Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-08
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products so as to benefit both the con-
sumers and producers. And as an eff
hcient means to this end we favor the
enactment by congress of legislation
that will suppress the rernicious prac-
rice CT gambling in agricultural pro
ducts by organized exchanges or 9th
pr5.
Merchant Marine.
We believe in fostering by consti-
tNtional regulation OF commerce, the
or0wth of me 1lant marine which
shall develop ana strengthen the com
.nercial ties which bind us TO our sis
Ter republics CT the south, but with
out imposing additional burdens upon
the people and without bounties or
subsidies from the public treasury.
We urge upon congress the speedy
enactment of laws for the greater Sc
curity of life and property at sea.
We favor the exemption from tolls
of American ships engaged in coast
wise trade passing through the Pana-
ma Canal.
We also favor legislation forbidding
the use of the Panama Canal by ships
owned by or controlled by railroad
carriers engaged in transportation
competitive with the canal.
Waterways.
We renew the declaration in or
last platform relating to the conser
walton of our natural resources ard
the development of our waterways.
To maintain an adequate depth CT
water the eNtire year and thereby ell
courage water transportation, is a coa-
summation worthy OF legislative at
tention and an issue national in its
character. 1t calls for prompt action
on the part of congress. and the demo
cratic party pledges itself to the en-
actment 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-ordinating plans for chan
mel improvement with plans for drain
age of swamp and overlooked lands,
and to this end we favor the appro-
priation by the federal government
Of sufficient funds to make surveys
of such lands, for development plans
for draining the same, and to super
wise the work of construction.
We favor the adoption Of a liberal
and comprehensive plan for the devel-
opment and improvement of our in
land waterways with economy and eff
ficiency, so as to permit their naviga-
ton by vessels of standard draft.
Post Roads.
We favor national aid to state and
local authorities in the construction
and maintenance of post roads.
Employees Compensation Law.
We pledge the democratic party, as
far as the federal jurisdiction extends,
to an employees compensation law pro-
viding adequate indemnity for injury
to body or loss of life.
Law Reform.
We recognize the urgent need of
reform in the civil and criminal law in
the United States and we recommend
the enactment of such legislation and
the promotion of such measures as
will rid the present legal system of
the delays, expense and uncertainties
incident to the system as now admin
iStered.
Parcels Post and r. r. D.
We favor the establishment of a
parcels post or postal express and
also the extension of the rural deliv-
cry system as rapidly as practicable.
Rule Of the People.
We call attention to the fact that
the democratic party's demand for a
return to the rule of the people eX-
pressed in the national platform four
years ago has become the accepted
doctrine Of n large majority of the
electors. We again remind the coun-
try that only by a larger exercise of
the reserved power Of the people can
they protect themselves from the mis-
Use Of delegated power and the usurp-
alton OF governmental instrumentali-
ty by special interest. For this reason
the national convention insisted on
the overthrow Of "Cannonism" and
the inauSuratiol Of a system by which
United States senators could be elect
ed by direct vote. The democratic
party offers itself to the country as
an agency through which the com
plete overthrow of corruption, fraud
and machine rule in American poll
tics can be effected
Our platform is one of principles
which we believe to be essential to
our national welfare. Nvr pledges
are made to be kept in office, as well
as relied upon during the campaign,
and we invite the cooperation of all