Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-16
DEMOCRAT PLATFORM

tiOn concluded its work on the plat
form, and after a period Of revision
and Encouragement Of sections, the
members of the committe headed by
the chairman, Governor Haskell, of
Oklahoma, with the document under
his arm, started for the convention
hall
After the last plank had been
agreed upon, Senator Daniel, of Vir-
ginia, and ex-senator Smith, of New
Jersey, announced their intention to
support the nominee of the conven-
ton and the following platform:
Synopsis.
INJUNCTIONS-Att Of Rep
resentatives to raise issue on attack
OF integrity Of courts resented. Con-
gress should guard against abuse OF
judicial process. Anti-injunction
measure passed by Senate in 1896
should become a law. Injunctions
should not issue in cases where they
would not issue if no industrial dis
quite were involved.
LABOR-Right of wage-earners
to organize should not be abridged
and such organizations should not be
regarded as in restraint of trade.
,Eight-hour day, employers liability
and Department of Labor, including
mines, should be enacted.
TARIFF-Tariff should be imme-
diately reduced. Articles competing
with trust-controlled products should
be free; material reductions made on
necessaries of life, especially such as
compete with American manufacture
ers sold more cheaply abroad than at
home; graduated reductions made
on other schedules to restore tariff
to revenue basis. Tariff on wood
pulp, print paper, lumber timber
and logs should be Immediately re-
pealed.
ABUSE OF PATRONAGE-Co
dennis President Roosevelt for using
Federal machinery to force nominal
ton of Taft. thereby depriving the
people of the right of selection Acts
not justified by good intentions.
PUBLICITY PLANK-Demands
Federal legislation terminating part
nership between the corporations
and the Republican party; favors law
making 1t felony for any officer of
: any corporation to contribute or con-
, sent to the contribution of money or
anything Of value to further the cleo
ton of President, Vice-President or
ANY member of Congress.
CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
Opposes Capitalization implied in
-: suggestions that the powers of the
general Government should be ex-
tended to curb exploiting interests.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS needless
waste of peoples money by Roose-
welt administrations pledges party to
stop appalling waste of revenue;
money squandered wrung from peo-
pie by indirect taxation.
BANKING-Panic of 1907 shows
unwillingness or inability of Repub-
lican party to protect country against
financial disturbances; causes sins of
Wall street to be visited on whole
people,; condemns Aldrich bill as i'm
pairing security of depOsitors; favors
Law governing National bank depos-
Its; favOrs postal savings banks
only In case guarante law cannot be
passed and provided money deposited
in postal banks be kept at home and
not directly turned over to Wall
street.
RATE REGULATION-As
right of courts to exercise complete
control over interstate commerce and
the right of each state to exercise
control over commerce within its
borders; demands enlarged powers
Tor interstate oommission giving 1t
the initiative with reference to rates
and charges; no interstate rate to be
lawful until approved by commits
sion.
POWERS OF sPEAKER-Pledges
~ - oil ~
tives again the popular branch of the
Government and not the creature Of
one member
Charges Roosevelt administration
creating 99.319 new Offices in six
votes at polls
WATERWAYS - The National
Government having control of all
navigable waters, should improve its
waterways to the fullest capacity;
adoption OF liberal and comprehen-
sive plan favored; Endorses scheme
to open Mississippi from Great Lakes
40 the Gulf.
AMERICAN CITIZENS-Insist on
FULL protection for all American citi-
zens, native or naturalized. while
travelling or SO iourning abroad.
ELECTION OF SENATORS-Fa-
vOrs election Of United States Sena-
tors by direct vote Of the people.
LATIN AMERICA - Recognizes
Importance and ACCESSIBILITY of de-
veloping closer relations with Latin
American republics.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELE-
PHONS-Pledses party to enact law
10 regulate telegraph and telephone
rates through Interstate Commerce
Commission.
PHILIPPINES - Condemns Eek
pertinent in imperialism as an mex
cuSable blunder"' fayors immediate
declaration III Nations purpose to
recognize indnNerdence Of the Philip
pines az soon as a stable government
Jan be established.
INCOME T'X-Favors an income
tax as part of revenue system and
recommend constitutional amend
ment giving Congress power to pass
law.
CIVIL SDRVICE-Favors honest
and rigid enforcement of civil service
laws, without regard to party.
GRAZING LANDS Favors leav-
tng establishment of rules and regu-
lations for grazing lands in forest