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^ustment of tax laws which it denounced
before the last election and
: , was afraid to revise before the next
election.
"We advocate tax reform and a
searching revision of the war revenue
acts to fit peace conditions so
that the wealth of the nation may not
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productive expenditure.
"We demai^l prompt action by the
next_ congress for a complete survey
g .of existing taxes and their modificaB
tions and simplification with a view
re to secure greater equity and justice
in tax burden and improvement in
B administration.
Bj?r ""Public Economy:
P ' "Claiming to have affected great
jveconomies 111 government expenditures
the Republican party can not
show the reduction of one dollar in
taxation as a cdrrolary of the false
pretense. In contrast the fast Democratic
congress enacted legislation
reducing taxes from $8,000,000,000,
designed to be raised to $6,000,000,000
for the first year after the armistice,
and to $4,000,000,000 thereafter,
and there the total is left undiminished
by our political adver
sanes. iwo years alter ainuswvc
day a Republican congress provides
tfor expending the stupendous sum
$5,403,390,327.30.
"Affecting great paper economies
by reducing departmental estimates
of sums which would not have been
spent in any event, and, by reducing
formal appropriations, the Republican
statement of expenditures om;*s
the pregnant fact that congress au
thorized the use of $1,500,Q00 in the
hands of various departments and bureaus,
which otherwise would have
been covered into the treasury and
^which should.be added to tHe Republican
tot&I vof expenditures.
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"High Cost of Living:
L"The high cost of living and the
^depreciation of bond values in this
country are primarily due to war itself,
to the necessary governmental
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<e.s.peiiu.i cures ior uie destructive purposes
of war, to private extravaI
gance, to the world shortage of cap!
ital, to the inflation of foreign cur[
rencies and credits an^ in large deL
srrees, to conscienceless profiteering.
B "The Republican party is responsible
for the failure to restore peace
* and peace conditions in Europe,
? which is a principal cause of post
armistice inflation the world over. It
lias Hprnprl tV?p /^prnnnrl n-f +Vso nroci
dent for necessary legislation to deal
with secondary and local causes. The
sound policies pursued by the treasury
and the federal reserve system
have limited in this country, though
; they could not prevent the inflation
which was worldwide. Elected upon
specific promisesHo curtail public expenditures
and to bring the country
back to a status of effective econ,
omy. the Republican party in congress
wasted time and energy for
more than a year in vain and extravagant
investigations, costing the taxTVO
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tJ-o ^ i caL ouiii^ UJL niutic^ > wimc
revealing nothing beyond the incapacity
of Republican politicians to
cope, with the problems. Demand\
ing that the president, from his place
at the peace table, call the congress
into extraordinary session for imperative
purposes of readjustment,
the congress when convened, spent
13 months in partisan pursuits, fail"^ing
to repeal a single war statute
which harrassed business or to initiate
a single constructive measure
to help business. Busied itself making
preelection record of pretended
thrift, having not one particle of substantial
existence in fact. It raged
against profiteers and the high cost
of living without enacting a single
statute to make the former afraid of
. doing a single act to bring the latter
within limitations.
"The simple troth is that the high
1 cos* of living cam only be remedied
by increased production,' strict governmental
economy and a relentless
pursuit of those\who take advantage
o of postwar conditions and are demanding
and receiving outrageous
profits. x ?
"We pledge the Democratic party
to a policy of strict economy in government
expenditures and to the enactment
and enforcement of such
legislation as may be required to
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bring pronteers Dei ore tne Dar 01
rriminal instine.
~ * "The Tariff : ~
"We reaffirm the traditional policy
of the Democratic party in favor of
a tariff for revenue only and confirm
the policy of basing tariff revisions
upon the intelligent research of
^ a^ non-partisan commission, rather
than upon the demands of selfish interests,
temporarily held in abeyance.
"Budget:
"In the interest af economy and
. good administration we favor the
creation of a"n effective budget system
that will function In accord with
the principles of the constitution.
The reform should reach both the"
executive and legislative asoects of
the question. The supervision and
preparation of the budget should be
vested in the secretary .of the treasury
as the representative of the
president. The budget, as such,
should, not be increased by the con*
gress except by a two-thirds vote,
* each house, however, t^ing free to
k exercise its constitutional privilege of
making appropriations through independent
bills. The appropriation bills
should be considered by single committees
of the house and senate. The
audit system should be consolidated
and its powers expanded so as to pass
upon the" wisdom of, as well as, the
authority for expenditures.
Would Not Act.
