The Detroit times., 1908-07-10
O'Clock this afternoon.
Now for the vice-presldency.
PLATFORM PLANKS ARE
ADOPTED; NO DISSENT

/ DENVER. July. l0.-After fifty
seven hours OF arduous labor. pun u
ated only by time sufficient TO eat
and sleep, the resolutions committee
last night completed the preparation
OF the platform. upon which VIM. J.
Bryan will stand as the presidential
candidate OF the Democratic party.
IL is a platform which satisfies the
radicals and the laborites and does
not offend the conservatives. Indeed
the most notable fact about the docu.
ment is that 1t was created in har-
mony and brought forth with unani
nifty. The resolutions committee
adopted the planks without a dissent
ing vote.
Labor Likes Injunction Plank.
The anti-injunction plank Is entirely
satisfactory TO the American Fedora
ton OF Labor, because IL makes no
mention of the writ OF injunction other
than TO declare that injunctions should
| not issue in cases In which intunc-
tons would not issue II no Industrial
dispute were involved. This Ii exactly
as Gompers. president OF the American
Federation, desired. In this respect II
goes further than Bryan originally pro-
posed; IL commends the courts which
Gompers did not suggest. but Bryan
wanted. and provides for trial by jury
In cases on indirect contempt
The text OF the plank IL as follows:
The courts Of justice are the bull.
wark OF our liberties, and We yield
to none in our purpose TO maintain
their dignity. Our party has given
to the bench long line OF dis
tinguished judges, who have added
TO the respect and confidence In
which this department must be 5eal
ously maintained. We resent the at
tempt OF the Republican party to raise
false issues respecting the judiciary
Ii is an unjust reflection upon great
body OF our citizens to assume thai
they lack respect for the courts.
II is the function OF the courts to
interest the laws which the people
create. and IL the laws appear to work
economic, social or political injustice
II 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, personal liberty and property
II judicial processes may be abused
we should guard them against abuse
Experience has proven the neces
sity OF a modification OF the present
law relating to injuncdons. and we
reiterate the pledge Of our national
platform OF 1896 and 1904 In favor
OF the measure which passed the
United states senate IN 1896. but
which a Republican congress has ever
since refused to enact. relating to con
tempts In federal courts and providing
for trial by jury In cases OF indirect
contempt
Questions OF Judicial practice have
arisen. especially in connection with
industrial disputes. We deem that the
parties TO all judicial proceedings
should be treated with figid impair
TALLY. and that snjunctions should
injunctions would not issue II no In
dustrial dispute were involved.
The expanding organization OF In
dustry makes IL essential that there
should be no Infringement OF the right
Of wage-earners and producers to or
ganize for the protection OF wages ant
the Improvement OF labor conditions
, TO the end that such labor organize
, tons and their members should no
be regarded as illegal combinations IL
restraint of trade.
We favor the eight-hour day on al
government work.
!. We pledge the Democratic party
TO the enactment of law by con
gress, as far as the federal jurisdic
ton extends. for general employ
ers' liability act covering injury t
body or loss OF life OF employees.
We pledge the Democratic party Il
the enactment OF law creating de
partment Of labor. represented separ
ately In the presidents cabinet. which
department shall include the subjec
OF mines and mining.
The other three planks complete,
since last evenings report as adopted
follow:
Trusts.
A private monopoly is indefensibl'
: and intolerable. We therefore favo
the vigorous enforcement Of the Grim
inal law against guilty trust magnatei
! and officials and demand the enact
ment OF such additional legislation al
may be necessary to make 1t impossi
, BILE for a private monopoly to exis
In the United States. Among the ad
ditional remedies We specify these:
First--A law preventing duplica
ton Of directors among competing
corporations.
Second--A license system which
will, without abridging the rights O
each state TO create corporations o
its right TO regulate as 1t will foI
eign corporations doing business with
in It's limits, make IL necessary for
manufacturing or trading corporation
engaged In Interstate commerce &
take out a federal license before
shall be permitted to control as muol
as 20 per cent OF the product In which
IL deals. the license to protect tho Dul
lie from watered stock and TO prohibit
the control by such corporation q
more than 80 per cent OF the totG
amount OF any product consumed Il
the United States, and third, lay
compelling such licensed corporation
to sell to all purchasers Ia all part
OF the country on the same terms
after making due allowance for cost {
transportation.
. Railroad Regulations.
We assert the right OF congress Z
. exercise complete control over ints
| state commerce and the right OF eac
) state 10 exercise like control owe
? commerce within its borders.
I We demand such enlargement OF IN
/. powers OF the interstate commerce
) commission as may be necessary I
$ compel railroads 10 perform the
! duties as common carriers and prevoI
iigrr rninatiNu and gytDrf ion