Milford chronicle., 1938-10-07
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are essential to the well-being o
their state.
mo party is more worthy than III
declaration of principles. No candi
date is stronger than the platform
upon which he stands. No party ii
justified in soliciting your fran
cbise if it has broken its promises
If it has renowned its pledges. NJ
candidate may properly allow his
name to be used II he is not resolved
scrupulously and faithfully to fulfil
and perform those pledges anC
promises"
Party Platform Landed
He observed that rarely before has
any party given to it's state a plat
form Of the caliber of the Republic
can State PLATFORM platform that
''fOr honesty. sincerity and con-
structive thought must stand out as
an historic document" He gave
great credit to the policy committee
which drafted the platform.
Stressing that a platform must
not be an instrument of political ex-
pediency, but must frankly and
without subterfuge Of straddling OF
issues declare a body Of principles
he said the Republican platform, in
clear, unambiguous language, tells
the people where It stands.
st not only criticizes that which
It believes to be contrary to the pub
lie interest, but it offers a construc-
tive solution for every principle it
criticizes,'H he said. This is some
thing which cannot be said for the
Democratic platform with is mean
ingless words and phrases. with its
platitudes and generalities."
Mr.. MorfOrd. UNFOLDING the Re
publican Party's record Of abiding
by its platform, said the Democratic
Party, both in the nation and State,
has been notorious in its violation"
of platforms.
He charged President Roosevelt
with giving Zip service to the pub
lie virtue inherent IN the Corrupt
Practices Act Ia Republican meas
ure), and at the same time allow
ing Democratic campaign propa-
ganda bearing his autograph to be
sold to interested corporation for
$3.50 a copy"
New Deal Assailed
While the Democratic Party, by its
platform, is approving a State civil
service system. lit is engaged in the
practical operation of Statewide
spoils system with all its worst fea-
lures" Mr.. Morford declared. And
while President Roosevelt is talking
about 1.-THE more abundant life" H.
OOO, 900 unemployed are the victims
of New Deal insanity"
AT the same time" he continued
''the Democratic State administra-
ton is pointing with pride to an al
legged balanced budget with one hand
and is abstracting with the other
half million dollars from the high
way fund and a quarter million from
the school fund to keep It out OF the
red"
Mr.. Morford asserted that the Re
publican platform has a vital mes
sage for every interest and station
in Iife"-hope for the youth, security
for the aged, help for the school
teacher, a square deal for labor. en-
for faltering business
and industry, and, for the farmer !
of 'the American mark !
Its TO the American farmer"
As to the plank assuring teachers
of their increment and
assistance in working out a sound
'etirement plan" Mr.. Morford said:
A similar plank was defeated at the
Democratic convention and stricken
rom the Democratic platform"
Mr.. Brooks, who was introduced
y Mr.. Weymouth, said:
at Is better that we are able to
70 watching a circus such as this
instead Of trying on gas masks as
q Europe" in comparing the dieta-
orship and democratic forms OF
overnment.
when war has broken out over
cas- ~ mas always bNNA eANNS-N
bout by the lust of power Of one in
ividual," he said. when we an
wered the colors in the last war
re went overseas to meet the Hum
he murderer. the mailman. (,
"But when we got there we found
lat the German soldiers were not
lad and vicious men, and they did
OF want to die. They were there in
le field Of battle because Of the
Iadness OF central power. In Amer
a, however. we have a divided ]
over in our government, and so ,
ing as we continue to have this {
e can always meet as we'are meet 1
x here now--Jew and gentle, j
rotestant and Catholic, white and I
,lored, poor and rich, all together" ]
Warns OF Centralized Power s
He warned against any efforts, {
hich might be made to destroy our l
RIM OF government and cen tralize G
e nations power. He applauded a
lung leadership in the Republican l
lrty in Delaware (which has led I
e way" adding: 81 can see there
a new day in the life of the Re-
Iblican Party IN Delaware"
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