New Britain herald., 1924-08-12
DAVIS PLEDGES HIMSELF TO
 HONEST REGIME, IF ELECTED

Economy in government, but not Of
 lhe kind that depriyes government
 employees Of pay equal 10 that they
 would receive from private employees
 tor similar work
 Approval ol the World Court
 Cooperation officially with all legil-
 mate endeaNors, whether from the League Of Nations or from any other source, 10 lessen the prospect of war, 10 aid in repairing the ralages of past warsi 10 promote disarmament and 10 advance the well being Of man kind,
 To maintain the means nf adequate national defense until reason is per- mitied to take the place of force"
 In opposition to the impairment. "eiiher by injunction or by any other device" Of the rights Of labor 10 ar- ganize and to bargain collectively for "an adequate wage earned under healthful conditions"
 The protection Of women and ehil- dren from human greed and unequal laws,
 Child Labor Laws.
 Prevention of child lnhor and sup- pression of the Illicit traffic in soul destroying drugs,
 Conservation Of all Of tho natural resources Of the country,
 Grateful care" 10 the veterans Of our wars, especially 10 those who were stricken and wounded in the coun- try's service and whose confidence has | been so cruelty and corfuptly abused" |
 Finally. Mir. Davis said he entered ! the campaign free from pledge or promise 10 any man and would hold | it so to the end" Also he declared | that when 1t became necessary 10 raise funds for the conduct Of The they would be contributed with this understanding and this only: that neither the democratic party nor as its leader have any fa- yors for sale"
 Approves Platform.
 Expressing in general terms his ap- proyal of the proposals contained in he platform adopted by the convcn- ion which nominated him, the candi- late said he could not be expected at his moment to discuss them in detail 'r to outline the methods by which hey are to be carried into effect.
 There will be time enough for hat" he said.
 Much of his address was given over 0 a measured attack upon the record f the republican party during the ast four years. Accounting what he ermed the multiplied scandals Of hese melancholy years" Mir. Davis ssailed the Executive Branch of gov for hurried efforts to sup ress testimony, 10 discourage wit esses, to spy upon investigators and, nally by trumped up indictment, to tighten and deter" the investigators 'om their pursuit. a He charged that in the enactment l the present tariff law there was "an i' return to the evil days of 'Warding party support and political p with legislative favors." d lso he charged inability of the ad- F inistration to function due to dis a ,reement between the president and s' e republican majority in congress to 1T gree on public questions.
 Declaring that 1t was not in do- = estic matters alone that the symp- ms of this creeping paralysis" have of 'peared, Mir. Davis said that not only g' i've executive recommendation for G herence 10 the World Court been to outed and ignored, but no evidence CT In sight that the republican party or now constituted can frame and Try to it's conclusions any definite d consistent foreign policy" en with the reconstruction of Ge rope weighin heavily on the tic 'rld," he said; with American eco- en mic life dwarfted and stunted by an 3 interruption of world commerce.; eri tn the agricultural regions of the fol st sinking into bankruptcy because the loss of their foreign markets; tel have stood by as powerless specta- off s, offering to the world nothing but Ms ovate charity and individual ad- kit e." Moving from his attack on the op- sit ,ition to discussion of other is- Els $, Mir. Davis saved to the last his erances on the subject which was vii basis of bitter fight in the New rk experimentation freedom. str thout referring by name to any or un ,izations, the nominee said he at