The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-23
Democratic Platform Adopted at ST. Louis June 16 1916

the intelligent and successful conduct
of the business of agriculture have
also been established, or are in the
course of being established by law
The long needed cotton futures act,
passed by the Sixty-third Congress,
has now been in successful operation
for nearly two years. A grain grades
bill, long needed, and a permisslve
warehouse bill, intended to provide
better storage facilities and to enable
the farmer to obtain certificates upon
which he may secure advances of
money, have been passed by the
House of representatives, have been
favorably reported to the Senate and
will probably become law during the
present session of the Congress. Both
houses have passed a good roads
measure which will be of far reaching
benefit to all agricultural commune
ties.
Above all, the most extraordinary
and significant progress has been
made under the direction of the De-
partment of Agriculture in extending
and perfecting practical farm demon
stration work, which is so rapidly
substituting scientific for empirical
farming. But it is also necessary
that rural activities should be better
directed through cooperation and or
ganization, that unfair methods of
competition should be eliminated, and
the conditions requisite for the just,
orderly and economical marketing of
| farm products created. We approve
/ the Democratic administration for
having emphatically directed atten-
ton for the first time to the essential
interests of agriculture involved in
farm marketing and finance, for Gre
ating the office of markets and rural
organization in connection with the
Department of Agriculture, and for
extending the cooperative machinery
necessary for conveying information
to farmers by means of demonstra-
tions. We favor continual liberal
provision, not only for the benefit OF
| production, but also for the study ano
I solution of problems Of farm market
| ing and finance and for the extension
of existing agencies for improving
country life.
GOOD ROADS
The happiness, comfort and pros
perity of rural life and the develop,
ment of the city, are alike conserved
by the construction of public high
ways. We, therefore, favor nationa
| aid in construction of post-roads anC
roads for military purposes.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
We hold that the life, health anC
strength of the men, women and chill
dren of the nation are its greatest
asset, and that in the conservation Of
these the Federal Government, wher
ever it acts as the employer Of labor
should, both on it's own account, anC
as an example, put into effect the fol
lowing principles of just employment
1. A living wage for all employees
2. A working day not to exceed
eight hours, with one day OF rest II
seven.
g.. The adoption of safety appli
ances and the establishment OF thor
oughly sanitary conditions of labor.
A. Adequate compensation for In
4 dustrial accidents.
5. The standard of the uniform
child labor law" wherever minors ar
. employed.
6. Such provisions for decency
comfort and health in the employment
of women as should be accorded tn
mothers of the race.
7. An equitable requirement Law
providing for the retirement of super
animated and disabled employees O
the civil service to the end that
higher standard of efficiency may b
maintained.
We believe also that the adoptio
. of similar principles should be urge
/ and applied in the legislation of tn
states with regard to labor With
: their borders, and that through eN
cry possible agency the life and healt
q of the people of the nation should /
!, conceived.
q CONCERNING LABOR
a We declare our faith in the sei
J. mems act, passed by the Democrat
h Congress-, and we promise our earne'
!, continuance of its enforcement.
!. We favor the speedy enactment
9 an effective Federal child labor lay
- and the regulation of the shipment I
v prison-made goods in interstate con
q merce.
- We favor the creation Of FEEDER
9 bureau of safety in the Department
= Labor, to gather facts concerning i
dustrial hazards and to recommei
legislation to prevent the manning al
= killing of human beings.
% We favor the extension of the po'
= ers and functions of the Federal b
70 reau of Mines.
II We favor the development upon
q systematic scale Of the means alrea'
II begun under the present administr
i ton to assist laborers throughout t
&c, nation to seek and obtain employmei
te and the extension by the FEEDER
n Government of the same assistan
If and encouragement as is now Civ
h. to agricultural training.
IN We heartily commend our newly