Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-04

The mileage allowance of all members
of congress shouldbe reduced more near
IN tn tn actual t-0St Of travel. There
should bca cnrtailmcnt Of the franking
privilege. whereby "A member of the sen
ate or house may not. unSought. frank
through the mails tons Of speeches out
sid If his own district. All garden and
other seeds should not he sent out b.
members of either house. They should he
sent out bv the secretary OF agriculture
ON application Of the people. or upon the
suggestion of agricultural field agent.
whereby there would hc some show .
practical returns ia farm or garden pro
uctS at infinitely rclrs cd cost over n
present method.
| believe that the United states vhrr,
possible. should manufacture An it, war
ships ana other di~tinctivcly militar,
goods not used in the arts IF trade: that
The chief Of federal medical officer. anj
the United States commissioner OF cdu
r%ation. should each be- made a member of
the Presidents cabinet: that REASONABLE
childlabor laws should be- enacted fo,
the protcctio nof little children and
child bearing mothers who hclp to maxi
goods fn interstate traic: that speedy
improvements should bc made NJ
worthy rivers and harbnrS. particularly
those of Texas. too long DELAYED III fa
for of those NJ other states: that land
for the people should ~ reclaimed. both
swamp and desert. Nv drainage and IN
rigaticn; that punishment should b,
melted ont to national bankers who vio
laate the uSurv laws of the states IT,
which they are located: aud that there
should he quickly adopted "A clotpre rule
whereby one or two leather lung soma
tors may not defeat the clear VIII ~ y
majority TN 4 mcr" prctcnSc Of lc!atr
Nrritah'c iokcon the fundamental rulcs
N drlibcrativc bodies.
Warehouse law There should br pn
acted Il federal warehouse Law whereby
through the department If agriculture.
experts could sample and grade cotton
and other non pcriShahlc farm pro iuct>.
rhis would give uniformity in grating
confidence among buyers AMI standard
izc warehouse receipts among bankers
Il home and abroad. II need not interfere
With state warehouse laws.
Parcels post - would enlarge ID t0
include al express business. I'D i~ under
stood ND that all express property
would bc purchased at \ fair value; l2I
that I'LL railroads will hereafter lc
properly rclnuncratcd for amy incident
increase in the mail business. and 3
that I'll worthy express employees may
pass in the postal department with cor
responding rank and honorS incident TO
length Of employment without recoursc
10 the civil service laws.
Prohibition | favor the constitution
~ t,.btFtt4.r, IVA a.. TF..,-. 49,. az. ..s.I
ont limit If geographical bounds in The
territory NJ the United States. Neither
the state on national platform Mi uIr
party makes this question " test HI dem
u%crdtic >Oundne>>. The organized brew
err interest. having long sought Tin fran
dulrut ballots to control the people of
this country. will new seek 10 bclittlc me
as a man capable of standing ON only
one plank. This charge | resent. aud on
this single plank viii not stand BE
cause Of the breadth of my platform.
and the integrity of lay judgment. thou
sands of honorable. indiyiduali.tic anti
prohibitioniStS. rc~cHtfrl uf brewery
leadership. will give support IN me.
Merchant marine The policy Ut The
present administration at Washington
IL to increase the foreign trade III thr
United states. particular! with the
couniricS0f Central and South Amcrict
This would he greatly helped bv Il mer
chant marine. sub ships. therefore.
should be built at once for tll commerce
in peace and ~ auAiliaric> in times Of
Ma".
Neutral convention - favor I'M I'M
mcli iic convention uf neutral nations.
ont of which may come y body MI doe
irinr having IA 10 with the respective
future rights If ncutrlls and h%rlligrr
cnt> ia the light uf modern life AMI the
cNpcricl>e of the European war. This
body Of doctrine would b. offered tor
Joint signatures t. the European ma
items after the present war is at an end
II i confidently believed thea many acts
Of injustice now done hv bclligcrrut> to-
wards ncUtral> would be impossible under
such an agreement.
Rural credits On thi, subject Pres.
idrnt Wilson has promised legislation
during the n.Nt congress. Experts have
visited Europe. studied carefully the fi
naHciai condition uf the rural rlaSScS
there. lln nrc HI this time cu'lating the
wisdom nf the world lit an effort to al
vance The interests uf The american far
mcrS and especially those without land