The sun., 1908-07-10


sins OF the speculators are visited upon
the whole people.
While refusing 10 rescue the " pealthro-
dnoers from spoliation at the hands Of tho
stock gamblers and speoulators in farm
products 1t has deposited Treasury funds
without interest and without competition
In favorite banks. II has used an emer-
gency for which IL Ia largely responsible
tp force through Congress q bill changing
tho basis Of bank currency and inviting
market manipulation and has failed TO
give TO the is .OO0, 900 depositors Of the coun-
try protection In their savings
We believe that In 20 far as the needs OF
commerce require an emergency currency
such currency should be issued and CON-
trolled 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
to establish a guarantee fund for the prompt
payment OF tho depositors Of any solvent
national bank under an equitable system
which shall be available to all State banking
instituti ons wishing to use 1t.
We favor a postal savings bank II the
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that it be constituted 80 as to keep the de-
posted money In the communities where
ii is established. But we condemn the policy
Of the Republican party In providing postal
savings banks under plan Of conduct by
which they will aggregate the deposits
Of rural communities and redeposit the same
while under Government charge In the banks
Of Wall Street. thus depicting the circulating
medium Of the producing regions and un-
justly favoring the speculative markets.
INCOME TAX.
We favor an income tax as part of our
revenue system and we urge the submission
of a constitutional amendment specifically
authorizing Congress to levy and collect
tax upon individual and corp orate income
to the end that wealth may bear its pro-
portionate share Of the burdens Of the
Federal Government
LABOR AND INJUNCTION.
The courts of justice are the bulwark
of our liberties, and we yield to none in
our purpose to maintain their dignity. Our
party has given to the bench long line Of
distinguished Judges who have added to
the respect and confidence In which this
department must be jealously maintained.
We resent the attempt Of the Republican
party to raise false issue respecting the
judiciary 1t is an unjust reflection upon
great body of our citizens to assume that
they lack respect for the courts.
II is the function of the courts to inter-
pret the laws which the people create, and
IL the laws appear to work economic, social
or political injustice 1t ia our duty to change
them. The only basis upon which the
integrity Of our courts can stand 10 that
Of unswerving justice and protection Of
life, personal liberty and property. II
judicial processes may be abused we should
guard them against abuse.
Experience has proven the necessity Of
the modification Of the present law relating
to injunction, and we reiterate the pledge
of our national platforms Of 1893 and 1904
in favor of the measure which passed the
United States Senate in 1895, but which a
Republican Congress 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 industrial
disputes. We deem that the parties to all
judicial proceedings should be treated
with yigid impartiality and that injunctions
should not be issued in any cases in which
injunc.ions would not issue II no industrial
dispute were involved.
The expanding organization Of industry
makes it essential that there should be no
abridgement of the right Of wage earners
and producers to organize for the pro-
lection of wages and the improvement Of
labor conditions to the end that such labor
organizations and their members should
in the restraint Of trade.
We favor the eight hour day on all Gov
ernment work.
We pledge the Democratic party to the
enactment OF law by Congress, as far as
the Federal jurisdiction extends, for a
general employers liability act covering
injury to body or loss Of life Of employees.
We pledge the Democratic party to the
enactment of law creating Department
of Labor represented separately in the
Presidents Cabinet, which Department shall
include the subject Of mines and mining
MERCHANT MARINE.
We believe in the upbuilding Of the
American merchant marine without new
or aQQllOnal DuTueIb upon tuo poopis
and without bounties from the public
treasury,
THE NAVY.
The constitutional provision that navy
shall be provided and maintained, means
an adequate navy, and we believe that the
interests of this country would be best
served by having a navy sufficient to de-
fend the coasts OF this country and pro-
tect American citizens wherever Their
rights may be in jeopardy.
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS.
We pledge ourselves to insist upon the
Just and lawful protection Of our citizens
at home and abroad and to use all proper
methods to secure for them, whether native
born or naturalized and without distinction
Of race or creed, the equal protection Of law
and the enjoyment Of all rights and privi.
e9es open to them under our treaties and
il under existing treaties the right OF
travel and sojourn is denied to American
citizens OF recognition is Withheld from
American passports by any countries or
the ground OF race or creed, we favor
prompt negotiations with the governments
of such countries to secure the removal
Of these unjust determinations
We demand that all over the world g
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