Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

We, the Democracy of Tennessee in
convention assembled, unreservedly
indorse the Democratic national ad
ministratiOn and unqualifedly approve
of the wise and patriotic conduct OF
our national affairs under President
Wilson, and unanimously indorse
him for second term.
We point with pride to his success
in guarding American interests and
American honor in the many crises
that have faced him during this world
wide war; While he has maintained
and protected American rights and
American honor, he has, at the same
time, preserved an honorable peace
with all the world, and has secured
for the American people the greatest
domestic prosperity they have ever
known.
We congratulate him and the Demo,
cratic administration upon having
brought peace to business. Especial
ly do we commend his effective and
forceful championship against all be-
lligerents of the lawful rights of
Americans and of neutrals upon the
high seas. His success in maintain
ing the rights of neutrals on the high
seas means the lasting glory of our
country and is of greatest Importance
in establishing and maintaining our
foreign commerce.
We heartily commend his mainte-
nance of the Monroe Doctrine and his
policy in cooperating with our sister
republics in the western hemisphere
and we commend his patriotic course
in placing America first with refer
ence to all questions, foreign and do
nestle.
We commend his forbearance in
dealing with our afflicted sister re-
public of Mexico, and we pledge him
our earnest support in sending troops
and keeping troops there and in what
ever course he may deem necessary
to bring order out of chaos in that
unhappy and distracted country, and
to protect and defend American rights
and honor and property there.
In our domestic affairs we congrat-
ulate the country on the splendid
course of the Democratic administra-
tion in having secured more wise,
constructive and beneficial legislation
than any administration has ever
done before in the same length of
time. We especially point to the
achievements of the administration in
securing a revision downward of the
tariff duties in compliance with our
national platform; the passage of ef
ficaciOus antitrust measures, the
many laws for the amelioration and
betterment of the conditions of labor,
the laws shortening the hours of Ia
Dor for women in the District of Co.
lumbia; the passage of parcel post
legislation and the enactment of a
rural credit system for the benefit of
the farmers, and the establishment of
federal aid to road building, which
last two measures are just now being
enacted into law, and the many other
that have been enacted for
the benefit of the great masses of the ,
American people.
We point with specific pride to one
Of the greatest achievements of this
Or any other administration, which is
the enactment of the federal reserve
system of banking, by which the
country has been given the greatest
system of banking and bank credits
that is known in the world, thereby
making what have formerly been
known as financial panics virtually
We heartily commend the efforts of
he administration to pass the ship
purchase bill, and we urge our sena-
.Ors and representatives in Congress
o leave no stone unturned to secure
he enactment of that great measure,
20 that we may be enabled to take
,ur proper place as carriers of the
commerce Of the world.
III .ts ,sc
ratio administration for the passage ,
If real and genuine Democratic
bill for the defense of [
,ur country against all foreign foes
Who might attempt to invade our
hores. We oppose militarism. 1t
means conquest abroad and intimida-
ion and oppression at home. We are [
for peace, but peace {
vith honor and safety We congrat- l
late the country that under Demo G
ratio rule we have both peace and {
onor.
We commend and endorse the SER {
ices and course of Senator Luke Lea I
nd Senator John X. Shields and {
hose Of our entire Democratic dele 9
alton in the lower house of Congress.
The nomination of Hon. X. ID. Nc c
Keller for United States Senator is l
atified and approved, and we pledge a
0 him our hearty, loyal, support, in h
he full belief that as senator he c
yill reflect great honor upon the Il
tate of Tennessee.
We note with pride that the Re- c
ublican party in it's last state plat Ii
1rm has no criticism whatever to O
ass upon the present Democratic n
tate administration. 1t is matter t.
I congratulation that the Democratic a
arty has so faithfully and success Ii
lily administered the affairs of state o
/ every department that not one a
ord of censure is uttered by our Il
olitical adversary. We approve the "
onduct and management of the va O
ous branches and departments of o
lie state government by the several S
tate officers in charge. n
Gov. Rye has been true to every RI
Iatform pledge, he has sacredly kept r.
Is oath of Office and by his sincerity s.
nd courage has attracted the admi- n
ltion and commentator of all good O
tizens of Tennessee. We confident