The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-11
DEMOCRATS seek
BROAD REFORMS.
Demand End Of PenrOSe Reg.
line in Pennsylvania
SOUND PROGRESSIVE KEYNOTE
Platform Vigorously Upholds Wilson,
Pledges Party to Constructive Pro-
eram-Great Confidence Shown az
Meeting.
Harrisburg. Pa, June Z.

Meeting.
Harrisburg. Pa, June Z.
progress ia every plank" was the
watchword of the Democratic state
candidates and committee that framed
the platform announced following the
meeting of the state committee here.
Promises of sweeping reforms in the
state government in order to destroy
Penroseism, to eliminate waste, graft,
corruption and inelllciency in all de-
partments are supported by proud
reference to the achievements Of the
Wilson administration in the same di'
rection and the fullillment by the ma
tional Democratic party Of its every
promise to the people ia the last cam
paign.
The statement of principles on ma
tional issues follows closely the orig
inal platform upon which Congress
man A. Mitchell Palmer announced his
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate. On state issues the broad and
progressive platform of Vance G. Nc.
Cormick, Democratic candidate for
governor, is incorporated in the plat
form, while on other subjects it in
cludes all the progressive demands
of the time in Pennsylvania.
The platform follows:
National Issues.
In a single year the present national
administration has written a record
of achievement which commands the
admiration and support of a vast ma
jority of the people of the country.
We commend and approve the whole
OF that record.
1t has passed a tariff law which has
stricken out the iniquitous taxes i'm
posed for the exclusive benefit Of
trusts, relieved the shortage of food
stuff, and by the general policy Of put
ting raw materials on the free list
enabled American manufacturers to
compete in the markets of the world.
1t has done this without injury to any
legitimate industry, without lessening
the employment of labor and in a way
which will lower the prices of com
modities, whose cost to the consumer
has inordinately increased under a
high protective tariff.
It has written into the fiscal sys-
tenn of the nation an income tax law
which equalizes the burdens of taxa
tion by compelling the rich to pay the
share which they had abated under
the indirect system of tariff taxes upon
consumption.
1t has eliminated the lobby from the
halls Of congress and the seat of gov
ernment as the result of its exposure
by President Wilson and has left the
congress free to write laws in the
public interest without the baneful in.
fluence of the highly paid agents of
special privilege.
In the passage Of a new currency
law 1t has broken the power of a few
capitalists who controlled the instru-
ments of credit and exchange; it has
banished the spectre of panic; 1t has
assured to every legitimate enterprise
access to capital and credit on fair
and equal terms.
Existing laws are being enforced to
do justice between railroads and ship
pers and to prevent the continuance
of private monopolies; pending legis-
lation, the passage of which is assur-
ed, will prevent the further creation
of such monopolies, secure fair bust
ness methods, give publicity to the
operations of dangerously great bust.
ness combinations and assure to labor
the free and untrammeled right to or
ganize and by cooperation demand a
fair living wage.
The Mexican policy of the president
gives every promise of resulting in
the establishment of stable govern
ment in Mexico, founded on principe
and justice and adapted to the needs
and wishes of the Mexican people, an
outcome thoroughly in accord with the
highest principles of Christian civil
Zation.
President Wilson has maintained
the honor and integrity of the nation
by demanding strict compliance with
It's contracts with foreign powers by
the repeal of the law eXempting
American coastwise shipping from the
payment of tolls through the Panama
canal. The overwhelming support
which the Democratic members OF the
house of representatives gave to the
president and which will be given also
In the senate is renewed evidence Of
our party's continued opposition to the
principle of subsidy to monopol,es.
The enactment of the Lever law
providing for farm extension work,
which carries directly to the farm all
the scientific discoveries made by the
department of agriculture and the
state agricultural colleges and which
will add much to the productiveness
of American farms and the conse-
quent increased prosperity of those
engaged in agriculture; the action of
the president in bringing together rep.
resentatives of capital and labor and
| the prompt passage by the congress
| of the industrial employees arbitration
act, under which many distressing in'
| dustrial disturbances have already
been composed; the negotiation of
treaties with thirty or more countri rs
J providing for postponement and in.
vestigatiOn of international disputes
before declarations of war the deposit
of fifty millions of government funds
In the banks Of the south and west,
to assist In the movement of crops;
the Inauguration of partial self-gov.
ernment In the Philippine Islands in
pursuance of the often declared Demo.
| cratic policy; the enlargement and
| DEVELOPMENT of the great parcel post