Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-07-10

dct was so altered as to authorize loans
49, ave years maturity on improHeu! La' ~ ~,
tahus' Later was established a system Oh
farm loan banks, from which the borrow
iiss ALREADY exceed. three hundred mil
Mons OF dollars, and under which the m
LIS LaSe TO farmers has been 50 n li,al,,
t ,t reduced as to drive out OF business
INe larin loan sharks who formerly SUP
sisted oy eXtOrtion upon the great asrl-
cVrtural interests Of the country.
,, nus IL was Democratic conEress III
I4e duIlihlstration Of q Democratic pIesl-
oeht which enabled the farmers OF Amer
lca LOT the first time to obtain credlt upon
reasonable terms and insured their oppOr-
UNITY Unity lor me future development Oh 'he
Aa'ioi deIlcuItural resources.
Smith Lever Act Praised.
Not only did the Democratic party put
INTO erect great farm-loan system OF
lahn mortgage banks, but II passed the
lnltn-LeEer agricultural extension act,
81 "a ing 20 every farmer IN every Sector,
OF the country, through the medium OF
trained experts and by demonstration
FARMS. the practical knowledge acquired
~ me FEDERAL agricultural department IN
aiIIt, riiss reIatlPg to agrlculturei no, ~ ~
culture ana animal life; II estanlsned me
bureau or markets, the bureau OF farm
ildnasement and passed the cotton 1u-
lures act. the grain grades DILL me co,
o .i S ause larm administration ACT anu
tle Ieusrdl warehouse act.
Inc democratic party has vastly I'M
proved the rural mail system ana mas
pullt up the parcel post system 10 sucn
an al. extent as to render Its acuVlues anu
us prdcucaI service Indispensable 10 the
farming community II was this wise en-
courasement and this effective concern OF
the democratic party for the farmers OF
Iie United states that enabled TINS great
ihtereSt 10 render such essentlal service
In Feeding the armies OF America and the
allied nations of the war and succorlnS
starving populations since armisuce day.
q. Q. p. Condemned.
Meanwhile the Republican leaders at
washington have failed utterly to propose
one Single measure TO make ruTal ne
more tolerable. They have signallzed
their nfteen months of congressional
power by urging schemes which would
strip the farms of labor; by assailing the
principles or the farm-loan system ana
seeking to impair its efficiency; covertly
attempting TO destroy the great nitrogen
plant at Mussel Shoals upon which the
g0Vetnment mas expended S.0'WoVV 10 sup.
ply american farmers with ferullzers at
reasonable cost; by ruthlessly Gripping
nearly every branch of agricultural en-
deavor. literally crippling the productive
mediums through which the people must
be fed.
We favor such legislation as will con-
firm to the primary producers of the ma
ton the right of Collective bargaining and
the right Of cooperative handling and
marketing OF the products of the work
shop and the farm and such legislation as
will facilitate the sxportation Of our farm
products.
We favor comprehensive studies OF farm
production costs and the uncensored pub
lication Of facts found in such studies.
Labor and Industry.
The Democratic party is now, as
ever, the firm friend Of honest labor
and the .promoter OF progressive In
dustry. 1t established the department
cratic president called to his official
council board the first practical work
ingman who ever held cabinet port
folio. Under this administration have
been established employment bureaus
to bring the man and the job to- either:
have been peaceably determined many
bitter disputes between capital and
labor: were passed the child labor
act (the extension OF which we advo-
cate so as to include laborers engaged
in loading and unloading ships and In
interstate commerce). the eisht-hour
law, the act for vocational training and
a code Of other wholesome laws AFFECT
ing the liberties and lettering the con-
ditions of the laboring classes
In the department of labor the Dem
ocratic administration established
woman's bureau. which Republican
congress destroyed by Withholding ap-
preparations.
Labor is not q commodity; II is hu-
man. Those who labor have rights
and the national security and safety
| depend upon . just recognition Of
the strength Of he workers and their
| families In the interest of sound
hearted and souna- headed men. wem-
en- a,r ana chll1Es2 ssul sn tin.
which labor IL performed. when passed
| In recognition Of the conditions under
/ which life must be lived to attain the
highest dsyslop|e1s and t happiness are
in the welfare Of the people.
| At the same time the nation de-
ponds upon the products of labor; q
IL long continued. disaster. The whole
| people. therefore, have right to in
sist that Justice shall be done to those
who work. and in turn that those
| whose labor creates the necessities
upon which the life Of the nation de.
ponds must recognise the reciprocal
obligation between the worker and the
| state.
They should participate in the form
ulation of sound laws and reeulat lions
governing the conditions under which
labor Is performed, recognize and obey
the laws so formulated and seek their
processes ordinarily addressed to the
laws and regulations affecting the
other relations Of life.
Labor. as well rs capital. is entitled
to adequate compensation. Each has
the indefeasible right OF organization
of collective bargaining and OF speak
ing through representatives OF their
Neither class. however, should at
any time nor In any circumstances
take action that will put In jeopardy
the, public welfare, Resort to strikes
health or lives Of the people is an
unsatisfactory device for determining
disputes. and the Democratic party
pn epS put into effsc tTr operation a fair
and comprehensive method OF compos-
ing differences Of this nature
In private industrial disputes we arc
a method plausible in the theory but
failure in fact With respect TO GOV
eminent service. we hold distinctly
that the rights Of the people are para
ever, we profess scrupulous regard for
the conditions Of public employment
and pledge the Democratic party to
instant inquiry into the pay OF GOV.
regulations designed to bring salaries
to just and proper level
Woman's Suffrage.
We indorse the proposed nineteenth
amendment of the Constitution OF the
United States granting eauai sunrage
to women. We congratulate the legis-
latures Of thirty-five states which nave
already ratified said amendment. and
we urge the Democratic governors and
lima and Florida. and such states as
have not yet ratified the federal sur
frage amendment, to unite in an EFFORT
and secure the thirty-sixth state in
time for all the women of the United
States to participate in the fall cleo
ton. We commend the eneGtlVe ao.
vocacv of the measure oy Fresioen'
Wilson.
Women in Industry.
We urge cooperation with the states
for the protection Of child life through
infancy and maternity care; In the pro
appropriations for the children's bu-
reau and the woman's bureau in the