Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
DEMOCRATIC
ma l0NAl
PLATFORM
Change Of Injunction
Law Urged.
GUARANTEE DEPOSITS.

MADE on the Basis of Physical
Pre7erty-A Revision CT the Tariff
Observation-Disclosures of Asiaties
Unable TO AmaIsamate With Ameri.
can Population OPposed-Nisorou
enforcement Of the Criminal Law
Against Guilty Trust Maana.ss and
otf'eials Advoeated-Frightful Pub
lie Extravaganza Condemned and
6usinessIike Economy Urged.
We. the representatives OF the Demo
Gratis OF the United States, in national
convention assembled, rea affirm our be-
def 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
representatives OF predatory wealth
and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS methods
by which they have debauchcd cleo
ions and rreyed upon defenseless
public thror gh the subseryient officials
whom they have raised to place and
power.
The conscience OF the nation IL now
aroused TO free the government from
the grip OF those who have made IL q
business asset OF the favor seeking cor.
porations; X must become again a PEG
pies government and be administered
In all Its departments according TO tn,
Jefrersonian maxim. Equal rights to
all and special privileges to nons.-
Shall tho people ruler is tho over
Swallowing issue which manitests itself
In all the questions now under discus
sion.
The courts OF jus
Labor and In tice are the bulwark
functions. OF our liberties and
We yield to mono In
our purpose to maintain their dignity.
Our party has given to the bench a
long line OF distinguished judges. who
have added to the respect aud con.
ndsncs In which this department must
% 5ealously maintained. We resent
ne attempt OF tie Republican party to
raise false Issues respecting tho Judi
elsry. 1t Is an unjust reflection upon
q great body Of our citizens TO assume
mat they lack respect for the courts.
1t Is the function OF the courts to In
terpret the laws, which the people Gro
ate. and If the laws appear to work
economic, social or political injustice
It L. our duty to change them. The
only basis upon which the integrity Of
our courts can stand Is that OF un-
swerving Justice and protection of life.
personal liberty and property II ju-
mcial processes may be abused, wa
should guard them against abuse.
Experience has proved the necessity
OF modification of the present law re-
ht1ng to inJunctions, and we relterats
the pledge Of our national platforms Of
1890 and 1904 In favor OF the measure
which passed the United States senate
u 1870, but which a Republican con.
gress has ever since refused to enact;
relating to contempts In federal courts
and providing for trial by jury In cases
or indirect contempt
Questions OF judicial practice have
arisen especially in connection with In
nusrial disputes We deem that the
parties to all judicial proceedings should
be 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 It essential that there should
b no abridgment OF the right OF wage
sarners and producers to organize for
the protection OF wages and the I'm
provement Of labor conditions. to the
end that such labor organizations and
their members should not be regarded
n nIA0ol -.
trade.
We favor the eight hour day on all
government work.
We pledge the Democratic party TO
the enactment Of law by congress, az
far as the federal Jurisdiction extends.
for a general employers liability act,
covering injury to body or loss Of life
OF employees.
We plndge the Democratic party -
the enactment Of a law creating a de-
partment OF labor. represented sepa-
rately In the presidents cabinet. which
department shall include the subject OF
mines and mining.
We welcome the
Tariff. balated promise Of
tariff reform now az.
fected by the Republican party I'm tar.
ny recognition Of the righteousness OF
She Democratic position on this quas
fioD. but the people cannot safely IN
gRrust the execution OF this important
WORK 90 party which IS so deeply OBJ
ligated to the highly perfected in
terests as is the Republican party
We can attention to the significant
fact that the promised relief was
postponed until after the coming
election, an election 20 succeed In
which the Republican party must
Save that same support from the
beneficiaries OF the high protective
tariff as It has always heretofore
received from them. and to the fur
tshrd fact that during years OF un-
interrupted power no action whatev-
er has been taken by the Republ-
can congress to correct the admit
teddy existing tariff iniquitieg.
We favor immediate revision Of !
the tariff by the reduction or |
import duties. Articles entering
into competition with the trus.