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I A ; > > ■h •m ■. ^ '- ■ ■ I :^V r. Ei;;' THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1932 Republican Platform News And Comment From Washington Charlotte, April 14.—A platform '^’ealth exempted from taxation by ] managt;, direct and control the pub- pledging retention and enforce-I law in North Carolina, and that j lie .‘school .=5ystem of the State and inent of prohibition was adopted by j if thi.s wealth, with the va.st amount, further empower and directed to the North Carolina Republican Con- of other valuable property that has mention today after the delegates | been kept concealed, is made to 1. had booed and hissed a proposal for Slate control of liquor. The platform recorded the con- Tention’s “approval of the adminis tration of that wise leader and pro found statesman. President Herbert Hoover." Mo.'t of the platform was direct ed to ap attack on the policies of the Democratic State government. It promised tax reforms, economy, and repeal of the absentee ballot law. Adoption of the platform and sur prise demand from .the floor for State control of whiskey, followed the keynote speech of George M. Prichard, of Asheville, who was cheered for several minutes when he referred to the “matchless lead ership of President Hoover,” Promise 'Fax Reform ■‘The people know,” the document .said, “that our public school system of North Carolina and the State highway organization have been shamefully converted into partisan political machines.” / It promised tax reform, economy and repeal of the absentee ballot Saw, The plank dealing with schools recorded the party as favoring State purchase of school text books to be furnished students “either free of charge or by loan and re turn, with charge only for depre ciation at the end of the school year, with option to purchase at actual cost.” A non-partisan State Itoard of Education was also endorsed. “Immediate and drastic reduction ra the salaries and fees of all office holders, State and county,” was pro mised,. Platform Pledges Pledges included in the platform follow: “We solemnly promise the people «f North Carolina that, if put into power, the Republican party will 5D g-ood faith carry out the follow ing proposals which we believe will, m a large measure, repair the wreck ed financial structures o f our State save it from financial ruin, and inspire our people with new faith in our State government and new hope for the future. “We promise immediate and di-as- rtc reduction in the number of of fice holders not only the State but in the several counties. Would Cut Salaries ■*We promise immediate elimina- ■|!bn of all waste and extravagance in the operation of our State in- titdutions and prison farms. “We pVomise immediate reduction in the number of departments, bu reaus, boards and commissions, by ftliminations and consolidations. Stop Road Wa.ste. "We promise elimination of ex travagance and waste in highway and road maintenance. “We (U'omise to reiluce to reason able bear a just proportion of the tax burden, our ta.x and revenue prob lem will be in a large measure solv ed. We favor laws that will place all wealth, tangible as well as in tangible, upon the tax books to the end that the property of the rich equalize and apportion the funds provided by law for .school and main tenance. ‘■That the State Superindent of Public Instruction should not be an elective constitutional officer but to the contrary, he should be appointed by the State Hoard of Ed ucation, and thereby remove this .'hall be taxed alike with the prop- | position from partisan politics. erty of the less favored. “We believe that the present tax value of land, farms and homes, constitutes a rank injustice and positive fraud U|)on land owners of the State. We believe that tax books should be made to speak the truth with respect to every item placed upon them, and we promise the immediate enactment of lawss that will reduce land values an-l that will fix the values of all clas ses of property for taxation pur poses at not more than their 'actual market value. Favor .School Support “We favor reform in the present system of taxations so that land shall bear only its just proportion of the ta.x bunlen, and we demand that land shall be relieved of all taxes neces.-ary for the maintenance and operation of our public schools for the six months term provided by the constitution of our State, and we promise to enact the neces sary laws to bring about this re lief, “We conilemn as grossly unjust the present .law providing for tax foreclosures by actions in court which entail enormous fees and ex penses to be charged against the property. This law legalizes uncon scionable graft; is a disgrace to the State and a cruel burden upon distressed taxpayers. We promise immediate repeal of this law. “We promi.se to enact laws that will renew the confidence of our people in the banks of our State and that will precent wholesale failure of hanks, such as has been witnessed in this State within the past two years. Banks should be confined strickly to banking opera tions. We promise a .sy.stein of State supervision of banks that will be intelligent, thorough, painstak ing and positive. Banking institu tions obtain their franchises and charters to do business from the people, through proper public of ficials, and should always be sub ,)Bct to whatever reasonable regu lations are made, for the protection of the people. The time to close a bank is the moment it become' in solvent, and no consideration what soever, political or otherwise, can justify public officials in permitting insolvent banks to remain open until all of the assets anI deposits there in have been dissipated and wasted. We promise the ])enple that the banking laws of this State shall b" strengthened to the extent neces- ary to insure stah’ility and honesty in the banking business, and to guarantee the greatest degree of requirements that large army | securrity and safety to the people, of election officials, clerks and poll j Public .