The New York herald., 1920-01-09

the welfare of society in general.
''It would prevent strikes not by prohib
itory laws but by the creation Of machin-
cry which will investigate disputes and
thus secure a peaceful settlement Of diff
ferences before the controversy reaches
the stage Of strike or lockout.
"The Democratic party will dis
tinguish between evolution and revo-
luton, guaranteeing freedom Of
speech and press to every one who
advocates governmental changes by
constitutional methods, and, at the
same time, prevent the use of either
freedom of speech or freedom of the
press for the overthrow of consti-
tutional government"
Against Private Monopoly.
"The Democratic party has for twenty
years denounced private monopoly as in
defensible and intolerable. 1t cannot sur
render it's position on that subject now
when the beneficiaries Of all the private
monopolies are mobilizing under the ban
ner of the Republican party for united
attack upon the right of the people to own
and operate all necessary monopolies in
the interest Of the public.
1.-THE Democratic party will continue its
fight against the profiteer. government
that restraints the individual from the use
OF force in the protection Of his rights as
sumes the solemn obligation to protect the
disarmed citizen from every arm uplifted
for his injury. We need machinery in every
State and in each community that will
give to the consumer a tribunal before
which dealer accused of profiteering can
be brought for examination. The Fed
eral Trade Commission is a. step in the
right direction. But the subject is too big
to be handled by the nation alone or by a
national commission. The remedy must
be as complete as the evil, and il cannot
be complete unless States and communities
as well as the federal government are pre-
pared to deal with this subject.
II assume that the party will accept
prohibition as the permanent policy Of the
country. Three-fourths of the Democrats
in the Senate and two-thirds Of the Demo-
Gratis in the House voted to submit the
national amendment, and every Demo
cratic State voted for ratification--and
every Republican State except three. 1t
Is inconceivable. therefore, that our party
should antagonize the moral sense Of the
nation.
"John Barleycorn is dead. The
Democratic party cannot tie itself to
a corpse or become the champion of
an outlawed traffic.
IT assume tliat> the party will accept
woman suffrage also as an accomplished
fact. The women saved our party from
defeat in the last campaign, and we need
their aid to hasten the triumph Of every
righteous cause.
Three New Propositions.
IT venture to suggest three new proro-
sisions for which ask considerations:
"Q)) A national peace way, running
into every State, wide enough to accom-
modate both passengers and freight, and
permanent so that 1t VIII be lasting tie
binding together the forty-sight Common
wealths. 1t will be memorial to the SOL
diers and to all others who took part in the
war, and a monument In commemoration
Of peace restored. 1t will not only be an
expression of patriotism, but it will be ed
Ecational as we'll as useful. 1t will bring
the word peace into the thought and con-
versation of all our people for centuries.
(2) We need above all other things just
now a national bulletin-not newspaper,
but bulletn-under bipartisan control,
furnished to all who desire 1t at a nominal
costa bulletin which will present to the
people the issues upon which they must
act, with editorials presenting the argu-
ments for and against the action proposed.
so that every citizen may intelligently eX-
ercise the duties Of citizenship and give
to his government the benefit of his 1udg-
ment and his conscience. The avenues OF
are at present in private
hands. and the editors being human,
have a. bias which makes it impossible for
them to present both sides fairly, and to-
make the situation worse, the great pred
atory interests are in position to influencel
manv newspapers in addition to those
which they absolutely control III there IS
ANYTHING for which government ike
ours can afford to spend money. 1t is tol
inform those upon whose VIII the govern
ment rests.
"(a). The initiative and the referendum
are not new. For a quarter of century
the idea has been growing and spread
ing. Since the reform has been put INTO
in States like Ohio' iihhois,
Missouri and Massachusetts. 1t has ceased
to be a thing to be ridiculed. instead
now excites the determined oppositloh oi
those who are not willing that the people
shall be the masters of their own DESTINY
through government entirely withn
their control. The progress that oenoc
racy is making throughout the "oriu
ought to encourage our party 10 ihaho .ie
adoption of the principle OF the ihilia'No
and referendum its next great reioin,,
reform entirely in harmony Win tno
ton of Senators by the people anu 'ne
primary.
THE people are the source OF
authority and any machinery which
obstructs the popular will and puts
into the hands Of the minority the
ripht TO determine the course OF the
government is sntagonistic to our
institutions and must give way be-
fore the progress of popular gov
ernment."
1--WE have become the worlds teachcr IN
the science of government, and We mus,
not hesitate to express in pracuce our
own faith in the principles that we pro-
claim. Our party must respond to the cal
that comes from every State and from
across the sea to apply TO every problem
the principles of democracy. Faith In tne
people, faith in their capacity for SELF
as we'll as In their right TO
self-government, must be our partys
policy now and always"