The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-07-17
SYNOPSIS DENVER PLATFORM.
Principle Planks Adopted by the
Democratic Convention.

Democratic Convention.
INJUNCTIONS-A of Rep
resentatives to raise issue on attack
Of integrity of courts resented. Con-
gress should guard against abuse of
judicial process. Anti-injunction
measure passed by Senate in 1896
should become q law. Injunctions
should not issue In cases where they
would not issue If no Industrial dis
pute were involved.
LABOR-Right of wage-earners
to organize should not be abridged
and such organizations should not be
regarded as In restraint of trade.
Eight-hour day, employers liability
and Department Of Labor, including
mines. should be enacted.
TARIFF-TariR should be imme-
diately reduced. Articles competing
with trust-controlled products should
be free; material reductions made on
necessaries of life, especially such as
compete with American manufacture
ers sold more cheaply abroad than at
home; graduated reductions made
on other schedules to restore tariff
to revenue basis. Tariff on wood
pulp. print paper, lumber, timber
and logs should be Immediately re-
pealed.
BANKING-Panic of 1907 shows
unwillingness or inability of Repub-
lican party to protect country against
financial Disturbances; causes sins of
Wall street to be visited on whole
people; condemns Aldrich bill as i'm
pairing security of depositors; favors
law governing National bank depos-
Its: favors postal savings banks
only in case guarante law cannot be
passed and provided money deposited
in postal banks be kept at home and
not directly turned over to Wall
street.
RATE Observation-Disclosures
right Of courts to exercise complete
control over interstate commerce and
the right OF each state to exercise
control over commerce. within its
borders; demands enlarged powers
for interstate commission giving 1t
the initiative with reference to rates
and charges; no interstate rate to be
lawful until approved by commits
sion.
POWERS OF SPEAKER-Pledges
party to make House of Representa-
tives again the popular branch of the
Government and not the creature of
one member.
WATERWAYS - The National
Government having control of all
navigable waters, should improve its
waterways to the fullest capacity;
adoption of liberal and comprehen-
sive plan favored; Endorses scheme
to open Mississippi from Great Lakes
to the Gulf.
ELECTION OF sENATORS-Fa-
vors election of United States Sena-
tors by direct vote Of the people.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELE-
PHONS-Pledges party to enact law
to regulate telegraph and telephone
rates through Interstate Commerce
Commission.
PHILIPPINES - Condemns EEK
pertinent in Imperialism as an mex
cusable blunder"; favors immediate
declaration of Nations purpose to
recognize independence of the Philip
pines as soon as q stable government
! can be established.
INCOME TAX-Favors an income
tax as part of revenue system and
recommends constitutional amend
ment giving Congress power to pass
law
CIVIL SERVICE-Favors honest
and rigid enforcement Of civil service
laws, without regard to party.
GRAZING LANDS-Favors leav-
ing establishment of rules and regu-
lations for grazing lands In forest
reserves to people Of states in which
such reserves lie.
NAVY-Declares for an adequate
navy for coast defense and to protect
citizens and their property in foreign
lands.
ASIATIC IMMIGRATION - OPP
poses admission of Asiatic immi-
grants who cannot be amalgamated
into population of United States.
ALASKA AND PORTO RICO
Demands for the territories all rights
and privileges of territorial form Of
government; all officials appointed
to be residents Of territory.
MERCHANT MARINE-Declares
for upbuilding of merchant marine
without new burdens on people; sub
sides opposed.