‘schools Solders, whose compensation costs j “We promise that our public !h- taxpayers a vast amount of . schitols .shall be taken out of poli- money every two years for pH-j tic, and that they shall be operat ed under a uniform system tlirough- out tlie State. “Wo further jiromise that lour pub jnaries anil plections. Strict Economy , “We piomise measures for strict economy ih every branch of State ■and county government, and for the highest degree of efficiency in pul)- fic officials. “We promise to enact laws that will give back to the people, the right to decide by their vote when and for- what purpose new bonded indebtedness shall be createil by the State, counties and municiitalities. “We promise to enact laws provid ing for strict budgetry control of State expenditures under a sy.'tem i5»at will keep the State budget al- ■ways^ in balance by proper adjust- . /nent of State expenses to State aevenues and incomes. , Would Tax Stocks *W'e promise to repeal tlie act of tftf legislature of 1023 which re- stock ih foreign corporations fro rt~ taxation. This act lias worked a di.veri'mination against the domes tic corporations and caused many of them to .surrender their State charters and to become foreign eorporation.s, to the detriment of ■our State 'and great loss to our Ireasury. .Sales Tax Ifnjieccssary ■”We believe that if the tax re- S'-“/ns and policies of economy pro- '.ocKsed in this platform are made Siifective, a sales tax in an.v form wiir ihe rendered unnecessary. ““^s- favor a constitutional amend ment to authorize increase in the .rate of taxation of individual and corporate income.s in the higher brackets. Wealth Exemptions “We believe there i.s too much lie schools which “are near and dear to the hearts of the peopli- shall be pro])erly supiiortod and their efficiency increased. We be lieve that a great saving can be effected in the operation and main tenance of our public school- and other State educational institutions by the elimination of non-essentials and unneoe.ssary wa.ste, and by en forcing a policy of strict economy. Text Books “We believe that all text book- usced in the public schools of our State should be standardized, and made uniform, and that they should be furnished and, where practicable, printed by the State, and that the expenses of unnecessary changes in te.xt books an the burdens upon the people incident to these changes should be eliminated. Books for use in our pu()lic schools should be fur nished by the State, either free of charge absodutely, or by loan and return, with charge only for depre ciation at the end of the school year, with option to purchase at actual cost. “We demand that the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Seci-etary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Superin tendent of Public Instruction and the Attorney General, who are con stitutional officer's, selected for oth er dutiee, should not be ex-office members of and constitute the State Board of Education, but to the con trary, this board should be non partisan and composed of experienc ed business men and educators;, whose official duties .should be Itn We demand that all of our State educational institutions shall be am ply provided for and supported by the State, and that our public school teaeliers who have rendered heroic -ervice to the State shall be paid salaries commensurate with the grade and character of work they are reiiiiired to perform, without any discrimination between the pay ment of their salaries and the sal aries of other public officials and employes of the State. Chain .Stores “We favor laws that will restrict by constitutional taxation, the men ace of chain stores, and give back to the merchants and busine.ss men of our State the opportunity to do business and earn a living free from the crushing competition of alien nbn-taxpayer'. We believe that if thisc condition is not soon remed ied, our local independent merchants will be driven out of business and that our people will be heljjlessy and hopelessly in the hand.' of a foreign monoply. Prohibition “We hope for a capable, courag eous, sober, and virile nation, and therefore pledge ourselves to the retention and strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and all laws enacted for its en forcement; and we pledge our.'elves to the impeachment and discharge of every public official and peace officer who becomes drunk in pub lic, or while in the discharge of any of his official duties, and his l>roinpt prosecution in the criminal courts. Election Laws “The most sacred po.ssession of a citizen in a free government is the right to cast a free and untr'ammel- ed ballot and to have that ballot honestly counted. This right is .ser iously abridged in North Carolina by the partisan election laws on our tatute books, and by the corruj;- ■iop and fraudulent practices which '.hese laws make possible. These laws and the abu.ses practiced und er them are violations of every principle of free government, and we shall never cease protest against them as un-American and un patriotic. “We advocate, and if -placed in power will enact, fair and im])arti- '.d election laws that will retsore to the people of this State the right to a free vote and voice in their government, and that will guarantee to every citizen all the sacred rights and priviio-ves of citizenship. ,\bsente,e - Law “We favor the immediate repeal of the ab-entee voters law and fav or a system of registration under the supervi.'ion of two regi.strars, who .shall be of different political parties, and one election judge. Highway Transport.a ti.on “We demanil that all automotive tions and i^di^'iduals, using the high ways of onr .State for transporta tion for hire shall pay a ta.x com mensurate with the benefit derived from such use, and that will elimin ate the present system of unjust discrimination against railroads and other transportation companies. Labor Washington, D. C.