The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-11-04
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
What the Party Will Do If 1t Is Re-
turned to Power.

The Democratic Senatorial Cam
paign Committee has issued, through
Frank A. Hampton, secretary, the
following statement made by Sena-
tor Pat Harrison of Mississippi, a
member of the Committee:
''The Democratic party does not
base its campaign in the coming cleo
ton on fault finding and criticism but,
should it be entrusted with power in
the coming election, it would staHd
for the following definite policies:
'The immediate repeal of the in
defensible Fordney-Mc Cumber Prof.
teers' Adjustable Compensation Tariff
act and the enactment of such
changes in the Underwood Simmons
Democratic tariffs as will meet the
changed conditions of the times.
''To provide by legislation, justice
to the American soldier.
''To provide system Of agricultu-
raj credits fitted to the peculiar needs
Of the American farmers and stock
men.
"To maintain our merchant marine
at high standard and to operate it
most economically in the interest of
the American people without subsidy
or special privileges to the shipping
trusts.
''To appropriate adequately for the
economic administration of the gov
ernme1t and to put stop to the orgy
Of extravaganza which prevails at
the present time under the Republi-
can administration.
"To conform in letter and in spirit
to the budget system as originally
conceived.
'To abolish useless jobs, eliminate
unnecessary expense and to reduce
in excusable high salaries fixed by this
administration.
ITO administer the Civil Service law
in good faith and without fraud, de-
ception or hypocrisy.
ITO enact legislation providing for
a fair and just reclamation policy.
ITO bring about a better under
standing between capital and labor
and to see that the laboring man shall
receive a fair deal, a living wage and
reasonable working hours.
'To pass legislation not in the in
terest Of a favored few, but of all
the people.
''To simplify and revise the tax
laws so that taxes may be imposed
fairly and justly upon those best able
to pay.
''To literally aid good road con-
struction and the Improvement of our
rivers and harbors.
''To invoke the agricultural arm of
the government that the farmers
may be helped to receive fair prices
for their products and through the
process of elimination of overhead
costs and unnecessary expenses in
distribution and marketing, reduce
the cost of the product to the Ameri-
can consumer.
'To drive 'Newberryism' from the
high places in which it is now en-
throned, and by appropriate legisla-
tion to prevent corruption in politics,
and restore the rule of the people,
''To prevent members of Congress
in both houses from voting for their
own selfish interests at the expense
of the people.
''To bring about a return of our
former high commanding position in
international affairs and inaugurate
better relationship with friendly
nations.
"To lay out new lanes of trade and
commerce and find new markets for
our surplus agricultural and manufac-
tured products.
'"To supplant the present adminis-
tration's policy of uncertainty and
inaction by one of courage and de-
cision.
'To put a stop to our rapidly de-
creasing balance of trade and give
impetus to our export trade, thereby
bringing about revival of business
| and expansion of our industries with
resulting general prosperity among
| our people.
"To remove the stranglehold of
selfish interests from the throat OF
legitimate business and to restore
equal opportunity to all alike"
Here is a sraight Democratic plat
form that should impress all citizens
| who believe that pubic service should
be the aim of national administration
and not the furtherance of partisan
ends. And it means what it proclaims