Evening star., 1946-09-27
Democratic Policy Statement
Executive Committee Reoffirms Allegiance
To Principles Set Forth in 1914 Platform

carried forward the sound and con-
structve policies of Franklin D
Roosevelt and brought the Nation
safely to victory in the greatest wal
In history.
Our American form of govern
ment can function effectively only
when a majority of the Senate and
the House are in sympathy with
policies of the President. Other
wise chaos and confusion in Gov
ernment may result. A hostile
House or Senate prevents the &C.
complishment Of any constructive
domestic program. 1t likewise pro-
claims to the world that there Il
disunity at home and that our ne.
gotiators for peace do not represent
united America.
FOREIGN POLICY.
America and the world are strug.
Cling to build a lasting peace, rooted
IN justice, fashioned by democratic
processes, set firmly upon the rock
OF world organization and collective
security, and dedicated to the grad
ual but steady advancement of the
four freedoms throughout one in.
terdependent world. Under tht
leadership of Presidents Roosevelt
and Truman, America has foresak.
en- isolationism and appeasement
Under Democratic administration.
America has taken front rank ir
the creation of international organ.
lzations designed to insure politica
security, economic reconstruction
and social justice on a world basis
The American delegation at tht
Paris Peace Conference is struggling
patiently and firmly for the ad.
vancement of these principles O.
peace and the American people
will back them to the limit.
RECONVERSION.
The difficult problems of recon.
version have been met with such
sound common sense that, despits
inevitable Embellishments and tn,
obstructive tactics of Republican
members of Congress, production
and employment have reached
levels never before attained il
times of peace. Our people are
prosperous. The legislative pro.
gram of the Democratic admins.
tration is designed to continue this
prosperity and to assure further
social and economic progress. The
American people do not propose tx
jeopardize their prosperity by re-
turn to the bankrupt Republican
leadership of the 1920s.
LABOR.
Under the Roosevelt and Truman
administrations the dignity and
welfare of labor have become q pri-
mary concern of Government. To-
day there are nearly $4,000, 900
people employed. This means o.
100000 more jobs than there were
before the Democratic administra-
ton assumed Office. Average hourly
earnings of workers have more than
doubled-from Is cents in 1888 to
s1.09 in July, 1916. The basic right
OF free collective bargaining has
been secured by law. Minimum
wages have been established which
have given millions of low-paid
workers their first assurance of eco
nomic security, thereby bringing
increased prosperity to business and
farmers as we'll as to labor. Our
party seeks to advance and protect
these gains. The Republican
leadership has sought consistently
to deny and destroy them.
ANTIDISCRIMINATION.
The Democratic administrations
since 1888 have done more to secure
equal rights for every race, creed
and color than was accomplished by
all of the preceding Republican ad-
ministrations combined. The SYM
pathetic attitude of the Roosevelt
and Truman administrations to
these problems stands in sharp con-
trast to the unperformed promises
Of Republican politicians.
AGRICULTURE.
In the realm Of agriculture, the
achievements Of the Roosevelt and
Truman administrati tions are out
standing. Farm income is seven
times as great today as it was in
1882. Farm assets are 10 times as
great as liabilities, and farm pro-
duction is at an all-time high. Farm
foreclosures last year were only one
twentieth of the number in 1892
Farm mortgage Indebtedness has
been reduced by almost one-half
In addition, farsighted conservation
measures are increasing the fertility
Of our soil. The prices of certain
major farm commodities will be
supported at not less than 80 pei
cent Of parity for at least two years
after January following the Off.
cial declaration that the war il
over. American agriculture wants
no return to the widespread bank.
ruptcy and foreclosures experienced
under the last Republican admins.
tration.
VETERANS.
The Democratic administration
has sought to fulfill the Nation
obligation to the returning veteran
Unemployment of veterans has pro.
ceeded at an unprecedented rate
Only $4,000 out of $4,000, 600 dis.
charged veterans were unemployed
as of September l, 1946. s772 500 O0(
have been authorized for the con.