Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-10

Af~N A@AeB CShsf SAAS " ne Ma"
tional democratic platform. az adopt
ed by the convention, follows:
We, the representatives Of the DEM
ocracy OF the United States in nation
al convention assembled, reafirm
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 trac-
ed graft and political corruption to
the representatives of predatory
wealth and laid bare the unscrupu-
lous methods by which they have de-
bauched elections and preyed upon
a defenseless public through the sub
servient officials whom they have
raised to place in power.
The conscience of the nation Is
now aroused to free the government
from the grip of those who have
made 1t business asset of the favor
seeking corporations; 1t must become
again peoples government and be
administered to in all It's departments
according to the Jeffersonian maxim
OF equal rights to all and special
privileges to none"
Shall the people ruler" Is the
overshadowing issue which mani
tests itself in all the questions now
under discussion.
Court Procedure Plank.
Labor and Iniunctions- courts
of justice are the bulwark ofsour lib
critics 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 respec. and
confidence In which this department
must be zealously maintained. We
resent the attempt of the republican
party to raise a false issue respecting
the judiciary. Ii Is an unjust re-
Election upon the great body Of our
citizens to assume that they laca re-
speet for the courts.
Modify Injunction Laws.
II is the function of the courts 10
interpret laws which the peopse Gre
ate, and II the laws appear to work
economic, social or political injustice
it is 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 and property. II judicial pro
cesses may be abused we should guar
antee them against abuse.
Experience has proven the neces-
sity OF a modification of the present
law relating to iniunctions and we
reiterate the pledge of our national
platforms of 1896 and 1904 in favor
of the measure which passed the
United States senate In 1906, but
which a republican congress has ever
since refused to enact, relating to con
tempt In federal courts and provid-
ing for trial by jury in cases OF d.
rect contempt
Questions of judicial practice have
arisen especially In connection with
industrial dispute. We deem that
parties to all judicial proceedings
should be treated with rigid Impair
Liality and that injunctions should not
be issued In any cases In which in
functions would not issue II no in
dustrlal dispute were involved.
The expanding organization Of In
dustry makes it essential that there
should be no abridgment OF the right
Of wage earners and producers TO or
sanize for the protection of wages and
the Improvement of labor conditions
TO the end that such labor organiza-
iions and their members should not
be regarded as Illegal combinations
In restraint OF trade.
We favor the eight-hour day on
all government works.
We pledge the democratic party to
the enactment Of a law by congress,
as far as the federal Jurisdiction ex-
tends, for a general employers liabil-
ity covering injury to body or loss OF
life of employees.
We pledge the democratic party to
the enactment OF a law creating
department Of labor represented sep
arately In the presidents cabinet.
which department shall include the
subject of mines and mining.
Tariff Reform Promise.
Tarif-we welcome the belaied
promise Of tariH reform now offered
BY the republican party IN tardy rec