—They called it a “harmony dinner,” the banquet given in Washing'ton in honor of Jefferson’s birthday on April 13, un der the sponsoriship and guidance of the Democratic National Com mittee. The “harmony” that existed among Democratic leaders after the banijuet was over was very much after the fashion of that which re sults in a hornet’s nest when some body hits it a rousing whack with an elm club. The wielder of the metophorical club in this instance was the Hon orable Alfred Emanuel Smith, late Governor of New York, and still later defeated candidate for Presi dent. Governor Smith was down for the principal speech', in spite of the fact that Governor Ritchie, Governor Byrd, Governor Cox and many other notables were on the program. And he certainly made it! Before he had spoken five minutes it was ob vious that in writing hi.' address he had before him a copy of the speech j Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt had made a week previously over a radio hook-up, and that he was answering it point by point. “T can not es cape the conclusion that one of the essentials of a national program of restoration must be rio restore jiud- chasing power to the farming half of the country,” said Governor Roosevelt. “It is a jierfectly easy thing to say we must restore the purchasing power ''of the farmer. Fine! Of course we must. But how are we going to do it I would .'Ooner have a short handshake with the fellow who knows how to do it than listen for a week to the fel- 'low who knows how to tell you what the trouble is.” Thus retorteil Governor Smith. “People suggest that a huge expenditure of public funds by the Federal government (Governor Smith made that sugges tion in his Jackson Day speech) and by state and local governments will completely solve the unemployment problem. Let us admit frankly that it will be only a stop gap,” said Governor Roosevelt. “Excejition to this (a Federal bond is.sue for public work) has recently been taken by a prominent Democrat on the theory that it is a stop gap. Whoever said it was anything else? It is at least better than nothing.’’ So responded Governor Smith, his last sentence sounding a good deal like a first landing on the point of a chin. There were similar parallels all the way through Governor Smith's talk, but it is not necessary to set them all out. What Roosevelt said is sufficiently indicated by the Smith declamation'. “This is no time for demagogues,” the Happy Warrior declared, “.At a lime like this there is always 'the temptation to some men to stir up class prejudice, to stir up the bitterness of the rich again-t the poor and the poor against the rich. Against that ef fort, I set myself uncompromisingly. I will take off my coat and fight to the end against any canilidate wdro jiroceeds in any demag’ogic ap peal to the masses of the working pcopie in this country to de.'troy this government by setting^ class against class, and rich ag'ainst poor.” Bold words, my master.'! And no body had the least doubt against whom they were directed. As a “harmony dinner” the Jefferson Day baniiuet was what the unregenerate, in the language of the street, might call a WOW! BAYER ASPIRIN F" wnnui Unless you see the name Bayer and the word genuine on the package as pictured a6ove you can never be sure that you are taking the genuine Bayer Aspirin that thousands of physicians prescribe in their daily practice. / The name Bayer means genuine Aspirin.. It is your guarantee of purity—your protection against the is always SAFE beware of imitations imitations. Millions of users hays proved that it is safe. Genuine Bayer Aspirin promptly relieves: Headaches Neuritis Colds Neuralgia , Sore Throat Lumbago Rheumatism Toothache No harmful after-effects follow its use. It does not depress the heart.. But nobody called on him to' speak and no speaker made any reference to him. Considering the fact that three weeks ago hi.' name was on every tongue and he seemed on the way to a party hero, if not indeed to be the partyts nominee for Pre-- ident, it wa.s really pathetic. A.s an eminent Democratic newspaper cor respondent wrote: “There never was a better illustration that the faster they climb the farther they fall.” Since this letter .seems to have each of the above diseases is .so over' whelming that only those who do not know the faci,s, or those whose prejudice is so great that they re fuse to see the facts object to the operation.” Under the State Board of Health Immunization Campaign it i.s plan ned to carry out the immunization for each disease at a cost of twenty- five cents for each series of treat ments, Already, Pasquotank, Yancey and Lincoln counties have .signed contrarts for the campaign and it is drifted mainly into the current of j expected several other counties will personal politio.s, it may as well be i avail them elves of this great health concluded alonj>- the same line by the | measure within the next few weeks. observation that the gentry ih New j York City, who presumably make a living fomenting and handling po litical bets, are now giving odds of 6 to 5 to Governor Roosevelt as the Democratic nominee, in spite of Gov ernor Smith’s onslaught upon him. Incidentally, these same gentlemen are offering odds on the re-election of President Hoover and there is money at 2 to 1 that the next Pres ident will not be a Democrat. The betting odds on John M. Garner are 4 1-2 to 1 against his nomination, () to 1 against Governor Ritchie and '7 to 1 against Newton D. Baker. So, if you have anything left from playing the Wall Street game, here is another chance to di.