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Albert C. Ritchie vs John Nance Garner
| Issue | Albert C. Ritchie | John Nance Garner |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation of banks and securities | — | RFC loans to individuals and corporations generally — 'the Government into personal banking' (the Rainey bill) specific_pledgenot_applicable Extend RFC lending beyond banks and railroads to any borrower with security, for any purpose; passed under Garner's leadership in July 1932 and vetoed by Hoover. |
| Federal responsibility for relief | States' rights and business-led recovery — no federal intervention in relief directional_stancenot_applicable Keep relief a state, local and private responsibility; urge programs sponsored by the business community; refuse RFC loans (Maryland took none until mid-1933). |
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| National Prohibition | Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment as a matter of states' rights specific_pledgenot_applicable Repeal national Prohibition and return liquor control to the states; Maryland had refused to enact a state enforcement act. |
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| Public works as employment policy | — | The Garner-Rainey $1.2 billion public-works bill — and a pledge to reintroduce it specific_pledgenot_applicable As Speaker, secured House passage (June 1932) of a $1,200 million public-works program covering 3,500 projects, plus RFC loans to states; announced he would introduce it again in the next session. |
| Veterans' bonus and benefits | — | The Patman cash bonus and $2.3 billion of greenbacks, passed by the House under his speakership specific_pledgenot_applicable The House under Speaker Garner passed the Patman bill (June 15, 1932) paying the bonus in full immediately, financed by new Treasury notes; Hoover treated this as Garner's and the party's policy. |