Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-24
Extracts Fron, the Platform.

The platform is considered by i'm
partial critics as an unusually able
document. Considerable discussion
arose in committee over the plank re
ferring to the issuance of injunctions
in labor disputes. President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
could not secure the adoption of the
actual plank on this subject that he de-
sired, but he succeeded in having ac-
cepted compromise plank, consisting
of modification of his original one
Following are in part the planks rela.
tive to labor, corporations, publicity OF
campaign contributions, tariff reform
ETC.:
Experience has proved the necessity OF
a modification of the present law relat-
ing to injunctions. and we reiterate the
pledge of our national platforms of 1885,
and 1904 in favor of the measure which
passed the United States senate in 1896
but which a Republican congress has ever
since refused to enact, relating to con.
tempts in federal courts and providing
for trial by jury in cases of indirect con.
tempt.
We deem that the parties to all judicial
proceedings should be treated with rigid
impartiality. and that injunctions should
not be issued in any cases in which in
functions would not issue If no industrial
dispute were involved
We favor the eight hour day on all
government work.
We pledge the enactment of a genera
employers liability act.
We pledge the Democratic party to the
enactment of a law creating a depart.
ment of labor.
We favor immediate revision of the
tariff by the reduction of import duties
Articles entering into competition with
trust controlled products should be placed
upon the free list and material reductions
should be made in the tariff upon the
necessaries of life. especially upon arti.
cles competing with such American manu-
features as are sold abroad more cheaply
than at home.
We pledge the Democratic party to the
enactment of law preventing any cor.
poration contributing to campaign fund
and any individual from contributing ar
providing for the publication before cleo.
ton of all such contributions above :,
reasonable minimum
We demand such enlargement of tbe
powers of the interstate commerce com.
mission as may be necessary to compel
raliroads 10 perform their duties as com.
mon carriers and prevent discrimination
and eXtortion.
We demand that stop be put to the
frightful extravaganza in expenditures OF
public moneys by the Republican party
and insist upon the strictest economy in
every department compatible with frugal
and efficient administration.
We pledge ourselves to legislation under
which the national banks shall be re-
CURED to establish guarantee fund for
the prompt payment of the depositors of
any insolvent national bank under an
equitable system which shall be avail
able to all state banking institutions.
We favor an income tax and the popu-
lar election of senator's an adequate navy.
generous pension policy.
we favor the vigorous enforcement of
the criminal law against guilty trust
magnates and officials and demand the
enactment of such additional legislation
as may be necessary to make 1t impossi-
Bile for private monopoly to exist in the
United States.
We are opposed to the admission of ASH
attic immigrants who cannot be amalga-
mated with our population or whose pres
ence among us would raise race issue
and involve us in diplomatic controyer-
sizes with oriental powers.