The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-29
Federal Farm
Board Is Aim
Of Democrats
Platform Pledges Same Gov.
ernment Assistance to Farm.
er as Business Gets
TO ENFORCE DRY LAWS
Philippine independence and
Nou.Interference in Latin
America Promised

Houston, June 29.-(R)-Ihe high
spots Of the Democratic platform
upon which Governor Smith will
stand as presidential nominee fol-
low:
Law enforcement:
Honest effort at enforcement Of
the eighteenth amendment and all
provisions Of constitution, and all
laws.
Agriculture:
(A) Credit aid by loans to CO.
operatives on at least as favorable
Z basis as the government aid to the
merchant marine.
(B) Creation Of a federal farm
board to assist the farmer and stock
raiser in the marketing Of their pro-
ducts Is the federal reserve board
has done for the banker and busi-
nessman. When our archaic bank
ing and currency system was re-
vised after its .ecord of disaster, and
panic under Republican administra-
tions, it was . Democratic congress
in the administration Of . Democrat
ic president that accomplished its
stabilization through the federal re-
serve act creating the federal re-
serve board with powers adequate
to its purpose. Now in the hour Of
agriculture's need the Democratic
party pledges the establishment Of .
new agricultural policy fitted to
present conditions, under the direc-
tion Of . farm board vested with all
the powers necessary to accomplish
for agriculture what the federal re-
serve board has been able to accom-
plish for finance, in full recognition
Of the fact that the banks Of the
country, throrgh voluntary cooper
alton, were never able % stabilize
the financial system Of the country
until government powers were in
voked to help them.
(C) Reduction through proper
government agencies Of the spread
between what the farmer and stock
raiser gets and the ultimate con-
sumer pays with consequent benefits
to both.
(D) Consit' ration Of the condi-
ton Of agriculture in the formula
tion Of government financial and tax
measures.
Republican corruption:
Rescue Of government from "those
who have betrayed their trust by
disgracing it."
Rights Of states:
Revival Of spirit Of local self-gov-1
ernment.
Foreign policy:
Outlawry Of war, protection OF
American lives and rights. noninter-
ference with elections and other in
ternal politi:c,. affairs Of foreign
nations, especially Mexico, Nicara-
qua and othc' Latin American ma
tions.
Flood control:
Endorsement Of flood control act
Of last May recognizing Mississippi
situation q National problem.
Economy and reorganization:
Efficiency and economy in admin
istration Of p.blic affairs.
Finance and taxation:
Further reduction Of internal
taxes.
Tariff:
Equitable dist. ibution Of benefits
and burdens among all.
Civil service:
Maintenance Of merit system.
Mining:
Removal Of restrictions that him
der its program.
Waterpower, waterways and flood
control:
Deep waterways from great lakes
to gulf and to Atlantic ocean, i'm
provemert # Inland waterways,
flood control and lowering Of flood
levels, expeditions construction Of
relief work on Mississippi and COL
orado rivers. development Of such
reclamation and irrigation projects
upon Colorado river as may be found
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