The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-10
NO DODGING
IN PLATFORM
OF DEMOCRATS
Document That Rings True
From Opening Sentence
to Conclusion.
BRYAN PLEASED WITH
WORK OF COMMITTEE
MEMBERS OF THE "olD GUARD"
SATISFIED AND WILL SUP
PORT THE TICKET.

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y FairvieW, Lincoln, July 10
al am very much pleased with
\ the platform. II is clear, spe- =
\ cifc and strong, and ! am CRATE =
\ full to the committee for the
! work they have done in stating
y the issues. am sure that the =
y platform will greatly strengthen
y US in the fight upon which we
\ are tering."-Statement Of w. r
y J. Bryan upon reading the plat y
\ form adopted at the Democratic =
y national convention tonight.
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Denver, July 9.-After more than fif-
ty-four hours OF almost continuous SER
vice the committee on resolutions or
the Democratic national convention to-
night at 11:20 o'clock concluded its work
on the platform, and after period OF
, revision and Encouragement of sections.
i. the members of the committee. headed
. by the chairman, Governor Haskell or
|; Oklahoma, with the document under his
, arm. started for the convention hall
After the last plank had been agreed
upon Senator Daniel of Virginia and
ex-senator Smith of New Jersey an
nounced their intention to support the
, nominee of the convention on the plat
form agreed on.
! The committee adopted for presenta-
ton to the convention the following
resolutions regarding Abraham Lin
+ coins birthday celebration
nrfN
; the birth of Abraham Lincoln occurs
on Feb. 70. 1909. therefore be IL
Resolved, by the Democratic nation
, al convention, that we recommend its
;. appropriate celebration throughout our
n land
e The committee voted down resolu-
5 ton providing that hereafter major
n ity vote shall be sufficient TO effect the
4 nomination of any candidate for pres
n ident or vice president in national Dem
; ocratic conventions.
We the representatives of the Democ
II racy of the United States in national con-
e vention assembled. reaffirm our belief IN
: and pledge our loyalty to. the principles
: of the party. We rejoice at the increasing
n signs of an awakening throughout the
:. | country. The various Investigations have
: | traced graft and political corruption 10
i the representatives, of predatory wealth.
: and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS methods oy
| which they have debauched eiectlons ana
n preyed upon a defenseless public through
the subservient officials whom they have
raised to place In power
..The conscience of the nation Is now
= ! aroused to free the government from the
, | grip of those who have made II business
u asset of the favor seeking corporations;
: il must become again a peoples govern
= noent and be administered in all its de-
z nartments according 10 the Jeffersonian
= maxim of equal rights TO all and speciai
d privileges to none
y owing issue which manifests itself IN all
> the questions now under discussion
: Use of Injunction.
d ..-,he courts of Justice are the bulwark
n of our liberties and We Yield TO none IN
: our purpose TO maintain their ugnity-
: Our party has given TO me pench d ,ons
added respect and confidence in which TINS
:, department must be jealousy maintalned'
y We resent the attempt OF the hepupn-
: can party to raise false issue respec. iie
II the judiciary II is unjust reflection
n upon the great body OF our citizens 10 as
If sumo that they lack respect lot tne coui a., -
20 ..Jt Is the function OF the courts 10 IN
- ternret the laws which the people create.
and IL the laws appear TO work econoin,c,
social or political I'M ustlee X Is our uuss
l. 10 change them. The only basis upon
W which the Integrity of our courts can
e stand is that of answering Justice ahe
10 Drotection of life. personal hperE ~
"a | nrosnerity II judicial processes may be
n abused. we should guard them against
Modification Necessary.
is ..F.xperience has proven the necessity OF
NJ a nodificati ton Of the present law a. :
to injunctions. and we relterst toa une pa 1o,
Of o,1r national platforms OF 1886 ana isoi
"a sn,,or Of the measure which passed the
United States senate in 1896 OUT wnlcn a
ID Republican congress has ever slnce "a -
ne fused 10 enact. relating to contehpts III
A. federal courts and providing for trial oy
ST iurv in cases of indirect contempt
. aouestions of judicial practice nave
t arisen. especially IN eo ssTn that narties
y 20 ali judicial proceedings shoulS be treat
III ed with rigid impartiallty ano tiial ~.
E, Functions should not ne ,o',Id M, is-
m cases In which intunctons Woulu nor =
l. she II no Industrial dispute were inVoiNeu'
70 Protection of Wage Farmers.
- ..,rha exnanding organization of industry
- r,atee n essential that there should be no
~ abridgement of the right OF wage-earners
and producers to organize Tor the protec-
ne ton OF wages and the I'M Nemeht OF 20
e hor conditions to the enc I SUCH laDo,
he organizatIons and their members should
e. moi be regarded as illegal combinations
~ In restraint of trade
INF I'VE favor the elght-hodr udy y" al
&c government works =,
Is s..Te nledge the Democratic party 10 the
ne enactment of law by congress as lar as
Al, The federal Jurisdiction extends or gen
e III enanloyers' liability covering injury tC
n body or loss of life of employees.
Ia I'VE nIedge the Democratic party 10 tbS
tn enactment of a law creating oepart
~ ment of labor. represented separately II
IN The PRESIDENT cabinet. which department
~ shall include the subject OF mines anc
'ie mining.
or The Tariff.
a 1--WE welcome the belated promise o.
Vi tariff reform now offered by the Repub
s. lican party in tardy recognition of tn.
ne righteousness of the Democratic positio,
,r. on this question: but the people canno
ly safely entrust the execution of this i'm
We pcrtant work TO a party which is so deep
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