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Show : . r I Curtis Accepts I His Nomination j - : ? ' : I : - 'A Acceptance Speech Given Prohibition, Farm Relief and Tax Reduction Stressed By Candidate TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 18 (UP) Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas formally accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination here today and laid down a 14-point platform plat-form emphasizing prohibition enforcement, en-forcement, farm relief and tax re-duction. re-duction. He paid tribute to President Coo-i lidge and to Herbert Hoover, the Republican presidential nominee, and pointedly appealed for women's support in the November election. He said he opposed the repeal of either the 18th Amendment or the Volstead Act. Farm Relief Plan Differs His farm relief program departed from Hoover's as enunciated by the presidential candidate a week ago. ' Both emphasized the need of inland in-land waterways, aid to co-operatives and tariffs on foreign farm pro- ducts', but whereas Hoover suggested suggest-ed that as president he would confer con-fer with farmer, distributor 1 and consumer to work out agriculture's problem, Curtis advocated appointment appoint-ment of a small joint congressional committee to seek and find the solution. so-lution. Curtis' entire speech was based on the need for "continued national prosperity." This, he said, could be Urought about by a Republican victory next November followed by use of1 the following 14 methods: "1. To protect agriculture effectively effec-tively and to encourage it in every proper manner. "2. To protect American labor by enacting all needed legislation, and by encouraging closer relations between be-tween labor and capital. "3. To enforce the laws without fear or favor. "4. To encourage active participation partici-pation by women in the conduct of the government. "5. To reduce the public debt, public expenses and taxes. "6. To maintain peace, engage in commerce with all nations, and to enter entangling alliances with none. "7. To encourage all industry and to maintain a protective tariff ilh duties high enough fully to protect American producers, American Ameri-can products and American labor against foreign competition. Mentions ltiver Transportation "8. To develop, aid and encourage encour-age means of transportation and communication, national and inter- national, by land and water, and in 'Jie air, through the consolidation of railroads; the establishment of " complete system of inland water-WI1ys; water-WI1ys; the re-establishment of a strong merchant marine; a strong postal and commercial aircraft service; ser-vice; and a wider and more efficient hise of the ever-increasing possibility possibili-ty of the radio. "f. To give equal and exact jus-'ce jus-'ce to all men of whatever state or ""suasion. "10. To support the state govern-Ms govern-Ms in all their rights. 1.. To preserve the federal gov-fnmcnt gov-fnmcnt in its whole constitutional Kor, and to maintain and expand existing high state of national .Wnsriousness. '12. To preserve the liberty of ,Int press; the freedom of speech HI worship; civil liberty and secur" f'y of individual rights; and to pro-jle pro-jle the cause of education among ' people. I "13. To protect the lives and Pjoperly of our citizens by the com-P'tion com-P'tion of an adequate system of ' 0011 ntrol for the Mississippi and its tributaries, and else-wre else-wre if necessary, to prevent a wurronce of a disaster such as re-V-iliov 0Curi'cI in thc Mississippi 11 To continue a generous pol-- pol-- m the fulfillment of obligations lend t (a"S 0f our wara' a"d to ex" 1 i . thoi'' widows, orphans and I "-Pendents ." . |