The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-07-17
DEMOCRAT PLATFORM
Synopsis.

reSentat1Ves to raise issue on attack
of integrity of courts resented. Con-
gress should guard against abuse OF
/ judicial process. Anti-injunctlon
measure passed by Senate in 1896
should become a law. lnjunctions
should not issue in cases where they
would not issue if no industrial dis
pute were involved.
LABOR-Right of wage-earners
to organize should not be abridged
and such organizations should not be
regarded as in restraint of trade.
Eight-hour day, employers liability
and Department of Labor, including
mines, should be enacted.
TARIFF-Tariff should be imme-
diately reduced. Articles competing
with trust-controlled products should
be free; material reductions made on
necessaries of life, especially such as
compete with American manufactur-
ers sold more o2reaply abroad than at
home; graduated reductions made
Sn other schedules to restore tariff
TO revenue basis. Tariff on wood
pulp, print paper, lumber, timber
and logs should be Immediately re-
| pealed.
ABUSE OF PATRONAGE-Con-
| dennis President Roosevelt for using
! Federal machinery to force nomina-
ton of Taft, thereby depriving the
people of the right of selection. Acts
not justified by good intentions.
PUBLICITY PLANK-Demands
Federal legislation terminating part
nership between the corporations
and the Republican party: favors law
making it felony for any officer of
any corporation to contribute or con-
sent to the contribution of money or
anything of value to further the cleo
| ton OF President Vice-President or
any member of Congress.
CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
Opposes GENERALIZATION implied in
suggestions that the powers of the
general Government should be eX-
tended to curb exploiting interests.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS needless
waste of peoples money by Roose-
welt administration; pledges party to
stop appalling waste of revenue;
money squandered wrung from peo-
pie by indirect taxation.
BANKING-P Panic of 1907 shows
unwillingness or inability of Repub-
lican party to protect country against
financial disturbances; causes sins of
Wall street to be visited on whole
people; condemns Aldrich bill as i'm
pairing security of depositors; favors
law governing National bank depos-
it's; favors postal savings banks
only in case guarante law cannot be
passed and provided money deposited
in postal banks be kept at home and
not directly turned over to Wall
street
RATE REGULATION-Ass
right of courts to exercise complete
control over interstate commerce and
the right of each state to exercise
control over commerce within its
borders; demands enlarged powers
for interstate commission giving it
the initiative with reference to rates
and charges; no interstate rate to be
lawful until approved by commits
sion.
POWERS OF SPEAKER-Pledges
party to make House of Representa-
tives again the popular branch of the
Government and not the creature of
one member.
ARMY OF OFFICE-HOLDERS-
Charges Roosevelt administration
with building up a bureaucracy by
creating 99,319 new Offices in six
years; as dangerous as purchase OF
votes at polls.
WATERWAYS - The National
Government having control of all
navigable waters, should improve its
waterways to the fullest capacity;
adoption of liberal and comprehen-
sive plan favored; Endorses scheme
to open Mississippi from Great Lakes
to the Gulf.
AMERICAN TIZENS-Insist on
full protection for all American citi-
zens, native or naturaliZed, while
travelling or sojourning abroad.
ELECTION OF SENATORS
vors election of United States Sena-
tors by direct vote of the people.
LATIN AMERICA - Recognizes
importance and advisability of de-
veloping closer relations with Latin
American republics.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELE-
PHONS-Pledges party to enact law
to regulate telegraph and telephone
rates through Interstate Commerce
Commission.
PHILIPPINES - Condemns Eek
pertinent in Imperialism as an mex
cusable blunder"; faVors immediate
declaration of Nations purpose to
recognize independence of the Philip
pines as soon as a stable government
can be established.
INCOME TAX-Favors an income
tax as part of revenue system and
recommends constitutional amend
ment giving Congress power to pass
law.
CIVIL SERVICE-Favors honest
and rigid enforcement of civil service
laws, without regard to party.
GRAZING LANDS-Favors leav-
ing establishment of rules and regu-
lations for grazing lands in forest
reserves to people of states in which
such reserves lie.
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
| Urges immediate admission of Ari-
iona and New Mexico as separate
states.
| NAVY-Declares for an adequate
navy for coast defense and to protect
citizens and their property in foreign
| lands.
ASIATIC IMMIGRATION - OPP
poses admission of Asiatic immi-
grants who cannot be amalgamated
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