Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-15
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ator LaFollette Of Wisconsin. gener-
ally proposed as the fusion nominee.
would not run for president upon il.
In consequence a party of the ma
jority was still being held back. for
endeavors to reconcile the difference.
On Democratic control of indus
try" the platform declared for the
right Of labor 10 an increasing share
in the responsibilities ond mana ge-
ment of industry application Of this
principle to be developed in accord
ance with the experience Of actual
operation
Public ownership and operation
with democratic control OF all public
utilities and natural resources. in
Guiding large abbattoirs stock yards.
grain elevators, water powers. cold
storage and terminal warehouses"
was declared for in the fourth plank
It continued asking for government
ownership and democratic operation
OF the railroads, mines, oil lands, pipe
lines and tanks, telegraph and tele-
phone lines, and enactment by low
Of permanent public policy that no
io3AA snail b- iiCG1 Jul "a DSt -DI SitLt-
ulation or to aid monopoly; granting
Of credit to individuals or groups ac-
cording to regulations laid down hs
Congress which will safeguard de-
posts.
Promotion Of agricultural prosA
perity." by extension Of rural credits.
reduction Of farm tenancy, and leg
islation to provide cooperation was
advocated. On government finance.
the platform urged bonuses TO SOL
diers, steeply granted income and in
heritance, taxes. opposition TO con-
sumption taxes and land value tax
alton in local offairs
"A bill Of rights for labor" ended
the document. II criticized Congress
sharply for failing to satisfy labor,
asked recognition of unqualified
right Of workers to organize, repeal
Of the Esch-Cummings Transporta-
ton Act: eight-hour day and a.
hour week; old age and unemploy-
ment pensions; governmental work
on housing. road building, etc, in
times of unemployment; Federal
department of education; abolition
Of private employment agencies;
showing attention TO immigrants and
enforcement Of seamen's act.
George L. Record, of New Jersey,
one of the Committee of IS assigned
to the platform conferences. read
minority report after the majority
platform had been heard. but this
was rejected by the convention. II
was a complete new instrument, at
lacking the Republican and Demo
cratic parties on the ground of al
legged monopolistic control; attack
ing Congress for failure to tax war
won wealth, and for passing the
Esch-Cummings act; for laws limit
ing the freedom of speech"
This is the platform that Senator
La Toilette considers goes as far as
lit is expedient to go nthis cam
paign." Record said. land ! am au-
thorized to say he will accept nom
ination if it is adopted, and will not
accept if it is not
The statement threw the conven-
ton into disaster.
Delegate Abraham Lefkowitch,
fNew York member of the Platform
Committee answered Record
I'VE have now come to the point
where you can take your stand non
political expediency or right .princi-
pies" he asserted.
The preamble and two planks of
the majority report were given out
The preamble declared that in the
United States the power Of govern
ment has been stolen from the peo-
pie" classed the peace conference as
"a greedy spectacle" said the mas
tiers of our government league them
selves with the money masters of
other nations to prevent self deter
mination by helpless peoples" de-
clared that effort now is being made
in the United States to stifle discus
sion and strip rights and liberties
from Americans" and announced that
into this breach step amalgamat1d
groups Of men and women who per
form useful work with hand and
brain"
The first plank. entitled 100 per
cent Americanism" called for repeal
OF laws against espionage, criminal
syndicalism and sedition and de-
nnanded restoration of civil Iiber-
ties and American doctrines"
Election Of federal judges. and
establishment of the initiative. ref
erendum and recall, the referendum
especially applying to war issues
except in cases Of actual military
INVASION" were demanded.
The second plank. he added,
abolish militarism at home and
abroad" demands "witndra wal of
the United States from further par
ticipation under the treaty Of Yer
sailles," and offers recognition to
elected governments in Russia and
Ireland" with refusal to go to war
with Mexico at the behest of Wal,
Street"
II saked also the withdrawal from
the dictatorship over the Philippines
Hawaii, Haiti. Dominican Republic,
Porto Rico. Cuba. Samoa, and
CIIapoo