Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-20

as against the interests Of the people
of California.
We are heartily in favor of the ma
tional irrigation reclamation law, and
are i'm favor of a liberal construction of
the same, to the end that the arid west
may receive the largest possible bene-
fits from its provisions. We also favor
the reclamation of swamp and over
flowed land upon the same beneficial
principles.
We favor an improvement by a
comprehensive plan of all our great
waterways so as to make them the
peoples highways for cheap transpor-
tation.
Philippine Question
We favor an immediate declaration
of the nations purpose to recognize the
independence of the Philippine islands
as soon as stable government can be
established, such independence to be
guaranteed by us as we guarantee the
independence OF Cuba until the natur-
alization of the islands can be secured
by treaty with other powers.
We favor the creation and mainte-
nance of large and efficient navy, and
we advocate the retention on the Pa
cifc coast of fleet sufficiently pow
erful to maintain the supremacy Of our
country on the Pacific ocean.
We favor such legislation as VIII
prevent the issuance of injunctions in
cases arising out of labor disputes, eX-
cept for the purpose and limited to
preventing destruction, waste or in
jury TO tangible real or personal prop
erty.
To this end we favor the passage of
the Pearre bill (H. r. s4), now pending
in congress.
We favor such amendments of the
antitrust laws of the United States as
shall entirely exclude labor unions and
combinations of labor unions from their
operation and effect.
Limit Working Hours
We favor the enactment of legisla
ton limiting the hours of labor to
eight hours per day upon all public
and quasi-public work, whether car
ried on by the government or by any
branch of the government directly or
through or under contracts with pri-
vate persons or corporations.
We favor the enactment and strict
enforcement of laws preventing the
employment and hiring to labor of chill
dren of immature years.
We demand that the federal con-
stitution be amended so that the presi-
dent, vice president and United States
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vote of the people.
We favor and demand the enact
ment of a direct primary law for the
nomination by direct vote of the people
of all state. county and municipal off,
GERS as we'll as the election of United
States senators and congressman under
law similar to that now in force in
the states of oregon and Oklahoma.
Direct legislation by the initiative,
referendum and recall is the key to
real government by the people, there
fore we favor the postal savings bank.
and in addition thereto insist upon the
passage Of laws. state and national, for
the better regulation of banks and for
the protection of bank deposits. The
government demands security when it
deposits public money in a bank. and
we believe that the security of the in
dividual depositor who intrusts his
earnings to a bank should be as per-
feet as the governments security.
We favor the rigid enforcement OF
the present antitrust laws, and favor
amendment of the law on the subject
to the end that private monopoly may
be destroyed.
This declaration of principles we
submit to the intelligent citizenship of
the great state of California. having
confidence that 1t will free this state
and government from the grip Of those
who have made 1t a business asset of
the favor-seeking corporations; 1t must
become again government of the peo-
pie, by the people and for the people,
and be administered in all its depart
ments according to the Jeffersonian
maxim, Equal rights to all and special
privileges to none"