Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-22
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL.
PLATFORM
Change Of Injunction
Law Urged.
GUARANTEE DEPOSITS.

taiuaeeon OF Railroads Should Be
Made on the Basis Of Physical
Prepsrty-A Revision Of the Tariff
acknowledgements Of Asiaties
Unable to Amaisamate With Ameri-
can Population opposed-visersus
enforcement Of the Criminal Law
Against Guilty Trust Masnatss and
Officials dvoeatsd-Frishtfui Pub
lilo Extravasanes Condemned and
susinessiiks Economy Urged.
We. the Representatives Of tho Demo
traits Of the United States, In national
convention assembled. reafnrm our be-
uef In and pledge our loyalty to thu
principles OF the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs OF
an awakening throughout the country.
The various investigations have traced
graft and political corruption to the
representatives Of predatory wealth
and laid bare the interruptions methods
BY which they have debauched cleo
lions and preyed upon a defenseless
public throu gin the subservient officials
whom they have raised to place and
power.
The conscience Of the nation Is now
aroused to free the government from
the grip Of those who have made Il a
business asset OF the favor seeking cor.
Soratious; It must become again a PEG
pies government and be administered
In all its departments according to the
JeHersonian maxim. ~Equal rights to
all and special privileges to none"
m IT, A.
shadowing issue which manifests itself
In all the questions now under discus
sion.
The courts Of Jus
Labor and In tics are the bulwark
functions. Of our liberties and
We yield to none In
our purpose to maintain their dignity.
Our party has given to the bench q
long line Of distinguished judges, who
have added to The respect and con.
hdencs In which this department must
b 5ealously maintained. We resent
the attempt Of the Republican party to
raise false issues respecting tho Judi
cfary. 1t Is an unjust reflection upon
q great body Of our citizens to assume
that they lack respect for the courts.
terpret the laws, which the people ere
ate. and If the laws appear to work
economic, social or political injustice
It IL our duty to change them. The
only basis upon which the integrity Of
our courts can stand Is that of IN
swerving Justice and protection of life
personal liberty and property. II ju-
dicial processes may be abused, we
should guard them against abuse.
Experience has proved the necessity
Of q modification Of the present law re-
atfng to injunctions, and we reiterats
The pledge OF our national platforms Of
iS96 and 1904 In favor Of the measure
which passed the United States senate
N 1895. but which a Republican con.
gress has ever since refused to enact;
relating to contempfs In federal courts
and providing for trial by Jury in cases
Of Indirect contempt
Questions Of judicial practice have
arisen especially in connection with In
austrial disputes. We deem that the
parties to all judicial proceedings should
DO treated with rigid impartiality and
that injunctions should not be issued In
any cases In which injunctions would
not Issue II no Industrial dispute were
involved.
The expanding organization of indus
try makes IL essential that there should
be no abrtdgment OF the right Of wage
earners and producers to organize for
the protection Of wages and the Inn
provement Of labor conditions, TO the
end that such labor organizations and
their members should not be regarded
NJ illegal combinations In restraint Of
trade.
We favor the eight hour day ON al
gov ernment work
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of law by congress, as
far as the federal Jurisdiction extends
for q general employees liability act,
covering injury TO body or loss Of life
Of employees.
We pladge the Democratic party to
the enactment of a law creating a de-
partment Of labor, represented sepa-
rstely In the presidents cabinet, which
mines and mining.
We welcome the
Tariff. belated promise Of
tariff reform now af
eected by the Republican party In tar
~ recognition Of the righteousness Of
Che Democratic position on this ques-
ton, but the people cannot safely In.
trust the execution Of this important
Nora 90 a party which is so deeply OBJ
ligated to the highly perfected In
terests as 10 the Republican party
We cah attention to the significant
fact that the promised relief was
postponed until after the coming
election, an election to succeed in
which the Republican parry must
have that same support from the
benefciaries of the high protective
tariff as II has always heretofore
received from them. and to the fur
tehrd fact that during years OF un-
Interrupted power no action whatev-
or has been take the Republ.-
can congress to correct the admit
teddy existing tariff iniquities.
We favor immediate Wis on OF
the tariff by the reduction OF
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