The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-10
PLATFORM AS FINALLY ACCEPTED Injunction Plank Calls for Measure Which Passed
 United States Sen-
 ate in 1896. REVISE ANTITRUST LAW To Exempt Labor Organlzntlons--Old Question of Tarlfl Is Rcrnised--
 10000 Words In the
 Document.
REVISE ANTITRUST LAW

Denver, July 9.-The platform of the democratic party was presented this evening to the convention. It is an interesting although .ong- -windcd document of 10000 words. It was adopted after midnight.
 The plank regarding labor and in- functions may be accepted as the most important in the platform.
 The old question of the tariff is raised and immediate revision favored.
 There is q long plank on the arbi- trary power of the speaker of the house of representatives. followed by one entitled Publicity of Campaign Contributions, carrying out MT. Bryan's convenient ideas In this mat ter.
 Railroad regulation Is taken up in the regulation Bryan way.
 The rights of the states are defended and following this economy of admin istration is dealt with and republi- can extravagance scored.
 d naturally are endorsed by the same arguments.
 Under the head of Banking" the panic of 1907 Is dealt with. The rec publican party is held responsible for 1t and an emergency currency is fa- vored to meet the needs of commerce.
 Postal savings banks arc favored and a misuse of federal patronage condemned.
 The income tax Is favored as Is also the popular election of senators and the regulation of the rates and ser vices of telegraph and telephone com- 1 panies
 The injunction plank and the ono over which so much discussion has been raised follows in full: 1 The courts of justice are the bulwarh of our liberties, and we yield to nont in our purpose to maintain their dig. nlty Our party has given to the bencl a long line of distinguished judges who have added 10 the respect anu con ! hdence in which this department mus be jealously maintained. We resent thu attempt of the republican party {, raise false issues respecting the ju dietary If Is an unjust reflection upor a great body of our citizens to assum, that they lack respect for the courts.
 Tt is the function of the courts {, interpret the laws which the peopl create and If the laws appear to worl economic, social or political injustice 1t is our duty to change them. Tn, only basis upon which the integrity O our courts can stand Is that of un swervlng justice and protection of life personal liberty and property. If ju dlcial processes may be abused, W, should guard them against abuse.
 Experience has proven the necesst, of modification of the present lav relating to injunctions, and we reiter ate the pledge of our national plat forms of 1896 and 1904 in favor of tn measure which passed the United States senate in ls96 but which a re publican congress has ever since re fused to enact; relating to contempt in federal courts and providing for tria by jury in cases of indirect contempt.
 Questions of judicial practice hay arisen especially in connection witt industrial disputes. We deem tha the parties to all judicial proceeding should be treated with rigid impar tiallty. and that injunctions shoul not be issued if no industrial disput were Involved.
 The expanding organization of in dustry makes if essential that ther should be no abridgement of the righ of wage earners and producers to or ganize to the protection of wages an the improvement of labor condition