Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11

reason Of the faet That the Interstate
Commerce commission IL without power
TO fix or investigate a rate Until SOM
plant has been made to It by the ship
per.
OF traffic or other associations OF rail-
way agents affecting interstate rates,
service or classification shall be, unlaw-
full unless filed with and approved by the
Interstate Commerce commission.
We favor the enactment Of a law CIV
Ing to the Interstate Commerce commits
road Tariff rates or scRedules Before they
shall take effect and, II they be found
to be unreasonable, to initiate an adjust
Banking and Currency.
The panic OF 1907, coming without any
legitifnate excuse, when the republican
party had for a decade been in complete
lshes additional proof that it is either IN
willing or Incompetent to protect the
interests OF the general public. II has so
linked the country to Wall street that the
sins Of the spectators are visited upon the
Whole people. While refusing to rescue
the wealth producers from spollation at
speculRtors in farm products, It has de-
posted treasury funds, without interest
and without competition. in fsvorite banks.
I has used an emergency for which IL
is largely responsible to force through
congress a bill changing the basis Of bank
currency, and inviting market manipula'
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million depositors Of the country protec-
tion in their savings.
We believe that insofar as the needs or
commerce require an emergency currency.
such currency should be issued. controlled
by the federal government and loaned on
adequate security to national and state
banks. We pledge ourselves to legislation
under which the national banks shall be
required 70 establish a guaranty fund FOR
the prompt aymen Of the depositors OF
any insolvent national bank, under an
equitable system which shall be available
to all state banking institutions wishing
to use IL.
We favor a postal savings bank II the
guaranteed bank cannot be secured ami
that be constituted so as 60 keep the
deposited money In the communities where
Il Is established. hut we condemn the
policy OF the republican party In propos-
ing postal savings banks under a plan Of
conduct by which they will aggregate the
deposits OF rural communities and redc-
post the same while under government
producing. regions and u~njustly favoring
the speculative markets. ~
Labor and InjunctIons. Y
The courts OF Justice are the bulwark Of
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 confidence in which
this department must be jealousy MAIN
tanned, We resent the attempt Of the
republican party TO raise a false issue re-
SRttNahS NiN hhlNAe L 10 OIL hAJNsN
reflection upon a great body of our citi-
zens to assume that they lack respect for
the courts 1t is the function OF the
courts TO interpret the avs which the
people create. and II the laws appear to
work economic. social or political injus-
tice, 1t is our duty to change them. The
courts can stand Is that of answering
justice and protection Of life, personal lib
erty and property. II judicial processes
may be abused. we should guard them
against abuse.
Experience has proven the necessity of
a modification OF the present law relating
to injunctions and We reiterste the pledges
Of our national platforms of 1896 and 1904,
IN favor of the measure which passed the
a republican congress has ever since re-
fused 10 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 Industrial dis
putsE. We deem that the, parties to Al
judicial proceedings should be treated with
rigid impartiality and that injunctions
should not be Issued In any cases in which
injunetions would not issue II no industrial
dispute was involved.
The expanding organization OF industry
makes II essential that there should be ne
abrldgement OF the right OF wage Garner,
and producers to organize for mutual pro.
lection and the Improvement OF labor
conditions to the end that such labor or
CARNATIONS and their members should no
be regarded as Illegal combinations II
restraint of trade.
we favor the eight-hour day on al
government work. We pledge the demo,
cratic party to the enactment OF a Law
by congress, as far as the federal jurisdic
ton extends for q general employers
liability act covering injury to body o
loss OF life Of employees.
We pledge the democratic party to tn,
enactment of a law creating a depart
ment OF labor, represented separately II
the presidents cabinet, which department.
shall include the subject OF mines an,
mining.
Adequate Navy Wanted.
The constitutional provision that q
navy shall be provided and maintained
means an adequate navy, and we believe
that the interests OF this country woulc
be best served by having a navy suffi
Client to defend the coasts of this country
and protect American citizens wherever
their rights may be in jeopardy.
We favor full protection, by both ma,
tional and state governments within theil
respective spheres, OF all Foreigners re-
siding in the United states under treaty
but we are opposed TO the admission OF