The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-28

the Democratic party would use tn
to settle disputes between govern
rpentss before a resort to force; so
Would provide machinery like that pro
Vided in our thirty treaties and in tn
covenant of the League of Nation
for the settlement of industrial dis
Iputes, before they reach the strike o
lockout stage. go.
The Democratic party, believing
that every citizen should be. protecte'
from every arm uplifted for his in
jury, would prevent profteering il
any line of business, supplementinl
the work of the Federal Trade Com
mission by the creation of Stat
Trade Commission and local trade
commissions with full power to inves
itigate charges Of extortion, with pen
atty provided for wrong doing.
The Democratic party is the frienC
( of commerce and would stimulate i
by every legitimate means. 1t has al
ready, by means of the currency law
/ protected business from the greed OF
Wall street. 1t is pledged to oppose
private monopoly as thing indie.
feasible and intolerable. 1t would as
fast as public opinion is ripe for il
substitute government ownership fol-
private ownership whichever compe-
tition is impossible, as in the case Of
telegraph lines, telephone lines and
railways, but it would do this by a
system which recognizes our dual
form of government and provides for
ownership by Federal, State and local
governments of the instrumentalities
that can best be used by them.
The time has come for the systemat-
ic development of national highways
and the conclusion of peace gives an
opportunity to celebrate the ending of
the greatest of world wars by the
building of memorial Peace Way,
reaching into every State and forming
commercial bond of union between
the commonwealths Of the nation. 1t
would greatly relieve the railroads by
furnishing a road way for both pas
senger and freight traffic.
The Democratic party is the friend
of the soldiers of all wars and will
show its appreciation of their loyalty
and sacrifice in every possible way,
but it will, at the same time, do its
utmost to prevent wars for the fu-
ture. 1t will discourage the military
spirit and to this end will substitute
for the proposed universal military
training an inexpensive system of ma
tional games with scientific physical
training for both boys and girls. 1t
will sui further safeguard peace by
favoring referendum on war, eX-
cept in case Of actual attack, so that
the final decision between peace and
war shall rest with those who, in case
of war, will have to furnish the blood
and money to carry it on.
The Democratic party is especially
needed just now to reduce war reve-
nues to a peace basis in such a way
that the transition will be made with
justice to the common people.
The Democratic party believes that
the people are the source of power
and that their will should be the law.
That will should be expressed through
constitutional methods and the time
has come when, by direct legislation
secured through the initiative and ref
erendum, they should safeguard them
selves against misrepresentation by
their legislative agents. To this end
provision should be made for the mi
tiative and the referendum in the
States that have not already provided
for it and in the nation at large.
AS our government becomes more
popular in character it becomes more
necessary that the people should be
fully informed as to the issues to be
decided and thoroughly acquainted
with the reasons for and against the
propositions submitted. Today the
avenues of information are entirely in
private hands and political bias, not
to speak of the polluting influence of
predatory wealth, prevents a fair and
impartial presentation. This condi-
ton demands correction. The govern
ment should issue, not a newspaper
but an official bulletin containing
statement of all the issues before the
people with editorial space containing
each party's Interpretation of the is
sues and the reasons in support of
both sides. This bulletin, published
under bipartisan management, should
be issued at nominal cost and at inter-
walls as frequent as may be necessary
to fully inform the voting public and
thus hasten the settlement of public
question.
Prohibition is now the permanent
policy of the country and must be rig
idly enforced. Equal suffrage is near
and woman's entrance into the arena
of politics, just when the corrupting
influence of the saloon is banished,
gives double assurance that the
triumph of every righteous cause will
be FASTENED.
The Democratic party has faith in
the capacity of the people for self
government and makes its appeal TO
those who believe that it is the bust
ness of the government to bring the
reward of toll into harmony with the
Divine law which proportions returns
to intelligence and industry, and it be-
lleves that the nearest approach to err
act justice can be made by applying
in all the departments of government
the Jeffersonian maxim Equal rights
to all and special privilege to none"
W. J. Bryan, in The Commoner.
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On October II the Secretary of the
Treasury signed a check for $685.
349, 1853 the largest ever drawn, it