Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-10
Change Of Injunction
Law Urged.
GUARANTEE DEPOSITS.
An Eight Hour Day For Govern
ment LabOrers.

Valuation Of Railroads Should Be
Made on the Basis of Physical
Property-A Revision Of tho Tariff
Observation-Disclosures Of Asiatios
unsbIe to Amalsamate With Ameri-
can Population opposed-visorou
enforcement Of the Criminal Law
Against Guilty Trust Magnates and
Officials Acknowledgment Pub
lilo Extravaganza Condemned and
6usinessIike Economy Urged.
We. the representatives of the Demo
Gratis OF tho United States, In national
convention assembled, reaffirm our be-
lief 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
representatives OF predatory wealth
and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS methods
by which they have debauched cleo
lions and Ereyed upon 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 IL a
business asset OF the favor seeking cor
2orations; II must become again a poo
pies government and be administered
In all Its departments according to tho
Jefersonian maxim, equal rights t.
all and special privileges TO none"
Shall the people ruler" Is the over
shadowing issue which manifests itself
I'm all the questions now under discus
sion.
The courts OF Jus
Labor and In tice are the bulwark
functions. of our. liberties and
we yield to none IN
onr purpose TO maintain their dignity
Our party has given to the bench {
long line OF distinguished judges, who
have added to the respect and con
hdence In which this department. mus
be jealousy maintained. We resent
the attempt of the Republican party 10
raise false issues respecting the judi
ciary. 1t Is an unjust reflection upon
Il great body of our citizens to assume
that they lack respect for the courts
1t Is the function of the courts to In
terpret the laws, which the people ere
nte. and II the laws appear TO work
economic, social or political injustice
1t is our duty to change them. The
only basis upon which the integrity OF
our courts can stand is that OF I'M
swerving justice and protection of life.
personal liberty and property. If ju-
hicial processes may. he abused, we
should guard them against abuse.
Experience has proved the necessity
or modification of the present law re-
iating to injunctlons, and we reiterate
the pledge OF cur national platforms Of
1896 and 1904 Ia favor OF the measure
which passed the United States senate
In 1919. but which n Republican con
gress has ever since refused to enact:
relating to contempts I'm federal courts
and providing for trial by jury I'm cases
OF Indirect contempt.
Questions OF judicial practice have
arisen especially In connection with In.
dustrial disputes. We deem that the
parties to all judicial proceedings should
be treated with rigid impartlality and
that inJunctions should not be issued I'm
any cases In which injunctions would
not Issue II no Industrial dispute were
Involved
The expanding organization of indus
try makes It essential that there should
be no abridgmcnt OF the right of wage
earners and producers to organize for
the protection of wages and the i'm
provement Of labor conditions. TO the
end that such labor organizations and
their members should not be regarded
as Illegal combinations I'm restraint OF
trade.
We favor the eight hour day on all
government work.
We pledge the Democratic party TO
the enactment OF n law by congress, as
far ms the federal jurisdiction extends,
for general employers liability act,
covering injury TO body or loss of life
OF employees.
We pIadge the Democratic party 10
the enactment Of law creating n de.
partment OF labor, represented sepa.
rately I'm the presidents cabinet, which
department shall include the subject Of
mines and mining.
We welcome the
Tariff. belated promise Of
tariff reform now a.
fected 10y tlie Republican party in tar
dy recognition Of the righteousness Of
the Democratic position on this qucs
tlon. bnt Che people cannot safely ln
trust the execution OF t'ia Important
wor;. % n party which l. so dccply Oh
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