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Show I PLATFORM MAKES I ' SWIPfEIL I Country's Advance Under Wise and Able Democratic I " Statesmanship. I TARIFF BODY IS INDORSED j Underwood Meaiuro Uphold Unquall. H fled Stand on Americanism Would H r KP Army In Mexico Labor Jmfi Plank la Emphatic For H j National Defenie. St Louts. Following Is tho Demo- icratlc national platform: Th Democratic party, In nutlonnl convention assembled, adopts tho fol- lowing declaration to tho end that the people of Uio United Stutes may both reallzo the achievements wrought by four years of Democratic admlnlstra- tlou and be apprised of the policies to which the party la committed for the further conduct of national affairs. Wo Indorse tho administration of iWoodrow Wilson. It speaks for Itself. It is the best exposition of sound Democratic policy at home and abroad. H Wo challenge comparison of our record, our keeping of pledges, and our constructive legislation with Uiose I of any party of any time. I Wo found our country hampered by apeclal privilege, n vicious tariff, ob- aoletc banking law, and inelastic currency. Our foreign affairs were dominated by coramcrciul Interests for tbelr selfish ends. The Republican pur- ty, dcsplto repented pledges, was Impo- ttcnt to correct abuses which it had fostered. Under our administration, under a leadership which has never faltered, these abuses have been cor-H cor-H rectcd, and our people have been freed therefrom. Lauds Banking Reform. Our archaic banking and currency ystem, prolific of panic and disaster under Republican administrations long the refuge of tho money trust has been supplanted by the federal re-crvo re-crvo act, a true Democracy of credit under government control, already proved a financial bulwark in a world crista, mobilizing our resources, placing plac-ing abundant credit nt the disposal of legitimate Industry and making a currency cur-rency panic Impossible. We have created n federal trade commission to accommodate the perplexing per-plexing questions arising under tho antitrust laws so that monopoly mjay bo strangled at its birth and legitimate Industry encouraged. Fair competition In business Is now assured. Wo have effected an adjustment of tho tariff, adequate for revenue under peace conditions, and fair to the consumer con-sumer and to the producer. We havo adjusted the burdens of taxation so that swollen Incomes bear their equitable equit-able share. Our revenues hnvo been sufficient In times of world stress and will largely exceed tho expenditures for tho current fiscal year. Claims Aid to Labor. "We have lifted human labor from the category of commodities and have secured to tho workingraan the right of voluntary association for IiIb protection protec-tion and welfare. Wo havo protected the rights of tho laborer against the unwarranted Issuauco of writs of injunction, in-junction, and have guaranteed to him the right of trlnl by Jury In cases of alleged contempt outside the prcsenco of tho court. Wo have advanced tho parcel post to genuine efficiency, enlarged tho postal avlngs system, added 10,000 rural delivery de-livery routes and extensions, thus reaching 2,500,000 additional people, Improved tho postal service in every branch, and for the first time In our history placed the post office system on a self-supporting basis, with actual BUrplus In 1013, 1014 and 1015. TARIFF. "I Wo reaffirm our belief In tho doc- l trlno of a tariff for tho purposo of Ef providing sufficient revenue for the op- vfc oration of the government economical- i ly administered, and unreservedly In dorse tho Underwood tariff law as truly exemplifying that doctrine. Wo recognlzo that tariff rates are necessarily neces-sarily subject to change to meet changing chang-ing conditions In the world's production produc-tion and trade. Two years of a war which has directly di-rectly Involved most of the chief industrial in-dustrial nations of the world, and which has Indirectly affected the life and industry of all nations, aro bringing bring-ing about economic changes moro va ried ami rnr-rcncmng tnnn the world has ever before experienced. In order to ascertain Just what these changes may be, the Democratic congress Is pro-Tiding pro-Tiding for a nonpartisan tariff commission commis-sion to make an Impartial nnd thorough thor-ough study of every economic fact that may throw light either upon our past or upon our future fiscal policy with regard to the Imposition of taxes on Imports or with regard to the changed and changing condition under which our tt-nde Is carried on. Woconjjally indorse th!s;tlmqly pro-spjapPra pro-spjapPra declare ourselves In sym ' 5pdthy with tho principle and" purpose of shaping legislation within thnt field In accordance with clearly established facts rathci than In nccordnnco with the demands of selfish Interests or upon Information provided largely, If not exclusively, by them. , SHIPPING DILL. ' l Immediate provision should be mnde , for tho development of the carrying '-' Grade of tho United States. Our for- Jtfgn commerce has .in , tho past been kubject to many unnecessary and vex- 1 utlous obstacles in tho way of. legislation legisla-tion of Republican congresses. Until the recent Democratic tariff legislation, legisla-tion, It was hampered by unreasonable burdens of taxation. We heartily Indorse the purposes and policy of the pending shipping bill nnd favor all such addltlonol measures meas-ures of constructive or remedial legislation legis-lation r.s mny be necessary to restore our flag to the seas. AMERICANISM. The part that