Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-15

tract labor. We also favor making the
State Labor Commission department for
public employment to aid farmers and
Industries in securing labor.
The most CRYING need of Delaware at
this time is an able, courageous and con-
scientious executive, who will initiate
needed reforms, fearlessly use the veto
power, especially in the disapproval OF
items in appropriation bills, safeguard the
finances of the State, remove from oftlce
incompetent and derelct officials, and see
that the laws arc faithfully executed. In
the nominee for governor named by this
convention, VIC present such man and
confidently appeal to all voters to elect
him.
We WELDON the women of the State to
the fullest participation in government.
We believe the Democratic party stands
for the things which the women of the
State want, and against practices Of the
Republican party that no woman OF the
State should tolerate. We welcome the
women voters to the fullest share IN the
crusade agail st bribery at elections and
invite their assistance in securing all
necessary reforms. We deplore the fact
that adequate provision has not been
made for the registration and voting OF
women in many districts and pledge the
next Legislature, If Democratic, to rem
edy this condition.
Bribery at elections strikes at the very
foundation of our government and we de-
clare our unalterable opposition to cor
crupt practices at elections and pledge
the Democratic party, through its State,
county and district organizations, to exert
every effort TO stamp out this nefarlous
practice in this State, which has made the
name of our beloved State n by-word
and scorn throughout the nation. And
we condemn without measure those who
furnish the funds to corrupt the elections.
In addition to the proposals in the IN
terest of agriculture contained In the
national Democratic platform, we favor
every possible State aid to agriculture,
especially the encouragement OF co-opera-
ton among farmers and live stock pro-
ducers; the enforcement of the live stock
sanitary laws with just compensation for
cattle destroyed and all possible aid in
securing necessary farm labor, better
transportation and adequate marketing
facilities.
We favor y system of permanent regis
tration of voters, in order that the voters
of this State may be relieved of the an
noyance of registering biennlally IN order
w NOA1 Go itlbhta hittt VIZ lf'N~NtAa
system.
We favor proper State supervision of
public utilities operating within the
State.
Believing the education of the people
is the chief guarantee of Democrtlc
we advocate such an adj
of the public school system |
as will secure its advantages to people of |
all conditions and In all sections of the |
State.
We favor the best public schools that |
the State and its citizens can afford. We |
believe, however, that no system of educa- |
ton can be success that has not the ap- |
proval of the people. We believe the |
present school law so extravagantly adj |
has not received such approval,
and favor reasonable amendments to such |
intent The cost of an adequate school
system is necessarily large, and, if borne
by the tax payers, is at this time a heavy
burden We favor the largest possible
State aid of public schools and. TO secure
this. demand that all unnecessary APP
of State money be eliminat-
ed TO the end that the State appropriation
to schools be materially increased and
local school taxes lowered.