Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-07-16

ton.
Denver, Col.-The platform Of the
Democratic party, as adopted by a
unanimous vote of the convention, is
as follows:
Preamble.
We, the representatives of the Democ-
racy of the United States in national con-
vention assembled, reafirm our belief in,
and pledge our loyalty to, the principles
of the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs of an
awakening throughout the country. The
various Investigations have traced graft
and political corruption to the represent
tatives of predatory wealth, and laid bare
the INSCRIPTIONS methods by which they
have debauched elections and preyed
upon a defenseless public through the
Subservient officials whom they have
raised to place and power.
The conscience of the nation is now
aroused to free the government from the
grip of those who have made 1t a busl-
ness asset of the favor-seeking corpora
tons; it must become again a peoples
government, and be administered in all
its departments according to the JeferI1
Sonian maxim of equal rights to all
and special privileges to none.'
O~ficehoIders.
Coincident with the enormous increase
in Expenditures is a like addition to the
number of ofiiceholders. During the last
year %, 1884 were added, costing SIG, 1856, 00G
and in the last six years of the Repub-
lican administration the total number
of new offices created, aside from many
commissions, has been 99,319, entailine
an additional expenditure OF nearly $40,
00O, 900, as against only 1929 new offices
created under the Cleveland and Mcktn-
ley administrations, which involved ar
expenditure of only $6'oOO,oVo we dc.
in the number of officeholderS as not only
unnecessary and wasteful, but also al
clearly indicating a deliberate purpose OF
the part of the administration to keel
the Republican party in power at publi'
expense by thus increasing the numbe
of it's retainers and dependents. Suci
reTolls and corrupt thar the open pur
chase of votes at the polls.
Economy in Administration.
The Republican congress in the session
just ended has made appropriation
amounting to 81, 00S. 600, 0CS, exceeding tn
total expenditures of the past fiscal yea
by 800, OOO,O 900, and leaving a deficit of NOR
than $50, 900, 600 for the fiscal year. w
denounce the needless waste of the pee
pies money which has resulted in thi
appalling increase as a shameful viola
ton of all prudent conditions of govern
ment as no less than a crime against tn
millions of workingmen and women fro1
whose earnings he great proportion c
these colossal sums must be. eXtorte
through excessive tariff eXactions an
other Indirect methods. 1t is not surpriE
ing that, in the face of this shockin
record, the Republican platform contain
no reference to economical administrt
ton or promise thereof in the future: "
demand that a stop be put to this fr1gh
full extravaganza and insist upon tt
s~trictest economy in every departmei
compatible with frugal and eftlclent az
ministration.
Arbitrary Power of Speaker.
The house of representatives was d
.-.tI L.. Ata FoIIarc ~ tIa nnncttfutir
to be the popular branch of our govern
mcnt, responsive to the public will.
The house of representatives, as Co
trolled in recent years by the Repunlct
party, has ceased to be a deliberative al
legislative body, responsive to the W
of a majority of its members, but nj
come under the absolute domination
the speaker, who has entire control of
deliberations and powers of Legislation.
We have observed with amazement t
popular branch of our federal COVER
ment helpless to obtain either the consi
Grafton or enactment of measures deslr
by a majority of its members
Legislative government becomes a ia
ure when one member in the person
the speaker is more powerful than t
We demand that the house of repl
sentatives shall again become a deli
erative body, controlled by a majority
the peoples representatives and not
tho speaker, and we pledge ourselves
adopt such rules and regulations to &C
ern the house of representatives as "
enable a majority of its members to
rect its deliberations and control leg
1ation.
Misuse of Patronage.
We condemn, as a violation Of t
spirit of our institutions, the action
the present chief executive In using I
patronage of his high office to secure I
nomination of one of his cabinet office
A forced succession In the presidency
scarcely less repugnant to pubic ser
ment than is life tenure in that Off
No good intention on the part of the
ecutive and no virtue In the one selecI
car Justify, the establishment Pr naonl - OF T.
" select their officials Is inalienable o
cannot be delegated.
Publicity of Campaign Contribute
We demand federal legislation fore
terminating the partnership which
existed between the corporations or
country and the Republican party un
he expressed or implied agreement t
in return for the contribution OF or
sums of money wherewith to purch
elections they should be allowed to C
tinue substantially unmolested IN their
forts to encroach upon the rights OF
people.
ANY reasonable doubt as to the eS
ence of this relation has been forever
PEELED by the sworn testimony oil, y
nesses examined in the insurance inv
tigation III New York, and the open
M mission unchallenged by the RepuDll
national committee of q single individ,
that he himself at the personal reques,
the Republican candidate for the pl
idency raised over a quarter of a !
lion dollars to be used in a single 81
during the closing hours Of the