The Red Cloud chief., 1908-07-17

Denver, Col.-The platform Of the
Democratic party, as adopted by a
unanimous vote of the convention, is
as follows:
Preamble.
We, the representatives of the Democ-
racy OF the United States in national con-
%vention assembled, reaffirm our belief In,
and pledge our loyalty to, the 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 represen-
tatives OF predatory wealth. and laid bare
the INSCRIPTIONS methods by which they
ave debauched elections and preyed
upon a defenseless public through, 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 1t a bust
ness asset of the favor-seeking corpora
tons. 1t must become again a peoples
government. and DO administered in all
Its Departments scc !rd to the Ieffs ai
and special privileges to none"
OmcehOIders.
Coincident with the enormous Increase
in expcditures Is a like addition to the
year %, 7S4 were added. costing SIG, l56. 900
and in the last SIX years of the Eepub-
of new offices created, aside from many
commissions, has been 9s,3l9, entailing
an additional expenditure of nearly So
0G0,0O az against only 1929 new offices
created under the Cleveland and McKin-
ley administrations. which involved an
expenditure of only 5000 900. We de-
nounCe this great and growing increase
In the number of ofticeholdcrs as not only
unnecessary and wasteful, but also as
clearly indicating a deliberate purpose on
the part OF the administration TO keep
the Republican party in power at public
expense by thus increasing the number
of its retaincrs and dependents. Such
Y.NpnltsA NYn laplpr ~ m ln No laGS lnn-
gerous and corrupt than the open pur-
chase of votes at the polls.
Economy I'm Administration
The Republican congress in the session
Just ended has made appropriations
amounting to 81, OOS, ooO, OGs, exceeding the
total expenditures of the past fiscal year
by $4,000, 900, and leaving a deficit of more
thar $50, 600, COO for the fiscal year. We
denounce the needless waste of the peo-
pies money which has resulted in this
appalling increase as a shameful viola
ment as no less than a crime against the
millions of ~workingmen and women from
whose earnings the great proportion of
through excessive tariff eXactionS and
other Indirect methods. II Is not surpris-
ing that in the face S Of l lnrm shSGElins
no reference to economical administra-
ton or promise thereof in the future. We
demand thai a stop be put to TINS fright.
s~trictost economy In every department
compatible with frugal and efficient ad'
Arbitrary Power Of Speaker.
The house of representatives was de
signed by the fathers of the constitution
to be the popular branch Of our govern
ment, responsive to the public Will.
The house OF representatives, as con
trolled In recent years by the Republican
party, has ceased to he a deliberative an!
legislative body, responsive to the vii
of a majority of It's members, but ha'
come under the absolute domination o
the speaker. who has entire e2ntrGl OF III
We have observed with amazement tn
popular branch Of our federal govern
ment helpless to obtain either the cOnsid
Grafton or enactment of measures desireI
by a majority of It's members.
Legislative government becomes a fail
uro when one member In the person o
the speaker is more powerful than tn
We demand that the house Of repre-
sentatives shall again become a DELHI
erative body, controlled by "A majority o
) the peoples representatives. and not b
, the speaker, and we, pledge ourselves !
adopt such rules and regulations to gov
> ern the house of representatives as WI
enable a majority of its members to 81
, rect It's deliberations and control iegis
, lation.
! We condemn, as a violation or IN
!, spirit OF our institutions, the action 9
patronage of his high office TO secure til
=, nomination of one OF his cabinet ofiicer,
l A forced succession In the presidency
scarcely less %repugnant to public sent
, ment than Is life tenure in that ofic,
u No good intention on the part OF the 90
ecutive and no virtue In the one selecte
can Justify the establishment OF
3 dynasty. The right of the people TO free
ly select their officials is inalienable an
cannot be delegated.
Publicity of Campaign Contribution
We demand federal legislation forey'
r terminating the partnership which ht
a existed between the corporations OF u
u country and the Republican party und'
It the expressed or implied agreement thu
- in return for the contribution OF grei
u sums of money whsrewith TO purcha'
s elections they should be allowed to col
7 tinue substantially unmolested In their e
= forts to encroach upon the rights of Il
u people.
ANY reasonable doubt as TO the eNis
ence of this relation has been forever di
70 PEELED by the sworn testimony OF wi
n nesses examined in the insurance inve
/" t~igation In New York, and the open a
mission unchallenged by the Republics
u national committee OF a single. individus
" that he himself at the personal request
y the Republican candidate for the pre-
idency raised over a quarter OF a m