Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-11
EXPLICIT, VIRILE, VIGOROUS
is THE PLATFORM ADOPT
ED BY THE DEMOCRATS
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| The panic OF 1907 coming without
any legitimate excuse when the Re
publican party had for decade been
in complete control of the federal gov
eminent furnishes additional proof
that il is either unwillingSor incompe-
tent to protect the interests OF the
general public. It has so lined the
Icountry to Wall Street that the sins
of the spectators are visited upon the
whole people. While refusing TO res
icue the wealth-producers from spolia-
ton by stock gamblers and specu-
lators in farm products, it has deposit
ed treasury funds without interest,
and without competition, in favorite
banks. 1t has used an emergency for
which it is largely responsible to
force through congress bill changing
the basis of bank currency and invit-
ing market manipulation, and has
failed to give to the fifteen million
depositors of the country protection
in their savings.
Emergency Currency.
We believe that in so far as the
needs of commerce require an emer-
gency currency, such currency should
be issued, controlled by the federal
government and loaned on adequate
security to national and state banks.
We pledge ourselves to legislation I'M
der which national banks shall be re-
lquired TO establish guarantee fund
for the prompt payment of the de-
positories of any insolyent national
bank under an equitable system which
shall be available to all state banking
institutions wishing to use it.
Income Tax.
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Jour revenue system, and We urge the
submission of a constitutional amend
ment authorizing congress to levy and
collect tax upon individual and cor
porate incomes, to the end that wealth
may bear its proportionate share of
the burdens of the federal govern
Iment.
Labor and injunctions.
The courts of justice are the bull
wark of our liberties, and we yield to
more 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 which this depart
ment must be jealousy maintained.
We resent the attempt of the Repub
lican party to raise a false issue re-
speeding the judiciary. II Is an I'M
Just reflection upon a great body of
our citizens to assume that they lack
respect for the courts.
II is the function of the courts to
interpret the laws which the people
create, ana If the laws appear to work
economic, social or political injustice,
lit is our duty to change them. The
only basis upon which the integrity Of
Jour courts can stand is that of I'M
swerving justice and protection of life,
personal liberty and property. If jG-
lGicial process may be abused, We
lshould guard them against abuse.
Experience has proven the neces-
lsity OF a modification of the present
law relating to injunctiOns, and we
ireiterate the pledge of our nationai
platform of 1896 and 1904 in favor OF
the measure which passed the United
States senate in 1896, but which a
Republican congress since refused to
enact; relating to contempts in fed
eral courts and providing for trial by
Jury in case OF indirect contempt.
Labor to Get Justice.
Questions of judicial practice have
Iarisen in connection with industrial
disputes. We deem that the parties
Ito all judicial proceedings should be
treated with rigid impartiality, ana
that injunctions should not be issued
lin any cases in which injunctions
would not issue if industrial disputes
were not involved.
/ The expanding organization of in
dustry makes it essential that there
should be no abridgement of the right
Iof wage earners and producers to Or
jganize for the protection of wages
land the Improvement of labor condi-
ltions to the end that such labor or
CARNATIONS and their members should
mot be regarded as Illegal combina
tons in restraint of trade.
/ Favor Eight-Hour Day.
We favor the eight-hour day on all
government work.
| We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of a law by congress,
as far as the federal jurisdiction eX
tends, for general employers liza
bility act covering injury TO body or
loss Of life of employees.
| We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of a law creating a de-
Ipartment Of labor, represented sep
iarately in the presidents cabinet,
(which department shall include the
subject of mines and mining.
/ NFtZOna anu NC" mSNCCs
! The national Democratic party has
for the last several years labored for
the admission of Arizona and New
! Mexico as separate states of the fed
eraI union and recognizing that each
possesses every qualification to sue
cessfully maintain separate state gov
ernments. we favor the immediate adj
mission of these territories as sspaT-
ate states.
Grazing Lands.
The establishment of rules and reg
ulations, if any such are necessary.
| in relation to free grazing upon the
public lands outside of forest or other
reservations, until the same shall
eventually be disposed of shall be left
to the people of the states respective
| ly in which lands may be situated
Popular Election of Senators.
! The Democratic party recognizes
the advantages of developing closer
ties of Pan-American friendship and
commerce between the United States
and her sister nations of Latin-Amer
lea, and favors the taking of such
steps, consistent with Democratic pol
icies, for better acquaintance, greater
mutual confidence, and larger ex-
change of trade, as will bring last
ling benefit not only to the United
States. but to tAis group of American
republics having constitutional forms
of government. ambitions and inter.
ests akin to our own.
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