New Britain herald., 1916-06-16
Democratic Platform
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ducers with competitors in foreign markets.
 ~ Conservation.
 For the safeguarding and quicken ing of the life of our own people, we favor the conservation and develop n1ent of the natural resource of the country through a policy which shall be positive rather than negative-a policy which shall not withhold such resources from development but which, while permitting and en- euuraging their use, shall prevent both waste and monopoly in their ex- r1oitation and we earnestly favor the passage of acts which will accom- rlish these objects and we reaffirm the declaration of the platform of 1912 on this subject.
 The policy retaining our arid lands should be steadily adhered to. The Administration and the Farmer.
 j We favor the vigorous prosecution of investigations and plans to render Agriculture more profitable and coun- try life more heathful, comfortable and attractive, and we believe that this should be dominant aim of the nation as we'll as of the states. With all it's recent improvement, farming still lags behind other occupations in ' development of a business, and the advantages of an advancing civiliza- ton have not accrued to rural com iaunities in q fair proportion. Much has been accomplished in this field under the present administration far more than under any previous ad- ministration. In the federal reserve o+ oF ', 1oc credits act of the present congress, the machinery has been created which will make credit available to the far has at last been put upon a footing of equality with the merchant and the manufacturer in securing the capital necessary to carry on his enterprises. Grades and standards necessary to the intelligent and successful conduct of the business of agriculture have also been established, or are in the course of establishment by law. The long, needed cotton futures act, passed ty the siXty-third congress, has now been in successful operation for near ly two years A grain trades bill, long needed, and permissive ware house bill, intended to provide better storage facilities and to enable the farmer to obtain certificates upon which he may secure advances or money, have been passed by the house of representatives have been favor ably reported to the senate and will probably become law during the pres ent session of the congress- Both houses have passed a good roads measure, which will be of far-reach- Ing benefit to all agricultural com munities. Above al, the most extra ordinary and significant progress has been made, under the direction of the department of agriculture iii extend Ing and perfecting practical farm demonstration work which is so rap- Idly substituting scientific for empir- feal farming. But it is also neces- sary that rural activities should he better directed through cooperation and organization, that unfair methods of competition should be eliminated and the conditions requisite for the just, orderly and economical market Ing of farm products created. We approve the democratic administra- tion for having emphatically directed attention for the first time to the es- sential interests of agriculture in volvel and rural organization in con- nection with the department of az 4dculture and for extending the CO., Operative machinery necessary for Conveying information to farmers by means of dem onstrations We fa- vor continued liberal provision, not only for the benefit of production, but alos for the study and solution of Problems of farm marketing and fin- ance and for the extention of existing agencies for improving country life.
 Good Roads.
 The happiness, comfort and pros perity of rural life and development of the city are alike conserved by the construction Of public highways. We therefore, favor national aid in the of post roads and aid in the construction of post roads and roads for military purposes.
 Government Employment.
 We hold that the life, health and strength of the men, women and children of the nation are it's greatest asset and that in the conservation of these the federal government, wherever it acts as the employer of labor, should both, on it's own ac- cbunt and as an example put into effect the following principles of just employment:
 1. A living wage for all employees.
 2. A working day not to exceed sight hours, with one day of rest in seven.
 3. The adoption of safety ap- alliances and the establishment of Thoroughly sanitary conditions of labor.
 #4. Adequate compensation for in dustrial accidents.
 5. The standards of the uniform ahild labor law wherever minors aro Io1oVa6