The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-05
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Harpisburg, Pa, Aug. 4.--Ths Dsm-
oorakfc state Convention was head here
today. Perfect harmony prevailed. The
following ticket to be voesd Tor In Mo-
yember was nominated:
Associate Justice OF the supreme
Court, C. Laurens Munson. Of WILL
Transport.
state Treasurer. Former Congress-
man George w. Kipp. Towanda.
Auditor General J. Wood Clark. In
diana. Pa.
After declaring for freedom Of the
press. of conscience and OF speech ana
the equality before the law OF all cit
1zens. the platform report is as fol-
lows;
sWe again insist UPON the enactment
by the Legislature Of the State or laws
governing labor and capital their just
rights and call for the enforcement OF
Antitrust laws and particularly OF the
seventeenth Article OF the Constitution
Of this State. declaring that me pub
sic service corporations for transporta-
tion shall carry out the purpose for
which they are chartered and that they
shall be limited to that business and
shall be prohibited from directly or
indirectly producing or manufacturing
articles for transportation over their
lines except such as are necessary Tor
ther own use.
For the further protection of the
consumers we demand stricter en-
forcement of the laws against discrim-
fnation In rates or facilities for trans
portatfon, against rebates or any other
devices of which discrimination is Sc
cured to favored shippers, thus Great
ing monopoly and increasing the price
to the consumer.
AWe condemn the Republican Leg
fslature for it's profiigacy In creating
new offices and raising salaries In al
most every State department and this.
In spite of the fact that the wage
earner and tax payer was confronted
with hard times. low wages and slack
work and increased cost of the neces-
stiles of life. all of which call for
economy instead of extravagances and
higher pay for political jobs.
I'VE -deplore the continued existence
of labor trouble in our commonwealth
affecting important Industries and vast
numbers of people and counsel moder-
alton, concession and arbitration 50
that fair dealing and adjustment may
while we concede to capital and
employers the utmost protection guar
anteed by the Constitution and the
laws. We maintain that labor has the
right also to that protection which
comes through Organization and union.
Labor unions organized for the bet
kefment Oh tne cOuOltlOu OF Wage earn
ers acting within the limits OF the
law and not subversive of public order
or Individual rights are not only law
full but commendable and should be
met recognized and dealt with ac-
cordingiy.
"The right of laborers to organize
within these limitations is as sacred
as any other right Of person or prop
erty and We condemn alike all resorts
10 violence on the one hand or stubborn
refusal to arbitrate on the other.
"As an imposition upon laborers and
wage earners we condemn the pending
tariff law passed by the House of Rep.
resentatives and declare that Its pro-
visions are in direct violation of the
promises OF the Republican Party and
It's platform and as framed for the ben.
nfit OF special interests and against
those who purchase the necessaries of
iife
"As citizens of the greatest manu-
facturing and industrial State In the
nation, we recommend and declare for
Ehe establishment Of a permanent and
Expert tariff commission whose tenure
If ONCE shall be so fixed as not to be
wubject to political influence or within
and whose duties shall be advisory to
Congress in regard to changes in ex-
listing tariff laws in order that the
karin system may be expertly equal
lxed and necessary alterations made
PROM time to time as existing condi-
Hons demand, without subJecting the
entire system to reconstruction, which
always brings depression and fnan-
eial disaster.
believing that all should pay pro-
portionately for the protection and