Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

give to the 10, 900, 900 depositors of the
country protection in their savings
We believe that in so far as the needs
of commerce require an emergency cur
rency, such currency should be issued.
and loaned on adequate security to ma
tional and state banks. We pledge our
selves to legislation under which the ma
tional banks shall be required to estab-
lish a s1Iaranty fund for the prompt pay
ment o. the depositors of any insolyent
national bank under an equitable sys-
TEN which shall be available to all state
banking institutions wishing to use it
We favor a postal savings bank, if the
guaranteed bank cannot be secured, and
that it be constituted so as to keep the
deposited money in the communities
where it is established. But we Condemn
the policy of the Republican party in
plan of conduct by which they will ag-
gregate the deposits of rural communities
and redeposit the same while under gov
eminent charge in the banks of Wall
street. thus depicting the circulating me-
dunn of the producing regions and un-
justly favoring the speculative markets
Income Tax.
We favor an income tax as part of our
revenue system, and we urge the snb-
mission of a constitutional amendment
specifically authorizing congress to levy
corporate incomes. to the end that
wealth may bear it's proportionate share
of the burdens of the federal govern
ment.
Labor and InjuncttOns.
The courts of justice are the buIvvarl1
OF our liberties, and we yield to none 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 and confidence in
winch this this department must be jealousy
the Republican party to raise false is
sues respecting the judiciary It is an
0I cti reflection upon great body Of
respect for the courts 1t is the function
of the courts to interpret the laws
which the people create, and if the laws
litical injustice it is our duty to change
them The only basis upon which the
integrity of our courts can stand is that
OF I;f answering Justice and protection of
life; personal liberty and property. If
judicial processes may be abused we
SHOULD guard against abuse.
Experience has proven the necessity of
a modification of the present law relating
to injunctfons, 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 1895
but which Republican congress has
ever since refused to enact, relating to
ing for trial by jury in cases of indirect
contempt. Questions of judicial practice
have arisen especially in connection with
ties to all judicial proceedings should be
treated with rigid impartiality and that
lnJunctons should not be issued in any
II no industrial dispute were involved
The expanding organization of industry
makes 1t essential that there should be no
abr1dgment of the right of wage-earners
and producers to organize for the pro
lection of wages and the Improvement
or labor conditions to the end that such
should not be regarded as illegal com
binations in restraint of trade.
we favor the eight-hour day on all
government work.
We pledge the Democratic nartv to
the enactment of law by congress. as
far as the federal jurisdiction extends.
of employees.
We pledge the Democratic party to
partment of labor, represented sepa-
rately in the presidents cabinet, which
department shall include the subject
Merchant Marine.
We believe in the upbuilding of the
American and merchant marine with
out new or additional burdens upon the
people and without bounties from the
The Navy.
The constitutional provision that
navy shall be provided and maintained
means an adequate navy: and we be-
would be best served by having a navy
sufficient to defend the coasts of this
country and protect American citizens
jeopardy.
Protection of American Citizens.
We pledge ourselves to insist upon
the just and lawful protection of our
all proper methods to secure for them
whether native born or naturalized
and without distinction of race or
creed, the equal protection of law and
the enjoyment of all rights and priv
ileges open to them under our treaty;
and IT, under existing treaties. the
ic foI
American citizens or recognition is
withheld from American passports by
any countries on the ground of race or
creed, we favor prompt negotiations
with the governments of such countries
to secure the removal of these unjust
We demand that all over the world
a. duly authorized passport issued by
the government of the United States
of the fact that he is an American citi-
zen and shall entitle him to the treat
ment due him as such.
Civil Service.
The laws pertaining to the civil serv-
ice should be honestly and rigidly en-
forced, to the end that merit and abili-
ty shall be the standard of appointment
and promotion rather than services
rendered to political party.
Pensions.
We favor a generous pension policy.
both as a matter of justice to the sur
viving veterans and their dependents
anu because II CenQS TO relloVe the
country of the necessity of maintaining
a large standing army.
Health Bureau.
We advocate the organization of all
existing national public health agencies
into a national bureau of public health
with such power over sanitary condi-
lions connected with factories mines.
tenements. child labor and other such
subjects as are properly within the jur-
isdiction of the federal government and
do not interfere with the power of the
states controlling public health
agencies.
Agricultural and Mechanical Education.
The Democratic party favors the ex-
tension of agricultural mechanical and
industrial education. We, therefore
favor the establishment of district
agricultural experiment stations, the
secondary agricultural and mechanical
colleges in the several states
Popular Election of Senators.
We favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people. and regard this reform as the
gateway to other national reforms
Oklahoma.
We welcome Oklahoma to the sister,
hood of states and heartily congratu-
late her on the suspicious beginning of
q great career