Columbus daily courier., 1920-07-15
PLATFORM
OF fhe
DEMOCRAT PARTY

ministrution for inauguraline new
policy as 10 Alaska. a. evidenced ny
The construction Of the Alaska rail.
road and opehlng Of the coal and oil
fields.
We declare for the modification
Of the existing coal land law. 10 pro
mote development without disturb
ing The features intended to prevent
monopoly.
For such changes In the policy Of
forestry control as will permit the
immediate initiation Of the paper
pulp industry.
For relieving the territory from
the evils Of long distance govern.
meht by arbitrary and inlerlockinr
bureaucratic regulation and 10 that
end We urge the speedy passage OF a
law containing the essential features
Of the LaneCurry bill now pending.
I tcOordinaiing and consolidating all
federal control Of natural resources
under one department ~ be- admin.
lstercd by a nonparlisaf board per.
ihanenlly resident In the territory.
For the fullest measure Of terri.
torial self government with the view
10 ultimate statehood. with iurisdic.
tion over all matters not Of purely
federal concern. including fisheries
and game. and for an intelligent ad.
minisiralion of federal control we
believe that all officials appointed
should be qualified by previous bona
fidc residence In the territory
For n comprehensive system Of
road construction with increased ap.
preparations and the full extension
Of the federal road act to Alaska.
For the extension to Alaska Of the
federal farm loan act
Asiaiic Immigrants
The policy Of the United States
with reference to the nonadmissiOn
Of Asiatic immigrants is a true ex.
preston OF the Judgment Of our
people and to the several states.
whose geographical situation or In.
lernal conditions make this policy
and the enforcement of the laws
enacted pursuant thereto of partic.
ular concern. We pledge our support
The Postal Service.
The efficiency Of the postoffice
department has been vindicated
against a malicious and designing
assault upon the efficiency Of lis
operation. It's record rcfutcs its
assailanis. Their voices are silencedl
and their charges have collapsed.
We commend the work Of the
joint commission on the reclassifica.
iion Of salaries of postal employees,
Recently concluded. which commits.
sion was created by Democratic
administration. The Democratic
party always has favored and will
continue 10 favor the fair and Just
treatment or all government en-.
plOyes.
Free Speech and PreSS
We resent the unfounded re-.
rruaches directed against the Demo.
cratic administration for alleged in.
reference with the freedom Of the
press and freedom OF speech.
No utieranee from any quarter
shold be- asaailed and no publication
has been rcpressed which has not
been animated by reasonable pur.
pose and directed against the ma.
tons peace, order and security inI
time Of war.
We reaffirm our respect for the
great principles Of FREE speech and
a free press, hut assert as an indis.
putable proposition that they afford
no liberation Of enemy propaganda
or the advocacy OF the overthrow of
the government Of the state or ma.
lion BY force or violence.
Republican Corruption.
The shocking disclosure Of the
lavish use of money by aspiranis for
the Republican nomination for the
highest office in the silt OF the peO
pie, has created a painful impres
sion throughout the country. Viewed
ln connection with the recent con.
viction OF Republican senator from
the state Of Michigan IN the Grim
inal transgrcssiOn of the law limit.
ing expenses on behalf OF a candi
date for the United states senate, Il
indicates the reentry.- under nepuh
llcan auspices Of money a. an In
fiuential factor an elections. thus
multiplying the letter and Haunting
the spirit Of numerous laws, enacted
BY the people, 10 protect the ballot
from the contamination ~ corrupt
practices. We deplore those delin.
quencies and invoke their stern pop.
ular rebuke, pledging our earnest
efforts Ia a strengthening of the
present statutes against corrupt
practices and their rigorous enforce.
meni.
We remind the people that II was
only by the return Of a Republican
senator in Michigan. who IL now
under conviction and sentence for
| fha criminal fnfattao ~ u,nnoxf Il, ht.