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1936

William E. Borah vs Huey P. Long

IssueWilliam E. BorahHuey P. Long
Antitrust and concentration of economic power
Drive monopoly and price fixing out of the system or face governmental regimentation directional_stancenot_applicable
Break the 'monopoly ridden, price-fixing system' that gives 'a scanty meagre living for the vast majority and almost Incalculable wealth for the few'; wrest the party from the utilities, the du Ponts and the eastern organization that defend it.
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Distribution of national income and purchasing power —
Share Our Wealth: cap fortunes, guarantee every family a homestead and income specific_pledgenot_applicable
A wealth tax and redistribution financed by massive federal spending: a guaranteed household grant and annual income, old-age pensions, limits on fortunes.
Federal anti-lynching legislation
Oppose the Wagner-Costigan federal anti-lynching bill as unconstitutional; attack party leaders who promise it specific_pledgenot_applicable
Reject federal anti-lynching legislation on States'-rights grounds and denounce the leaders promising it to colored voters as 'hypocritical and Intellectually dishonest.'
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