tho United Stntes will play In the new day of International relationships which is now upon us will depend upon our preparation and our character. The Democratic pnrty therefore recognizes the assertion nnd triumphant demonstration of tho Indivisibility In-divisibility and coherent strength oft tho nation as tho supreme Issue of this dny in which tho whole world faces tho crisis of munifold chnngc. It summons all men, of whatever origin or creed, who would count themselves them-selves Americans, to Join in mnklug clear to all tho world tho unity and consequent power of America. This is an Issuo of patriotism. To taint It with partisanship would be to defile it. In this day of test America Amer-ica must show Itself not a nntlon of partisans, but a nation of patriots. Thero is gathered here in America the best of tho blood, the industry nnd tho genius of tho whole world, tho elements of a great life and a magnificent magnifi-cent society, to be melted into a mighty and splendid nntlon. Plea for Unity. Whoever, actuated by tho purposo to promote the Interest of a foreign power, In disregard to our own country's coun-try's welfare or to Injure this government govern-ment In its forelgu relations or cripple or destroy its Industries nt home, nnd whoever, by arousing prejudices of n racial, religious or other nature, creates cre-ates discord nnd strlfo among our people peo-ple so as to obstruct tho wholesome process of unification, Is faithless to tho trust which the privileges of citizenship citi-zenship repose in him nnd disloyal to the country. We, therefore, condemn as subversive subver-sive of this nation's unity and Integrity, Integ-rity, nnd as destructive of Its welfare, the activities and designs of every group or organization, political or otherwise, oth-erwise, that has for Its object the advancement ad-vancement of a foreign power, whether such object Is promoted by Intimidating Intimidat-ing the government, a political pnrty, or representatives of tho people, or which Is calculated and tends to dlvldo our people Into antagonistic groups nnd thus to destroy that complete agreement nnd solidarity of tho people. Bam Allen Alliances. Wo condemn all alliances nnd combinations com-binations of Individuals in this country coun-try of whatever nationality or descent, who ngrco and conspire together for the purposo of embarrassing or weakening weak-ening our government or of Improperly Influencing or coercing our public representatives rep-resentatives In dealing or negotiating with nny foreign power. Wo churge that such conspiracies among n limited number exist nnd have been instigated for the purpose of advancing the interests inter-ests of foreign countries to the prejudice preju-dice nnd detriment of our own country. coun-try. Wo condemn nny political party which, In view of tho activity of such conspirators, surrenders its integrity or modifies Its policy. PREPAREDNESS. Along with tho proof of our character charac-ter as a nntlon must go the proof of our power to piny the pnrt that legitimately legiti-mately belongs to us. The people of the United Stntes love peace. They respect re-spect tho rights ami covet tho friendship friend-ship of all other nntlons. They deslro neither nny additional territory nor any advantage which cannot be peacefully peace-fully gained by their skill, their Industry Indus-try or their enterprise ; but they Insist upon having absolute freedom of national na-tional life and policy, and feel that they owo It to themselves and to the role of spirited Independence which it Is their solo ambition to play that they should render themselves secure against the hazard of Interference from any quarter, nnd should be able" to protect their rights upon the sens or In nny part of tho world, We therefore favor tho mnlntennnco of an army fully adequate to tho requirements re-quirements or order, safety and of the protection of the nntlon's rights, the fullest development of modern methods meth-ods of sencoast defense, nnd the maintenance main-tenance of an adequnte reserve of citizens citi-zens trained to urnis nnd prepared to safeguard tho people nnd territory of tho United Stntes against nny danger of hostile action which mny unexpectedly unexpect-edly nrlsoj und n fixed policy for the continuous development of n navy worthy wor-thy to support the great naval traditions tradi-tions of tho United States and fully equal to tho International tasks which tho United Stntes hopes and expects to tnko a part in performing. SAFETY OF SEA. Tho Democratic administration has throughout the present war scrupulously scrupu-lously and successfully held to tho peaceful paths of neutrality and of tho peaceful pursuit of tho legitimate objects ob-jects of our national life which states-men states-men of all parties and creeds hnvo prescribed for themselves In America since the beginning of our history. Rut tho circumstances of tho Inst two years havo revealed necessities of International In-ternational action which no former generation could hnvo foreseen. We bellevo that every peoplo has fho right to choose tliQ sovereignty under un-der which it shnll live ; that' the small states of -the world havo a right to pnjoy from other nations' .the snrao respect re-spect for their sovereignty nnd for their territorial Integrity that great nnd powerful nations expect nnd insist upon; nnd that tho world has n right to bo free from every disturbance of Its penco that has Its origin In nggres-slon nggres-slon or disregard of tho rights of peoples and nntlons; and wo bellevo that tho tlmo Imu come when it 