The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-09
ANT|-|NJUNCT|ON
G0MPERS
PET, IS FAVORED
1t Is Sugar Coated and Says
That No Reflections Should
Be Cast Upon the Judiciary
Of the Country.
ATTACK MADE ON
REPUBLICAN DEEDS.
More Attention Is Paid to the
Opposition Than to Great
Questions Now Confronting
People.

SOHlSs
Denver, July 9.-Th- democratic
platform as presented today to the
resolutions committee by the subcom-
mittee of that body will go, with a
few minor changes, to the convention.
I'VE, the representatives of the
democracy of the United States, in
national convention assembled. reaf
firm our belief in the pledge of our
loyalty to the principles of the party
We rejoice at the increasing signs Of
awakening throughout the country.
Various Investigations have traced
graft and political corruption to the
representatives of predatory wealth
and have lain bare the INSCRIPTIONS
methods by which they debauched
elections and preyed upon the de-
fenseless public through subservient
officials whom they have raised to
place and power The conscience of
the nation is now aroused and must
be appealed to. to free the govern
ment from the grip of those who have
made it a business asset of favOr-seek-
ing corporations: it must become
again the peoples government and be
administered i1r all it's departments
according to the JeffersOnian maxim
of equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none
Anti-Injunction.
The democratic party resents any
attempted reflection upon the judici-
ary of the country. The courts them
selves were not only created by law,
but their jurisdiction and authority
are defined by law and their rules of
procedure are fixed by law. The plat
forms of 1896. 1900 and 1904 dealt
with the subject of antiinjunction and
events have shown that it was justifi-
ed in taking the position it assumed
in those documents.
The federal law which was passed
in 1898 and continued in force until
1872 should be reenacted. This law
required that notice be given before
preliminary injunctions should issue
| The democratic party pledges itself
to enact all further laws providing
that no injunction or restraining or
der shall remain in force for a period
still to be determined" Some want
| three, some five and other ten days
In cases of contempt, committed out
| side the presence of the court, the de-
fendant shall have the right to trial
by jury.
RajIroads
The interstate commerce law now
in force should be stringently enforc-
ed. The interstate commerce COM
mission should be empowered to take
into consideration in passing upon the
reasonableness of any rate. the physi-
cal cost of railways at the present
time.
Currency.
The republican party is denounce 4
for its use Of treasury funds as an
emergency measure to compel con.
gress to pass an emergency currency
bill which has failed to give protec
ton to fifteen million depositors OF
the country. The democratic party
believes that the needs of commerce
require an adequate emergency cur
rency. Such currency, however
should be issued and controlled by the
federal government and loaned to nat.
ional and state banks under proper
guarantee. In order to protect fully
the interests of depositors the demo
cratic party expresses it's purpose tc
enact a law providing for the govern
ment insurance of bank deposits.
Trusts.
Ihe determination of trusts is the
determination of the democratic party
At the same time the democratic par
ty recognizes the Importance of cor
porations in the industrial life of the
nation, but insists upon their proper
and adequate regulation. This plank
follows closely the Nebraska ideas
which declare monopolies indefensi
Bile and intolerable. and favors Wig
orous endorsements of criminal law
against trusts and trust magnates ant
demands the enaction of such addi
tional legislation as may make the ex
istence of monopolies impossible
Administration Economy.
The appropriations made by the re
publican congress in the session ius
ended amounted to 81 ,00S. 900 900 ane
the appropriations exceed total expen
ditures of the last fiscal year BY
ssO,00o,000 in fragrant disregard of ths
fact that deficit of more than $50,
100000 is now assured. We denounct
the needless waste OF the people.
: money which resulted in this appall
ing increase, as a shameful violation
of all prudent considerations of gov
ernment and as no less than a Grim,
against the millions of working mel
; and women from whose earnings tn,
: great proportion of these colossa