"A budget bill was passed in the
closing: days of the second session of
the Sixty-sixth congress which, invalidated
by plain constitutional de0
fects and defaced by considerations
of patronage, the president was
obliged to veto. The house amended
the' bill to meet the executive objection.
We condemn the Republican
senate for adjourning without
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{passing the amended measure, when,
by devoting an hour or two more to
this public business, a budget system
could have been provided.
"Senate Rules:
I "We favor such alteration of the
rules of procedure of the senate of
the United States as will permit the
prompt transaction of the nation's!
iegislative business*
"Agricultural Interests:
"To thp preat agricultural inter- f
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i ests of the country the Democratic j
party does not find it necessary to j
make promises. It is already rich in!
its record of things already accom-!
jpiished. For nearly a half of century'
j rule not a sentence was written into
the federal statutes affording one
j dollar of bank credits to the farming
j interests of Amreica. In the short
. tprm r?f this Democratic administra-!
J tion the national bank act was J
j amended as to authorize loans of five!
: years' maturity on improved farm
j lands. Later was established a system
of farm loan banks, from which
I the borrowings already exceed $300,i
000;000 and under which the interest
1 rate to farmers has been so material-;
ly reduced as to drive out of busi-j
ness the farm loan sharks who for-j
merly subsisted by extortion upon J
i the great agricultural interest of the
! country.
! "Thus it was Democratic congress'
j in the administration of a Demo;
cratic president which enabled the
! farmers of America for the first time j
!to obtain credit on reasonable terms!
| and insured their opportunity forj
the future development of the na-;
tion's agricultural resources. Tied up
i in supreme court proceedings, in a j
suit by hostile interests the tederaij
farm loan system, originally opposed '
\ by the Republican candidate for the,
| presidency, appealed in vain to a Re- '
i publican congress for adequate fi- S
! nancial assistance to tide over the'
I interim between the beginning and
the ending of the current year,!
awaiting a final decision of the high-;
lest court on the validity of the con|
tested act. We pledge prompt and
; consistent support of sound and effective
measures to sustain, amplify
and perfect the rural credits statutes
and thus to check and reduce the
growth and course of farm tenancy.1
"Not only did the Democratic
party put into effect a great farm
loan system of landL mortgage banks,
but it passed the Smith-Lever agricultural
extension act, carrying _ to
every farmer in every section of the
country, through the medium of
trained experts and by demonstration
farms, the practical knowledge
fhp fprferal agricultural
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department in all things relating to
agriculture, horticulture and animal
life; it established the bureau of markets,
the bureau of farm management
and passed the cotton, futures
act, the grain grades bill, the cooperative
farm administration act
and the federal warehouse act. ;
Rural Mail System.
"The Democratic party has vastly
improved the. rural mail system and
has built up the parcel post system
to such an extent as to render its
activities and practical service indispensable
to the farming community.
It was this wise encouragement and
this effective concern of the Democratic"
party for the farmers of the
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United Lilac cnauitu wnw t>-~?
interest to render such essential service
in feeding the armies of America
and the allied nations of the war and
succoring starving populations since
armistice day. \ i
"Meantime the Republican leaders
at Washington have failed utterly to
propose one single measure to make
rural life more tolerable. They have
signalized thgir 15 months of congressional
power by urging schemes
which would strip the farms of labor;
by assailing the principle of th?
farm loan system and seeking to impair
its efficiency; by covertly at-;,
tempting to destroy the great nitrogen
plant at Muscle Shoals upon ,
which the government has expended
$70,000,000 to supply American
farmers with lertinzers ai reasuaauic
cost; by ruthlessly crippling nearly
; every branch of agricultural endeavor,
literally crippling the productive
mediums through which the t
people must be fed.
"We favor such legislation as will
?confirm to the primary producers of
the nation the right of collective
bargaining and the right of cooperative
handling and marketing of the
products of the workshops and the
farm and such legislation as will facilitate
the exportation of our farm
; products. . j
i "We favor comprehensive studies
of the farm production costs and the
uncensored publication of facts found
in such studies. s I
! "Labor and Industry: j;
. "The Democratic party is now, as
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ever, .the firm friend 01 nonest labar
and the promoter of progTes- '
sive industry. It established the dej
partment of labor at Washington and
' a,Democratic president called to his
official council board the first prac
tical working man who ever held .a
cabinet portfolio. Under this administration
have been' established employment
bureaus to bring the man
irvh fno-pfVipr: have been
C4.1IVA WilV JVV 7 - peaceably
determined many bitter i
disputes between capital and labor;
were passed the child labor act, the
workman's compensation act (the ex- !
