The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-09
FOUR PLANKS YET TO
COMPLETE PLATFORM

DENVER. July with the excep-
ton OF the planks on anti-injunctiou
trusts. currency and railroads. the re-
port of the subcommittee OF the platx7
form committee was practically conn
pleted when that body adjourned
shortly before midnight. last night.
The full report will be made today.
The platform, as the report document
will then be officially termed. viii "a
presented to the convention during
today's session. Following are the
planks that have been finished and
agreed to:
Preamble.
We. the representatives OF the De-
mocracy OF the United States, In ma
tional convention assembled, reaff1rm
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 -he
representatives of predatory wealth
end laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS meth-s
DDS by which they have debaucheo
elections and preyed upon defensesi
less public through the subscribing
officials whom they have raised ~
place and power. 9
The conscience OF the nation Is now
aroused and must be appealed to ~
free the government from the grip
OF those who have made IL business
asset OF the fayor-seeking corpora-
tons: IL must become again a peoples
government and be administered In
all It's departments according to the
Jeffersonian maxim OF Equal rights
to all and special privileges to none"
Shall the people rule?" is the over
shadowing issue at this time; 1t man
ifests Itself In all the questions now
under discussion. and demands inn
mediate consideration.
Economy In Adm nistration.
The appropriations by the Repub-
lcan congress In the session just
ended amounted TO Sl,00S, 100000. and
the appropriations exceed the total ex-
pcnditures Of the last fiscal year by
$50 100000. in fragrant disregard OF
the fact that a deficit OF more than
sec, 900 900 Is now assured.
We denounce the needless waste OF
the peoples money which has result
ed in this appalling increase as .
shameful violation Of all prudent con-
siderations of government and as no
less than a crime against the millions
OF workingmen and women. from
whose earning the great proportion
OF these colossal sums must be ex
torted through excessive tariff exac-
lions and other indirect methods.
II Is not surprising that in the face
OF this shocking record the Repubu-
can platform contains no reference TO
economical administration or promises
thereof In the future. We demand
that stop be put 10 this frightful
extravaganza and insist upon rigid ap-
plications of the strictest economy IN
every department compatible with
frugal. though efficient administers
ton.
Government by Office-holders.
Coincldent with the enormous In
crease in expenditures is a like al
dition To the number OF otfice-hold'
ers. During the last year 23,1S+ we're
added. costing s16.l56.000, and In the
last six years OF Republican admins
tration the total number OF new OF
acers created. aside from many com
missions. has been 993l9. entailing an
additional expenditure OF nearly s7o.-
600 900. as against only 1928 new
offices created under the Cleveland
administration and Mckinley admins
tration. involving an expenditure o,
only $6.000,000
We denounce this great and grow
lug increase in the number OF office
holders as not only unnecessary ana
wasteful. but also as clearly indicate
ing a deliberate purpose on the part
of the administration 70 keep the Re
publican party in power al public ex.
pcuse by thus increasing the number
! OF it's retnlners and dependents. suca
procedure We declare 20 be no iss5
f DANGEROUS and corrupt than the open
puf,Nase Of votes az the polls.
we believe that the tariff schsd
ulcs. the prolific mother ot-trusts ana
monopolics. should be at once revised,
! 10 the end that special privileges may
be- stopped that trusts and monopo-
lies may be Aestkoyed and that the