New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-03-02

MT 1lOOl, the speaker declares,
would make of the president of the
United States an incendiary in
world of fire. He could make the
chief executive a SWashbuckler in
stead of a statesman He would have
the president forget that while we
debate men are dying by thousands
across the ocean, that while we are
Inconvenience the rest of the world
is enduring the agonies Of the
damned; that while we are sitting
quietly by our fireside the rest Of the
humane race is writing in the tor
ments of the firing line.
us it Mr.. Roots conception of
American honor that we should as
sert that honor by adding to univer-
sal misery?
"EXcitable people, whose European
SympathieS one way or the other,
have for the moment blinded them to
the welfare of this land-and whose
spokesman Mr.. Root seems willing to
become-may just as we'll realize,
once and for all, that Woodrow Will
son will not sWerve from the course
he has laid out for himself in this
crisis.
mo reward, no punishment will
make him sWerve from what he
knows to be his highest duty He has
preserved, strengthened, dignified and
uplifted our nOblest national tradi-
tons and he will continue to do so
no matter what the cost or what the
penalty
The Convention adopted the follow
ing platform:
Conscious of the many grave Dues
tons confronting this country, we
the representatives of the Democratic
Party of the State of New York, in
vite the thoughtful attention of the
American people to the main results
Of Democratic administration of the
Federal Government for the past
three years.
We heartily indorse Woodrow Will
son as a president who has caused
to be fulfilled the promises of his
party. He has asserted the rights of
our citizens and preserved the honor
and dignity of our country, and we
believe that the best interests of all
the people demand his continuance in
his high office.
The two principal pledges of the
Democratic Party were for reform of
our banking and currency system and
u
the enlightened judgment Of the coun-
try had recognized the need of reform
in our national banking and currency
system in order to meet the growth of
the country and to secure the stability
of the financial world. Year after year
the Republican Party had pledged it
self to bring about these remedial re-
forms and year after year, obedient to
In 1fch int S,,I,i u
for their own benefit the currency of
the country, it had repudiated the
promises thus sOlemnly made.
1t remained for a Democratic Adj
ministration to give to the country
true currency reform Through the
passage of the Federal Reserve Cur
rency act it has stabilized the financial
business of the country, has stayed
financial panics, and has facilitated
the great industrial activity of the
country.
While our present prosperity has
in a measure been stimulated by ex-
ternal causes the great changes now
tending to make the United States the
first financial world power would
have been greatly impeded and OBJ
StruCted without the advantages .af-
fOrded by the currency law.
Approves Tariff Commission.
For more than a quarter of q CEN
fury the people Of the country had
demanded a revision of the system
of levying tariff taxes and a read
justment of the rates of duty in such
a manner that while sufficient reve-
nue. for the support of Government
no al tai in IND ioJ
should no longer be checked by the
payment of heavy tribute to favorite
interests
For nearly that entire period the
Republican Party had at their Ma
tlonal Conventions and in their party
platforms regularly promised a re-
duction of the tariff, and as regularly
broken such promises.
The Dem Ocratic Party has revised
the tariff system, has reduced the
rates of duty for the benefit of the
people, and has effectually DESTROYED
that system of class interests, favorit-
ism and greed which f1ourished under
the Republican Administration.
While the European war was made
impossible an accurate determination
of the effect Of the new schedules, no
sound reason is advanced for a return
to the old system of currupt alliances
between industry and government
the readjustment Of business at home
and abroad, which must necessarily
follow the restoration of peace in
Europe, will doubtless require. from
time to time, changes in many of the
schedules and we therefore approve
of the establishment of a non-partisan
tariff commission as against reckless
commercial war by other countries,
and on the other hand, the best safe