The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-01
PLATFORM TO Be SUBMITTED
TO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
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broadcast liberality in administering
land laws and says forest reserve acts
permitting homestead entries within
the national forests could not be null
lifted by administration regulations;
declares for immediate action to make
available Alaska coal lands and
safeguarding OF lives of miners.
Favors encouragement of agricul-
ture and legislation to suppress gam
bling in agricultural products.
Urges Enactment Of Sea Laws.
Believes in fostering growth OF a
merchant marine and urges speedy
enactment of laws for greater Sc
curity of life and property at sea,
Reafiirms former declarations re-
earding pure food and public health
Favors reorganization of the civil
service and says law should be hon
estly and rigidly enforced.
Recommends law reform legisla-
ton.
ReafIirms position against "policy
Of imperialism and colonial exploita
ton in Philippines.
Welcomes Arizona and New Mexico
70 sisterhOOd of States.
Demands for Alaska full enjoyment
CT rights and privileges of territorial
form of government.
Refers to Russian treaty and re-
news pledge to preserve sacred
rights of American citizenship at
home and abroad"
Fayors parcels post and extension
OF rural delivery.
FavOrs encouragement as can be
properly given Panama, Canal Expo
sition.
Commends to the States the adop-
ton OF a law making it an offense
TO discriminate against the uniform
of the United States.
Renews Its Declaration.
Renews the declaration of the las,
platform regarding generous pen
sion policy.
Refers to the rule OF he peopl"
and says:
THE Democratic party offers it.
self to the country as an agency
through which the complete over
throw and extirpation of corruption,
fraud and machine rule in American
politics can be effected"
The conclusion OF the platform
says:
Our platform is one OF the prin
ciples which we believe to be essen
tial to our national welfare and
invites cooperation OF all citizens
who believe in maintaining unim-
paired the institutions and traditions
ct the country.
The committee has been united alb
solutely in support Of the progressive
idea, and the members have outvied
with one another in their efforts to
have the platform express the very
foremost thought of modern democ-
racy.
Strong Words Sought.
The strongest and tersest words
have been sought in framing every
plank in the hope that the party's
declaration of principles would be SO
vital and SO instinct with conyic-
ton that no one could have any
doubt OF the purpose of the Demo
cratic party to fulfill its pledges and
relieve the masses of the people from
what are denounced as the abuses By
the privileged classes.
There also is an effor, 10 So frame
the platform as to appeal to the Re-
publican progressives in the hope
that many of them may be won over,
and indeed, in the part of some. that
Colonel Roosevelt may be induced to
abandon his further presidential am
Litions and join the Democrats in
bringing about results on which they
declare his views are in accord with
their own.
There has been a consistent effort
10 blue pencil unnecessary wards.
When. Tor instance, Samuel Com
Lers appeared before the committee
in the interest ~ labor. he was asked
by Mr. Bryan whether the Denver
labor plank was not satisfactory. 1T
was. replied Mr. Gompers: "rcatiirm
it and We will be satisfied. "
"Rewritc that plank" replied MIR.
Bryan. hut put ii in half the words
and make each of them hristlc."