Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-12
PLATFORM
Of fhs
DEMOCRAT PARTY
,coDiinucd from Saturday,
PART w.

CONTINUED from saturday.
PART w.
Wonians Suffrage.
We endorse the proposed nine.
icenlh amendment Of the conslllu.
iion Of The United slalcs erunllnr
equal suffrage 10 women. We con.
graiulaie the legislatures n The 3s
states which already have ratified
said amendment and We urge The
Democratic governors and lcelala.
tures of Tennessee, North Carolina
aud Florida and such states a. have
not yet ratified the federal suffrage
amendment 20 unite IN an effort tol
complete the proccss Of ratification
and secure the thiriy.sixih slkte IN
Time for al the women OF the United
STATES 10 participate IN The fall elcc.
lion. We commend the effective ad
vocacy OF the measure By President
Wilson.
Women IN Industry.
We urgc cooperation with the
states for The projection OF chlld life
through infancy and maternity care:
in the prohibition of child labor and
by adequate appropriations for the
childrens bureau and the womens
bureau IN the department Of labor.
Cooperative federal assistance 20 the
state Is Immediately required for the
removal of illiieracy. for the IN.
crease of teachers salaries and IN.
siruction In citizenship for both na.
tive and foreign born: increased ap.
preparation for vocational training
IN home economies. rcestablishmcntl
Of joint federal and state employ.
ment service with women's depart
menls under the direction Of tech.
nically qualified women. We adVo-
cate full representation of women
ON all commissions dealing with wo.
mems work or womcn's interests and
a reclassification Of the federal civil
service free from discrimination on
the ground of sex; a continuance Of
appropriations for education In sex
hygiene; federal legislation which
shall insure that American women
resident in the United States. hut
married 10 aliens. shall retain their
American citizenship. and that the
same process Of naturalization shall
be required for women as for men.
Disabled Soldiers
The federal government should
treat with the utmoa consideration
cVcry disabled soldier. sailor and
marine of the world war. whether
his disability be due Ia wounds re-
ceiyed In line OF action .or 10 health
impaired In service; and for the dc.
pendents Of the brave men who died
in line of duty the governments ten.
derest cOncerp and richest bounty
should be- their rcquittal. Finer pa.
trioiism exhibited. the heroic con.
duct displayed by American sol
diers, sailors aud marines al home
and abroad. constitute a sacred hcri.
iage Of posterily the worth Of which
can never be rccompcnsed from the
treasury and the glory Of which
must not he diminished by any such
cxpedienis.
The Democratic administration
wisely established a war risk insur.
ance bureau. giving four and half
million enlisted men insurance at
unprecedeniedly low rates and by
the medium Of which compensation
NJ men and women injured In sery.
ice Is readily adjusted and hospital
facilities for those whose health Is
Impaired are ahundanily afforded.
The federal board for vocational
education should be made a part Of
ihel war risk insurance bureau. in
order that the task may be treated
as a whole. and this machinery of
protection and assistance must o..
ceive every aid Of lav and appro.
nriaiiOn necessary 10 full and effec.
tive operation.
We believe that no higher or more
valued privilege ran he afforded to
an American citizen than TO become
freeholder In the soil of tine United
States. and 10 that end we pledge
our party 10 the enactment Of SOL
der settlements and home aid leris.
laiion which will afford lo the men
who iought for America, the oppor.
tunily TO become land and home
owners under conditions affording
genuine government assistance un.
encunbered by needless difficulties
Of red tape or advance financial In.
vcsimeni
The Railroads
The railroads were subjected 10
federal control as q war measure
without other idea than the swift
transport of troops. munitions and