The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-29

tons make the corporation and stock
| com any necessity. but overcapitali-
zatton IN corporations is as harmful
ana criminal as is personal dishonesty
IN an Individual The collapse of dis
honestly inflated enterprises robs in
ves.ors' closes banks. destroys con-
Independence party advocates as a
primary necessity for sounder business
conoit1ons and improved public SER
vice the enactment of laws, state and
natiohai. TO prevent watering of stock,
dishonest issues of bonds and other
forms OF corporation frauds.
Labor
we denounce the socalled labor
PIdnks OF the Republican ana Demo-
crdt platforms as political buncombe
ana contemplate claptrap unworthy
Gus and sincere
me Republican declaration that
no injunction or temporary restrain
ing order should be issued without
jury would result from delay" is
empty verbiage, for a showing of
lrreparable injury can always be
| mace and is. always made in exparte
The Democratic declaration that
lnJunctions should not be issued in
any case in, which Injunction should
| not issue II no industrial dispute were
involved, is meaningless and worth
| less; Such 1nsincere and meaningless
ueeiarations place low estimate
| upon the intelligence of the average
american working man and exhibit
| eitner ignorance or indifference to
the real interest of labor.
| me Independence party condemns
ine arpitrary use of the writ of in
junction and contempt proceedings as
a violation of the fundamental
American right Of trial by jury.
| we assert that In all actions grow
ing out OF a. dispute between en-
ployers and employees concerning
terms or conditions of employment,
no injunction should issue until after
a trial upon its merits, that such trial
should be had before a jury that in
no case of alleged contempt should
any person be deprived of liberty
without a trial by jury
The Independence party believes
tnat the distribution of wealth is as
| important as the creation of wealth,
and endorses those organizations
among farmers and workers which
tend to bring about a just distribu-
ton of wealth through good wages
for workers and good prices for far
mers and which protect the employer
and the consumer through equality
of price for labor and for product,
ana we favor their removal from the
operation of the Sherman law.
/ We endorse the eight hour work
day. favor its application to all gov
eminent employees and demand the
enactment Of laws requiring that all
work done for the government
done directly or indirectly through
contractors or suh-contractors shall
be done on an eight hour basis.
We favor the enactment of a law
condemning as illegal any combina-
ton or conspiracy to blacklist en-
ployes.
We demand protection for work.
men through standard safety ap-
planes and provisions of hygienic
conditions in the operation of fac
tories. railways. mills. mines and all
industrial undertakings.
We advocate state and federal in
spection Of railways to secure a
greater safety for railway employees
and for the travelling public.
We call for the enactment of
liability and rigid prohibition of
child labor through cooperation be-
tween the state government and the
national government.
We condemn the manufacture and
sale of prison MAIDS goods in the
market in competition with free labor
manufactured goods.
We favor the creation of a de-
partment of labor including mines
and mining. the head of which shall
be member of the presidents
cabinet.
The great abuses of grain in
spection by which the producers are
plundered demand immediate and
vigorous correction. To that end We
favor federal inspection under
strict civil service law.
The Currency.
The Independence party declares that
the right to issue money is inherent in
the government and it favors the es-
Establishment of central governmental
bank through which the money so is
sued shall be put into general circula-
ton.
The Tariff
We demand a revision of the tariff
not by the friends of the tariff, but by
the friends of the people, and declare
for a gradual reduction of tariff duties
with just consideration for the rights
of the consuming public and of estab-
lished industry. There should be no
protection for oppressive trusts which
sell cheapl-- abroad and take advan-
tage of the tariff at home to crush
competition, raise prices, control pro-
duction and limit work and wages.
The Railroads.
The railroads must be kept open to
all upon exactly equal terms. Every
form of rebate and discrimination and
railroad rates is a crime against BUSH
ness and must be stamped out. We
demand adequate railroad facilities
and advocate bill empowering ship
pers in time of need to compel rail-
roads to provide sufficient cars for
freight and passenger traffic and 9TH
err railroad facilities through summary
appeal to the courts. We favor the
creation of an interstate commerce
court. whose sole function 1t shall be |
to review speedily and enforce sum-
marily the orders of the Interstate
commerce commission. The interstate
commerce commission should have tn. |
power to initiate investigation into the |
reasonableness of rates and practices |
and no increase in rates should be put |
into effect until Opportunity for sllch