The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-14
PREAMBLE

cratic convention at Denver is In
ul as follows
PREAMBLE.
We the representatives OF Democ.
racy of the United States, in Nation.
al convention assembled resffrm
our belief in The pledge our loyalty
% the principles Of the party. We re-
iolcc iu the increasing signs Of an
awakening throughout the country
The various Investigations have trac.
ed great political corruption to the
representatives of predatory wealth
and laid bare the interruptions meth
ods by which they have debauchod
elections and preyed upon defense
less public through the subserviont
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 ~ a business asset for seek.
ing corporations 81 must become
again q peoples government and be
administered iu all its departments
according 10 'h" Jefrcrsonan maxim
Of equal rights TO all and special
privileges 10 none
Shall the people rule? IS the over
shadowlng issue which manlfcsts
Itself m all the questions now under
consideration.
LABOR AND INJUNcTIoNS
The courts Of Justice are the hui.
wark 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 10 the respect
and confidence in which this depart.
mont must De icalously maintained
We resent the attempt Of the republi
can party 10 raise false issue re-
spocting the judiciary. II Is an nm,
: Just reflection upon the great body
of our citizens to assume that they
lack respect for the courts. II is th,
function Of the courts to interpret
the laws which the people create
aud II the laws appear 10 work econ
omic, social or political injustice Il
Is our duty to change them. Tn,
only basis upon which the integrity o
our courts can stand is that OF un
swcrving Justice To protection Of life
personal liberty and property II jud
icial processes may be- abused. ",
should guard them against abuse.
Experience has proven the nece'
sity of 70 modification Of the prescn
law, relating to injunctlons and W,
rcterate the pledges OF our natlona
platforms Of 1896 and 1901 in favor q
the measure which passed the Unite,
States senate in 1906. but which
republican congress has ever since r
! fused 10 enact, relating to contempt
, in federal courts ana providing 70
trial boy jury in cases OF Indirect cor
tempt.
Questions Of judicial practice hav
arisen especially In connection wit
Industrial disputes. We deem that tn
parties to all judicial proceeding
should be treated with rigid impal
tiality and that injunctions shoul
not be- issued in any case In whic
Injunction would not issue II no ii
dustrial dispute were involved.
| The expanding organization Of II
dustry makes IL essential that ther
should be- no abridgement of the rigl
Of wage carners and producers To q
ganize for the protection OF wage
and the improvement OF labor cond
tious 20 the end that such labor o
j ganizations and their member
= should not he regarded as illeg'
= combinations in restraint of trade.
| We favor the eight hour day @
| an government work.
We pledge the democratic party
the enactment OF a law by congres
as far ms the federal iursdictior e.
tends for general employers liabiit
act covering injury to body or los
of lifc Of employees
| We pledge the democratic part
to the enactment OF a law creating
department OF labor, represented Sc
arately In the presidents cahiue
which department shall include n
subject OF mines and mining.
TARIFF.
We welcome the helated promise
' tariff reform now offered by the r
: publican party In tardy recognti
Il Of the righteousness, OF the dempcra
| ic position on this question But u
i pppp1p CON p,t gof.1,s .pt mot "a, q.