
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Basic Needs Of Men
Haze Not Changed

l turn now to the basic prin-
ciples upon which our Nation
is founded. America has al
ways stood, and now stands,
first Of all for human rights,
for "the life, liberty and pur-
suit Of happiness" Of the great
declaration.
The prime needs of men
have not changed since that
declaration, though new
means from time to time
may be necessary 70 meet
those needs. But the great
safeguards against tyranny
and oppression must not be
cast away and lost. They
must be saved that men may
live free to pursue their hap
piness, safe from any kind
Of exploitation.
One cannot face this occa-
sion and the prospect flowing
from it without a SOLDERING re-
Election upon the beginnings,
growth and destiny of our Ma
ton. Our Government was
founded to give life to certain
vital principles.
The people embodied these
basic principles of human
rights in the Federal and State
constitutions. Thus, the people
themselves, Of their own free
will, set up this Government.
And it is still the Government
of the people. Any change
which the people want they
can have by following the pro-
cedure they themselves laid
down.
But for any official or
branch of government to at
tempt such a change, without
authority from the people, is to
do an unwarranted and illegal
act. It is a substitution of per-
sonal for constitutional govern
ment
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gift of simple and straight-forv
and woman in this nation to I
] speak of issues deeply conce1
Promises to Abide
By Executive Oath
The citizen who assumes the
direction of the executive e
branch of our Government,
takes an oath that he will
faithfully execute the office
of President of the United
States, and will to the best Of
his ability, preserve, protect,
and defend the Constitution of
the. United States.
This oath carries the obi
cation, so to use executive
power that it will fulfill the
purposes for which it was dele
gated.
No man, in common good
faith to his fellow citizens,
may rightfully assume the
duties of the high office of
Chief Executive and take the
oath that goes with the office,
unless he shall intend to keep
and shall keep his oath in
violate.
1t is with a full understand
ing of the meaning of this oath
that I accept this nomination.
Adheres Completely
To G. o. P. Platform
The 1886 platform of the
Republican party has my COM
plete adherence. 1t sets out
the principles by which we
can achieve the full national
life that our resources entitle
us to enjoy: There IS not
time to lay our whole pro-
gram before you tonight. 1
can touch only upon a few
phases of it. The others l
hope to discuss with you in
detail as the campaign pro-
crosses.
I intend to approach the
issues fairly, as I see them,
without rancor or passion. If
we are to go forward perma-
nently, it must be with a
united nation-not with a peo-
pie torn by appeals to preju-
dice and divided by class feel
ing.
People Must Unite
To Insure Progress
The time has come to pull
together.
No people can make head
way where great numbers are
supported in idleness. There
is no future on the relief
rolls. The law of this world
IS that man shall eat bread
by the sweat Of his brow.
The whole American people
want to work at full time and
at full pay. They want homes
and a chance for their chill
dren, reasonable security, and
the right to live according to
American standards. They
want to share in a steady prog
ress. We bind ourselves with
a pledge we shall not ignore,
thrust aside, or forget, to de-
. vote our whole energy to bring
ing these things about.
The world has tried to con-
quer this depression by diff
ferent methods. None of them
has been fully successful. Too
frequently recovery has been
hindered, if not defeated, by
political considerations.
Our own country has tried
one economic theory after
another. The present Ad-
ministration asked for, and
received, extraordinary pow
ers upon the assurance that
these were to be temporary.
Most Of its proposals did not
follow familiar paths to re-
covery. We knew they were
being undertaken hastily and
with little elaboration.
But because the measures
were supposed to be temporary,
because everybody hoped they
would prove successful and be-
cause the people wanted the
Administration to have a fair
trial. Conprass and the conn.
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will do its proper share in
that task.
But it must be kept in mind
that the security of all of
us depends on the good man.
agement of our common af-
fairs. We must be able to
produce and accumulate enough
to finance our normal progress
as we'll as to take care of
ourselves and of those entitled
to protection.
Mounting debts and in
creasing taxes constitute a
threat to all of these aims.
They absorb the funds that
might be nakd to create new
things or To reduce the cost
Of present goods. Taxes,
both visible and invisible,
add to the price Of every
thing.
By taking more and more
out of the family purse, they
leave less for the family Sc
curity. Let us not be misled
by those who tell us that
others will be made to carry
the burden for MS.
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Aid for Agriculture
Held Necessary

