Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-28
HERE IS STATE
PLATFORM AS
|~PASSED IN MACON
BY RoGERs WINTER
(Staff Correspondent of The Journal,

| NSsa4A correspondent VI 1ue JOucOd1s
| MACON, Ca, Oct. 25.-The resolu-
tions adopted by the Democratic con-
vention here today were as follows:
The Democratic party of the state
Of Georgia, in convention assembled,
adopts and proclaims the following
platform:
I've hereby declare our unalter-
able opposition to the League of Ma
tons brought back by President Will
son from Versailles.
2-We reaffirm our faith in the an
cient creed Of the Democratic party.
| We believe in free speech, freedom
Of the press, freedom if assemblage
and local self government. We be-
lieve in the American system of free,
representative, constitutional govern
ment. We believe in the rights Of
the states and in the distribution of
power between the legislative, exec
utive and judicial branches of the
government
2-Resolved that this convention
recommend the repeal of all espion-
age, sedition and CONSUMPTION laws
passed during the war, and oppose
compulsory military training and a
large standing army.
4-Whereas, the people have thrice
during this year expressed their dis
approval of the League of Nations,
we instruct our senators in congress
to vote against it's adoption, believ-
ing, as we do, "In peace and amity
tow Ie1 oil h to- 80 L.
hemisphere, but"in entangling politi-
cal alliances with none," and that
ut is our true policy, to steer clear
of political alliances with any part
Of the foreign world"
We earnestly urge our senators
and representatives in congress to
press the enactment of such amend
as will eliminate any determinations
from said act, or in it's enforcement
and operation against the discount
Of notes, grants and bills drawn or
issued for agricultural purposes.
In this grave crisis, which threat
ems the prosperity and progress Of
the south, we urge our banks, bank
er sand business men to extend to
our farmers all the available cred
its, in order that they may not be
compelled to place their cotton upon
the market at once, and thus have
to sell the same for less than the
cost of production.
Support Cox
5. Whereas, there. has been undue
initiation in the, cost of production,
and whereas the disorganization of
international exchanges has rendered
the export of the chief agricultural
products Of this country including
the cotton Of the south, almost i'm
possible, and whereas credits based
upon these products should not be
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should be gradual, thus preventing
great losses to- the cotton growers
Of the south, and the grain growers
of the west, we deplore and denounce
as animical to the best interests
of the country the sudden curtatl-
tural products, and the declared poll
cy of the secretary Of the treasury,
and of the federal reserve board, in
declining to extend credit based upon
agricultural products for the pur-
pose of enabling the producers to
be forced to put the same on the
markets of the country as soon as
gathered.
I've hereby pledge our support
to the nominees OF the Democratic
party for all offices, including those
Of president and vice president OF
the United States believing that In
the peculiar situation of the south.
the best interests of our people Will
be subserved by a Democratic ad-
ministration, although we are not
able to agree with the views. of thees
League of Nations.
I've declare for retrenchment
and economy in the ADMINISTRATION
Of both the state and federal gov
ernments, and against the creation
or continuance of useless and unnec-
IF md SS1OnS.
National Committeeman
8. We condemn the practice of en-
ploying private counsel to represent
the state in the collection of its taxes
and revenue, and other litigation
which should be conducted by the
attorney general, and solicitors gen
erals in behalf of this common
wealth. -
9. We demand that the constitu-
tional guarantees, in both the state
and federal constitutions, respecting
the establishment of religion, shall
be forever enforced and respected, to
the end that the church and state
shall always be separate and distinct.
and no moneys shall be appropriated
out of the treasury either directly or
indirectly to any but state institu-
tions.
10. We demand that the laws in
reference to the supervision by the
state of orphanages, asylums, schools
and hospitals, controlled by private
individuals or denominational insti-
buttons, as we'll as all other laws,
be strictly and impartially enforced
II. We regret that our Demo-
cratic national committeeman is
holding the office to which the SOW
ereign Democratic convention of this
state nominated another distinguish
ed Georgian and Democrat; and while
this convention is without legal
remedy, we hereby condemn and de-
nounce such interference with the
choice of the democracy of this