Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-07-14

Money. and should pay more heed to [,
raising up and training Men who VIII =
be law ABIDING Citzcu,. that tnc wei
far. 90 onr Workers IL 90 more CON !,
sequence cham tlc mere accumulation ,
of Wealth. and that Stability 20 Ma Z
toual Character and of Social and !
Hu-tue~~ Conditions Isl ~ greater im- =
lorfluce to the people ~ thl- country ,
lis q whole tnau auN other One 4uc-- d
ton tlat Us NOW before Them. and We
believe that thc only way 90 Preserve
such stability. AND to permanently
Maintain our National Prosperity -
to carry Into immediate effect AMI
operation the Platform ~ the laus-
uau. which, ls as follows
EDUCATION. EMPLOYMENT AND T.
HOMES ON THE LAND.
I. That children shall Dee taught
gardening aud lomecuft I'm the public
schools. aud that Homecsaft ami .
Garden Training schools shall Dee .
established by county. municipal
state. ami national governments,
where every hoy and every man out
eff work who wants employment where
he cam gain thAt know led-c cam learn
how 60 make home AMI tl the soil
and get his living straight from the
ground. aud where every huy would
+ De- Taught that Al- first a.n in ufe
!, should De- o. get q home of hi- own
= on the land
4 BUILD HOMECROFTS As NATION
y AL SAFEGUARDS.
4 D That the New Zealand system 81
o., Land Taxation and Land Purchase
and Subdivision. and Advances to Set
, Tiers Act. shall Dee adopted in this
- country. 90 the end that land shall be
+. subdivldcd into small holdings Ina the
NHHH
p livelihood and labor nnd occupation
in the creation OF homecroft-, which
90. viii hc perpetual safeguards against
the political evils and social dl~coGteu'
resulting FROM the oyergrowth OF
cities ana the sunerings Of unem
ploycd wage-enruers.
PROTECTION FOR THE AMER
loan uOMTCUOlT.
IN 3. That Rural settlement shall h'
%" encouraged and tile principle of PRO
tectiou for the American Wagew urtJ'
\" and bis Home applied directly % On
"t Home los the Exemption from IaXn
ton OF an improvements upon. an
' also OF AN personal property, not ~
,s ceeding $3.50 in value. used on an
~ Inn connection with. every homccroi
H or Rural Homestead OF not more tina
-@ ten acres in extent. which the oWn'
occupies as perma nent home an
cultivates with his own labor ana
provides therefrom al or part OF &
~; support for "a family
'fe ENLARGEMENT OF AREA AVAIL
ma ABLE FOR HOMEMAKiNG.
ind 4. That the National Governmer
ent as part OF comprehensive nauo
md al policy OF internal Improvement
So FOR river control and regulauo
and aud for the enlargement 60 Z
.ere utmost possible extent OF
mis- area of the country available Tor az
lwn culture and Homes on the Land
hat for the protection OF those Homes ~
and either Hood or drouth. shall build I
the only levees and revetments wh'
needed and drainage works Tor
IN reclamation OF swamp and overflow
and hands. but shall also preserve cNisti
ton forests. reforest denuded AREAS. pis
I.iv- new forests. and build the great res
wing voirs and other engineering VOL
that necessary 10 safeguard against Oy
tun- flow and save for beneficial use
viii Hood waters that now run 90 was
h ~, RECLAMATION AND SETTLE
- a MENT OF THE ARID LANDS.
c OF : That the National Governm
il shall build the irrigation works nes
mily sary 90 bring water within reach
ward settlers on the arid lands the cost
such works 20 BE- repaid 10 the COVE
,os, ment by such settlers ia annual
,be stallments without interest. and Z
the the construction OF the great irrigaI
nj works necessary for the utilization