Our party holds nothing to
be of more urgent Importance
than putting our financial
house in order. For the good
of all Of us, we must reestab-
lish responsibility in the han
ding of Government finances.
We must recognize that a
government does not have an
unlimited supply of money to
spend. 1t must husband its re-
sources just as truly as does
the head of a family. Unless
it follows such a course it can
not afford the services which
the people themselves expect.
No sound national policy
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looking to the national welfare
will neglect the farmer, This
is not because the farmer needs
or wishes to be coddled or that
he asks for undue help.
It is necessary because the
needs Of a great nation require
that its food producers shall
always stand upon social and
economic plane in keeping with
the national importance of
their service.
The present Administration s
efforts to produce this result
have not been successful. Pay
ment under the Triple-A did
help to tide farmers over a
difficult period. Bat, even
before it was ruled out by the
Supreme Court, the Triple-A
was rapidly disorganizing
American agriculture. Some
of its worst effects continue.
By its policies the Admin
istration has taken the Amer
lean farmer out of foreign
markets and put the foreign
farmer into the American mar
ket. The loss of markets,
both at home and abroad, far
outweighs the value of all the
benefits paid to farmers.
"C0nble" With Supply
OF Food AssaiLed
Worse than this, from the
standpoint of the public is the
fact that the Administration,
through it's program of scarcity,
has gambled with the needed
food and feed supplies of the
country. 1t overlooked the
fact that mother nature can
not be regimented.
The time has now come when
we must replace this futile
program with one that is eco
nomically and socially right
The wealth of our soil must
be preserved. We shall estab-
lish effective soil conservation
and erosion control policies in
connection with a national land
use and flood prevention pro-
gram-and keep it all out of
politics.
Our farmers are entitled to
all of the home market they
can supply without injustice to
the consumer. We propose a
policy that protects them in
this right.
Benefit Payments
To Be Continued
Some Of our farmers, de-
pendent in part upon for
eign markets, suffer from
disadvantages arising from
world disorder. Until these
disadvantages are elimi-
mated, we propose to pay
cash benefits in order to
cushion our farm families
against the disastrous ef-
Ifscts Of price fluctuations
and to protect their stand
ard Of living.
The American people, now
as always, are responsive to
distress caused by disasters,
such as the present drought.
Our platform reflects that
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We must dispel his fear, re-
store his confidence and place
our reliance once more in the
initiative, intelligence and
courage of these makers Of
jobs and opportunities. That
is why I say, in all earnestness,
that the time has come to I'M
shackle initiative and free the
spirit of American enterprise.
We must be freed from in
cessant governmental intimi-
dation and hostility. We must
be freed from excessive ex-
penditures and gripping taxa
ton.
We must be freed from the
effects Of an arbitrary and I'M
certain monetary policy. And,
through a vigorous enforce
ment Of the antitrust laws, we
must be freed from private
monopolistic control.
Once these things are done,
the energies of the American
economic system will remedy
the ravages of depression and
restore full activity and full
employment.
Protection Pledged
For Destitute
Out of this depression has
come not only the problem of
recovery, but also the equally
grave problem of caring for
the unemployed until recovery
is attained. Their relief at all
times is a matter Of plain duty.
We Of our party pledge
that this obligation will
never be neglected. In ex-
tending help, however, we
will handle the public funds
as a public trust. We will
recognize that all citizens, ir-
respective Of color, race,
creed or party affiliation,
have an equal right to this
protection.
We would consider it base
beyond words to make loyalty
or service to party a condition
upon which the needy unem-
ployed might obtain help.
Those who use public funds to
build their political machines
forfeit all right to political
consideration from true Ameri-
cans.
Let me emphasize that, while
we propose to follow a policy
Of economy in Government ex-
penditures, those who need re-
lief will get it. We viii not
take our economies out Of the
allotments to the unemployed.
We will take them out Of the
hides of the political ex-
ploiters. The question is not
as stated by the Administra-
tion-how much money the
American people are willing to
spend for relief.
Waste, the Issue
In Relief Policies
The question is how much
waste the American people are
willing to stand for in the adj
ministration of relief.
The destruction of human
values by this depression has
been far greater than the
American people suffered dur
ing the World War.
When the depression began,
millions of dependable men
and women had employment.
They were the solid citizenry
Of America; they had lived
honestly and had worked hard.
They had dealt fairly with the
Government, which in turn,
had depended upon their sup
port.
Then they found themselves
deprived of employment by
economic forces over which
they had no control. Little
by little they spent their life
savings while vainly seeking
new jobs.
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Average Taxpayer
Bears Major Burden

