Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-19
Change Of injunction
Law Urged.
GUARANTEE DEPOSITS.
In Eight Hour Day For Govern
ment LatorerS.

Valuation Of Railroads Should Be
Made on the Basis of Physical
Pro2erty-A Revision Of the Tariff
Demanded-Immigration Of Asiatios
Unable to Amaloamate With Ameri-
can Population Opposed-vigorous
enforcement of the Criminal Law
Against Guilty Trust Masnates and
Officials Advoeated--Frishtfui Pub
lie Extrayssance Condemned and
susinessIike Economy Urged.
We. the representatives OF the Demo
Gratis OF the United States, in national
convention assembled. reafiirm our be-
lief In and pledge our loyalty 10 tha
principles of the party.
We rejoice at tlD 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
tons and Ireyed upon defenseless
public thror gh 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
business asset OF the favor seeking cor.
2orations; II must become again a pco
pies government and be administered
In all its departments according TO Tho
Jeffersonian maxim, equal rights Il
oil nd al.l
Shall the people ruler Is the over
shadowing issue which manifests itself
In 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
our purpose 10 maintain their dignity
Our party has given to the bench
long line of distinguished judges, who
have added to The respect and con
fdence in which this department must
be jealousy maintained. We resent
the attempt of the Republican party TO
raise false issues respecting the Judi
ciary. 1t is an unjust reflection upon
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 Gre
ate. and If the laws appear to worl
economic, social or political injustice
IL Is our duty to change them. The
only basis upon which the integrity OF
our courts can stand is that OF un.
swerving justice and protection OF life
personal liberty and property. If jU
dicial processes may be abused. we
should guard them against abuse
Experience has proved the necessity
of modification Of the present law re.
iating TO injunctions, and we reteratc
the pledge Of our national platforms OF
1896 and 1904 I'm favor Of the measure
which passed the United States senate
In 1895. but which Republican con.
gress has ever since refused TO enact;
relating to contempts in federal courts
and providing for trial by jury in cases
of indirect contempt
Questions OF judicial practice have
arisen especially In connection with IN
dustrial disputes. We deem that the
parties TO oil judicial proceedings should
be treated with rigid Impartlallty and
that inJunctions should not be Issued I'm
not Issue II no Industrial dispute were
involved.
The expanding organization Of indus
Try makes It essential that there should
be no abrldgment 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 In restraint OF
trade.
We favor the eight hour day on all
government work.
We pledge the Democratic party 10
the enactment OF law by congress. as
far as the federal Jurisdiction extends,
for a general employers liability act,
covering injury TO body or loss OF life
OF employees.
We pladge the Democratic party 10
the enactment OF n law creating a de.
partment Of labor, represented sepa.
rately In the presidents cabinet, which
department shall include the subject Of
mines and mining.
We welcome the
Tariff. belated promise OF
tariff reform now Of.
fected by the Republican party in tar.
dy recognition Of the righteousness OF
the Democratic position on this ques
ton. but the people cannot safely I'm
trust the execution of this important
wora 90 a party which is so deeply OBJ
Ilgated to the highly protected interests
ns Is the Republican party. We call
attention TO the significant fast that
the promised relief was postponed I'M
ill after the coming election. m cleo.
ton TO succeed in which the Repub
ican party must have that same sup
port from the benehclaries Of the high
protective tariff as II has always here
tofore received from them, and TO the
further fact that during years Of un-
interrupted power no action whatever
has been taken by the Republican con
gress to correct the admittedly existing
tariff iniqultles.
We favor immediate revision Of the
tariff by the reduction Of import du-
ties. Articles entering into competition
with trust controlled products should