tension of which we advocate so as j
to include laborers engaged in loading
and unloading ships and in inter- !
state commerce), the eight hour law,^
the act for vocational training and a 1
code of other wholesome laws affect- '
ing the liberties and bettering the,
conditions of the laboring classes. In,
the department of labor the Demo-!,
cratic administration established a
woman's bureau, which a Republi- j
can congress destroyed by withhold- <
ing appropriations. j j
Labor is Human. ! <
"Labor is not a commodity; u is 1
human. Those who labor have rights j
and the national security and safety ^
depend upon a just recognition of (
those rights and the conservation of ,
tlu- ~A:,en?:th of the workers and their 1
families in the interest; of sound ?
hearted and sound headed men, wo-!
men and children. Laws regulating |
hours of labor and conditions under,,
which labor is nei'formed, when
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passed in recognition of the conditions
under which life must be lived
to attain the highest development
and happiness are assertions of the
national interest'in the welfare, of the |
people.
"At the same time the nation de-'
pends upon the products of labor, a j
C-essation of production means loss!
and, if long continued, disaster. The j
whole people, therefore, have a right!
' o insist that justice shall be done toj
those who work and, in turn, that
those whose labor creates the necessities
upon which the life of the nation
depends must recognize the reciprocal
obligation between the
worker and the state. They should
participate in the formulation of
sound laws and regulations governing
the conditions under which labor
is performed, recognize and obey the
laws so formulated and seek their
amendment when addressed to the
laws and regulations affecting the
other relations of life.
"Labor,'as well as capital, is entitled
to adequate compensation.
Each has the indefensible right of organization,
of collective bargaining
and of speaking through representa
tives of their own selection. No other
class, however, should at any time
nor in any circumstances take action
that will put in jeopardy the public j
welfare. Resort to strikes and lock- j
outs, which endanger the health ori
lives of the people, is an unsatisfactory
device for determining disputes,
and the Democratic party pledges itself
to contrive, if possible, and put
mptVinrl nf p.omoosinsr
differences of this nature.
"In private industrial disputes wej
are opposed to compulsory arbitration
as ;; "method plausible in theory,
but a failure in fact. With respect
to government service, we hold distinctly
that the right9 of the people
are paramount to the right to strike.
However, we profess scrupulous regard
for the conditions of public employment
and pledge the Democratic
party to instant inquiry into the pay.1
of government employees and equal-j
ly speedy regulations designed to i
coloi-iiic +/-i u inct nnrl nrnmnt I
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level.
Votes for Women.
"Woman Suffrage:
"We indorse the proposed 19th
amendment of the constitution of the
United States, granting equal suffrage
to women. We congratulate
the legislatures of 35 states which
have already ratified said *amend
ment, and we urge tne uemocrauc
governors and legislatures of Tennessee,
North Carolina and Florida
and such states as have not yet ratified
the federal suffrage amendment
to unite in an effort to complete the I
process of ratification and secure thej
36th state in time for all the women j
of the United States to participate in
the fall election. We commend the
effective advocacy of the measure by
President Wilson.
"Women in Industry: (
"We urge cooperation with the i
states for the protection on child life
through infancy and maternity care;
in the prohibition of child labor and
by adequate appropriations for then
children's bureau and the women's j
bureau in the department of labor, i
rAAnomrlrp fprleral assistance to thej
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states is immediately required for the j
removal of illiteracy, for the increase
in teachers' salaries and instruction in'
citizenship for both native and for-'
eign born; increased appropriation;
for vocational training in home eco-j
nomics; reestablishment of joint fed- j
eral and states employment service, j
with women's departments under the
airection of technically qualified nomen.
We advocate full representation
of women on all commissions
dealing with women's work or women's
interests and a reclassification
of the federal civil service free from
discrimination on the ground of sex;
a continuance of appropriations for
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education m spx nygiene; ieuexai legislation
which shall insure that American
women resident in the United
States, but married to aliens, shall
retain their American citizenship, and
that the same process of naturaliza-j
tion shall be required for women as
for men.
"Disabled soldiers:
"The federa.1 government should
treat with the utmost consideration
every disabled soldier, sailor, and marine
of the world war whether his
disability be due to wounds received
in line of action or to health impaired
in service; and for the dependents of
the brave men who died in line of
duty, the governments tenderest concern'
and richest bounty should be
their requital. The fine patriotism
exhibited, the heroic conduct # displayed
by American soldiers, sailors
and marines at home and abroad con1
a ? rv Ar+nVif TT
stitute a sacrea ncnwgc ui ,
the worth of which can never be recompensed
from the treasury and the
plory of which must not be diminished
by any 'such, expedients.
