Arizona republican., 1908-07-29
INDEPENDENCE
 CANDIDATES
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all forms of corruption at elections. and advocate prohibiting the use of any money at elections except for meetings, literature and necessary travelling expenses of candidates. We condemn the gross extravaganza of the federal administration and its ap- palling annual increase of appropria- tions. Unnecessary appropriations mean unnecessary taxes which are paid by the people and add to the ever-increasing cost of living.
 We condemn the evil of over-capi- taliZation, as harmful and criminal as is personal dishonesty in the individ- ual The independence party advo- cates as a primary necessity for sounder business conditions and an improved public service. the enact ment of laws, state and national. to prevent the watering of stock. dishon- est issues of bonds or other forms of corporation frauds
 We denOunce the so-caled labor blanks of the republican and demo- cratic platforms as political buncombe
 claptrap, unworthy of national use of the writ of injunction and contempt
 proceedings as violations of the fun
 damental American right of trial by jury.
 We assert that in all actions grow
 ing out of disputes between employer and employe concerning terms or con
 ditions of employment, no injunction should be issued until after a trial upon it merits, and that such trial should be had before jury and that in case of alleged contempt no person should be deprived of his liberty with out trial by jury.
 We indorse the eight hour day. and favor its application to all government employees. We favor the enactment of law condemning as illegal any com
 bination or conspiracy to blacklist en- ployes. We demand protection for workmen through the enforced use of standard safety appliances and pro- visions of hygienic conditions in the operation of factories, railways. mills. mines and all industrial undertakings. We call for the enactment of strin- gent laws fixing employers liability and the rigid prohibition of child labor through cooperation between state and national government We favor the creation of a department of labor. in- cluding mines and mining, the head of which should be a member of the cab inet.
 Great abuses of grain inspection by which producers are plundered, de- mand immediate and vigorous cor rection, and to that end we favor federal inspection under strict civil service laws.
 We demand a revision of the tariff not by the friends of the tariff. but by the friends of the people, and de- clare for gradual reduction of tariff duties. with q just consideration for the rights of the consuming public and established industry There should be no protection for oppressive trusts which sell cheaply abroad and take advantage of the tariff at home to crush competition, raise prices. control production and limit work and wages
 The railroads must be kept open to all upon exactly equal terms. Every form of rebate and discrimina- ton in rates is crime against bus mess and must be stamped out. We demand adequate railroad facilities and advocate a bill empowering ship pers in time of need to compel rail roads to provide sufficient cars for freight and passenger traffic through a summary appeal to the courts.
 We denounce all combinations for restraint of trade and for the estab- llshment of monopoly in all products Of labor. In cases of attractions of the antitrust laws we believe in the enforcement of a prison penalty against the guilty and responsible in dividuals controlling offending cor pOrations, rather than a fine imposed upon the stock holders.
 The platform declares for the pub lie ownership of public utilities, fn- cluding tclegraphs and railroads, as rapidly as municipal, state or the national governments shall demon strate their ability to conduct the public utilities for public benefit; a parcels post savings bank; the immc- diate development of a national sys- tenn of good roads, a postal censor ship; the admission of Arizona and New Mexico to separate statehood; such legislation, both state and na- tiOnal, as will suppress bucketshops and prohibit fictitious selling of farm products for future delivery, and the creation of a national department of public health.
 On Asiatic exclusion, the platform says: We oppose Asiatic immigra- tion which does not amalgamate with our population, but creates race is sues and un-American conditions and which reduces wages and tends to lower the high standard of living and high standard of morality which American civilization has established
 The platform declares for a strong navy to protect both coasts; endorses the improvement of national water ways, the reclamation of arid lands and forest preservations, the protec- ton of American citizens abroad, the popular election of senators and a graduated income tax.
 It declares that the right to issue money is inherent in the government and it favOrs the establishment of central governmental bank through which money so issued shall be put in general circulation.