The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-10

such abuses.
 We favor such Legislation as will increase the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission, giving to 1t the initiative with reference to rates and transportation charges put into effect by the railroad companies. and permit ting the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, on it's own initiative to declare a rate illegal and as being more than should be charged for such services That the present law relating thereto is inadequate by reason of the fact that the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion is without power to fix or investi- gate a rate until complaint has been made to 1t by the shipper. We further declare that all agree ments of traff1c or other associations of railway agents effecting interstate rates. service or classification shall be unlawful unless filed with and ap- Commission.
 We favor the enactment of law giving to the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to inspect pro- posed railway tariff rates or schedules before they shall take effect and if they be found to be unreasonable to initiate an adjustment thereof"
 Banking.
 ''The panic Of 1907, coming without any legitimate excuse, when the Repub l lican party had for decade been in l complete control of the Federal gov srnment. furnishes additional proof that it is either unwilling or incompetent to protect the interests of the general | public It has so linked the country to Wall Street that the sins of the specu- lators are visited upon the whole peo pie. While refusing to rescue wealth producers from spoIiation at the hands of the stock gamblers and spectators in farm products. it has deposited treasury funds without interest and without products. it has deposited treasury funds without interest and without competition, in fayorite banks. It has used an emergency for which 1t is largely responsible to force through Congress bill changing the basis of bank currency and inviting market manipulation. and has failed to give to the fifteen millions depoaitors of the country protection in their savings.
 We believe that in so far as the needs of commerce require an emergen- cy currency. such currency should be Issued, controlled by the Federal gov 1 ernment and loaned on adequate secu- rity to National and State banks We pledge ourselves to legislation under which the National bank shall be re- quired to establish a guaranty fund l for the prompt payment of the deposi- tors of any insolvent National bank un- der an equitable system which shall be available to all State banking in- stitutions wishing to use 1t.
 ''We favor postal savings bank If | the guarantee in the bank cannot be secured and that 1t be constituted so 1 as to keep the deposited money in the 1 communities where it is establish ed But we condemn the policy of the Re- publican party in proposing postal saw Ings banks under a plan of conduct by which they will aggregate the depos- it's of rural communities and re-depos- 1t the same while under government charge in the banks of Wall Street thus depicting the circulating medium of the producing regions and unjustly favoring the speculative markets
 Income Tax.
 We favor an income tax as part of our revenue system and we urge the submission of a constitutional amend ment specially authorizing congress to levy and collect a tax upon individuals and corporate incomes to the enr that wealth may bear its proportionate share of the burdens of the federal gav- ernment."
 Labor snd Tngunetaons.
 ""rhe court of justice are the bull wark of our liberties and we yield to none in our purpose to maintain tn cir dignity. Our party has given to the bench long line of distinguish ed judges who have added to the respect and confidence in which this depart ment must be jealously maintained We resent the attempt of the Republican party to raise issues respecting the Ju- dietary. It fs an unjust reelection up- on great body of our citizens to as sume that they lack respect for the courts.
 "It is the function of the courts to interpret the laws which the people create, and if the laws appear to work economic, social or political iniustices it is our duty to change them. The on- ly basis upon which the integrity of our courts can stand is that of un- swerving justice and protection of life. personal liberty and property. If ju- dicial processes may be abused, we should guard them against abuse.
 Experience has proved the neces- sity of a modification of the present law relating to injunctions. kand we reiterate the pledge of our National platforms of 1898 and 1904 in favor of the measure which passed the United States Senate in 1896. but which Re publican Congress has ever since re- fused to enact; relating to contempts in Federal courts and providing for trial by jury in cases of indirect con- tempt.
 "Questions of judicial practice have
 
 industrial disputes.
 we deem that the parties to all ju- diciaI proceedings should be treated with rigid impartiality. and that in- functions should not be Issued in any cases in which injunctions would not issue if no industrial dispute were in volved.
 "The expanding organization of in- dustry makes 1t essential that there should be no abridgment of the right of wage earners. and producers to or ganize for the protection of wages and 7 the improvement of labor conditions to the end that such labor organizations 3 and their members should not be re. garded as illegal combinations in re. . straint of trade.
 We favor the eight hour day on al
 government work.
 ) We pledge the Democratic party tc . the enactment of law by Congress A, far as the Federal Jurisdiction extends for a general employers liability ac i covering injury to body or loss of If, } of employe.
 3 We pledge the Democratic party f, } the enactment of a law creating a De . partment of Labor, represented sena { ! rately in the Presidents cabinet whicI
 department shall include the subtec ! of mines and mining
 Home Rule
 8 We assert our confidence and adnni ration for the wisdom of our father . in so organizing the Federal govern Q ment as to secure home rule for th l people of each State. and we pIedR t ourselves to combat with unceasIn, f vigilance the efforts of those who ar