The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10

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Denver, July 9.The committee on
platform reported tonight with the
longest and most complete statement
Of beliefs ever presented BY the demo
cratic party for public consideration
The principal planks Of the document
are as follows:
We. the representatives of the dem
Iocracy Of the United States in ma,
tional convention assembled, affirm
our belief in, and pledge our loyalty
to the principles Of the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs
of an awakening throughout the coun.
TRY. The various Investigations have
traced graft ana political corruption
to the representatives Of predatory
wealth and laid bare the unscrupulous
methods by which they have debauch.
ed elections and preyed upon de-
fenseless public through the subser-
vent of those whom they have raised
to place in power.
n The conscience OF the nation Is nov
aroused to- free the government from
the grip Of those who have made II
a business asset of the favor seeking
corporations; 1t must become again q
peoples government and be admin.
istered in all its departments accord
ing to the Jeffersonian maxim Of
Equal rights to all, and special privi
leges to none." 81 s.s
Shall the people rule? Is thetover
1shadowing issue which manifests IN
all the questions now under discus.
sion. &$,ss
lnjunctions and Labor.
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 long line OF distinguished
judges, who have added respect and
confidence in which this department
must be jealously maintained. We're
sent the attempt Of the republican
party to raise q false issue respecting
the judiciary. It is an unjust reflect
ion upon the great body Of our, citi
zens to assume that they lack respect
for the courts.
The function OF the courts IL IN.
terpret the laws which the people
create and If the laws appear to war.
rant economic changes. social and
polite, It is our duty to change them
II judicial privileges may be abused
we should guard them against abuse
Experience has proven the neces
sity Of modification Of the present
law relating to injunctions and we
reiterate the principles OF our national
platform Of 1896 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 fol-
trial by Jury in cases Of indirect con
tempt.
Questions Of the judicial practice
have arisen especially In connection
with Industrial disputes. We deem
that parties to all judicial proceedings
should be treated with rigid imparti
ality and that injunctions should not
be issued in any cases in which In
functions would not issue II no indus
trial dispute were involved.
The expanding organization of in
dustry makes It essential that there
should be no abridgment OF the righ'
OF wage earners and producers tt
|organize for the protection Of wage.
land the improvement Of labor condi
/ tions to the end that such labor or
EXAMINATIONS and their members shoult
not be regarded as Illegal combina
tions In restraint Of trade.
We favor the eight hour day on 81
i government works.
| We pledge the democratic party +
the enactment Of law by congress
as far % the federal Jurisdiction 81
tends for general employers liabilit!
covering injury or loss Of life Of EN-
\ ployes.
| We pledge the democratic party 4
the enactment Of . law creating d
partment OF labor. represented In tn