A simple inquiry into the
facts and figures will show
that our growing debts and
taxes are so enormous that
even if we tax to the utmost
limits those who are best able
to pay, the average taxpayer
will still have to bear the major
part.
While spending billions Of
dollars Of borrowed money
may create a temporary ap-
pearance Of prosperity, we
and our children, as taxpay-
ers, have yet to pay the bill.
For every single dollar spent
we will pay back two dol
lars!
Crushing debts and taxes
are usually incurred, as they
are being incurred today, I'M
der the guise of helping people
the same people who must
finally pay them. They invari-
ably retard prosperity and
they sometimes lead to stu
atoms in which the rights of
the people are destroyed. This
is the lesson of history, and we
have seen it occur in, the mod
ern world.
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TIME HAS COME TO STOP THIS
.FUMBLING, GOVERNOR

'and lodge in the Chief Execu.
tive, without the peoples con-
sent, the powers which they
have kept in their State gov
ernments or which they have
reserved in themselves.
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Confidence in Federal
POIicies MissinR

Few new ventures have been
started. Whyf' Because the
small business man, the work
ing man who would like to be-
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Must End "Furebling"
With Recovery

INUSI En0 Une0GSu&
With Recovery
The time has come to stop
this fumbling with recovery.
American initiative is not a
commodity to be delivered in
pound packages through q
governmental bureau. Il is
a vital force in the life Of
our Nation and it must be
freed!
The country is ripe for re-
covery. We are far behind in
expenditures for upkeep and
improvements and for expan-
sion.
The total Of this demand-in
industry, in new enterprises,
in our homes and on our farms
amounts to billions of dol
lars. Once all this consumer
demand is released, the prob
lem will not be where to find
work for the workers but
where to find workers for the
work.
One of the signs of the end
ing of past depressions was the
launching of new business ven
lures. 1t is true that most of
them were small. Altogether,
however, they provided work
for many millions of people.
In the present depression, this
demand for work has not yet
appeared.
Confidence in Federal
Policies Missing
Few new ventures have been
started. Whyf Because the
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try united in support Of its eff.
forts at the outset.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
FAITH HEALER DIES
FROM SNAKE BITES
Copperhead and 2 Rattlers Fatal
to Evangelist in
Virginia.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the At6oclateo Fteee.
JONESVILLE, Va, October l.
Bitten three times by snakes during
4 demonstration 1t Q Holiness meet
ing here Sunday, Rev. H. G. T. Ander-
son, 63-year-old faith healer" died
yesterday after 4S hours Of agony.
1T may not recover, but that makes
no difference to me-" he told his son,
Hugh, between periods Of delirium
IF I die I'm going to Heaven, and II
I live III continue to serve God."
Bitten several times before by rep
tiles In similar demonstrations, Ander-
son told friends that the poison Of q
copperhead snake once relieved him
Of high blood pressure.
He permitted . copperhead to bite
his right hand once Sunday morning
ut farm home services, and then let
two ratslesnakes bite the same hand
later that day.
His son said Anderson never BE-
lieved in physicians, saying they were
misleading" and had never received
medical attention for previous bites.
A daughter called Dr.. T. B. Ely
Tuesday. but he said be was sum-
moned too late. 80 ''''tf' 4n| '"-
Evening star., 1936-10-01
GOVERNOR TO ACT
ON luxury LEVY.
Protesting Citizens Await
Leche's.Move in Sales
Tax War.
~ m Associated Press.

