New Britain herald., 1916-06-16

the people of the United States may both realize the achievements wrought by four years of democratic administration and be appraised of the policies 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 exposition of sound democratic policy at home and 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, vicious tariff, obsolete banking laws, and an in elastic currency. Our foreign affairs were dominated by commercial in terests for their selfish ends. The republican party, despite repeated pledges, was impotent to correct abuses which it had fostered. Under our administration, under a leader ship which has never fa>ltered. 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 supplanted by the federal reserve act, true democracy of credit under government control. al- ready proved a financial bulwark in a world crisis mobilizing our re- sources, placing abundant credit at bn I @f to ind ctY and making a currency panic inn possible.
 We have created a federal trade commission to accommodate the per- picking questions arising under the antitrust laws so that monopoly may be strangled at it's birth and legiti- mate industry encouraged. Fair com- petition in business is now assured.
 We have effected 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 taxa ton so that swollen incomes bear their equitable share. Our revenues have been sufficient in times of world stress and will largely exceed the street and will largely exceed the expenditures for the current fiscal year.
 a We have lifted human labor from the category of commodities and have secured to the workingman the right of voluntary association for his pro- lection and welfare. We have protect ed the rights of the laborer against the unwarranted issuance of writs of injunction, and have guaranteed to him the right of trial by jury in al legged contempt cases committed out side the presence of the court.
 We have advanced the parcel post to genuine efficiency, enlarged the postal savings system, added ten thousand rural delivery routes and thus reaching two and OF e-half millions additional people, improved the postal service in every branch, and, for the first time in our history, placed the post office system On supporting basis, with actual surplus in 1913, 1914 and 1916.
 Economic Freedom.
 The reforms which were most obviously needed to clear away privi- lege, prevent unfair discrimina tion, and release the energies of men of all ranks and advantages, have been effected by recent legislatiOn We must now remove, so far as possible, every remaining element of unrest and uncertainty from the path of the business men of America and secure for them a, continued period of quiet, assured and confident prosperity.
 Tariff.
 We aflrm our belief in the doctrine of a tariff for the purpose of pro- Viding sufficient revenue for the operation of the governmen ent economi- cally administered, and unreservedly endorse the Underwood tariff law as truly exemplifying that doctrine. We recognize that tariff rates are neces- sarlly subject to change to meet changing conditions in the worlds production of trade. The events of the last two years have brought a about many momentous changes. Tn some respects their effects are yet conjectural and wait to be disclosed, particularly in regard to our foreign trade. Two years of 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-reachng than the world has ever before experienced Tn order to ascertain just what those changes may be, the dem Ocratic con- gress is providing for a nOn-partisan tariff commission to make i'm partial and thorough study of every economic fac ct that may throw light either upon cur past or upon our future fiscal policy with regard to the imposition of taxes or imports or with regard to