Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-07


banks which had been steadily growing
In this country. became almost univer-
sal during the recent panic. The United
States senate showed It's hearty sympa-
thy with this popular demand and It's
profound respect for the president by
adjourning the senate while the mes
sage was being read; while over In the
house Of representatives, they refused TO
suspend the roll call long enough to
receive the communication that had
been sent there from the White House.
INJUNcTIoNs.
The most palpable instance Of the In
sincerity of the Chicago convention Is
found in its declaration respecting the
issuance of injunctons. 1t would have
been entitled to more respect II 1t had
omitted all mention of the subject.
The fact is that all our citizens,
without respect to station or occupation
in life, have a genuine respect for the
courts and desire to maintain their in
tegrity. The charge that the courts
are being assailed is simply made for
the purpose OF diverting attention from
the real issue. This Democratic con-
vention must frankly. firmly and un-
equivocally pledge itself 10 such leglsla-
ton as will prevent the writ of injunc-
ton from being converted into an In.
strument Of oppression.
THE TARIFF.
The Democratic idea is that where
the tariff enables the trusts to main
tain system of extOrtion the duty
should be removed from all trust
made goods, SO that competition from
abroad may compel reasonable prices
to our own people. There is vast
difference between the protection of
American industries and the protec-
zion of criminal monopolies. The eX-
penSes of our government, even when
most economically administered, will
always require substantial tariff rates,
for the customs duties will always be
our chief source of revenue. The
amount and distribution Of these rates
must always be delivered along equit-
able lines, keeping in view the great
est happiness to the greatest number,
and particularly withholding the shell
ter of the tariff from those who use 1t.
not for legitimate self protection. but
for the criminal purpose of extorting
the last dollar from the American
consumer
MONEY IN CAMPAIGNS.
The corrupt use of large sums of
money in political campaigns is large
ly responsible for the subversion of
the peoples will at the polls The
ton of the great power of gold in
contests that ought to be determined
according to the character of nomin-
ees and soundnesS and morality of pol
itical issues: and there is a general
demand for publicity in the collection
and use of campaign funds so that
our citizens may know whether a pol
itical party has PURCHASED its way in
TO office or has won its victories by
honest means.
TRANSPORTATION
1t is eminently proper that this CON
vention should define the Democratic
attitude toward the regulation of
transportation companies and call the
attention Of the country to the indis-
putable fact that il was only after
years of Democratic effort that an
amendment was made to the Interstate
commerce law authorizing the commits
sion TO establish reasonable rates
whenever 1t appeared that an existing
schedule was unjust or unreasonable.
Further amendments to our laws CIV
ing the federal government supervision
over the issuance of railroad stocks
and bonds is demanded
The fixing Of transportation charges
and the control Of assurances of railroad
securities are inseparably connected
with the actual valuation of railroads,
The Democratic party believes that the
first thing TO do Is to secure a physical
valuation of the roads, that is. valu-
alton of the solid rather than the
liquid assets of railroad companies.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
So long as we maintain the present
method of electing United States SEN
ators we cannot hope that the upper
chamber Of Congress will reflect the
popular will
The Democratic party viii continue
to labor for the direct election of Unit
ed states senator's and 1t appeals to the
voters of America to elect members OF
the different state legislatures who viii
pledge themselves to vote for no can
didate for the United States senate that
Is not in favor of this reform
IN THE PACIFIC.
On the bosm of the Pacific viii he
enacted the great commercial struggles
of the future, and the interests of
American commerce in connection with
the exposure of our western shores 10
any hostile attack will demand the
greater portion of the American navy
shall be retained in the waters of the
Pacific to preserve the peace of the
world.
A WHITE MAN,g f,orrNr,ppvy