Economy

It is time to raise the American tide.

The farm depression, coupled with the general sag in the economy, is America’s No.1 economic problem in 1960.

The industry should be released from burdensome and unnecessary Government regulation.

There is an old saying that the farmer votes Republican only if he can afford it.

The Democratic Party is firmly committed to the revitalization of our railroads and their restoration to strong position in our economy.

If we are elected, every American, man or woman, who seeks to work will find it in a growing and expanding economy.

Today there are more people in the United States living in slums than on farms.

Lack of administration action on widespread unemployment will be a major issue in my campaign.

The conference will address itself mainly to the larger problem of jobless workers wherever they may be.

This country will begin to move again.

We will encourage the economical production of timber for the Nation's homes and industry by giving the small forest owner and small logger an even break-through providing forest products price reporting by the Department of Agriculture.

We are not considering legislative controls on the processes in our economy.

I do stand firmly upon the idea I advanced, which is that Government alone cannot keep a stable economy; the Government alone cannot preserve a sound dollar.

I believe that the information, the statistical, political, commercial, industrial information that a farmer needs today in order to conduct his business properly can be gained only by day-by-day access to the best possible information on…

In my own instructions to the Cabinet and heads of all offices, I have told them that every place that there is a chance to save a dollar out of the money that we have budgeted and may be appropriated by the Congress, that will go on…

Government must use all practicable means to promote high levels of production and employment.

The opportunities which our free economy provides for the improvement of well-being are clearly evident in the record of the last four years.

It is true that you can say technically the cost of living is high.