Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26

troled the Congress has apparently been
so appalled, by the magnitude OF the
problems confronting it that II has been
stupified into inactivity and paisled INTO
inciIicicnCy It. has allowed time to be
frittered away in useless wrangling an
opportunity TO do things in the interest
of the people to pass by unnotlced and
uucmlpTaced
In view of this recent history, we pro-
claim the Democratic party to be the
ono partv OF the modern day which may
Justly assert "A superior title to be n party
Of beneficial deeds and applied states
manship of high order.
In such abhorrcnce do we hold war,
and with such revulsion do we view It's
devastation and woe, that we are heartily
in favor of any practicable plan which
will ut least reduce, II not entirely re-
move, the possibility of its recurrence.
To this end, we approve OF the covenant
for a league of nations without nuilliylng
or DESTROYING reservations We dcplorc
the manner in which this great plan for
the promotion of the worlds peace has
been misrcprescntcd. and we condemn the
partisan politics that have sought to ham
per its calm and ;lispassIonate consldera-
ton BY the American people,
We favor collective bargaining between
empiovcr and employees the right ot
employees 10 organize and have repre-
scntativcs Of their own choosing to repre-
sent them
We appreciate the efforts of the Irish
pconle IN he establishment OF Rcpuhl-
can form of government OF their own
choosing and extend to them our hearty
sympathv for the realization of their
national ann
We recommend the autonomy OF state
he preserved that We disapprovc the
apparcnt ease with which the constitution
of he United States is amended We
favor the referendum to the citizens oi
our State or nation of any amendment
10 our fundamental laws
Amcudmnts proposed by W }. Buckley
and adopted
Bc il Resolved That the Delaware
State convention Of the Democratic party
co on rconrd favoring an American mer-
chant marine. and hc il further
Resolved. Tha, the delegates TO the
national convention of Democratic party
work untirugIy 10 have the sad national
convention 20 ON record iavoring the
nlrlhcrancc 81 an American merchant
marine and a larger navy
Resolved. That The delegates to the
( state convention 1t the Democratic party
1 here assembled hereby submit the follow
ing resolution
+ Rc II Resolved. That the delegates to
+ The state convention of the Democratic
PARTY arc opposed to government by m
+ junction aud anti-strlkc clauses u logisla-
+ tinn or compulsory arbitration between
i employees and employers
wHAr rHr Resolution COMMITTEE RE-
JECTIsp,
/ Ifx vote of . 10 the committee on
resolutions rejected the following plat
form plank proposed hy Mrs James II
Hughes. Mrs Harry Mayer, Mrs " W
Harrington ard Miss Nnltrcd Morris 81
Dover, Mrs Sarah NJ Farrell and Mrs.
Cummlrs ~pcakman Of Smyrna, Mrs -
I Collins ana MrS " Hartman Rey-
uolds of Townsend and Mrs James \
f Turkson ~ BiaekbIrd
elncc - States have already ratltlcC
the Federal suffrage amendment and the
question a. 10 whether or not tho womc1
ii every State shall bc privileged 70 vote
I'll thc fall election is squaroly UP % the
+ Delaware Legislature; and since th'
women ~ the Republican northern anc
western States are already voting th'
Democratic southern States Will EC mos
affected ccausc theirs are practically th'
only women still uncuiraDchScd, ar,
sl,rc after weeks o( dictate and delay th'
Rcnublican party has Acknowledged lt'
inability to oItauF the necessary votes
fur favorable action; therefore bc i
Resolved. That the Democratic State
Convention at Dover, assembled May p
1000. does hereby heartily endorse th'
ratification 81 thc Federal suffrage amend
nent as the Legislature Of Delaware
TOW III session and urges the Democratl
Representatives to support Il and vote to
I'll
Other proposal planks rejected by th
committee were Is follows
''DRY PROPOSAL.
/ We regard tho eighteenth amendmcn
"a significant sign of the culghtcne
moral sense and keen spiritual VISION 9
the American people, and VIC favor II
strict application as provided hy the No
stead act. /,
The eighteenth amendment being tn
expression of an overwhelming inaJoru
oi the American people and having rec
promptly ratified by - Of the State
including Delaware, We pledge our ties
efforts to lis efficient enforcement 8
provided ly the Nolstcad act
WET PROPOSAL.
We demand that q more liberal natioI
al enforcement act than the so-cailcd No
stead act bc at once enacted by th
national Congress and declare our una
tcrab.c opposition 10 the present ten
dcncv of the times toward legislation l.
constitutional amendment, and we dc
nouncc the methods by which the eight
ecnth amendment was secured as beln
si,bServient of our constitutional liberty
We demand that the national Congres
free itself from the domneering lnf1uenc
known as the Anti-Saloon League. bciiey
ing the same 10 be the most baneful lnlr
cncc now active IN our country, nc
excepting bolSheVIsm
We favor the repeal or amendment {
the sc-calIed Nostead act 50 as TO PERM
the manufacture and sale OF pa beer an
light wines