The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
PLATFORM MAKES
STRONG APPEAL
Country's Advance Under Wise
and Able Democratic
Craftsmanship.
TARIFF BODY IS ENDORSED
Underwood Measure UpheId-UnquaIi-
fled Stand on mericanisn-WouId
Keep Army In Mexico-Labor
Plank is Emphatic-For
National Defense.


st. Louis--t'olOwin is the Demo.
cratic national platform:
The Democratic party, in national
convention assembled, adopts the fol
lowing declaration to the end that the
people of the United States may both
realize the achievements wrought by
four years Of Democratic administra-
ton and be apprised Of the policies to
which the party Is committed for the
further conduct of national affairs.
We indorse the administration of
Woodrow Wilson. 1t speaks for itself
1t 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, OBJ
solete banking laws, and inelastic
currency. Our foreign affairs were
dominated by commercial interests for
their selfish ends. The Republican par
ty, despite repeated pledges, was impo-
tent to correct abuses which 1t had
fostered. Under our administration,
under leadership which has never
faltered, these abuses have been cor
rected, and our people have been freed
therefrom.
Lauds Banking Reform.
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 re-
serve act, a true Democracy of credit
under government control, already
proved financial bulwark in world
crisis, n0bilizng our resources, plac-
Ing abundant credit at the disposal of |
legitimate industry and making a cur
rency panic impossible.
We have created federal trade
commission to accommodate the per-
picking questions arising under the
antitrust laws SO that monopoly may
be strnngled at its birth and legitimate
Industry encouraged. Fair competition
In business is now assured.
We have effected an adjustment of
the, tariff, adequate for revenue under |
peace conditions. and fair to the con-
and to the producer. We have
adjusted the burdens Of taxation so
that swollen incomes bear their equit-
able share. Our revenues have been
sufficient in times of world stress and
will largely exceed the expenditures
for the current fiscal year.
Claims Aid to Labor.
"We have lifted human labor from
he category of commodities and have
secured to the workingman the right
If voluntary association for his protec-
ion and welfare. We have protected
he rights of the laborer against the
lnwarranted issuance of writs of in
JUNCTION, and have guaranteed to him
he right of trial by jury in cases of
llleged contempt outside the presence
II the court.
We have advanced the parcel post tc
,enuine efficiency, enlarged the postal
avings system, added 10000 rural de-
VERY routes and extensions, thus
eaching 100000 additional people,
the postal service in every
ranch, and for the first time in our
history placed the post Office system
II self-suppOrting basis, with actual
urplus in 1913, 1914 and 1915.
TARIFF.
We reaffirm our belief in the doc
rlne Of tariff for the purpose of
rOviding sufficient revenue for the Op-
ration of the government economical {
administered, and unreservedly in I
orse the Underwood tariff law as :,
July exemplifying that doctrine. We S
that tariff rates are neces- t
arily subject to change to meet chang {
lg conditions in the worlds produc- {
on and trade. {
Two years of war which has d. t
ectly involved most of the chief in t
ustrial nations of the world, and G
hich has indirectly affected the life
nd industry Of all nations, are bring
& about economic changes more va
ed and far-reaching than the world
as ever before experienced. In order t
ascertain just what these changes !
ay be. the Democratic congress is pro- 7
ding for nonpartisan tariff commits +
on to make an impartial and thor J
ugh study Of every economic fact that n
ay throw light either upon our past T
upon our future fiscal policy with S
gard to the imposition Of taxes on t
,pprts or with regard to the changed '
I'd CHANGING condition under which t
lr trade Is carried on. s
We cordially indorse this timely pro-
'sal and declare ourselves In SYM 4
THY with the principle and purpose d
shaping legislation within that field 8
accordance with clearly established e
cts rather than In accordance with o
. demands Of selnsh interests or 4
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