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

water rates, which VIII make our
markets, both for the buyer and the
seller national and international in
stead of regional and local.
(d To bring the early completion
of international waterway systems
for transportation and to develop our
waterpowers for cheaper fertilizer
and use on our farms.
(e) To stimulate by every proper
governmental activity the progress
Of cooperative marketing movement
and the establishment of an export
marketing corporation or commits
sion in order that the eXportable
surplus may not establish the price
of the whole crop.
(0 TO secure for the farmer cred
its suitable for his needs.
(g) BY the establishment of these
policies and others naturally supple
mentary thereto, to reduce the mar
gin between what the producer re-
ceives for his products and the con-
sumner has to pay for his supplies,
to the end that we secure an equali-
ty for agriculture.
Railroads
The sponsors for the Esch-Cum-
minis transportation act of 1920, at
the time of its presentation to con-
gress, stated that it had for it's pur
poses the reduction of the cost of
transportation, the improvement of
serVice,l the lettering Of labor con-
ditions, the promotion of peaceful
cooperation between employer and
employee, and, at the same time, the
assurance of a fair and just return
to the railroads upon their invest
ment.
We are in accord with these an
nounced purposes, but contend that
the act has failed to accomplish
them. 1t has failed to reduce the
cost Of transportation. The prom
Used improvement in service has not
been realized. The labor provisions
of the act have proven unsatisfac-
tory in settling differences between
employer and employees. The So
called recapture clause has worked
out to the advantage of the strong
and has been of no benefit to the
weak. The pronouncement in the
act for the development of both rail
and water transportation has proven
futile. Water transportation upon
our inland waterways has not been
encouraged, and limitation of our
coastWise trade is threatened by the
unnecessarily interfered with the
power of the states to regulate pure
ly interstate transportation. 1t must, !
therefore, be so rewritten that the
high purposes which the public well |
fare demands may be accomplished.
Railroad freight rates should be |
SO readjusted as to give the bulky
basic, low priced raw commodities, |
such as agricultural products, coal
and ores the lowest rates placing
the higher rates upon more valuable |
and less bulky manufactured prod |
ucts
Muscle Shoals and Fertilizers
We affirm and pledge the fulfill. |
ment Of the policy, with reference
to Muscle Shoals, as declared and |
passed by the Democratic majority |
of the sixty-fourth congress in the |
national defense act of 1916, ''for
the production of nitrates or other
products needed for munitions of
war and useful in the manufacture
Of fertilizers" b..
We hold that the production of
cheaper and high grade fertilizers
is essential to agricultural pros
perity.
We demand prompt action by con.
gress for the operation of, the |
Muscle Shoals plants to maximum
capacity in the production, distribu
tion and sale of commercial fertiliz-
ers to the farmers of the country
and we oppose any legislation that |
limits the production of fertilizers
at Muscle Shoals by limiting the
manufacture.
RapuhIican Confraof;op Of Crad;t
and Currency
We denounce the recent cruel and !
unjust contraction of legitimate and |
necessary credit and currency, which |
was directly due to the so-called de- |
flation policy of the Republican par
ty as declared in it's national plat |
form of June, 1920, and in thu
speech of acceptance of its candi-
date for the presidency. Within !
eighteen months after the election |
of 1920 this policy resulted in with
drawing bank loans and discounts
by over five billions of dollars and
in contracting our currency by over
fifteen hundred millions of dollars. |
This contraction bankrupted hun
dreds of thousands of farmers and |
stock growers in America and re-
suited in widespread industrial de-
preston and unemployment. We
demand that the federal reserve sys-
tenn be so administered as to give
stability to industry, commerce and !
finance, as was intended by the !
Democratic party, which gave the
federal reserve system to the ma.
ton.
Reclamation
The Democratic party was fore. |
most in urging reclamation for the !
immediate arid and semi-arid lands !
of the west. The lands are located |
in the public land states, and, there i
fore, it is due to the government |
to utilize their resources by reclama-
ton. Homestead entry men under
reclamation projects have suffered |
from the eXtraVagant inefficiencies |
and mistakes of the federal govern
ment.
The reclamation act of 1924, rec
commended by the fact finding COM
mission, and added as an amend. |
ment to the second deficiency APP
preparation bill at the last session
of congress, was eliminated from
that bill by the Republican conferees
in the report they presented to con-
gress one hour before adjournment. |
The Democratic party pledges it. |
self actively, efficiently and economi- |
cally to carry on the reclamation |
projects, and to make equitable adj |
jusLment for the mistakes the gov
eminent has made.
Conservation
We pledge recovery of the navy's |
oil reserves, and all other parts of
the public domain which have been |
fraudulently or Illegally leased or
otherwise wrongfully transferred to
the control of private interests; Wig
orous prosecution of all public Of
ficials, private citizens ard corpora
tons that participated in these trans
actions; revision of the water power
act. he general lea SING act nd all