The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-16

. The Democratic Party in convention assembled adopts the following dec laration, to the end that the people of the United States may both realize the achievements wrought by four years of Democratic administration and be apprised of the principles to which the party is committed for the further conduct of national affairs.
 Record of Achievement.
 We endorse the administration of Woodrow Wilson. It speaks for it. self. It is the best expression of abroad.
 We challenge comparison of our record, our keeping of pledges, and our constructive Legislation, with those of any party of any time.
 We found our country hampered by special privilege, a vicious tariff, obsolete banking laws and an incl astic currency. Our foreign affairs were dominated by commercial inter ests for their selfish ends. The Re publican party, despite repeated pledges was impotent to correct abuses which it had fostered. Under our administration, under leader ship which was never fa1tered, these abuses have been corrected and our people have been freed therefrom.
 Our archaic banking and currency system, prolific of panic and disaster under Republican administrations long the refuge of the money trust has been supplante1 by the federal reserve act, a true Democracy of credit under government control, a1- ready proved a firencia1 bulwark in a world crisis n1obilizing our resources, placing abundant credit at the dIspo- sal of Legitimate industry and making a currency panic impossible
 We have crealed a federal trade coTarlission tt, acc,,modate the per
 
 antitrust laws so that-mOnopoly may be strangled at it's birth and Iegiti- mate industry encouraged. Fair com petition in business is now assured. ~
 We have affected an adjustment of the tariff adequate for revenue under peace conditions and fair to the consumer and to the producer. We have adjusted the burdens of taxation so that swollen incomes bear their equitable share. Our revenues have been sufficient in times of world stress and will largely extend the ex- penditures for the current fiscal year.
 We have lifted human labor from the category of comma nodities and have secured to the workingnan the right of voluntary association for his pro- lection and welfare. We have pro tected the rights of the 1aborer against the unwarranted issuance of writs of injunction and have guaranteed to him the right of trial by jury in cases of alleged contempt committed out side the presence of the court.
 We have advanced the parcel post to genuine efficiency, enlarged the postal savings. system, added 10000 rural delivery routes and extensions, thus reaching two and one-half mil lions additional people, improved the postal service in every branch and, for the first time in our history placed the post office system on a se1f7sup- porting basis, with actual surplus in 1913, 1914 and 1916.
 Economic Freedom.
 The reforms which were most ob- vious1y needed to clear away priv i1ege, prevent unfair discrimination ranks and advantages, have been ef- fected by recent legislation.
 We must now remove, so far as pos sible, every remaining element of un- rest and uncertainty from the path of the business men of America and secure for them a continued period of quiet, assured and confident pros perity.
 We re-afirm our belief in the doc trine of a tariff for the purpose of providing sufficient revenue for the operation of the government econom- ical1y administered and unreservedly endorse the Underwood tariff law as truly exemp1ying that doctrine. We recognize that tariff rates are neces- sarily subject to change to meet changing conditions in the worlds production and trade. The events of the last two years have brought about many momentuous changes which in some respects the effects are yet con jecturar and wait to be disclosed, par in regard to our foreign trades. Two years of a war which has directly involved most of the chief industrial nations of the world and which has indirectly affected the life and industry of all nations are bring ing about economic changes more varied and far-reaching than Sthe world has ever before experienced. In order to ascertain just what those changes may be. the Democratic Con gress is providing for a non-partisan tariff commission to make impartial and thorough study of every economic fact that may throw light either upon our part or on our fiscal policy with regard to imposition of taxes on inn ports or with regard to the changed and changing conditions under which our trade is carried on. We cordially endorse this timely proposal and de- clare ourselves in sympathy with the principle and purpose of shaping leg is1ation within that field in accord ance with clearly established facts rather than in accordance with the demands of selfish interests or upon information provided largely, if not exclusively by them.
 Americanism.
 The part that the United States will