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Refinance farm mortgages through the Frazier-Lemke plan (government-issued credit at low interest) — William Lemke, 1936

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ScoreCycleCandidateIssuePosition
0.371932Alfred E. SmithOverall role and scale of the federal governmentWar on any candidate who makes 'demagogic appeals to the masses' setting class against class
0.351932Franklin D. RooseveltRestriction of immigrationContinue immigration restriction to protect labor, but end abuses against individual families in enforcement
0.341932Franklin D. RooseveltFederal responsibility for reliefFederal leadership in distress relief — federal credit to states whose resources are exhausted
0.331936Franklin D. RooseveltCommunism, radicalism and "alien isms" as a political issueRepudiate Communist support; the New Deal is the answer to Communism, not its ally
0.321936Alf LandonUnemployment insuranceLeave unemployment insurance to State experiment; no federal tax to compel it
0.321932Herbert HooverRegulation of securities issuance and exchangesNo federal 'blue sky' law — securities regulation belongs to the states, and the President should not police booms
0.321932Herbert HooverOverall role and scale of the federal governmentPreserve 'ordered freedom' and equality of opportunity; reject a state-controlled or state-directed economy as 'tyranny'
0.311932Newton D. BakerLeague of Nations and international organizationsDo not make the League of Nations a party issue; no entry until a majority of Americans approve
0.301936William E. BorahFederal anti-lynching legislationOppose the Wagner-Costigan federal anti-lynching bill as unconstitutional; attack party leaders who promise it
0.291936Alf LandonEuropean war debts and reparationsUse every effort to collect the war debts due from foreign countries
0.281936Franklin D. RooseveltBenefits for disabled and service-connected veteransContinue just treatment of war veterans and dependents
0.281932Alfred E. SmithTariff levelsEndorsement of the Smoot-Hawley tariff
0.271932Albert C. RitchieFederal responsibility for reliefStates' rights and business-led recovery — no federal intervention in relief
0.271932Franklin D. RooseveltOverall role and scale of the federal government"A new deal for the American people" — work and security through liberal, planned government action
0.261932Franklin D. RooseveltRailroad regulation and consolidationSix-point railroad program — conditional federal support, receivership reform, ICC regulation of trucks and holding companies, consolidation
0.261936Franklin D. RooseveltPolicy toward Latin America and the Western HemisphereThe Good Neighbor: no armed intervention, no territorial expansion, reduction of armaments
0.261936Alf LandonCivil service and patronageRestore, improve and extend the merit system 'virtually destroyed by New Deal spoilsmen'
0.261932Herbert HooverVeterans' bonus and benefitsOppose cash prepayment of the veterans' bonus, especially by fiat money
0.261932Franklin D. RooseveltTariff levelsRevise the tariff downward through reciprocal trade agreements
0.251936Norman ThomasCommunism, radicalism and "alien isms" as a political issueKeep the Socialist vote independent; chide the La Follettes for handing Roosevelt 'everything on a silver platter'
0.251932Norman ThomasIndependence of the Supreme CourtA Workers' Rights Amendment; curb the Supreme Court's power over Congress; proportional representation; direct election of the President
0.251932Franklin D. RooseveltUnemployment insuranceUnemployment insurance under state laws
0.251932Herbert HooverCivil service and patronageKeep the merit system 'unassailable'
0.251932Franklin D. RooseveltNational ProhibitionRepeal the Eighteenth Amendment by state conventions; legalize beer now; states control liquor and bar the saloon
0.251932Herbert HooverAdherence to the World CourtJoin the World Court with reservations; make the Kellogg-Briand Pact an instrument for consultation — but no commitments to use force