Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-03

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tically every producer and every
consumer in the country (rural
free delivery alone having been
provided for 100000 patrons
within the past eight years without
material added cosD, we declare
that this instrumentality can and
Will be used to the maximum of its
capacity to improve the efficien "
of distribution and reduce the cost
of living to consumers while in
creasing the profitable operations
of producers.
We strongly favor the increased
use of the motor vehicle in the
transportation of the mails and
urge the removal of the restric-
tions imposed by the republican
congress upon the use of motor
devices in mail transportation in
rural territories.
Merchant Marine.
'We desire to congratulate the
American people upon the reh,rth
| our merchant marine which once
/ more maintains its former place in
| the world. 1t was under a demo
cratic administration that this was
| accomplished after seventy years
| of Indifference and neglect. thir-
teen million tons having been con-
structed since the act was passed
! In 1916. We pledge the policy of
| our party to the continued growth
OF our merchant marine under
| proper legislation so that Amer
lean products will be carried to all
ports of the world by vessels built
in American yards, flying the
American flag.
Port Facilities.
The urgent demands of the war
| for adequate transportation of war
| material as well as for domestic
need revealed the fact that our
port facilities and rate adjustment
We're such as to seriously affect the
whole country in times of peace asl
well as war.
We pledge our party to stand for
| equality of rates, both import and
export, for the ports of the coun-
try to the end that there may be
adequate and fair facilities and
rates for the mobilization of the
products of the country oItered for
shipment.
Inland Waterways.
/ We call attention to the failure
| of the republican national conven-
| ton to recognize in any way the
| rapid development of barge trans
portation on our inland waterways,
which development Is the result of
the constructive policies OF the
| democratic administration. And we
| pledge ourselves to the further de-
velopment of adequate transporta-
| ton facilities on our rivers ana
to the further Improvement of our
| inland waterways, and we recog
| n2e the importance of connecting
| the Great Lakes with the sea by
way of the Mississippi river and Is
| tributaries, as well as by the st
| Lawrence river. We favor an en-
| terprising foreign trade policy with
| all nations, and in this connection
we favor the fun utilization Of all
| Atlantic, gulf and Pacific ports
and an equitable distribution of
shipping facilities between the va
rious ports.
Transportation remains an in
creasingly vital problem in the
continued development and pros
perity Of the nation.
Our present facilities for distri-
| button by rail are inadequate and
the promotion of transportation by
water Is imperative.
| We therefore favor n liberal and
comprehensive policy for the de-
velopment and utilization of our
harbors and interior waterways.
Flood Control.
We commend the democratic
congress for the redemption of the
| pledge contained in our last plat
| form by the passage of the flood
| control act of March /. 1917, and
point to the successful control OF
| the floods of the Mississippi river
and the Sacramento river. Califor
MIA, under the policy of that law,
for its complete justification, We
favor the extension of this policy
to other flood control problems
wherever the federal interests IN
volved justifies the expenditures
required.
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
BY wise legislation and progress
sve administration, we have trans
| formed the government reclama-
| ton projects, representing an IN
| vestment of 100000, 900. from u
condition of impending failure and
| loss of confidence in the ability or
the government, to carry through
such large enterprises, to a condi-
| ton of demonstrated success,
| whereby former arid and wholly
unproductive lands now sustain
10000 prosperous families and
have an annual crop production of
over $70,000.000, not including the
crops grown on million acres out
side the projects supplied with
storage water from government
works.
We favor ample appropI' ations
for the continuation and extens on
of this great work of home build |
ing and internal Improvement
along the same general lines to the
end, that all practical projects shall
be built, and waters now running
to waste shall be made to provide
homes and add to the food supply, |
power resources, and taxable prop
erty. with the government ulti-
mately reimbursed for the entire
outlay.
The Trade Commission.
The democratic party heartily |
endorses the creation and work Of
the federal trade commission In
establishing a fair field for COM
petitive business, free from re-
straints of trade and monopoly
and recommends amplification of
the statutes governing It's activities
so as to grant 1t authority to pre-
vent the unfair use of patents in
restraint of trade.
Livestock Markets.
For the purpose Of insuring just
and fair treatment in the great in
terstate livestock market, and thus I
instilling confidence in growers 4
through which production will be
stimulated and the price of meats
to consumers be ultimately re- 4
duced we favor the enactment Of
Legislation for the supervision of
such markets by the national gov
ernment.