Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-05

party to provide by law for their deposit
by competitive bidding in the banking in
situations of the country national and
state, without discrimination as to To-
cality, upon approved securities and SUBJ
iect to the call of the government
RURAL CREDITS.
OF equal Importance with the ques-
ton of currency reform is the question
of rural credits or agricultural finance.
The reform we recommend is that an in
vestigation of agricultural credit societies
in foreign countries be made, so that
1t may be ascertained whether a system
OF rural credits may be devised suitable
to conditions in the United States; and
we also favor Legislation permitting ma
tional banks to loan reasonable pro-
portion OF their funds on real estate Sc
curity.
We recognize the value of vocational
education, and urge federal appropria-
tions for such training and extension
Of teaching Of agriculture in cooper
alton with the several states.
WATERWAYS.
We renew the declaration in out last
platform relating to the conserva ton
opment Of our waterways The present
devastation of the lower Mississippi
valley accentuates the movement for
the regulation of river flow by addition
al bank and levee protection below and
the diversion, storage and control Of
the flood waters above and through the
utilization for beneficial purposes in
the reclamation of arid and swamp
land and the development of water
power. instead Of permitting the floods
to continue, as heretofore, agents Of
destruction.
MISSISSIPPI CONTROL.
We hold that the control of the Mis-
sissippi river is a national problem.
The preservation of the depth of it's
water for the purpose of navigation.
the building of levees to maintain the
integrity of it's channel and the preven-
ton of the overflow of the land and its
consequent devastation resulting in the
interruption of Interstate commerce,
the disorganization of the mail service
and the enormous loss of life and prop
erty, impose an obligation which alone
can be discharged by the general gov
eminent.
To maintain an adequate depth of
water, the entire year and thereby en-
courage water transportation, is con-
summation work of legislative attention
and presents an issue national in It's
character. 1t calls for prompt action
on the part of congress, and the Demo-
cratic party pledges itself to the enact.
ment of legislation leading to that end.
We favor the cooperation of the
United States and the respective states
IN plans for the comprehensive treatment
of all waterways with a view of co-or-
dinating plans for channel improvements
with plans for drainage of swamp and
ovefflowed lands, and to this end we
favor the appropriation by the federal
government of sufficient funds to make
surveys of such lands, TO develop plans
for draing of the same, and to su-
pervise the work of construction.
We favor the adoption of liberal
and comprehensive plan for the develop
ment of our inland waterways, with
economy and efficiency so as to permit
their navigation by vessels Of standard
draft.
We favor national aid to state and
local authorities in the construction and
maintenance Of post cards,
RIGHTS OF LABOR.
We repeat our declarations of the plat
form of 1908 as follows;
1.-THE courts OF justice are the bulWark
| of our liberties and we yield to none In
our purpose to maintain their dignity.
/ Our party has given to the bench long
line of distinguished justices who nave
added to the respect sand confidence IN
which this department must be jealousy
maintained We resent the attempt OF
the Republican party to raise raise
issue respecting the judiciary. IL IS an
unjust reflection upon great oouy Oh
our citizens to assume that they laeA
respect for the courts,
at is the function of the courts to IN
terpret the laws which the people enacI'
and if the laws appear to work economlc,
social and political injustice, 1t IS our
dutv 10 change them. The only basis up
on which the integrity of our court
can stand is that of answering Justice
and protection of life, personal liberty
any property. AS judicial processes may
be abused, we should guard them against
abuse.
Of a modification of the present law
relating TO injunction, and we relterate
the pledges Of our platforms or 1880 anu
1904 in favor of a measure which passed.
the United States senate in 1885, relauhs
70 contempt in federal courts and pro-
viding for trial by jury in cases OF IN
direct contempt. -
JUDICIAL PRACTICE.
"ouestions of judicial practice have
arisen. especially in connection with IN
dustrial disputes. =,
1--WE believe that the parties to all
judicial proceedings should be treated
with rigid impartiality, and that IN
functions SnOulQ not NC ASSNNN' - e--'
case in which an injunction would not
issue If no Industrial dispute was IN
volved. .tr
"The expanding organization or INDUS
tries makes it essential that there should
be no abridgment of the right OF the
wage earners and producers to organize
for the protection of wages and the
Improvement of labor conditions, to the
end that such labor organizations and
their members should not be regarded
as illegal combinations in restraint OF
trade.
I'VE pledge the Democratic party to the
enactment of a law creating depart
ment of labor represented separately In
the presidents cabinet, in which de-
partment shall be included the subject OF
mines and mining.
1--WE pledge the Democratic party so
far as the federal jurisdiction extends
to an employees compensation law, pro-
viding adequate indemnity for injury to
body or loss of life. eA
CONSERVATION.
We believe in the conservation and
the development for the use of all the
people of the natural resources of the
country. Our forests, our sources OF
water supply, cur arabic and our miner
al lands, our navigable streams and all
the other material resources with which
our country has been so lavishly en-
dowed, constitute the foundation of our
national wealth. Such additional leg
islation as may be necessary to prevent