Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-07-16
Salient Features of the Platform.

salient Features of the Platform
We denounce the growing increase |
IN the number of offce-hoIders as
uot on'y unnecessary and wasteful, |
OUT also as clearly indicating de-
hDerate purpose on the part of the |
administration to keep the Republi- |
can party in power at public expense
by thus increasing the number of its
retainers and dependents. Such pro-
cedure we declare to be no less dan I
gerous and corrupt than the open
purchase OF votes at the polls.
We demand that the House of
Representatives shall again become
a deliberative body, controlled bv n
majority of the peoples representa-
yves, and not by the Speaker, and
we pledge ourselves to adopt such
rules and regulations to govern the
House of Representative as to en-
able majority of its members to
direct its deliberations and control
legislation.
We demand Federal legislation
forever terminating the partnership
which has existed between corpora
lions of the country and the Repub-
mean party under the expressed or
implied agreement that in return for
the contribution of great sums of
money wherewith to purchase cleo
lions they should be allowed to CON
tinue substantially unmolested in
their efforts to encroach upon the
rights of the people.
We pledge the Democratic party
to law preventing any corporation
from contributing to campaign
fund and any individual from con
tributing an amount above a reason
able minimum and providing for the
publication before election of all
such contributions
We favor immediate revision of
the tariff by the reduction of import
duties. Articles entering into com
petition with trust-controlled prod
ucts should be placed on the free
list. Material reductions should be
made in the tariff upon the neces-
saries OF life. especially upon articles
competing with such American man
ufactures as are sold abroad more
cheaply than at home; and gradu-
ated reductions should be made in
such other schedules as may be nee
essary to restore the tariff to a reve-
nue. basis.
A private monopoly is indefenslble
and intolerable. We, therefore. ia
vor the vigorous reform of the crimi-
nal law against guilty trust mag
mates and officials, and demand the
enactment of such additional legis-
lation as may be necessary to make
1T impossible for private monopoly
to exist in the United States.
We assert the rights of courts to
/ exercise complete control over inter-
state commerce and the right of each
/ STATE to exercise control over com
I mcrce within It's borders We de-
mand such enlargement Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission as may
! be necessary to compel railroads to
J perform their duties as common car
j riers and prevent discrimination and
! eXtort.cn.
We % edge ourselves to legislation
under which National banks shall be
required to establish a guarantee
fund Tor the prompt payment of the
I deposiCors of any insolvent National
bank under an equitable system
which shall be available to all bank
ing institutions wishing to use it.
We favor an income tax as part
of our revenue system, and we urge
the submission of a constitutional
amendment specifically authorizing
Congress to levy and collect tax upon
individual and corporate incomes, to
the end that wealth may bear its
propcrtionate share of the burdens
of the Federal Government.
We favor the eight-hour day on all
Government work
We pledge the Democratic party
to the enactment of law by Con
gress as far as the Federal jurisdic-
ton extends for a general employ
ers' liability act covering injury &c
body or loss of life of employees.
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 a long line of distin.
guished judges who have added re
opeCt anu NOhiuIHCC' III "hiNh Inn
department must be jealousy main.
tanned We resent the attempt Of
the Republican party to raise a false
issue respecting the judiciary. 1t Is
an unjust reflection upon the great
body of our citizens to assume thai
they lack respect for the courts.
1t is the function of the courts e
interpret laws which the people
create, and If the laws appear tC
work economic, social or political in
J justice, it is our duty TO change them
The only basis upon which the in
tegrity of our courts can stand Il
that of answering justice and pro
lection of life and property If judi
cial processes may be abused W,
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