East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-18
PLATFORM OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
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agement of that class of corporations
engaged in interstate commerce. hav-
ing power and opportunity to effect
monopolies.
Railroad Rate Law.
I'VE approve the enactment of rail
road date laws and the vigorous en-
dorsement by the present administra-
ton of the statutes against rebates
and determinations. We believe that
the interstate commerce law should
be furher amended to give railroads
the right to publish tariff agreements
subject TO the approval of the inter-
state commission. but maintaining al
ways the principle of competition ma
turally competing lines, avoiding the
common control OF such lines by any
means whatsoever.
1--WE favor national legislation in
suring such federal supervision as will
prevent in future over issues Of stocks
and bonds by interstate carriers.
"The republican party pledged it.
self to continued devotion to every
cause that makes for the safety and
betterment Of the conditions among
those whose labor contributes much
to the progress and welfare of our
country. to tn same wise policy which
induced the party to maintain the
protection of American labor, to
adopt and to establish the eight hour
day in the construction of public
works. to adopt a child labor statute
for the District of Columbia, direct
investigation into conditions of work.
ing men, women and children, these
latter being employees of telephone
and telegraph companies engaged In
interstate bushes, and tend to
strengthen the. laws prohibiting the
importation of contract labor and
declares hat these policies shall be
pursued in every legitimate direction
within federal authority, 10 tighten
the burdens and increase the oppor-
tunity for the happiness and advance
ment of the toilers of the nation.
To Uphold the Courts.
"The republican party will uphold
at all times the authority and integ-
rity of the courts, state and federal,
and will ever insist that their powers
to enforce their processes to protect
life, liberty and property shall be in
violate. We believe, however that
the rules of procedure in federal
courts with respect tothe issuance OF
writs of injunctions be more accur-
ately defined by statute in order that
no injunction or temporary restrain
ing order shall be issued without no.
tice. unless irreparable injury might
result from delay. in which case a
speedy hearing thereafter shall be
granted.
"The free rural mail delivery has
now reached millions of citizens. We
favor its extension until every COM
munity is benefited.
Favor Good Roads.
1--WE recognize the social and eco.
nomic advantage of good country
roads. and the party has been for 50
years a consistent friend of the Am
erican negro. We demand equal JUS
| tice to all men without regard to their
race or color and declare for the en-
forcement in letter and in spirit OF
the thirteenth, fourteenth and fif-
teenth amendments to he constitu-
ton of the United States. designed for
the protection and advancement o!
the negro and condemn the devices
aiming at his Acknowledgement for
color alone
1--WE endorse the movement for the
conservation Of our natural resources
and approve the measures preventing
waste Of water and commend the
work for the reclamation of arid
lands and reaffirm the policy for the
distribution of the available areas OF
public domain to landless settlers. II
is our further duty to enter upon a
'systematic improvement upon a large
4 plan Of our waterways. harbors and
lakes. Under this party's admins
tration. foreign commerce with the
United states has experienced a re-
markable growth"
1.-THE hope is expressed that the
Cuban people will soon be ready to
assume complete sovereignty over
their own land and the insurrection in
the Philippines suppdessed.
I'VE favor the immediate admis-
sion OF New Mexico and Arizona az
separate states.
1--WE recommend a centennial cele-
bration throughout the nation Feb
ruary IL, 1909 for the hunredth anni-
versary OF the birth of Lincoln, by all
the people.
"In the interests of the great min
ing industries we earnestly favor the
establishment OF a bureau OF mines
and mining"