The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-07-15
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Declaration Of Principles Of
Democratic Party.
CONSCIENCE OF TIRE NATION

eAroussd TO Free the oovernmsnt From
ahs drip Of Those Who Have Mad,
u q Buslnsss Asset Of ths Favor
seeking Corporations.
Denver, July 1o.--After more thar
afty.four hours of almost continuous
session, the committee On resolution.
concluded its work On the platform
and presented the resolutions to the
convention, which adopted them b,
a unanimous vote The resolutions, In
the main, follow:
We. the representatives Of the
Democracy Of the United states, ir
national convention assembled, reaf
hrm eur belief In and pledge our 10y
atty to the principles OF the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs
OF an awakening throughout The soun
try. The Various Investigations have
traced graft and political corruption
to the representatives OF predatory
wealth, and laid bare the unserupulous
methods by which they have de-
bauohed elections and preyed upon a
defensslss5 public through tbs sub
seryient officials whom they have
raised TO place and power.
The conscience Of the nation ~ now
aroused to free the government from
the grip OF those who have made 1t a
business asset Of the favor-seekine
corporations; it must become again a
peoples government, and be admins
tered In all It's departments according
to the Jeffersonian maxim OF equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none"
Shall the people ruler" 10 this over.
shadowtng issue which manifests 1t.
self In all the questions now under
discussion.
osfieeholdsrs.
Coincident with the enormous In.
crease In expenditures is like addi-
ton to the number of ofi1eeholders
During the past year 2S,78A were
added. costing s16.1Se,0oo. and in tn
past six years OF the Republican a.
ministration the total number OF ne
offices created, aside from many COM
missions, has been 99,81G, entaillng an
additional expense of nearly s70,000,-
900, 90 against only 1920 new Offices
| created under the Cleveland and Nc
Kinley administrations. which in.
volved an expenditure of only $4,000
600. We denounee this great and
| growing increase In the number Of OF
| ficeholders az not only unnecessary
and wastsful, but also as clearly inai.
eating a deliberate purpose on The
part OF the administration to keep the
Republican party in power at public
expense by thus increasing the num-
Der Of its retainers and dependents.
Such procedure we declare 10 be no
less dangerous and corrupt than the
open purchase OF votes at the polls.
Economy In Administrator.
The Republican congress In the SEES
sion tust ended has made approprla-
lions amounting to $1,oos, 100000, ex-
eesding the total expenditures OF the
past fiscal year by sso,o00,ooo and
leaving O deficit of more than 100000
600 for the fiscal year. We denounce
the needless waste Of the peoples
money which has resulted In this ap.
pallang increase as q shameful viola
ton Of all prudent conditions OF gov
eminent az no less than q crime
against the millions OF workingmen
and women from whose earnings the
great proportion OF these colossal
sums must be extorted through axces
sive tariff exaotions and other indirect
methods. We demand that stop be
put to this frtghttal extravaganza and
insist upon the strict economy In
every department compatible with
frugal and efficient administration.
Arbitrary powsr Of Speaker.
The house of representatives was
designed by the fathers OF the Consti-
tuition to be the popular branch Of our
government responsive to the public
will.
The house Of representatives, as con-
trolled In recent years by the Repub'
lican party, has ceased to be de.
Lucrative and legislative body respon-
sive to tho will of majority OF its
members, but has oome under the abb
9olute domination of the speaker, who
has entire control of its deliberations
and power of legislation. T.
We demand that the house Of repre-.
sentativss shall again becoms do
Lucrative body. controlled by ma
lority Of the peoples representatives,
and NOT by the speaker.
Misuse OF Patronage.
We condemn, as q violation of the
spirit of our institutions, the action oil
the present chief executive In asina
the patronage Of his high office to Sc
sure the nomination OF one OF his
cabinet officers. A forced succession In
the presidency 10 scarcely less rspug
nant to public sentiment than Ia life
tenure In that office. No good inten
tiea on the part of the executive, and