Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-17

ruies and regulations to govern m.
House of Repr. sentatives as IN on-
dpie a majority of is members :,
direct its deliberations and con,ro,
legislation "
we demand Federal LEGISLATION
forever terminating the partnershin
"hich has existed between corpora.
uons OF the country and tho Renuh.
mean party under the expressed or
Implied agreement that in return for
the contribution of great sums O,
money wherewith to purchase cleo.
uons they should be allowed 70 con.
tlhue substantially unmolested in
'neir enorts to encro:ch upon the
rights OF the people.
We pledge the Democratic party
20 law preventing any corporation
from contributing to a campaign
lund and any individual from con
tr'buting an amount above q reason
able minimum and providing for the
publication before election Of all
such contributions.
We favor immediate revision OF
the tariff by the reduction of import
duties Articles entering into com
petition with trust-con,rolled prod
ucts should be placed on the free
list. Material reductions should be
made in the tariff upon the neces
saries OF life, especially upon articles
competing with such American man
nc
cheaply than at home: and gradu-
ated reductions should be made In
such other schedules as may be nee
essary to restore the tariff to a reve.
nue. basis.
A private monopoly Is indefensible
and intolerable. We, therefore. ia.
vor the vigorous reform of the crimi-
nal law against guilty trust mag.
mates and officials, and demand the
enactment Of such additional legis.
lation as may be necessary to make
1t impossible for a private monopoly
to exist in the United States.
We assert the rights Of courts to
exercise complete control over inter-
state commerce and the right OF each
state to exercise control over CON-
merce within its borders We de-
mand such enlargement of the Inter
state Commerce Commission as may
be necessary to compel railroads to
perform their duties as common car.
riers and prevent discrimination and
extortiOn.
We pledge ourselves to legislation
under which National banks shall be
required to establish guarantee
fund for the prompt payment of the
deposttors Of any insOlvent National
bank under an equitable system
which shall be available to all bank.
ing institutions wishing to use it.
We favor an income tax as part
OF our revenue gystem. and we urge
the submission of a constitutional
amendment specifically authorizing
Congress to levy and collect tax upon
individual and corporate incomes, to
the end that wealth may bear its
proportionate share of the burdens
Of the Federal Government.
We favor the eight-hour day on all
Government work.
We pledge the Democratic party
to the enactment of a law by Con.
gress as far as the Federal jurisdic-
ton extends for q general employ
ers' liability act covering injury to
body or loss of life of employees.
The courts Of justice are the bull
wark of our liberties and we yield
to none In our purpose to maintain
their dignity. Our party has given
to the bench 4 long line of distin-
guished judges who have added re-
spect and confidence. in which this
department must be jealousy main
tained. We resent the attempt of
the Republican party to raise . false
issue respecting the judiciary. 1t is
an unjust reflection upon the great
body Of our citizens to assume that
they lack respect for the courts.
1t is the function of the courts to
interpret laws which the people
create. and II the laws appear to
work economic. social or political in
Justice. 1t ID our duty to change them.
The only basis upon which the in
tegrity Of our courts can stand ia
that Of answering justice and pro-
lection of life and property. II Judi
cial processes may be abused we
should guard against abuse.
Experience has proven the necesI
sity of a modification of the present
law relating to injunctions, and we
reiterate the pledge of our National
platforms of 1896 and 1904 In favor
of the measure which passed the
United States Senate in 1896, but
which a Republican Congress has
ever since refused to enact, relating
70 oontempts In Federal courts and
providing for trial by jury in cases
Of indirect contempt.
We believe In the upbuilding et
American merchant marine without
new or additional burdens upon the
people, and without bounties from
the public treasury.
The constitutional provision that
Q navy shall be provided and main
tanned means an adequate navy. and
we believe that the interests OF the
country would be best served by hav-
ing a navy SUFFICIENT to defend the
coasts OF this country and protect
American citizens wherever their
rights may be In jeopardy.
We favor . postal savings bank.
II the guaranteed bank cannot be
secured, and that 1t be constituted
10 as to keep the deposited money In
the communities where 1t is estab-
lished. But we condemn the policy
of the Republican party in providing
postal savings banks under a plan of
conduct by which they will aggregate
the deposits Of rural communities
and redeposit the same. while under
Government charge. in the banks of
Wall street. thus depicting the circu-
lating medium Of the producing re-
gions and unjustly favoring the spec
ulative markets.
The establishment of rules and
regulations. II any such are neces-
l.