The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-07-23

% levy and collect a tax upon individ-
lal and corporate incomes to the end
hat wealth may bear its proportionate
share Of the burdens of the federal
Labor and Injunctions.
The courts Of justice are the bull
wark of our liberties and we yield
10 none in our purpose to maintain
their dignity. Our party has given
to the bench q long line OF distin
guished judges, who have added re-
spect and confidence In that depart
ment which must be jealousy main
tanned. We resent the attempt OF !
the Republican party to raise false
Issue respecting the judiciary. 1t Is
an unjust reflection upon the great
body of our citizens to assume that
they lack respect for the courts. It
is the function of the courts to inter-
pref the laws which the people Gre
ate and II the laws appear to work
tice, 1t is our duty to change them.
The only basis upon which the intreg-
rity of our courts can stand is that
of answering justice and protection
OF life, personal liberty and prosper
ity. II judicial processes may be
abused, we should guard against
abuse. Experience has proven the
present law relating to injunctions,
and we reiterate the pledge OF our
national platform of 1896 and 1904 in
favor of measure which passed
the United States senate in 1890, but
which Republican congress has
ever since refused to enact, relating
to contempt 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
parties to all judicial proceedings
should be treated with rigid impair
not be issued in any cases in which
an injunction would not issue if no
Industrial dispute were involved.
The expanding organization of un-
dustry makes 1t essential that there
should be no abridgment of the right
OF wage earners and producers to
organize for the protection of wages
and the improvement of labor condi-
tons, to the end that such labor or
CARNATIONS and their members should
not be regarded as illegal combina-
tons in restraint of trade.
| We favor the 8-hour day on all
government works.
| We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment OF a law by congress
as far as the federal jurisdiction ex-
lists for general employers liability
act covering injury to body or loss Of
life OF employees. We pledge the
Democratic party to the enactment oil
a law creating department OF labor
represented separately in the presi
dents cabinet which department
shall include the subject OF mines
and mining.
| Postal Savings Banks.
We favor postal savings bank ant
that it be constituted SO as to keel
the deposited money in the vicinit.
where it is established. But we con
denim the policy of the Republican
party in proposing postal saving
banks under plan of conduct b.
which they will collect the deposits Q
! rural communities and deposit tn
same, while under government charge
, in the banks OF Wall street, thus de
pleting the circulating medium OF tn
, producing regions and unjustly favor
ing the speculative markets.
:, Protection Of American Citizens.
II We pledge ourselves to insist upo
the just and lawful protection Of on
citizens at home and abroad, and
, use all proper methods to secure 70
them, whether native born or natural
|ized, and without distinction Of rae
or creed, the equal protection OF la
and the enjoyment OF all rights ope
. to them under our treaty; and II uI
i der existing treaties the right OF travt
: and sojourn is denied to American eli
I liens or recognition withheld frol
: American passports by any countrie
. on the ground of race or creed, we II
! vor prompt negotiations with the gov
. ernments of such countries to secul
h the removal of these unjust discrin
!. nations. We demand that all over tt
/ world duty authenticated passpo
: issued by the government Of the I'm
q ted States to an American citizen sha
4 be proof on the face that he is q
: American citizen and shall entitle hi
! to the treatment due him as such.
:. Civil Service.
!. The law pertaining to the civil Sc
: vice should be honestly and rigidly e.
! forced to the end that merit and abb
/ lily shall be the standard of appoin
). ment and promotions rather than Sc
4 vices rendered to q political party.
10 Pensions.
M We favor a generous pension poll
n both as q matter Of justice to the su
= viving veterans and their dependan
and because it tends to relieve t
" country Of the necessity Of maintai
\ ing a large standing army.
ID Horticultural and Mechanical Educ
q tfon.
+ The Democratic party favors the e
|, tention of agricultural. mechanical q
industrial education. We. thereto
favor the establishment of district 8
:. ricultural experiment stations and 81
- ondary agricultural and mechanic
z colleges In the several states.
- Popular Election Of Senators.
Of We favor the election Of the Unit
"a States senator's by direst vote Of I
he people and regard this reform as I
al gateway to other national reforms.
an OklahOma.
70 We welcome Oklahoma to the q
at terhood Of states and heartily ct
!, = rrafss1atn her m the sun6rior beg