New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-29

Platform of Democratic Party
Pledges Dry Law Enforcement;
Flags G. o. P. for Corruption

tors should cease. 1t must be admin
lstered for the benefit of farmers,
wage earners, merchants, manufac-
struction business.
CD The taxing function of gov
ernments, free of despotism, has for
centuries been regarded as the pow
er above all others which requires
vigilant scrutiny to the end that 1t
be not exercised for the purposes of
favor Or oppression.
Three times since the World War
the democrats in congress have
favored a reduction of the tax bur-
dens OF the people in face of stub
born opposition from a republican
administrations: and each time these
reductions have largely been made
for the relief of those least able to
endure the exactions of a republic
can fiscal policy. The tax bill Of the
session recently ended was delayed
by republican tactics and juggled by
partisan considerations SO as to
make impossible a full measure or
iSllCi W AIiC t'otoi DodS vi tdA-
payers The moderate reductions af-
forded were grudgingly conceded
and the whole proceeding in con-
gress dictated as far as possible from
the White House and the treasury,
denoted the proverbial desire of the
republican party always to discrim-
mate against the masses in favor of
privileged classes.
The democratic party avows its
belief in the fiscal policy inaugurat-
ed by the last democratic admin
stration. which has provided a sink
ing fund sufficient to extinguish the
nations indebtedness within a rea-
sonable period Of time, without har-
assing the present and next succeed
ing generations with tax burdens.
which. if not unendura ble do in fact
check initiative in enterprie and pro-
sress in business. Taxes levied be-
yond the actual requirements of the
legally established sinking fund are
but an added burden upon the
American people. and the surplus
thus accumulated in the federal
treasury is an incentive to the in
creasingly extravagant expenditures
which have characterized republican
administrations. We therefore. favor
a further reduction of the internal
taxes of the people.
Tariff
The democratic tariff legislation
will be based on the following poll
cies:
(a)-The maintenance OF legiti-
mate business and a high standard
OF wages for American labor.
b)-Increasing the purchasing
power of wages and income by the
reduction of those monopolistic and
extorionate tariff rates bestowed in
payment OF political debts.
(c)-Abolition of log-rolling and
restoration of the Wilson concep-
ton. OF 1act-finding tariff commits
sion, quasi judicial and free from
the executive domination which has
destroyed the usefulness OF the
present commission.
(d)-Duties that will permit eff
fective competition, insure against
monopoly and at the same time
produce a fair revenue for the sup
port of government. Actual differ
cnce between the cost of production
at home and abroad. with adequate
safeguard for the wage of the
American laborer, must be the ex-
IRENE measure Of every tariff rate.
(e)-S Safeguarding the public
against monopoly created by special
tariff fasors.
Q)--Equitable distribution of the
benefits and burdens OF the tariff
among all.
Wage Garner, farmer, stockman.
producer and legitimate business in
general have everything to gain
from democratic tariff based on
justice to all.
Civil Service
Grover Cle,elan made the extern
sion of the merit system a tenet of
our political faith. We shall pre-
serve and maintain the civil service.
Agriculture
stock raiser has been practiced by
the republican party through false
and delusiye promises for more than
fifty years. Specially favored indus
tries have been artiticially aided by
republican legislation. Comparative
ly little has been done for agricul-
ture and stock raising upon which
national prosperity rests. Insympa-
thetic inaction with regard to this
problem must cease. Virulent hos
tility of the republican administra-
ton to the advocates of farm relief
and denial of the right of farm Or
ganizations to lead in the develop
ment of farm policy must yield 10
democratic sympathy and friendli-
ness.
-Four years ago. the republican
party, forced to acknowledge the
critical situation, pledged itself to
take all steps necessary to bring
back a balanced condition between
agriculture and other industries and
labor. Today it faces the country
not only with that pledge unredeem-
ed. but broken by the acts of a re-
publican president who is primarily
responsible for the failure to offer
constructive program to restore
equality to agriculture.
While he had no constructive and
adequate program to offer in It's
stead, he has twice vetoed farm re-
lief legislation and has sought to JUS
tify his disapproval OF agricultural
legislation partly on grounds wholly
inconsistent with his acts making
industrial monopolies the beneficiar-
les OF government favor: and In in
dorsing the agricultural policy of
the present administration the re-
publican party in its recent conven-
ton served notice upon the farmer
that the so-called protective system
is not meant for him: that while II |