1b tho duty of tho United States to Join with the. other nations of the world In nay feasible association that will effectively effective-ly servo these principles, to maintain Inviolate the complete security of tfie hlghwny of the sens for the common ami unhindered use nf nil nntlons. PAN-AMERICA. Wo favor the o-uiibllshment nnd mnlntennnco of the closest relations of amity nnd mutual helpfulness between be-tween the United States nnd the other republics of tho American continents con-tinents for the support of penco and tho promotion of n common prosperity. The Monroe doctrine u reasserted as n principle of Democratic faith. MEXICO. Tho want of n stable, responsible government In Mexico, capable of repressing and punishing marauders and bandit bands, who hnvo not only taken the lives nnd seized nnd destroyed de-stroyed tho property of American citizens citi-zens in that country, but have Insolently Insolent-ly Invaded our soil, made wur upon and murdered our people thereon, has rendered ren-dered It necessary temporarily to occupy, occu-py, by our armed forces, n portion of tho territory of that friendly stnte. Until, by tho restoration of law and order therein, a repetition of such Incursions In-cursions Is Improbable the necessity for their remaining will continue. Intervention, Implying, as It docs, military subjugation, Is revolting to the people of the United States, notwithstanding not-withstanding the provocation to that course has been great, and should be resorted to, If nt all, only as a last resort. The stubborn resistance of tho president nnd his advisers to every demand de-mand and suggestion to enter upon it, Is creditable nllke to them and to tho people in whose name he speaks. THE FARMER. Wo favor tho vigorous prosecution of Investigations ami plans to render agriculture moro profitable and country coun-try life more healthful, comfortable und attractive, and we bellevo that this should be a dominant aim of tho nation ns well as of tho states. In tho federal reserve act of the last congress nnd the rural credits act of tho present congress, the machinery has been created which will mako credit available to the former constantly con-stantly nnd readily, and ho has at last been put upon u footing of cquullty with tho merchant and the manufacturer manufact-urer In securing tho capital necessary to carry on his enterprises. Wo favor continued liberal provision not only for the benefit of production, but also for the study nnd solution of problems of farm marketing und finance, und for tho extension of existing ex-isting agencies for improving country life. GOOD ROADS. The happiness, comfort nnd prosperity pros-perity of rural life, and tho development develop-ment of the city, aro alike conserved by the construction of public highways. high-ways. . We, therefore, favor national aid in the construction of postroads and roads for military purposes. EMPLOYMENT. Wo hold that tho life, health and strength of the men, women nnd children chil-dren of tho nntlon aro Its greatest asset, as-set, and Unit in the conservation of these tho federal government, where-ever where-ever ItUcts ns the employer of labor, should both on its own nccount nnd ns an example, put Into effect the following fol-lowing principles of Just employment: A living wage for all employees. A working day not to exceed eight hours, one day of rest In seven. Adequate compensation for industrial indus-trial accidents. The standards of the "uniform did-labor did-labor law" wherever minors are employed. em-ployed. An equitable retirement law providing pro-viding for the retirement of superannuated superan-nuated nnd disnblcd employees of the civil service, to the end that a higher standard of efficiency may' be maintained. main-tained. LABOR. Wo declare our faith In the sen-men's sen-men's act, passed by tho Democratic congress, and we promise our enrncst continuance of its enforcement. We favor tho speedy enactment of an effective federal child lubor law and tho regulation of tho shipment of prlson-mndo goods in interstate commerce. We heartily commend our newiy-es-tabllshed department of lnbor for its excellent record In settling' Industrial strikes by personal advice and through conciliating agents. PUBLIC HEALTH. Wo favor tho thorough reconsideration' reconsider-ation' of tho means and methods by which the federal government handles questions of public health, to tho end that human life may be conserved by the elimination of loathsome disease, tho improvement of sanitation nnd the diffusion of a knowledge of disease prevention. Wo favor establishment by tho federal fed-eral government of tuberculosis sanitariums sani-tariums for needy tubucular patients. BUDGET SYSTEM. Wo demand careful economy In all expenditures for tho support of tho government, and to thnt end favor a return by tho hcuso of representatives representa-tives to its former practice of Initiating Initiat-ing nnd preparing nil appropriation bills through a single committee chosen chos-en from Its membership. Wo favor this as a practicable step toward a budget system. PHILIPPINES. Wo henrtlly indorse tho provisions of tho bill, recently pnssed by the house of representatives further pro-motlng pro-motlng self-government In tho Philip-plno Philip-plno Islnnds, and wo reiterate our Indorsement In-dorsement of tho purpose of ultimate Independence for tho Philippine Islands, Is-lands, expressed In tho preamble of that measure. SUFFRAGE. We recommend tho extension of franchise to the women of tho country coun-try by tho states upou U name terms ns.to men. - |