The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04

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We favor and will promote deep water
ways from the Great Lakes to the Guf
and to the Atlantic Ocean.
Flood Control and Water
Transportation
| We favor a policy for the fostering and
| building of inland waterways and the re-
moval Of discrimination against water
| TRANSPORTATION Flood control and the
lowering Of flood levels is essential to
the safety Of life and property, the pro-
ductivity Of our lands, the navigability OF
our streams and the retaining OF our
wet and overlooked lands and the creation
of hydro-electrfc power. We FAVOR the
expeditions construction of food relief
works Sawthe Mississippi and Colorado
rivers and also such reclamation and ir-
rigation projects upon the Colorado River
as may be found feasible and practicable
| We favor liberal appropriations for
| prompt co-ordinated surveys by the Unit
| ed States to determine the possibilities OF
general navigation improvements and wa
| ter power development on navfgaple
streams and their tributaries. to secure
reliable information as to the most eco
| nomical navigation improvement, in COM
bination with the most efficient and COM
| plete development of water power.
We favor suspension Of the granting
Of Federal water power licenses by the
| Congress has received reports from the
| Water Power Commission with regard
to applications for such licenses.
Fraudulent Stock Sales
We favor the immediate passage Of such
legislation as may be necessary to en-
able the states efficiently to enforce their
| laws relating to the gradual financial
! srrangling Of innocent investors. workers
| and consumers, caused by the indiscrim-
| mate promotion. refinancing and reorgan-
izing Of corporations on an inflated and
| over-capitalized basis, resulting already
In the undermining and collapse Of many
railroads, public service and Industrial
| corporations, manifesting itself in unem-
| ployment, irreparable loss and waste, and
which constitute serious menace to the
stability of our economic system.
Private Monopolies
The Federal Trade Commission has
submitted to the Republican Administra-
| ton numerous reports showing the ex-
| istence Of monopolies and combinations
| in restraint of trade. and has recon-
mended proceedings against these vio-
| lators Of the law. The few prosecutions
which have resulted from the abundant
| evidence furnished by this agency created
by the Democratic party. while proving
| the indifference Of the Administration to
the violations of law by trusts and mo-
nopolies and its friendship for them.
nevertheless demonstrate the value Of the
Federal Trade Commission.
We declare that private monopoly IL
indefensible and intolerable. and pledge
the Democratic party to vigorous enforce
ment Of existing laws against monopoly
and illegal combinations and to the en-
.. actment of such further measures as may
be necessary.
Aviation
We favor a sustained development Of
| aviation both by the government and
commercially.
Labor and Child Welfare
Labor Is not a commodity. It is human.
We favor collective bargaining and laws
regulating hours Of labor and conditions
| under which labor Is performed. We favor
the enactment of legislation providing
| that the product Of convict labor shipped
from one state to another shall be sub
| ject to the laws of the latter state ex-
actly as though they had been produced
| therein. In order to mitigate unemploy-
ment attending depression, we urge the
enactment of legislation authorizing the
construction and repair Of public works
be initiated in periods Of acute unem-
ployment.
We pledge the party to cooperate with
the state governments for the welfare,
education and protection of child life
and all necessary safeguards against ex-
haustive. facilitating employment con-
ditions for women. ~
Without the votes Of Democratic MEM
bers Of the Congress the Child Labor
Amendment would not have been sub
mitted for ratification.
The Latin American Republics
From the day of their birth friendly
relations have existed between the Latin
American republics and the United States.
That friendship grows stronger as our
relations become more intimate. The
Democratic party sends to these repub-
lies its cordial greetings. God has made
US neighbors-justice shall keep US
friends.
Improved Highways
Improved roads are of vital Importance.
not only to commerce and industry. but
also to agriculture and rural life. We call
attention to the record Of the Democratic
party in this matter and favor a con-
tinuance of Federal aid under existing
Federal and state agencies.
Mining
Mining Is one of the basic industries
Of this country. We produce more coal,
iron. copper and silver than any other
country. The value Of our mineral pro-
duction is second only to agriculture.
Mining has suffered like agriculture, and
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our government to foster this industry
and to remove the restriction that destroy
its prosperity
Regulation Of Corporations controIl.
ing Necessaries of Life
We pledge the Democratic party to
regulate by governmental agencies the
anthracite coal industry and all other
corporations controlling the necessaries
of life. where public welfare has been
subordinated to private interests
Merchant Marine
The Democratic party condemns the
vacillating policy of the Republican Ad-
ministration in it's failure to develop an
American flag shipping policy. There has
been a marked decrease in the volume Of
American commerce carried in American
vessels as compared to the record under
a Democratic administration.
We oppose as illogical and unsound
all efforts to overcome by subsidies the
handicaps to American shipping and COM
merce imposed by Republican policies.
We condemn the practice of certain
American railroads In favoring foreign
ships. and pledge ourselves to correct
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