The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-05
DEMOCRATIC Plato RM
AS ADOPTED APRIL 9TH

F,fu Text Of Mess,ste - Passed on by
state Conversion 1t Raleigh
Last Month.
The Democratic Party vel
comes the opportunity to present
our people, after three years OF
power in the Nation and sixteen
in the State, it's RECORD of service
and achievement, nd =, conf
IDENTIFY appeals thereon to them
for endorsement and approval.
Republic in Hands Of Public Servants.
We find it our first duty and
highest privilege to endorse the
administration of Woodrow Will
son. Under his leadership as
President. more important con-
structive legislation of benefit to
the great body Of our people has
been enacted than in any decade
of our history. Under him and
the Democratic Congress it has
been demonstrated that our Re-
| public is at last in the hands of
public servants who exercise
their power in the interest of the
whole people as opposed to the
Interest of any class whatsoever.
He has maintained the highest
traditions of his great Office and
the noblest ideals of the party
under whose banner he serves.
And not only so; this Republic
and the human race have found in
him in the supreme crisis of
world affairs leader equal to
every emergency and worthy of
, universal confidence. With a
t wisdom, patience and courage
that have added lustre to his
q office, he has managed the many
complicated international situa
q tions that have arisen in such {
9 way as to command universal ad
miration. And as he labors to
, day to preserve to humanity the
), fruits of centuries of civilization
! as embodied in international Law
and at the same time to uphold
:, every right dear 60 the hearts o
Americans, we commend him t.
: all men and send to him the as
surance of bur unfaltering SUP
port.
> Now that our republic stand
alone as the one remaining grea
nation of the earth at peace Will
the conditions abroad are S
% fraught with source of alarm an
y, unrest, we feel assured that tn
President who has amidst tn
. confusion of the times held th
republic in so safe and wise
course, can be trusted more col
fidently than any other to guild
our country in it's foreign rel;
tons and to direct our people
all the steps necessary to pr
- pare her against attack from an
:, source. We, therefore, con
- mend to our Representatives
a Congress and to our people h
r program of preparedness.
y We have enacted a revision
III the tariff in the Underwood Sir
VI mons Act in the interest of tt
whole people, and thrift duti,
are no longer levied for the ben
fit of a favored few. At the san
~ time we have given to the matte
LII a system of revenue entirely ad
at quate to it's necessities. We ha
7s' supplemented this tariff with !:
on income tax, the effect of which
I'll to remove from the rank and Fl
of our people the heavier burd'
of taxation and to place that bu
&c den upon those who are mo
able to bear it and who, in col
-. mon justice ought to bear it.
ID Currency System Preveater Of Panics
he In the Federal Reserve Ban
ing Act our party has given
the country a currency syste
that commands universal CO
red mendation. It has made mon
ing monopolies impossible and p1
vided an elasticity of the cure
cy that assures to the farme
and other producers a supply
ger money that automatically D.
the vents the depression of pric
and facilitates the marketing
crops. 1t has removed the ct