Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-08-18
REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM

ing the abnormal days of the civil
war, no President has recommended
and had SO promptly accepted by CON
gress and enacted in laws so many
measures of vital Importance to the
country at large. These measures
stamp him for ali time as one of our
country's greatest statesmen. We es-
pecially commend the broad, patritic
and non-partisan spirit displayed by
him in elevating to the highest judici-
al tribunal that distinguished Tennes-
sean and profound jurist-Horace H.
Lurton; and in placing upon the fed
eral judiciary other democrats when
he realized that the public interests
would be thus best governed, and we
commend his course in this respect to
those who administer the affairs of
this state.
CONDEMN PARTISAN ADMINS
TRATION.
"2. We condemn the administration
of any Office upon partisan or fac
tional basis The state government
has established, and the officers neces-
sary for the operation thereof, were
created for the welfare of the people of
the state, regardless of party affilia-
tions, and not to advance the interests
of any political party, or faction with
in party We therefore condemn the
narrow, partisan spirit in which the
affairs of this state have heretofore
been administered, and pledge those
republicans chosen for state offices to
an execution of their trusts in broad
and liberal spirit, having in view the
| interests of all citizens alike.
7 DIVISION OF DEPARTMENTS.
49, In the adoption of the constitu-
tion, the people of the state establish
ed three coordinate branches of gov
ernment, and carefully set the bounds
of each. 1t is the duty of the legisla-
tive branch to enact laws, giving due
considerations to such advice as may
be offered by the governor and subject
to his veto power. The judiciary vest
ed with the power of determining the
rights of parties in due course of liti-
cation, and adjudging the guilt or in
nocence of those accused of crimes and
misdemeanors, while in the governor
is vested the executive power. and his
special duty is to take care that the
laws be faithfully enforced. Neither
of these departments should to any ex-
tent encroach upon the other, and ev-
cry effort on the part of the governor
to influence legislation by methods OF
lobbyist, or by the bestowal of exec
utive favors, or to directly or Indirect
ly interfere with the courts in the
least in the determination of any mat
ter, public or private. pending before
them is violation of the constitution.
and we, with emphasis, condemn the
same.
PARDONING POWER.
~. The pardoning power should be
used by the governor sparingly and
with the greatest care and caution It
was not intended that under cover of
this power he should arrogate to him
self the right to determine the guilt or
innocence of an accused upon record
on which each accused has been found
guilty by the courts, or that he should
thereby set at naught criminal stat
ute of which he does not approve. To
assume such right and to act in ac-
cordance with such assumption is
violation of his oath of Office, and such
conduct on the part of the governor we
most vigorously condemn.
REDISTRICTING STATE.
''5. In redistricting the state IN
the senatorial and representative dis
tricts, the next general assembly should
wholly disregard the political complex
ion of any county and be guided solely
by the clauses of the constitution
which provides that the number of
representatives shall at the several pc
riods of making the enumeration be
among the several coun-
ties or districts. according to the num-
Der of qualified voters in each.' The
present system of foterial districting
is nothing less than larceny of the
elective franchise, under the form of
The state should also be
divided it congressional districts, ju-
dicial circuits and chancery divisions
upon a fair and just basis, without
any regard for the majority vote cast
in any county for either party.
MODIFICATION OF FELLOW SER
WANTS LAW.
"6. When fellow servants doc
trine was originally adopted by the
courts. fellow employees labored side
by side and each had the opportunity
of observing the work Of his co-laborer
and of protecting himself against his
negligence. In view of the develop
nent of the various industries and of
facilities, and the COM