Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-05

for compromising with the Standard
Oil Co., and the tobacco trust" 1t
denounces as usurpation the efforts
of the Republicans to deprive states
of their rights and to enlarge the
powers of the federal government.
"There isl says the platform,
emo twilight zone between nation and
state in which exploiting interests can
take re fuge from BOTH
The platform urges the people to
support proposed constitutional amend
ments, pending in various state legis-
latures, providing for an income tax
and the election of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people.
AS a Justification of the demands of
the party for publicity of campaign
eXpendi lures, attention is directed to
the" enormous expenditures of money
in behalf of the president and his
predecessor in the recent presidential
contests. 1t declares for presidential
preference primaries; primaries for
members of the national committee;
pledges the party to the enactment of
law prohibiting campaign contribu-
tion by individuals; favors u single
presidential term and making the
president Ineligible to reelection; fe-
dictates the Democratic congress on
its record, enumerating its important
achievements, and pledges an ade-
quate navy. It deuounces the Repub-
lican administration on charges of
extravaganza, and demands return
to simplicity and economy beiitting
Democratic government; favors eff
cient supervision and regulation of
railroads, express companies, tele-
graph and telephone lines and valua
ton of these companies by the inter
state commerce commission and also
Legislation against the over-issuance
of stocks of these corporations. In
connection with the demand for such
revision of the banking laws as will
give temporary relief in case of linan-
cial distress, there is denunciation of
the Aldrich bill, prepared by the
monetary commission. The present
method of deposting government
funds is condemned and the party is
pledged to the enactment of law for
the deposit of such funds by competi-
tive bidding in state or national banks
without discrimination as TO locality.
1t recommends investigation of the
agricultural credit societies in Europe
TO ascertain whether system of
rural credits may be devised, suitable
TO conditions in the United States. 1t
pledges the party to the enactment
of legislation to prevent the devas-
tation of the lower Mississippi Valley
by floods, and control of the Missis-
sippi is declared to be n; tional IA
Their than state problem. The main
tenance of navigable channel is also
recommended.
The platform favors national aid
regarding post roads; repeats the
party S declaration of the platform of
1908 as to the rights of labor, and
pledges the party to AN employee s
compensation law.
The unnecessary withdrawal of
public lands tends to retard develop
ment and bringing reproach upon the
policy of consel vation; reservations
should he limited to purposes which
they purport TO serve. 1t favors the
broadest liberalty in administering
the land laws and says the forest re-
serve acts permitting homestead en-
tries within the national forests
should not be nullified by admnistra-
ton regulations; declares for imme-
date action to make available Alaska
coal lands and the safe-guai ding of
the lives of miners; favors encou-
ragement of agriculture and leg.sla
ton to suppress gambling in agricul-
tural products; believes in fostering
the growth of the merchant marine
and urges the speedy enactment of
laws for the greater security of life
and property at sea. 1t reaflirms for
mer declarations regaI ding pure food
and public health; favors reorgani-
cation of the civil service and says
the law should be honestly and rigidly
enforced. 1t recommends law reform
legislation; reaflirms the party's
position against the "poicy of i'm
pe-ialism and colonial explorations"
in the Philippines; welcomes Arizona
and New Mexico to the sisterhood of
states; demands for Alaska full en-
joyment of the rights and privileges
of territorial form of government;
refers to the Russian treaty and re-
news its pledge to preserve the sacred
rights of American citizenship at
home and abroad.
The platform favors parcels post,
extension of rural delivery; favors
such encouragement as can be properly
given to the Panama canal exposition:
commends to the states the adoption
of laws me king it an offense to dis