Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-03

Il senate, would make Us guilty OF .b
handing and receiving outrageous
profits.
! We pledge tho Democratic party TO
"A policy OF strict economy in govern
/ mont expenditures and to the enact
rncnt and enforcement of such lcGis-
! lation as may be required TO bring
| proiitecrs before the bar OF criminal
! justice.
We affirm the TRADITIONAL policy OF
/ the Democratic party in favor o! a
tariff for revenue only and TO con-
! firm the policy OF bas!ng tariff re-
vision upon the intelligent research
/ OF partisan commission rather
| than upon the demands OF selfish In
terests. temporarily held in allegiance.
In the interest of economy and
! good administration, we favor the
| creation OF an effective budget sys-
| tom that will accord with the prin-
J form should reach both the executive
| and Legislative aspects OF the Ques-
/ ton. The supervision ana pVcpaIa
! ton Of the budget should be vested
] in the Secretary OF the Treasury as
/ the representative OF the President.
The budget. as such. should not henn-
| ,wo-thirds vote. each House, however
1 being free to exercise Its constltu-
tiouai privilege OF making abprop11lria,o
tions through independ ent DIS. Inc
sidcrcd by single committees OF inc
! House md Senate. The audit system
] should be consolidated and its powers
expanded so as TO PASS upoh INC We
! dom OF. as well as, the authotiN' 'o
! expenditures.
A budget bill was passed In 'he
, closing days o. the second seSsio" ol
the sixty sixth Congress. wnich, ~
fects and defaccd by considerations
Of patronage. tho President was
obliEed to veto. The House amended
| the bill to meet the execuItNe 6pI
| senate for adjourning without pass
ing the amended measure. ~hleh' ~
devoting an hour or two more ns,s 70 s s"ss
! urgent public business. "A budsst
tenn could have been proVideu'
| senate Rules.
va favor such alteration OF inc
mics OF procedure OF the senate -
the United states as VII. pe' nnt,o M,
| prompt transaction OF ihe
| legislative business.
| Agriculture 49,
To the great agricultural inter.
ests of the country the Democra'.. ~
make promises. It already Is rich
in its recocI OF things actually ac-
compiished For nearly half s sn
tcnce was written into the Feccral
statutes anordng one dollar Of bank
credits to the farming interest;s
administration: the national bank ;a act
was so altered to authorize ioAhS
OF five years maturity on improves
farm Lands irn ,o was banks 5tao' from
cess of 5000 100000 and under
which the interest rate 10 farmer, 3
drive out OF business the farm loan
sharks wno formerly suhsistea ny
eXtortion upon the great agricultural
| interests of the country.
Thus il was Democratic Con-
rress in the administration of Dem
ocratic President which enabled the
farmers OF America for the FIRST time
| 10 obtain credit upon relsonobic
| terms and insured their opportunity
/ for the future development Of the
/ up in Supreme Court proceedings; In
! a suit by hosti.c interests the Fed
! eral farm loan system, originally au-
! thorizcd by the Republican candidate
! for the presidency. appealed in vain
to Republican Congress for ade-
quate financial assistance TO tide
ginning and the ending. OF the cur.
rent year. awaiting final decision OF
the higher court on the validity OF
| tho contested act. We plcdSc prompt
effective measures u sustain: ampli-
| ~ and perfect the rural credits stat
utcs and thus check and reduce the
growth and course of farm tenancy.
| Record Of Achievements.
Not only did the Democratic party
put into effect 4 great farm loan sys
tenn of land mortgage banks. hut It
passed the Smitil..vnr agricultural
extension act. carrying to- every
| farmer in every section OF the coun-
try through the medium of trained cx-
pcrts and by demonstration farms the
practical knowledge acquired by the
Federal Agricultural Department In
| nll things relating to agriculture,
| horticulture hrc animal life; 1t cs-
| tablished the hurG.r OF markets. the
passed the, cotton futures act. the
grain grades bill. the cooperative
| farm adminIsi cation act and the Fed
erai warehouse act.
The Democratic party has vastly
improved the rural mail system and
has built up tho parcel post system
to such an extent rs TO render its
indispensable to the farming cnmnun-
| ity. IT was this wise encouragement
and this effective concern OF the
| Democratic party for the farmers OF
the United States that enabled this
great interest 10 aid tho allied nations
OF the war and succoring starving
| populations since Armisticc Day.
Meanwhile tho Republican leaders
Mt Washington have failed utterly to
rural life more tolerable. They have
signalizcd their fifteen months Of con-
| gressional power by urging schemes
| which would strip tho farms of labor:
by assailing the principles OF the
| farm loan system and seeking to
impair its efficiency: by covertly at
tempting to destroy the great nitro