Gunnison news-champion., 1922-10-06

adopting and enforcing the budget
system
The State Budget Commissioner
should be an experienced accountant
It should be his duty to assist in the
compilation Of the budgets Of all the
Of the state and to scru-
tinize carefully all expenditures there
under. The Budget Commissioner
should be provided with ample techni-
cal and clerical assistance in order
that he may satisfactorily execute his
his duties
The Democratic party stands for .
living wage. A living wage Is some
thing more than the bare necessities
of life. A living wage Is n primary
charge against industry and divi-
dends on capital must be secondary
to the rights Of men. We believe that
much of the prevailing unrest in the
ranks Of labor comes from the fact
that men receive less than living
wage. We declare that law should
be passed compelling the Industrial
Commission to consider the living
wage rs the minimum wage when
passing on industrial disputes so that
no unfair advantage shall be taken Of
the economic necessities of the worker.
The Industrial Commission Law
should be amended so that the gov
ernor shall be compelled to appoint
to the commission as representatives
Of employers and labor, men Of their
own choosing. Labor's right to bar
gain collectively must be recognized
and Labor must be recognizedETA
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constitutional rights including the
right of free speech and peaceable
assemblage.
We declare our absolute opposition
to compulsory labor in any form ex-
cept when imposed as a punishment
for crime. We demand that the In
dustrial Commission Law shall be ad-
ministered with exact justice between
employer and employe in order that
no discrimination shall be shown to
either side.
Cooperative Marketing
The Democratic party is mindful OF
the deplorable economic position Of the
farmer. He is the prey Of those who
would depress the price Of his products
when ready for the market in order to
profit from the rise in value resulting
from the subsequent demand Of tho
consumer. The farmer cannot pros
per unless cost Of production is taken
as the basis Of price. We, therefore
demand that State Market Commits.
sion be created. modelled after that OF
California and corresponding to the
Federal Bureau of Markets, with q
State Market Director to act as ad.
wiser for producers and distributors
and to assist them in getting theii
produce into fair market.
The state should encourage the or
ganization of cooperative marketing
associations to protect the producer
and his interests as consignor of his
products. This will do much to stnbil
in the business Of farming which j.
SO necessary to general prosperity.
The expenses Of the State Market
commission cnn be met with revolv'
ing fund which will not be charge
against the general revenues Of tht
state.
State Storage
The Democratic party pledges It.
self to undertake in q limited and rea.
sonable way the erection and opera.
ton of storage warehouses for farm
products. This will enable the farm.
err to market his products gradually
as the demand requires and will re.
suit in his securing q larger share Of
the consumers dollar.
Storage warehouses are especially
necessary in those sections of the
state where transportation facilities
are inadequate or the farmers arr
without privately owned storage facil.
tiles and lack the means to secure
them.
The State Of Louisiana owns and
operates storage warehouses for cot.
ton. The State Of New York has
just opened $4,000, 900 elevator fol-
the storage Of wheat and the city Of
Portland, Oregon, has invested ap
proximately $4,000, 900 in termina
facilities including export docks and .
grain elevator with capacity Of .
million bushels.
Edueatioa and Child Welfare
The Democracy Of Colorado urgei
on al thinking citizens the following
educational and child welfare meas
ures. It believes them TO be Of para
mount importance because the destin,
Of the commonwealth depends upor
the development Of its children.
The Democratic party, as the party
that stands for equal opportunity fol
all, hereby pledges itself specificall,
to such . reorganization OF the stat
school system Is will insure equa
educational opportunities to ever,
child living under the flag. To thil
and II approves the larger unit of su
pervision and administration and thu
Improvement Of rural schools. II be
lieves in the maintenance Of teachers
salaries on . scale that will guaran
tee to all children the services Of com
petent, trained teachers.
The Democracy Of Colorado stresse,
the need for education in American
ism and citizenship and urges inten
sive teaching Of the Constitution O.
the United States. We affirm oul
belief in the necessity for ample sup
port Of our state institutions Of high
er learning at whose doors the chill
dren Of all the people are clamorins
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