"The7"'Democratic administration
wisely established a war risk insur-|
ance biireaijrj ;giviiig 4,500,000 of en-|
listed Q1GH& insurance at unpreced-j
entedly # low rate ands through the
medium' ef which-- compensation of.
men and women injured in service is'
readily adjusted, aiid hospital facilities
. for-tfe?3e .-whose * health is im-J
paired are abundantly/afforded. I
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education should bef- made a part of
the war risk insurance bureau- in'
birder that' tiije.' task; lfiay :be Jreated,
as a whole arid tli'is machinery of
assistance' and prot^dnbtf: may " re-j
ceive every ai<J of .law appropriation i
necessary to lull ancf effective op-f
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Homes for Soldiers.
"We believe that no higher or more
/allied privilege can be afforded to an
American citizen than to become a!
free holder in the soil of the United
States, and to that end we pledge our
party to the enactment of soldier set- j
tlements and home aid legislation j
ivhich will afford to the men who j
fought for America the opportunity i
:o become land and home owners un- [
ier conditions affording genuine gov-'
srnment assistance unencumbered byneedless
difficulties of red tape orj
ir5\?orif?o finannial invf?ctmpnf
"The Railroads:
"The railroads were subjected to(
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SPECIAL ELECTION IN SALUDA
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 15.
WViPrpnc rme-thirH of. the resident
freeholders and a like proportion of
the resident electors of the apre of
twenty-one years in ~ the Saluda
School District, No. 15, the <County
of Newberry, State of South Carolina,
have filed a petition with theiCounty
Board of Education of Newberry
County, South t'arolin^, petitionir?.
and requesting that an election be
held'in said School District on the
question of levying a'' special tax
of' six (6) mills on .the taxable
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scftool property wnnin ine saia scnoui
district:.
Now, therefore, we the undersigned
composing the County Board of Education
for Newberry County, State
of South Carolina, do hereby order
the Board of Trustees of the Saluda
School District, No .15, to hold
an election on the said question of
levying a special tax of six
(6) mills to be collected on the property
located within the said School
District, which said election shall be
held at the Saluda school house
in the said school district, No. 15, on
Wednesday, the 7th day of July,
1920, at which said election the poll#
shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed
at 4 p. m.
Trustees of said School District shall
act as managers of said election.
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Only such electors as reside in said
School District and return real or
personal property for taxation, and
who exhibit their tax receipts and
registration certificates as required in
general elections, shall be allowed to
vote. Electors favoring the levy of
such tax shall cast a ballot containing the
word "Yes" written .or printed
thereon, and each elector opposed to
such levy shall cast a ballot containing
the word "No" written or printed
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Given under our hands and seals
this the 14th day of June, 1920.
C. M. WILSON, (L. S.)
0. B. CANNON, (L. S.) .
J. B. HARMAN, (L. S.) County
Board of Education.
SPECIAL ELECTION II? FAIRVIEW
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NQ. 18.
Whereas, one-third of the resident
freeholders and a like proportion of
the resident electors of the age of
j 21 years in the Fairview school disI
trict. No. 18, the county of Newberry,
| state of South Carolina, have filed
a petition with the county board of
education of Newberry county, ,
South Carolina, petitioning and requesting
that an election be held in
said school district on the question
of levying a special tax of two (2)
mills on the taxable school property
within the said school district.
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signed composing the county board of
education for Newberry county, state
of South Carolina, do hereby order
the board of trustees of the Fairview
school district, No. 18, to hold an
election on the said question of levying
a special tax of two (2) mills to
be collected on the property located
within the said* school district, which ,
said election shall be held at the
Fairview school house in the said
school district, No. 18, on ^ ' .e&
day, the 7th day of July, IV 3, at
which said election the polls shall be
opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 4
p. m. * , <
The members of the board of N
trustees of said school district shall
act as managers of ^said election.
Only such electors as reside in said
school district and return real or
personal property for taxation, and
who exhibit their tax receipts and
registration certificates as required in*
general elections, shall be allowed to
vote. Electors favoring the levy of
such tax shall cast a ballot containing
the word "Yes" written or printed %
thereon, and each elector opposed to
such levy shall cast a ballot containing
the word "No" written or printed
thereon.
Given under our hands and seals
this, the 21st day of June, 1920.
C. M. WILSON,
O. B. UANNUJN,
J. B. HARMON, v
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