The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-24
WORK OF BEALL IS APPROVED
The Congressional Convention Makes
Nomination and Adopts Platform.

las Saturday afternoon, and the
nomination secured by Congressman
Beall in the primary election was
formally ratified
A canvass of the returns of the
district showed the following:
Dallas county, Beall, 5,9O1, Ster-
EFT 4,46s; Ellis county, Beall AHA,
sterett 100; Hill county, Beall g.
1913, Sterett 500; Bosque county,
Beall 1881, Sterett. ASP; Rockwell
county, Beall 776, Sterett 256.
The following platform was adop-
ted:
| l. We indorse the platform
adopted by the national convention
of the democratic party at Denver
and rejoice over the prospects of
great democratic victory. The coun-
question now is: Shall the people
ruler" whether this government
shall be restored to the control of
| the people and be administered in
the interest of all or whether it shall
/ remain an instrument in the hands
of the few for levying tribute upon
all the rest. The record of the re-
publican party shows that it stands
for sectionalism and extravaganza:
for Imperialism that would hold
alien and distant people as subjects
for militarism that would burden
our people in times of peace with
great military and naval establish
ments and for commerciaiism that
fosters monopolies and trusts.
2. We pledge our best efforts for
the election of the democratic ma
tional ticket. In Bryan we recognize
the greatest of all living Americans
"a man of stainless honor, of lof-
test patriotism, OF incorruptible in
tegrity--the fttest leader of the
militant hosts of democracy With
him as our standard bearer we be-
lieve that victory will come and with
it we will return to a government of
| liberty and law, of equality and
economy and of honor and honesty
3. We specially indorse that part
Iof our national platform which de-
clares that national banks shall be
required to establish guaranty
fund for the prompt payment of the
/ depositors of any insolvent bank.
a. We believe in the principles
of local self-government and in the
preservation of the rights and dig
nifty of the several states and that it
is the duty of the federal govern
ment to aid in, and not to hinder,
the enforcement of state and local
laws and we favor the enactment of
such legislation as will promote this
end.
/ 5. We believe that the power
should be taken from federal courts
and federal judges to restrain any
state or the officials thereof from
the enforcement of any state law un-
til trial has been had upon the mer-
its of the matter in controversy and
final Judgment has been rendered
thereon.
6. We believe that the laws
should protect all classes alike. We
declare in favor of the principles of
arbitration in all industrial disputes
, and we condemn the abuse of the
judicial power by federal courts in
volved in the issuance of needless
injunctions for the annoyance and
oppression of those who labor We
favor an amendment to our laws for
bidding the issuance of such injunc-
tons upon ex parte applications.
7. We favor the extension of the
right of trial by jury to all cases of
| indirect contempt.
s. We favor the passage of an
employers liability bill that will
give adequate protection to all en-
| ployes engaged in interstate COM
merce.
8. We favor an amendment to
the antitrust law that will exempt
, labor organizations from its provis-
, ions and penalties.
10. We favor an amendment to
our laws restricting the immigration
of japanese and other undesirable
classes who can not be Americanized
and who lower the standard and
wages of American labor
II. We deplore the spirit of ex-
travagance that pervades all the de-
partments of our government and
commend our senators and represen-
: tatives in congress for their efforts
in behalf of economy. The appropri-
, alton of more than one billion OF
dollars at a single session of con-
gress is, in itself, startling, but
; when the further fact is considered
that one-half of this amount was ap-
, propriated on account of past wars
or in anticipation of and preparation
for wars to come, the situation be-