Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14

Smalt business III a SouIlQ American
economy. It must be protected
against unfair discrimination and
monopoly, and be given equal OPP
portun1ties with competing enter
prises to expand its capital structure.
We favor n-discriminatory
transportation charges and declare
for the early correction Of Unequal
tiles in such charges.
We pledge the continued full and
unified regional development of the
mater, mineral and other natural
resources of the Nation, recognizing
that the progress already achieved
under the initiative of the Demo-
cratic Party in the arid and semi
arid States of the West, as well as
in the Tennessee Valley, is only an
indication of still greater results
which can be accomplished. Our
natural resources are the heritage
of all our people and must not be
permitted to become, the private
preserves of monopoly.
The irrigation of arid land, the
establishment of new, independent
competitive business and the stlm-
ulation of new industrial opportunl-
ties for all of our people depends
upon the development and trans
mission of electric energy IN &C.
cordance with the program and
the projects so successfully Launched
under Democratic auspices during
the past. 16 years.
We favor acceleration OF the Fed
eral reclamation program, the max
imum beneficial use. of water IN
the several States for irrigation and
domestic supply. In this connee-.
ton, we propose the establishment
and maintenance of new family
size farms for veterans and others
seeking settlement opportunities
the development of hydroelectric
power and its widespread distribu-
ton over publicly owned transmits
sion lines to assure benefits to the
water users in financing irrigation
projects. and to the power users
for domestic and industrial pur-
poses, with preference to pubic
agencies and REA co-operatives
These are the aims of the Demo-
cratic Party which in the future
as in the past. will place the in
terest of the people as individual
citizens first.
To Improve Waterways.
We will continue to improve the
navieable waterways and harbors OF
the Nation.
We pledge to continue the policy
initiated by the Democratic Party
of adequate appropriations for flood
control for the protection OF LIE
and property.
| In addition to practicing false
economy on flood control, the Re-
publican controlled 80th Congress
was so cruel as even to deny emer-
gency Federal funds for the relief
of individuals and municipalities
victimized by recent great floods,
tornadoes and other disasters.
We shall expand our programs for
forestation, for the improvement OF
grazing lands. public and private,
for the stockpiling of strategic min
erals and the encouragement of a
sound domestic mining industry.
We shall carry forward expert
ments for the broader utilization OF
mineral resources in the highly
beneficial manner already demon
strated in the program for the
manufacturer of synthetic liquid
fuel from our vast deposits OF coal
and oil shale and from our agri-.
cultural resources.
We pledge an intensive enforce
ment of the antitrust laws, with ade-
quate appropriations.
We advocate the strengthening OF
existing antitrust laws by closing
the gaps which experience has
shown have been used to promote