Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-19

e'iioWeu Wnen such increase is chal-
iehged. The increase in the personnel
OF the commission was also urged.
Next II was provided there should be
suc-commissions to deal with contro.
versles. an appeal being allowed tn the
1uil commission"
we recommend" continued Mr..
cooper, amid applause, "the enactment
oI law requiring the Interstate Conn
lherce Commission to make an exact
inventory of the physical property on
jill railroads. such valuation to he made
the basis of just and reasonable rail
road rates.
Inc tariff plank followed that on the
raliroads. 1T was declared that under
she present tariff the public is COM
pehed 70 pay prices dictated by monop-
Oily and that the situation calls for i'm
mediate remedy. 1t was asked that du-
TIES upon imports should be made equal
only to the difference between cost of
production at home and abroad.
The demand was made for Tho ON
polrt ment of permanent tariff con,-
mission to be appointed Ly tho Iorosi-
dent
Tho demand was made for the enact-
alton for the purpose of Sitting COM
petition and suppression of prices.
imprisonment for violation of this
law was asked. The plank also con-
tanned suggestions that a like penalty
pc made legal for violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
Inc minority further recommended
mat there be added to the majority re-
port two paragraphs dealing with pub
llclty of campaign contributions and
expenditures
"Hoordy! came from a member of
the Wisconsin delegation.
Inc recommendations mentioned by
Mr.. cooper recommended that Re-
publican Congress enact and enforce a
law requiring managers of campaigns
deaIng with national officers to punish
from time to time during the cam
palgn, the names of all contributors
and the amounts contributed or prom
ised and the amounts and purpose of
all disbursements and to whom paid.
Inc report asked for the enactment
OF law regulating the rates and SER
vices of telephone and telegraph COM
panies.
The minority injunction plank de-
manded the enactment of law prohibit
ing the issuance of injunctions in la
Dor disputes when such injunctions
would not have been asked had there
been no labor element involved. 1t was
alos asked that the issuance of iniunc-
tions shall in all cases be forbidden
where the eXigcncies of the situation
can be covered by the ordinary process
of ie,I,, 2
court, it was asked, should be inflicted
only after conviction by a jury except
in cases where the offenses were COM
mitted in presence or in close proX-
unity to the court.
The report also asked for the crea-
ton of department of labor and a
bureau Of mines and mining within this
department.
The final planks in the report asked
for eXtens ion of eight-hou law to all
departments of the government. Mr.
Cooper argued briefly the various
planks offered.
"As to injunctions." declared Mr..
Cooper, 1--WE would not tolerate for a
moment the suggestion of an attack
upon the courts. But remember, as has
we'll been stated that the discretion of
the court is often the beginning of
tyranny"
Mr. Cooper yielded here to Herman
Elern. speaker of the Wisconsin as
.;c:bly for three minutes.
Mr.. Ekern discussed the injunction
and railroad planks. giving but a few
words to the court procedure plank.
State Senator Henry Lockney of Wis
consin concluded the debate for the mi
nority.
Senator Hopkins for the majority
then said:
THE report of the majority was
signed by 50 of the SO members of your
committee. The only question here is
whether you will stand by your COM
mittee or adopt the Socalistic Demo-
cratic doctrines Of Wisconsin,
A roll call on the adoption of the mi
nority report was demanded Cover
nor Hanley of Indiana, asked for a
separate vote to be taken on the Sec
tons of the platform relating to the
publication of campaign expenses. The
Chair stated the question could be di-
vided.
Separate ballots We're also asked by
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska on the
section relating to the direct election
of senator's, and by Governor Crawford
of South Dakota, on the physical valu
alton of railways.