Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-01

y
of our mineral production is second
only to agriculture. Mining has suf-
fered like agriculture and from the
same causes. 1t is the duty of our
government to foster this industry
and to remove the restrictions that
destroy its prosperity.
Regulation of Corporations Control
ing Necessities of Life
We pledge the Democratic party
to regulate by governmental sgen-
cies the anthracite coal industry and
all other corporations controlling the
necessaries of life where public well
fare has been subordinated to pri-
vate interests.
Merchant Marine
The Democratic party condemns
the vacillating policy of the Republi-
can administration in its failure 10
develop an American flag shipping
policy. There has been a marked
decrease in the volume of American
commerce carried in American YES
sells as compared to the record under
a Democratic administration.
We oppose as illogical and unsound
all efforts to overcome by subsidy the
handicap to American shipping and
commerce imposed by Republican
policies.
We condemn the practice Of GER
tain Amer an railroads in favor
ing foreign ships, and pledge our
selves to correct such discrimina-
tons. We declare for American
owned merchant marine, American
built and manned by American
crews, which is essential for naval
security in war, and is a protection
to the American farmer and manu-
facturer against excessive ocean
freight charges on products of farm
and factoryy.
We declare that the government
should own and operate such mer-
chant ships as will insure the ac-
complishment Of these purposes and
to continue such operation so long
as it may be necessary without OBJ
structing the development and
growth of a privately owned Ameri-
can flag shipping.
Education
We believe with Thomas Jefferson
and founders of the republic that
ignorance is the enemy of freedom
and that each state, being respon-
sible for the intellectual and moral
the expenditure of the moneys col
lected by taxation for the support of
its schools, shall use its sovereign
right in all matters pertaining to
education. The federal government
should offer to the states such coun-
sci, advice and aid as may he made
available through the federal agen-
cies for the general improvement of
IF a
needs.
Girl Service
We denounce the action CT the
administrator in is vio-
lations of the principles of civil
service by its partisan renewals. and
Of the eligible lists in
the postoffice department and other
departments; by It's
packing the civil service commission
50 that that commission became the
servile instrument of the administra-
ton in its wish to deny to the eX-
service men their preferential rights
under the law and the evasion of
the requirement of the law with ref
erence to appointments in the de-
partment.
We pledge the Democratic party
as we'll as the regulation of civil
service; to extend its provisions to
revenue officers and to
other employees of the government
not in executive positions, and to
secure to eX-service men preference
in such appointments.
Postal Employees
We declare in favor of adequate
salaries to provide decent living
conditions for postal employees.
Popular Elections
We pledge the Democratic party
to a policy which will prevent mem.
bers of either house who fail of
reelection from participating in the
sessions of congress.
This can be accomplished by fixing
the days for converting the congress
after the biennial ma
;ional election; and to this end we
favor granting the right to the peo-
pie of the several states to vote on
constitutional amendments.
Probation
We favor the extension of the
probation principle to the courts
of the United States.
Activities of Women
We welcome the women of the
nation to their rightful place by
the side of men in the control of
the government whose burdens they
have always shared.
The Democratic party congratu-
lates them upon the essential part
which they have taken in the prog
ress Of our country, and the zeal
with which they are using their
political power to aid the enact
ment of beneficent laws and the
exaction of fidelity in the public
service.
Veterans of Wars
We favor generous appropria-
lions, honest management and SYM
pathetic care and assistance in the
disqualification, rehabilitation and
compensation of the veterans of all
wars and their dependents. The
humanizing of the veterans bureau
is imperatively required.
Campaign Contributions
The nation now knows that the
predatory interests have, by supply
ing Republican campaign funds,
Systematically purchased legislative
favors and administrative immunity.
The practice must stop; our nation
must return to honesty and decency
in politics
Elections are public affairs con-
Quoted for the sole purpose of as
certaining the will of the sovereign
voters. Therefore, we demand that
national elections shall hereafter be
Kept free from the poison of excess
sive private contributions. To this
ED, we favor reasonable means of
publicity, at public expense, so that
candidates, properly before the peo-
pie for federal offices, may present
their claims at a minimum of cost.
Such publicity should precede the
primary and the election. We IA
vor the prohibition of individual con-
tributions, direct and indirect, to
the campaign funds of congressman,