-pose of your money. Postmasters Named Bv President Hoover “The Republican party has al ways undertaken tio protect the laboring man and will continue to do so and to advocate always for him just returns for his labor, wholesale conditions under which to work, and fair compensation for all injuries sustained in the course of his employment. Agriculture “We recognize as well, establish ed a.s a fact that the welfare of all of our people rests in its finality on the uninterrupted prosperity of our farmers, and we therefore pledge our party to exert every reasonable effort to improve the general condition of the agricultur al interests pf our State.” Seventylfive farmers from eight countie^ inspected 126 head of beef cattle fed at the Caledonia Prison farm this -winter, says J. B. Britt, Halifax county agent. A meeting was held at the farm on the day the cattle were shipped. Two mutual exchanges have been organized by Gaston county farmer.^ in recent weeks. One will: market poultry and be affiliated with the State exchange. But Governor Smith did not give his entire tune to castigating Gov ernor Roo.sevelt. Having inenaceably demonstrated that in his opinion the ‘'D” in the mickll'' of the Executive’s name stands for “Demagogue,” Gov ernor Smith passed on to outlining the remedies he would apply for the relief of the present business situation if he were the boss. He would take the tariff entirely out of the hands of Congress and make it the job of a, commission to fi.x^ rates, a method of tariff construction that has been tried several times in the l>a't and always abandoned. And he would declare an extension of the debt moratorium for twenty years with a palliating proedso that In the meantime whenever any debtor nation should buy a dollar’s worth of goods in .American markets, that nation .should -be credited 25c on its debt. This idea of a scheme -for the restoration of American pros perity has at least the merit of in genuity. Nobody else ever thought of it before—and nobody probably will ever think of it ag^in after the memory of this remarkable dinner begins to fade. ■ There were other speakers at the banquet, but nobody seems to re member what they said. A1 Smith completely stole the show. Among those who did not speak, being re corded simply “among those pres ent,” was John M. Garner. He sat at the' head table, as his position a« the man who holds the highest office any Democrat has held since Woodro-w Wilson entitled him to do. Three Diseases Most Necessary To Control Wa-hington, April 2!).—A flock of -North Carol ina postmaster.', longer than the list stated for service in cities in states like New A’ork and Illinois, was transmitted to the sen ate- today by the President. The new appointments will first be scrutinized by Senator Bailey, who is a member of the po.stoffice com mittee. The ])ostmasters named today were: Cna])el H.ll, Robe:) D. Hernd'.n, Colutnbia R. Ihiy Cohoon, Draper, Joseph S. .Mitchell; Drexel, Frank L. Smith; Gates, 0, 0. Freeman; Grov er. Thomas S. Keeter; Jone-boro Charles M. Rosser; King’s M ni-itain, James S, Ware; Laurel Hill, Chri-t- opher C. Snead; Alagshvillp, Jo.sepli The State Board of Health, since j U. Harrell, Montreal, Elmer D. Lan- “‘Fa’, Pinehurst, Frank Dudgeon; Pineville. Benjamin F. Griffin; Salemburg, Lucile L. White; Stent- imsburg, Annie L. Stanton; Pilot Mour.tain, William K. Kreeger; lauching its Immunization Campai.gn recently, has received many letters of praise and endorsement of their action from prominent physicians throughout the State. A letter just receiveil from Dr. J. D. Llighsmith at Fayett-viUe i . tyi)ical. Dr. Hi.irhsmith says, “Three di seases most necessary to he con trolled are small pox, diptheria, and ty7>hoid fever. For centuries small pox was the scoura.ge of the worM and thi.s disease alone killed sixty million people in Europe in the 18th century. .At present its rav ages have been thoroughly checked in the enlighteneci parts of the world, though ignorant people still suffer from it. The two chief fact ors which have helped to free us from this plague are quarantine and vaccination. Whether to be vaccinat ed or not is no longer a matter of debate. The fact that millions of people in the army and navy have been vaccinated without a' single disaster shows how safely the oper- action can be done.” Dr. Highsmith goes on further to say, “Only a few yehrs ago we were filled with consternation when diph theria broke out in a community for it meant almost certain death to all children attacked. At one time, it was thought that strict isolation and quarantining of those affected and exposed would, control the disease but il; has been found that the only sure method of con trol is by the use of toxin-anti- toxin as a vaccine.” Dr. Highsmith states further, “Typhoid fever is another disease that n^y be thoroughly prevented by vaccination. In the recent Great w^', typhoid was practically un known in the an-nies in which the preventive treatments were given to the soldiers. The evidence that vac cination does afford protection in A arina. .Tames R, Beal. CHILD^ieeJ REGULATING? CaSTORiA W'lLt When your child needs regulating «erth..s:the organs F'Kl chUdren are delicate. LMtH* boweis must be gently -1'^ »» UFfJed—never to.cd. 1 mats way Castoria is used by so many doctors and mothers It B specially made for children’s ail give It pains. Yet it is an equally effectiire regulator for older children. The next tune your chUd has a little colHr ways has the namer'*^ Castona al- castoria
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