French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
State Democratic Platform

The Democratic party welcomes the
opportunity to present to our people.
after three years of power in the ma
ton n sixteen in the State. its re-
cord of service and achievement. and
it confidently appeals thereon to them
Tor endorsement and approval.
National Issues.
We find it our first and highest priv
1Iege to endorse the administration OF
woodrow Wilson. Under his leader.
ship as President, more important con.
structive legislation of benefit to the
great body of our people has been enc
acted than in any decade of our his
tory. Under him and the Democratic
Congress it has been demonstrated
that our Republic is at last in the
hands of public servants who exercise
their powers in the interest of the
whole people as opposed to the inter-
lest of any class whatsoever. He has
maintained the highest tradition or
his great office m the noblest ideals
of the party under whose banner he
serves. And not only so; this Repub-
lie and the human race have found in
shlm the supreme crisis of world affairs
a leader equal to every emergency and
worthy of universal confidence. With
a wisdom, patience, Inc courage that
lhave added lustre to his office, he has
managed the many complicated inter-
national situations that have arisen in
such a way as to command universal
admiration. And as he labors today
to preserve to humanity the fruits OF
centuries of civilization as embodied
IN infnTnotinno1 10" onl Of Al -
time to uphold every right dear to the
hearts of Americans, we commend him
to all men and send to him the assul-
ance of our unfaltering support.
Now that our Republic stands alone
as the one remaining great Nation OF
the earth at peace while the conditions
abroad are so fraught with sources of
alarm and unrest, we feel assured that
the President who has amidst the con-
fusion of the times held the Republic
IN so safe and wise a course can be
trusted nor confidently than n
other country in it's foreign relation
land to direct u people in all the
steps necessary to prepare her against
attack from any source We therefore
commend to our representatives in
congress and to u people his pro-
gram of preparedness.
We ave enacted a revision of the
tariff in the underwood Simmons Act
in the interest of the whole people,
and tariff duties are no longer levied
flor the benefit of a favored few. At
the same time We have given to the
Nation a system o revenue entirely
adequate to its necessities. We have
supplemented this tariff with an in
come tax the effect of which is to re-
move from the rank and file of our
people the heavier burden of taxation
land to place that burden upon those
who T o able to bear it and who
in common justice ought to bear it,
In the Federal Reserve. Banking Act
our party has gwen to the country a
currency system that commands uni
lversal commentator. 1t has made
nsney m%onoplies impossible and pro-
vided as elasticity of the currency
that assures to the farmers and other
producers a supply of money that au7
dramatically prevents the depression of
iprices and facilitates the marketing of
crops. 1t a removed the control of
the money of the country from the
financial centres of Wall Street in New
York to the Treasury of the United
States at washington, and has there
by made financial s~tringencies and
~panics. a thing of the past. Under the
supreme test of a .world-war this act
has served not only to save u people
from disaster but to vouchsafe to their
an unparalleled prosperity.
In the Clayton Antitrust law we
have successfully grappled with the
great problem of trusts and monopo-
lies without injury to any lawful in
ldustry.
In a word, throughout this and I'M
der the Democratic party the powers
of government have been exercised
now for three years in the interest Of
the whole people, resulting in a degree
and extent of justice, prosperity and
order the like of which no people has
ever known.
With so much already done the adj
lministration is just now proceeding To
lcrown its record of constructive sci"
Twice with a Rural Credits Act, under
which it is proposed to provide at the
| lowest expense al abundant credit
for the farmers OF the nation, and this
convention gives hearty endorsement
10 this act.
We endorse the record OF orr Sena"
Itors and Representatives in Congress;
land we view witt. pride the FItions
Iof responsibility, honor and service
our sons are so worthtly occupying IN
lCongress and Cabinet. To few states
HAS fallen the noncr of havlLg It once
1.-THE floor leaders in the Senate II the
House of Congress. And it should be
q matter of pride TO every North Car
Gilman that in the great pro. I'm OF
Trogress achieved y the Democratic
party our STATE mas haG su Iage a
Part.
State Affairs.
In State affairs the achievements OF
the past furnish the surest pledge of
1.-THE future. We endorse the adm Is
Itration of Governor Locke Craig anG
- aannr. sor tho fidelity To-