The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-24
DEMOCRATIC ULATFORM.
Statment of Principles Drawn up
by Committee OH Resolutions
Unanimously Adopted.

cratic national platform:
We, the representatives Of the De-
mocrats of the United States, in ma
tiolal convention assembled, affirm
our belief in and pledge our loyalt,
to the principles Of the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs
Of an awakening throughout the coun-
try. The various invcstig cations have
traced graft and political corruption
to the representatives Of predatory
wealth and laid bare the unscrup,,-
lous methods by which they have de-
bauchcd elections and proved upon Il
dcfrnsclcSs public through the sub
Scrvirncr Of those whom they have
raised T." place and power
The conscience Of the nation is now
aroused to free itScrf from the grip
Of those who have made il Il business
asset Of the favor-ecrking corpora
tiunS; il must become again pco-
pie 5 government, and be administer
cd in all lis departments according
to the .IrlfrrSonian maxim of "cGual
rights to all and special privileges to
none. -
"Shall the people rulr?' is tie
ovcrShad"wing issue which manfcsts
itself in all the questions now under
discussion.
Injunctiona.
Thc courts Of Justice are the bull
wnrk "f our liberties; and we wirld tu
none III our purpose to maintain their
di"nitE. Our party has Given tn the
hrnrh y long lin" ni distinguished
judges WI" have added 10 the respect
and rnnild"nr" in which this depart
mcnI must be .iralnusly maintained.
"" resent the attempt of The Rcpnb-
hcnn party to raise II false issue rc-
Spcrtin% the judiciary II is an MI
Just rriIrclin upon great body of
our citizens to assume that they lack
respect f"r the cnllrt~.
1t is the function Of the courts tc
interpret the laws which the people
create and if the laws appear to wnrl,
economic. >"rial or political in.iuStic,
II Is oar duty [" change them. The
only basis upon W! ~ the integrity
Of our courts can stand is that of I'M
Swcrving justice and protection of
life. personal liberty and property. II
judicial processes may be abused VIC
should guard them against abuse.
Experience has proved the neccs.
Slty of II modification of the present
law rrlatin" tn iniunctinnS and W,
rrlt"ralr tn" pledge Of our uatiuna
pla, forms Of 1896 and 1904 in Favor
Of the m"aSul" which passed tn,
United States senate in 1896. but
which Il Republican congress has
ever since refused TO rnart. rrlatin.
to r"ntr,nni< in federal courts an,
rr"riiin" for trial by .inry in case
ct indirect contempt.
Questions of judicial practice hav,
arisen especially in connection will
industrial disputes. We deem thai
the parties to all judicial proceed
mos Sh"ul,l be treated with imparti
atty and that iniunctons should not
issue in any eases in which inj,,nc-
ti"ns would not issue il no industrial
dispute were involved.
The rNpan,iin" organization i'm in,
dNSlrN makes il essential that there
hr no ahrid"E"ut If the right of
WAC" rArnrr> and producers TO or.
Gan@lr l"r the protection of wages
amt In" 'mpr"rrmrni OF labor condi-
toms. to the end that such labor or
ganizalionS and their members should
not be regarded rs illegal conlbina,
tl"nS tn restraint of trade.
We favor the ci wht hour day ON all
government work.
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of IL law BY congress
as far is the federal jurisdiction cx-
tends for il general employers lia-
bility act covering injury to body or
loss of life Of employees.
We pledge the Democratic party tu
the enactment Of law creating a de-
partmcnI # labor, represented scpa-
ratcly IN the presidents cabinet,
which department shall include the
subject Of mines and mining.
Railroads.
We assert the right OF congress to
exercise complete control over inter
state commerce and the right Of each
State to exercise just as complete
control over commerce within rs