East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-11
SYNOPSIS OF DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

The democratic platform, adopted
this week at Denver, is one of the
longest platforms ever adopted by a
national convention and contains
about $1,000 words.
1t covers every conceivable phase
of national life and politics and re-
views fully all of the great issues be-
fore the people. On account of a
lack Of space today the entire platform
Is not run, but the readers OF the East
Oregonian are given the following
comprehensive synopsis of 1t and the
full platform will be run later. Fol-
lowing is a synopsis under the differ
ent subjects treated by the platform;
shall the people rule?" is over
shadowing issue.
CTIONS-Attempt of repre-
sentatives to raise issue on attack of
integrity OF courts resented. Congress
Should guard against abuse of judicial
process. Anti-injunction measure
passed by senate in 1896 should be-
come law. Injunctions should not
issue in cases where they would not
issue II no Industrial disputes were in
volved.
LABOR-Right OF wage-earners to
organize should not be abridged and
such organizations should not be re-
garded as in restraint OF trade. Eight
hour day, employers liability and
department of labor, including mines,
should be enacted,
TARIFF-Tarlff 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 manufactures
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should be Immediately repealed.
ABUSE OF PATRoNAGE-Con-
demns President Roosevelt for using
federal machinery to force nomina-
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 maxi
ing It felony for any officer OF any
corporation to contribute or consent
to the contribution of money or any,
thing OF value to further the election
OF president, vice-president or any
member Of congress.
CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT -
Opposes Capitalization implied in sug-
gestions that the powers of the gen.
eral government should be extended
TO curb exploiting interests.
ECONOMY - Denounces needless
waste OF peoples money by Roosevelt
administration; pledges party to stop
appalling waste of revenues; money
squandered wrung from people by in
direct taxation.
BANKING-Panic of 1907 shows
unwllingness or inability OF republic
can 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 deposits;
favors postal savings banks only in
case guarantee law cannot be passed
and provided money deposited in pos
tai banks be kept at home and not
indirectly turned over to Wall street
RATE REGULATION - Asserts
right of courts to exercise complete
control over interstate commerce and
the right q each state to exercise over
commerce within its borders; de-
mands enlarged power for interstate
commission giving it the initiative
with reference to rates and charges;
no interstate rate to be lawful until
approved by commission.
POWERS OF SPEAKER-Pledges