The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-23

resolutions OF the. e.dpmOCratlc ndlona
convention last niEht at 1920 o'clocl
concluded its work on the PLATFORM
and after a period OF revision and re
arran cement OF soguons. the member.
81 the committee headed hy the chair
man. Governor Haskell, OF Oklahoma
va the document under his arm
slaried for the convention hall.
After the last plank mad been agreed
upon Senator Daniel. OF Virginia, had
ex-senator Smith, OF New Jersey, an
uounced their intention to support The
nominee Of the convention on the plai
form agreed upon.
The committee adopted for presen
tation TO theA convention the followins
resolutions regarding Abraham LIN
coln's birth celebration.
eWherohs, the 100th anniversary )l
the birth Of Abraham isincohe occurs
On February ~, 1909 therefofel be y
Resolved. by the democratic national
convention. That we recommend Us
sppropriate celebration throughout our
and.
The committee voted down a reso-
iution providing that hereafter q ma
loliis s5ss shall be sufficient TO effect
fbe nomination Of any candidate for
president or vice-preslGent in national
democratic conventions.
rfo following resolutions consutn+
~ .fa entire platform Of the dem.
afin national convention, wee
ftpteg by tne committee on pla'
.orm and we're presented to the col
vention and were unanimously ap-
proved BY the convention;
The Democratic Platform.
We. the representatives OF the dem.
ocracy OF the United States IN ma
tionai convention assembled. reaffirm
our belief in and pledge our loyalty TO
the principles Of the party.
We rejoice ut the increasing signs
Of an awakening Throughout the coun
try. The various Investigations have
traced graft and political corruption
Ia the representatives - predators
wealth, and laid bare the tmsefupul
ous methods BY which they have de.
bauched elections and proved upon
defenseless public through the sub
sefvient officials whom they have
raised to place and power.
The conscience OF the nation Is nov
aroused TO free the government from
the grip Of those who have made II 8
business asset Of the fayorseehne
corporations; II must become again q
people's government and be admins
tered in all It's departments according
10 the Jeffersonian maxim Of "equal
rights to all and special privileges %
none"
rShall the people ruler" is the over
shadowing issue which manifests y
self IN al the questions now under
discussion"
labor and inIunctions.
The courts Of Justice are the bul-
warlE OF our liberties, and we yield TO
rome IN our purpose to maintain their
dignity. Oar party has given TO the
bench a long line Of distinguished
udges. who have added to the respe,t
and confidence IN which ihis deparr
menf must be jealously maintained
We resent the attempt of the republic
an party 20 raise a false issue respect.
ing the judiciary. II Is an unjust re-
Election upon a great body OF our cid
zens tc assume that they lack respec;
for the courts II is the function Of
the courts to interpret the laws which
the people create and II the laws an
pear to work economic. social or po
litical injustice, II Is our duty TO
change them. The only basis upon
which the integrity Of our courts can
stand Is that OF unswerying justice and
nrotertion - life. personal liberty and
property II judicial processes may BE-
abused we should guard them against
abDse
Experience mas proved the necessity
of a modification OF the present Law
relating TO lnjunctions, and we reiter
ate the pledge OF our national pla,-
forms OF 1895 and 1904 In favor Of the
measure which passed the United
States senate IN 1886, but which a
republican congress has ever since re-
fused to enact; relating 10 contempts
in federal courts and providing for
trial By jury IA cases of Indirect con-
tempt
Questions of Judicial practice have
arisen especially in connection Wi h
Industrial disputes We deem that
me parties TO an judicial proceedings
should be treated with rigid Impair
iialiiv and that iniunctions should nC
he issued in any cases n which NJ
functions would not issue II no indus
trial dispute were involved. The OK
pending organization Of industry
makes I'd essential that there should
be no abrideement Of the right OF wage
earners and producers 10 organize for
fne protection OF wages and the i'm
proyement OF labor conditions to the
end that such labor organizations and
their mcmbers should not be regarded
as Illegal combinations 30 restraint oi
trade
We favor lhc eight hour day on an
government works,
We pledge the democratic party To
the enactment of a law By congress-
IS FAR as the federal jurisdiction ex'
tends. for = general employers la
biliiy act covering injury to body or
loss Of life of employees.
We pledge the democratic party TO
.he enactment OF a law creating De-
partm,nt Of labor, represented sepa-
rateiy ID The presidents cabinet which
department shall include the subject
of mines and mining.
Tariff.
We welcome the belaied promise %
late tariff reform now offered BY the
repuhilcan PARTY in iardy recognition
fh6 righieousneas of ih|s question;
eh'e annoi safell eHirust the
cuiion cf Gus ippofant eyrh io q
nhifi, IS ao deeply obis3ted %
hishiy aroleriea Interests as X tne
a.iIlN1an ntrir We rfll attention