~ the A68ocieteo FIcses
NEW ORLEANS, octobersi-TAx-
protesting citizens called . truce TO
allow Gov. Richard Leche to discuss
q State luxury" sales levy which Is
scheduled to become effective today.
Several thousand New Orleans op-
pos,tionists chartered three special
trains for Q march" Of protest on
Baton Rouge, the State capital today
but postponed the demonstration after
q conference with the Governor and
Mayor Robert s. Maestft.
The Governor Is scheduled TO dis
euss the z per cent tax In State
vide broadcast tonight.
oeorse J. Puglia, president OF the
New Orleans Retail Grocer Associa-
tiou. spearhead Of the Statewide At
tack. indicated he expected the Gov
amor to announce certain conces-
sions."
Protest meetings have been held re-
Gently In many cities, and the sched-
uled march" on Baton Rouge today
had been expected to draw thousands
Of persons from throughout the State.
vermilion Parish merchants voted
70 make no attempt to collect the tax,
said they would not pay it Is con-
sunaers and arranged to raise fund
to night prosecution.
Administrationists contend the tax
"a on f,ix,ries. The statute itself i .
complicated one, exempting many
articles described q necessities.
Merchants complained principally
that It was "impracticable" because It
would put them to an unnecessary
Bookkeeping expense.
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It was decided this was . time TO
flght to the death. When Arabs
sought to reopen their stores, they
were told by leaders to wait. They
did.
Next came the formation Of . strike
committee, and decision not to allow
any one to reopen.
The battle was on. It was mild
through April. June and July. Then
loss Of revenue from stores. inability
to sell produce from the fields, brought
increasing privation, finally despera-
ton.
Great Britain refused to deal with
the Arabs until order was restored
and the strike called Oh. The Arabs
said they'd die first.
High Commissioner Sir Arthur Wau:
chope, now superseded by Lieut.. Gen.
J. q. Dill, promised . royal commits
Evening star., 1936-10-01
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated press Stan Writer.


NEW YORK, October I. - Nine
teen years have passed since f1eio
Marshal Allenby stormed jerusalem
with British and Arab forces, bringing
Turkish domination Of centuries TO
an end. Today martial law culmi-
mates the 16 years Of Britain's man
date over the Holy Land. Outwardly
the World War might still be on there.
Troops, some $4,000 Of Britain's
finest regiments augmented by thou-
sands more arriving daily, with the
finest Of equipment, hundreds Of ma
chine guns, field pieces and sQuadrons
Of airplanes, still are striving to make
the mandate workable.
They are fighting not only COM
parative handful of desperate Arabs,
raidiug from the barren, pock-strewn
hills and the. desert country around
the Dead Sea, but to preserve as well
Britain's empire chain through the
Near East into Africa.
Overhead hangs the danger OF q
general uprising Of the millions OF
Moslems Of the East, and particularly
of the dreaded Bedouins Of Trans
jordania, where money tudicially
spread among the chieftaius has kept
loo, 900 of the worlds fiercest fighters
on the sidelines.
Threat Of New Humiliation.
Worse still Is the threat to Great
Britain Of another humiliation In the
East to match the loss Of prestige
suffered In the failure to stop Italy
in Ethiopia.
She may be called before the League
Of Nations at any time for an &C
counting Of the mandate given her
Is years ago. Today the country Is
In greater disorder than ever before.
Martial law is the new law, terror
the normal state of all Inhabitants.
Previous uprisings Of the Arabs.
growing out Of bitterness over the
establishment Of Jewish national
home In Palestine, over unrestricted
immigration and immense land buy
ing, were put down quickly. But this
one, which has gone on "A weeks, Is
. fight to the death in surroundings
now 70 bitter that leaders on both
sides agree there Is no peaceful solu-
ton.
This uprising started spontaneously,
without leadership. There was a fu-
neral in Jatfa in April, and Arabs
claim that slurring remarks from the
sidewalks as the cortege passed started
. tight. Before the day was over 10
jews and two Arabs had been killed.
The Arabs closed their shops all
| over Palestine, more as protection
against what might follow than any
thing else. The fighting went on,
then slowed down.
| Reopening Stores Delayed.
Meanwhile leaders had sprung up.