The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-16

Denver, Col.--The platform of the
Democratic party, as adopted by n
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. reafiirm our belief i'm.
| and pledge our loyalty to, the principles
| or 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 represen-
tatives of predatory wealth, and laid bare
| the unscrupulous 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 bus-
| tons; 1t must become again a peoples
| government, and be administered In all
sonlan maxim OF equal rights to all
| and special privileges to none"
OhicehoIders.
Coincident with the enormous increase
| In expeditmes is like addition to the
| number OF ofiicehoiders. During the last
| year 23,7A We're added. costing SIG 1856 900
and In the last six years of the Repub-
OF new offices created, aside from many
| commissions, has been 99,3l9 sntailing
an m additional expenditure of nearly s7o.-
oooOoo. as against only 1929 new offices
created under the Cleveland and McKin-
ley administrations. which involved an
expendtnre of only ss,ooOOOo, We de-
In the number of officehoiders as not only
unnecessary and wasteful. but also as
! clearly Indicating deliberate purpose on
tne part OF the administration to keep
the Republican party In power at public
expense by thus increasing the number
oroceSure oI ss re'alneTs m do and dependents Such
gerous and corrupt than the open pur-
chase of votes at the polls.
Economy In Administration.
The Republican congress In the session
Just ended has made appropriations
amounting TO si,00S. zoos. exceeding the
total expenditures of the past fiscal year
by 500 ooo. COG. and leaving a deficit of more
than s60,000000 for the fiscal year, We
denounce the needless waste OF the peo-
pies money which has resulted in this
appalling increase as shameful viola
ton or all prudent conditions OF govern
ment as no less than a crime against the
millions of workingmen and women from
whose earnings the great .proportioy OF
these colossal sums must be extdrted
through excessive tariff exactions and
other Indirect methods. II is not surprls-
ing that. in the face of this shocking
record, the Republican platform contains
no reference TO economical admnistra-
ton or promise thereof in the future. We
full extravaganza and insist upon the
strictest economy In every department
compatible with frugal and efficient ad-
ministration.
Arbitrary Power of Speaker.
The house of representatives was de-
signed by the fathers OF the constitution
.o be tss p0pEar branch Of our
The house of representatives, as con-
trolled in recent years by the Republican
party. has ceased to be a deliberative and
tp bA nil
OF majority of Its members, but has
come under the absolute domination of
the speaker, who has entire control OF its
deliberations and powers of legislation
We have observed with amazement the
popular branch OF our federal govern
ment helpless to obtain either the consid-
GRAFTON or enactment of measures desired
by majority OF its members.
Legislative government becomes fail
ure when one member in the person of
the speaker is more powerful than the
entire body.
We demand that the house of repre-
sentatives shall again become a delib-
erative body, controlled by a majority of
the peoples representatives and not by
the speaker, and we pledge ourselves TO
adopt such rules and regulations to gov
ern the house of representatives as win
enable majority of its members to di-
rect its deliberations and control legis-
lation,
Misuse of Patronage.
We condemn, as violation of the
spirit of our Institutions the action of
patronage OF his high office to secure the
nomination of one of his cabinet officers
forced succession in the presidency Is
scarcely less repugnant to public senti-
ment than Is life tenure in that office
No good intention on the part OF the ex-
ecutiVe and no virtue in the one selected
can Justify the establishment OF
dynasty. The right of the people to free
w select their officials is inalienable and
cannot be delegated
Publicity of Campaign Contributions.
We demand federal legislation forever
terminating the partnership which has
existed between the corporations of the
country and the Republican party under
the expressed or implied agreement that
In return for the contribution OF great
sums OF money wherewith to purchase
elections they should be allowed to con-
tuue substantially unmolested In their ef-
forts TO encroach upon the rights OF the
people,
ANY reasonable doubt as to the exist
ence nf this relation has been forever dis
PEELED by the sworn testimony OF wit
ncsses examined in the insurance inves-
ugatiQn In New York. and the open ad,
mission unchalengsd by the Republican
national committee of a single Individual
that he himself at the personal request or
the Republican candidate for the pres
idency raised over a quarter of a mil
lion dollars TO be used In "A single state
han Of ba la OF