The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-07-18
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National Democratic Platform
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the Wage learners.
PROCESS OF INJUNCTION
+" GUARDED AGAINST ABUSE
Attitude Of Party on au Questions
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The representatives Of the Demo
cratic party in national convention as
senlbled declared themselves clearly
and unequivocally upon all the ques-
tions involved III organized, labors
contentious, among others we CLEAN
the following:
Function Of Courts. ~ -
1.-THE courts Of Justice. are the bull
wark of our liberties, and we yield to
none our purpose to maintain their
dignity. Our party has given to the
bench a long line Of distinguished
judges who have added to the respect
ment must be jealously maintained.
We resent the attempt, of the Repub-
lican party to raise false issues re-
specting the judiciary. It is an unjust
reflection upon a great body Of our
citizens to assume that they lack res
spect for the courts.
TT Is the function Of the courts to
interpret the laws which the people
create, and If the laws appear to work
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 un-
swerving justice and protection Of life,
personal liberty and property. If judi
cfal processes may be abused we
should guard them against abuse"
Lessons Of Experience.
"Experience has proven the neces-
sity Of modification of the present
law relating to fnjunctions. and we
reiterate the pledge of our national
platforms of 1896 and 1904 in favor of
the measure which passed the United
States senate In 1896 but which Re-
publican congress has ever since re-
fused to enact; relating to contempt
in federal courts and providing for
trial by jury In cases OF indirect con-
tempt. - .~sT>-st~> - ~: ,s5$
Questions Of jud1cial practice have
arisen. especially hi connection with
Industrial disputes. We deem that the
parties to all judicial proceedings
should be treated with rigid imparti-
ality. and that injunctions should not
be issued i11s any case In which in
functions would not issue if no indus
trial disputes were involved"
Rights Of Wage-earners.
".The expanding organization Of in
dustry makes 1t essential that there
should be no ajbridgement Of the right
o fwage-earners, and producers to or
ganize for the protection of wages an
Improvement Of labor conditions to
the end that such labor: organizations
and their members should not be re-
garded as illegal combinations An re-
straint Of trade.
I'VE favor the eight hour day on all
government work.
1--WE pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of a law by congress, as
far as the federal jurisdiction extends,
for general employers liability act
covering injury to body or loss Of life
Of employees.
I'VE pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of law creating a de-
partment of labor represented sepa-
rately in the presidents cabinet, which
department shall include the subject
Of mines and mining" :
Responsibility For Panic.
1.-THE panic Of. 1907, coming without
any legitimate excuse, when the Re-
publican party had for a decade been
in complete control of the federal gov
ernment, furnishes additional proof
that it is either unwilling or incom-
petent to protect the interests of the
general public. It has so linked the
countr yto Wall street that the sins
Of the speculators are visited upon the
whole people. While refusing to res
cue the wealth producers from spolia
ton at the hands of the stock gamb-
:lers and SPECTATORS in farm products
1t has deposited treasury funds, with
out interest and without competition
in favorite, banks = 1t has used an
emergency, for. which it is largely re-
sponsible, to force through congress a
bill changing the basis, of bank cur
rency and inviting market .manipula
tions, and has failed to give to the
Is, 100000 depositors Of the '2 country
protection in their savings =
:. 1--WE believe that insofar as the needs
Of commerce requires an emergency
currency such currency should be is
sued, controlled Sby the federal govern
nnent, and loaned on: adequate security
ito: national and state banks. VIZ
pledge ourselves to Legislation unde,
which the national banks shall be re-
.qntred to esta blish guarantee fund
for the prompt payment, OF the reposi.
tors Of any insolvent national bank
under an equitable system which sha3
be available to all state banking insti-
tutions wishing to use it." sss. 3.
/ .,5..... Curse Of Monopoly. ...,,ss
/ / 4 "a private monopoly is indefensihlt
and intolerable. We, therefore, favol
the. vigorous enforcement Of the, Grim
{inal law against guilty trust magnates
and officials and demand the enact
n1ent Of such az dditional ylegislation 4,
may be necessary to make It impossi-
/ bic bic for private monopoly, TO exist il
the United States. Among the add.
tionaa remedies we specify three:
First law preventing q dupu.
cation tof directors among ccompetii,aa
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