Evening journal., 1914-09-08

he platform it adopted today. along
NTH ratification OF the administration
o. President Wilson, and approval OF
legislation the President initiated
And therein is peculiar situation
revealed. Congressman Brockson voted
against the tolls exemption repeal bill
iathered by the President and Senator
salisbury voted for the bill. Yet the
Democratic State convention today
auded the legislation inspired by Pres
dent Wilson and commended and prais-
ed the records of Senator Salisbury
and Congressman Brockson, even though
Ihe latter voted against the President s
desires and against the majority 0i
MS own party in the House.
Mr. Brockson's action in jumping the
party traces by voting against the tolls
exemption repeater is part of his rec.
1rd which comes in for praise by the
Democratic convention that also endorses
he record OF the President and of Sena.
or salisbury. Following is the plat
om adopted, the original draft having
Deen prepared by State Chairman
Thomas Z. Bayard, Major c. p. Hol.
omb. James II. Hughes, Former Senator
3 r. kemney and James NJ. Tunnel:
Again assembled in our party
convention we, the Democrats of
Delaware reaflim our answering
adherence to and faith in the funda-
mental principles of Democratic
government, principles formulated
at our partys birth by Thomas
Jefferson and now so wisely and
patriotically executed by our great
national leader. Woodrow Wilson.
The Democrats OF Delaware re-
call with pride and satisfaction
that their representatives, at the
Baltimore convention We're the frs
TO vote for the nomination of Presi
dent Wilson and that they stead
fastly supported him on every bal
lot. Their confidence i'm him has
only increased. if that be possible,
since he became President, and we
believe that we have the right to
declare again for Woodrow Wilson
as our choice Tor the Democratic
nomination in 1916.
The effective, constructive lcgis-
lation adopted, on his initiative, by
Democratic Congress promises we'll
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admirable foresight IN scrnpulouslv
maintaining our friendship with al
foreign nations and especially with
Mexico, and preventing our com-
try from becoming embroiled even
with minor foreign difficulties, com
mends itself TO the people OF this
country at this time in so great
degree that. without regard to par
tisanship, all Americans must ap-
prove his course. ratification of
his great administration is but sim
pie justice and his countrymen will
not consent to his retirement from
the chief magistracy for which he
has shown such peculiar fitness.
We praise and commend the rec
ords of our Senator, Willard Sauls-
bury and OF our Congressman.
Franklin Brocl.son, ia the halls of
Congress. They have industriously
introduced and promoted many
measures for the advancement OF
the welfare OF all the people of
Delaware.
And we also endorse the able and
husiness-like administration OF the
state and county offices by Demo
cratic officials now in Office.
As proof of the sincerity OF our
promises we proudly call the at
tention of the people OF Delaware 10
the splendid record of the Demo
cratic House in the session of 1913.
when every pledge made in the
Democratic State platform in 1912
was embraced in bills which We're
passed in the Democratic House ard
only failed TO become laws by the
action OF the Republican Senate.
With few exceptions the many
bills passed by the last Demo
cratic House embodying the desir
able and progressive legislation out
lined in the last Democratic State
platform were strangled to death in
the Republican Senate-not the
least of which were the Corrupt
Practices Act, and the act relating
70 evidence in bribery cases. Among
the reform measures promised and
bv Democratic effort enacted into
laws we call attention to the aboli-
tiou OF useless deputies in state and
county Offices by which a consider
able expense to taxpayers is saved
and the public service improved by
compelling officials to perform du-
ties which have lately been per-
formed by DEPUTIES.
We reafiirm our faith in all the
progressive measures which We're en-
dorsed BY the last Democratic State
convention and passed by the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives and
which were killed by the Republi-
can Senate; and we pledge our party
30 the voters of Delaware that
should they elect a Democratic ma
iority in both branches Of the Gen
eral Assembly we will re-enact
those measures and send them TO
the Republican Governor.
We favor legislation requiring all
corporations TO pay their employees
as often as twice a month.
We favor home rule for municl-
palities throughout the State.
We favor q revision OF the in
heritance tax laws. so that the bur-
den OF 'the expense OF the admin
stration Of State affairs may re-
ceive greater income from this
source
We favor the simplifcation OF
legal practice and procedure to the
end that unnecessary expense and
unreasonable delays and the miscar
riage OF justice through technical
ties in the law may be avoided.
We favor the abolition of all jus
tices of the peace IN the city of
Wilmington and urge the creation
OF an additional city Judge whose
sole duties win be confined to civil
causes.
We favor the building Of State
highway through the State by the
State and to be paid for by a bond
issue Of the State. utilizing as far