The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-08

whole. and this machinery OF protsc-
tion and assistance must receive eNeiA
| aid of law and Appropriation HtCu9T
sary to fun and effective operation
We believe that no higher or NOR
valued privilege can be aHordeu 10 az
American citizen than 70 pecIfJt
| freeholder in the soil OF the uHltvG5
States. and to that end we pledge on
party to the enactment OF soldleT ~
| Elements and home ana leeIsi".tLL
which will afford to the men VIZ
fought for America the opportunity 10
become land and home owners uhur.
conditions affording genuine nv
ment assistance unincumptreu ~
needless difficulties of red tape OF a"
vance financial Investment
The Railroads.
The railroads were subjected 10 ltu,
| eral control as war measure Wltuuus
other idea than the SWIFT transpVQt,,k ",
troops. munitions and supplies VIII
human life and national hopes weeIr a.
stake. profits could not be conslatrtu
and were not. Federal operation INV nov
ever. was marked by an lntellEem,C,SJ
and efficiency that minimized loss amu
| resulted in many and marked TtIo' IH',
The equipment taken over was nu'
| only grossly inadequate, put sn'dtiitmts
fully outworn. Unlhcaton praet,VsS5
overcamc these initial handicaps and
provided additions betterments "tN
| Improvements. Economies ehanleu ~
Grafton without the rate RAISES ,u"ii
private control would nave ,ott"S
necessary and labor was TtatSu
with an exact justice that secured lnr
| enthusiastic cooperation thdl 49,
demanded. The Fundamental putlVSSv
of federal control was achleEtu 4u,tt t
and splendidly, and at lar IeSs , NE
TO the taxpayer than WouIu ~,
been the case under private ufel ,,,re
| Investments in railroad properties W.
not only saved by government opeI"uo'hH
but government management ietUi nv"
these properties vastly improved In,eeaaI
cry physical and executive detail s'e"'
task was greatly discharged.
The presidents recommendation o. ~
turn to private ownership gave the Ne
publican majority fun year III WIN"
to enact the necessary legislation, At,e
house took six months 10 ioL 'l!u.e'' cor.
Ideas and another six months was con
sumed by the Republican senate w equal
~ vague debate. AS consequence, 'ue
EsCh-Cummins bill went To the pItS'Qe"'
in the closing hours OF congress, ana nc
| was forced to a choice between lNe Cla's
Of veto and aCQuiesCencc IN the meas
ure submitted, however grave may nave
| been his objections to H..
There should be "A fair ana complete
test Of the law until careful and mature
| action by congress may cure us ueIt''N
! and insure a thoroughly effective trans
portation system under private owner
| ship without government SUBSIDY 7t l"s
/ expense of the taxpayers OF the country
Improved Highways.
Improved roads are of vital Importance
| not only to commerce and industry but
| also to agricultural life. The fedora! foau
act Of 1916, enacted by Democratic con-
| EreSs represented the first systematic ell
! fort of the government to insure the
| building of an adequate system Of roads
! in this country. The act, a amended, mas
resulted in placing the movement for I'M
| proved highways In a progressive anu
| substantial basis in every state IN .the
| Union and In bringing under actual CON
! struction more than 1900 miles of roads
suited to the traffic needs Of the com
munities in which they are located.
We favor a continuance Of the present
| federal aid plan under existing tedeIdi
! and state agencies, amended so as to in
| clude as one of the elements i'm deter
ming the ratio in which the several states
| shall he entitled to share in the tuud,
the area of public lands therein.
Rural Free Delivery.
. Inasmuch as the postal service has been
! extended by the Democratic party TO the
/ door of practically every producer ana
/ every consumer in the country trulal free
| delivery alone having been provided for
. 100000 additional patrons Within the past
/ eight years without material added COsD,
/ we declare that this fundamentally can
| and will be used to the maximum Of its
capacity to improve the efficiency al dis
tribution and reduce the cost of living to
/ consumers and increasing the profitable
operations of producers
Merchant Marine.
We desire 70 congratulate the American
/ people upon the rehirth of our merchant
| marine. which once more maintains its
1 former place In the world. il was under
| a Democratic administration that this
was accomplished after seventy years OF
! Indifference and neglect 100000 tons
| having been constructed since the act
was passed in 1916. We pledge the policy
| of our party TO the continued growth OF
| our merchant marine under proper legis-
| lation so that American products viii be
/ carried to all ports of the world by YES
| sells built in American yards, flying the
| American flag.
Inland Waterways.
We call attention to the failure OF the
| Republican national convention to recog-
nize in any way the rapid development of
| barge transportation on our inland wa
| terways. which development ts the result
! of the constructive policies OF the Demo-
| cratic administration. And we pledge our
selves to the further development Of ade-
e ers and to We further Improvement Of
! our inland waterways, and we recognize
the Importance of connecting the Great
| Lakes with the sea by way of the Mis-
sissippi river and its tributaries, as well
| as by the st. Lawrence river
| Transportation remains an increasingly
! vital problem in the continued develop
! ment and prosperity of the nation. our
! present facilities for distribution by ran
| are inadequate and the promotion Of
transportation by water Is imperative
| We therefore favor a liberal and compre-
! hensive policy for the development and
! utilization of our harbors and interior
Flood Control.
We commend the Democratic congress
! for the redemption of the pledge contained
| in our last platform by the passage Of
| the flood Contol act OF March l. 1917, and
point to the successful control of the
| floods of the Mississippi river and the Sac
ramento river. California, under the pol
! icy Of that law for its complete justifica-
| ton We favor the extension of this pol
! icy to other flood control problems wher-
ever the federal interest," involved justi-
hes the expenditure reMired.
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
By wise legislation and progressive ad-
| mnistration, we have transformed the
government reclamation. projects, repre-
senting an investment OF 500, 10000, from
a condition of impending failure and loss
OF confidence in the ability of the govern
ment to carry through such large enter
| prises to a condition of demonstrated sue
| cess whereby formerly arid and wholly
unproductive lands now sustain 40 900 pros
| perous families and have an annual Crop
production of over S00oO.0o0, not including
| the crops grown on a million acres out
side the projects supplied with storage
| water from government works.
We favor ample appropriations for the
| continuation and extension of this great
work of home building and internal i'm
| provement along the same general lines,
! 10 the end that az practical projects shall
be built and waters now running to waste
shall be made to provide homes and add
! TO the food supply, power resources and
| taxable property, with the government Ill
tInately reimbursed for the entire out
| lay.
The Trade Commission.
The Democratic party heartily indorses
| the creation and work OF the federal trade
commission in establishing fair field for
| competitive business free from restraints
of trade and monopoly, and recommends
amplihcation of the statutes governing its
| activities so as TO grant II authority TO
prevent the unfair use OF patents in re-
| straint OF trade
Live Stock Markets.