Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-24
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL
PLATFORM
Change Of Injunction
Law Urged.
GUARANTEE DEPOSITS.


Pro?erty-A Revision Of the Tariff
Oemandea-Immisration Of Asiaties
Unable to Anal gam ate With Ameri-
can Population Opposed-vigorou
enforcement of the Criminal Law
Against Guilty Trust Magnates and
Officials Acknowledgment Pub
lie Extrsvaoanco Condemned and
eusinessiike Economy Urged.
We. the representatives OF the Demo
Gratis OF the United States, In national
convention assembled, reaffirm our be-
lief In and pledge our loyalty TO. thu
principles OF the party.
We rejoice ut the increasing signs OF
an awakening throughout the country.
The various Investigations have traced
graft and political corruption TO the
representatives OF predatory wealth
and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS methods
by which they have debauched cleo
tons and l.reyed upon defenseless
public thror Oh the subservient officials
whom they have raised to place and
power.
The conscience Of the nation Is now
aroused TO free the government from
the grip OF those who have made IL n
business asset OF the favor seeking cor
porations: II must become again PEG
pies government and be administered
In all Its departments according TO the
Jeffersonian maxim, Equal rights t.
all and special privileges to none"
Shall the people ruler IL the over
shadowing issue which manifests itself
In all the questions now under discus
sion.
The courts OF Jus
Labor and In tice are the bulwark
functions. OF our liberties and
we yield to none In
our purpose 10 maintain their dignity.
Our party has given to the bench
long line OF distinguished judges, who
have added TO the respect and con
fidence In which this department must
toe jealousy maintained. We resent
the attempt of the Republican party to
raise false Issues respecting the judi
ciary. 1t Is an unjust reflection upon
Al great body Of our citizens TO assume
Nhat they lack respect for the courts.
1t Is the function of the courts to in
terprct the laws, which the people Gre
ate. and If the laws appear to Wort;
economic. social or political injustice
1t Is our duty to change them. The
only basis upon which the integrity OF
our courts can stand is that of I'M
swerving justice and protection OF life.
personal liberty and property. If ju-
4 dicfal processes may be abused. we
should guard them against abuse
Experience has proved the necessity
of modification Of the present law re-
iating to injunctions. and we reiterate
the pledge OF our national platforms of
1896 and 1904 I'm favor OF the measure
which passed the United States senate
In 1895. but which a Republican con
gross has ever since refused to enact:
relating TO contempts In federal courts
and providing for trial by jury In cases
or indirect contempt.
Questions OF judicial practice have
arisen especially liz connection with in
austrial disputes. We deem that the
parties to all judicial proceedings should
be treated with rigid impartiality and
that injunctions should not be issued In
any cases In which injunctlons would
not issue II no Industrial dispute were
involved.
The expanding organization OF indus
try makes 1t essential that there should
be no abrldgment OF the right of wage
earners and producers to organize for
the protection Of wages and the i'm
provement Of labor conditions. to the
end that such labor organizations and
their members should not be regarded
as illegal combinations In restraint Of
trade.
We favor the eight hour day on Nil
government work.
We pledge the Democratic party 10
tho enactment of a law by congress. rs
far as the federal Jurisdiction extends,
for general employers liability act,
covering injury to body or loss OF life
OF employees,
We pladge the Democratic party 20
the enactment OF n law creating a dc.
partment OF labor. represented sepa-
ratey In the presidents cabinet, which
department shall include the subject OF
mines and mining
We welcome the
Tariff. belated promise Of
tariff reform now nf.
fected by the Republican party In tar.
dy recognition Of the righteousness OF
Aht DtibOtidAtC BoslllOh Ou lulS lufs'
tion, but the people cannot safely in
trust the execution of this important
wora 90 a party which Is so deeply OBJ.
iigated TO the. highly perfected in
terests as Is the Republican party.
We cal attention to the significant
TACT that the promised relief was
postponed until after tn coming
election, an election to succeed III
which the Republican parry must
have that SANE support from the
benehciaries OF the high protective
tariff as It has always Aer tofore
received from tn m. and 10 tac far
tehrd fact that during years 20 Ia
interrupted power no action waatev-
er ,aas been taken by the Republ -
can congress to correct the admit
tedly existing tariff iniquitiez.
We favor Immediate revision Of
the tariff by the reduction OF
import duties. Articles entering
into competition with the truss