The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-08-13
.AND THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFoRME.

We. the representatives of the Demo-
Gratis of the United States, in national
convention assembled, reaffirm our be-
lief in and pledge our loyalty to the
principles of the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs of
an awakening throughout the country.
The various investigations have traced
graft and political corruption to the
representatives of predatory wealth
and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS methods
by which they have debauched cleo
lions and preyed upon a defenseless
public through the subservient officials
whom they have raised to place and
power.
The conscience Of the nation is now
aroused to free the government from
the grip Of those who have made it q
business asset Of the favor seeking cor
porations; 1t must became again a peo-
pies government and be administered
In all its departments according to the
Jefersonian maxim, Equal rights to
al! and special privileges to none."
"Shall the people rule?" is the over
shadowing issue which manifests itself
in all the questions now under discus
sion.
The courts of JUS
Labor and In. tice are the bulwark
functions. of our liberties and
we yield to none in
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 and con-
fidence in which this department must
be jealousy maintained. We resent
the attempt Of the Republican party to
raise false issues respecting the judi
ciary. 1t Is an unjust reflection upon
a great body Of our citizens to assume
that they lack respect for the courts.
1t is the function of the courts to in-
terpret the laws, which the people Gre
ate. 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 I'M
swervfng justice and protection of life.
personal liberty and property. If ju-
dicfal processes may be abused. we
should guard them against abuse.
Experience has proved the necessity
of modification Of the present law re-
lating to injunctions. 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 1895. but which a Republican con-
gress has ever since refused to enact;
relating to contempts in federal courts
and providing for trial by jury in cases
of indirect contempt.
Questions of judicial practice have
arisen especially In connection with in
dustrial disputes. We deem that the
parties to all judicial proceedings should
be treated with rigid impartlality and
that injunctions should not be issued in
any cases in which injunctions would
not issue II no industrial dispute were
involved.
The expanding organization Of indus
try makes it essential that there should
be no abridgment of the right of wage
earners and producers to organize for
the protection Of wages and the i'm
provement of labor conditions. to the
end that such labor organizations and
their members should not be regarded
as illegal combinations in restraint of
trade.
We favor the eight hour day on all
government work.
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment Of 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
We pladge the Democratic party to
the enactment Of Jaw creating a &C.
partment Of labor, represented sepa-
rately in the presidents cabinet, which
department shall include the subject Of
mines and mining.
We welcome the
Tariff. belated promise Of
tariff reform now If