The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-07-09
nae Platform.

hands OF those who drafted the treat,
and league Of nations plank in tn
Democratic platform.
BY and large II is q good platform
1t is in line with the spirit Of ideal
ism and patriotism which animated
the American people at the close O
the great world struggle. 1t is cal
to the people to return from the
paths of materialism into which they
have strayed. It is declaration fol
liberty under the law. 1t is an ap'
peal for progress. a more even distri-
button of the burdens Of government
and more equitable reward for labor
and effort than now exists.
We regret that there was not q
square out declaration of approval OF
the prohibition amendment to the
constitution and the laws passed to
carry it into effect, but equally we
rejoice that the light wine and beer
plank was cast overheard.
We are glad that the Democrats
congratulated the American soldiers
and sailors and paid a personal trib-
ute to John j. Pershing.
The platform also commends pa
triotic men and women who sustained
the efforts of their government in the
crucial hours of the war. This much
for the millions of good women who
toiled at home and for the men who
gave what they could, and for those
who went abroad to sustain and sue
cor the American soldiers in their
gallant supreme effort.
The platform is long, but it carries
record of accomplishment during
the last eight years which has been
of great benefit to the American peo-
pie.
The people are reminded for al
most two years that the Republicans
held a majority of both houses in
Congress, and, during that time, they
left a blank record in everything ex-
cept an lily digested law for the TAX
ing back from the government the
control and operation of the rail-
roads.
The most heartening thing in the
platform is the declaration as to
agriculture.
The people are reminded that
through the efforts of the Democratic
party the system of farm loan banks
was inaugurated.
1t was also through the Democrat
ic party that the federal reserve sys-
tenn was perfected which enables an
extension Of credit of the agricultural
products in the course of their max
ing or being marketed.
The best thing that has been done
for the agricultural class OF the
United States was the Smith-Lever
agricultural extension act. Under
this act knowledge and education
about the things that he is most con-
cerned in are taken into the home of
the farmer.
The Democratic party has extended
the rural free delivery system and
the parcel post system to a point
where it has become really valuable
to the people.
The Republican party is charged
with attempting to strip the farm
loan system of its power, and 1t is
also charged with attempting to de-
stroy the nitrogen plants, the product
of which is of such vast Importance
to the American farmer.
The Democratic platform makes
clean-cut declaration as to labor.
1t demands for it those privileges
necessary, but, at the same time 1t
states that with respect to govern
ment service 1--WE hold distinctly
that the rights of the people are par
amount to the right to strike"
There is a declaration in favor of
pensions and care of disabled vet
Grams of the world war;
There is a declaration for the con-
tinuance of the war risk insurance.
There is an approval of the federal
board for vocational education, but
there is not a self-serving declaration
in favor of the bonus.
There is a frank statement as to
why the government took charge of
the railroads. While the Esch Cum
mings bill is condemned for its i'm
projections, there is plea that there
should be fair test of the law, and
there is a further plea that Con
gress should do those things neces-
sary to insure thoroughly effective
system, under private
ownership, without government sub
sidy at the expense of the taxpay-
ers."
There is a plea for the merchant
marine. We regard this as one of
the most important planks in the
platform. The United States should
have enough ships under it's own
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