The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-07-16
Principles of the Party
as Enunciated by the
Convention at
Denver.
FOR REFORM OF TARIFF
Reduction of Import Duties
on Many Articles Is
Demanded.
INCOME TAX is FAVORED

tNSomG AZ 10 FRVohCO
Modification of Existing Laws ReIat-
ing to Injunctions Declared Neces-
sary-For Economy in Adminstra-
tion-PubIicity of Campaign Con-
tributions and the Forbidding of
Corporations to Contribute Is One
OF the PIanks-Stringen Laws
Regulation - Popular Election of
Senators-Aaanst Asiatic lmmigra-
ton.
Denver, Col-The platform OF the
Democratic party, as adopted by
unanimous vote of the convention, is
as follows:
Preamble.
We, the representatives OF the Democ-
Eacy of the United States in national con-
vention assembled reafrm our belief in,
and pledge our loyalty to- the principles
of the party
We rejoice at the increasing signs of an
awakening throughout the country. The
various Investigations have traced graft
and political corruption to the represen-
tatives of predatory wealth, and laid bare
the INSCRIPTIONS methods by which they
have debauched elections and proved
upon a defenseless public through the
subservient officials whom they have
raised to place and power.
The conscience of the nation is
aroused to free the government from the
grip of those who have made it a bust
ness asset of the favor-seekins corpora
tons, ii must become again peoples
government, and be administered in all
It's departments according to the Jeffer..
n oh IN al
and special privileges to none"
OmcehoIders.
Coincident with the enormous increase
In Expenditures is like addition to the
number of ofliceholders. During the last
year 3,7S4 We're added. costing s6,l56 900
and in the last six years of the Rcpub-
of new offices created, aside from many
commissions, has been 99,3l9. entailing
an additional expenditure of nearly SO.
900 600. against only 10 279 new offices
created under the Cleveland and Mc<in-
ley administrations. which involved an
expenditure of only 5000 900. We de
nounCe this great and growing increase
in the number of otticchOlders as not only
unnecessary and Wasteful, but also
clearly indicating deliberate purpose ON
the part of the administration to keep
the Republican party in power at public
Expense by thus increasing the number
of it's retalners and dependents Such
procedure We declare to bc no less dan
gerous and corrupt than the open pur-
chase of votes at the polls
Economy In Administration.
The Republican congress in the session
Just ended has made appropriations
amounting to $Lo0>, @O0oo, exceeding the
total expenditures of the past fiscal year
by &0,0OO,O0O. and leaving a deficit of more
than 500. COO for the fiscal year We
denounce the needless waste OF the pco-
pies money which has resulted in this
appalling increase as a shameful viola
ton of all prudent conditions of govern
ment as no less than crime against the
millions OF workngmen and women from
whose earnings the great proportion OF
THESE colossal sums must he eNtorted
through excessive tariff eNactions and
other indirect methods. It is not surpris-
ing that. In the face of this shocking
record, the Republican platform contains
no reference TO economical admiuistra-
ton or promise thereof in the future. We
demand that stop bee put TO this fright
full eNtravagance and insist upon the
strictest economy in every department
compatible with frugal and efficient add
mnistration.
Arbitrary Power of Speaker.
The house of representatives. was de-
signed by the fathers Of the constitution
TO be the popular branch of our govern
ment' responsive 10 the public will.
The house of representatives. as con
1rolled in recent years 10y the Republican
party, has ceased to be a delibpratiVe ami
Legislative body. responsive to the viii
of majority Of its members but has
come under the absolute domination of
the speaker, who has entire control of its
deliberations and powers OF legislation
We have observed with amazrmcnt the
popular branch az our federal govern
ment helpless To obtain either the consid-
Grafton or enactment or measures desired
by majority OF us members -,
Legislative goNerninent becomes ran =.
ure when one member in the person OF
the speaker Is more powerful imam the
entire body.
We demand that the house OF repre-
sentatives shall again become a d,hh.
erative body controlled by majority or
che peoples representatives, ana NOT by
the speaker and we pledge ourselves 40
adopt such rules ana regulations e. GOV,
ern the house OF representatives. as VIII
enable majority on us members 70 ~
rect It's deliberations and control lgglS-