The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-03

ing III agriculture III CO-OpSIdtIoH WIN
the several states.
Waterways
We renew the declaration In our
last platform relating TO the copserva-
tion OF our natural resources and the
development OF our waterways The
present devastation OF the lower Mis-
sissippi valley acccntuates the move
ment for the regulation Of river flow
by additional bank and ievce protec-
tion below. and the diversion, storage
and control OF the flood waters above
and their utilization for beneficial
purposes In the reclamation Of arid
and swamp lands and the develop
ment OF water power. instead Of per-
mitting the floods 10 continue as here
tofore. agents Of destruction. We
hold that the control OF the MIssis-
sippi is a national problem. The
preservation of the depth OF It's wa
ter for the proper navigation. the
building OF levees to maintain the
integrity OF Its channel and the pre-
vention OF the overflow OF the land
and its consequent destruction. re-
sulting in interruption Of interstate
commerce, the disorganization of mall
service and the enormous loss of life
and property. impose an obligation
which alone can be discharged by the
general government
To maintain an adequate depth Of
water the entire year and thereby en-
courage water transportation. Is
consummation worthy OF legislative
attention and an Issue national in It's
character. II calls for prompt action
on the part of congress and the Dem
ocrauc party pledges itself to enact
ment OF legislation leading to that
end.
Wa favor the cooperation OF the
United States and the respective
states IN plans for the comprehensive
treatment OF all waterways with a
view OF co-ordinatlng plans for chan
mel Improvement with plans for drain
age of swamp and overfowed lands,
and 10 this end we favor appropria-
tions by the federal government suffl-
Client to make surveys OF such lands,
to develop plans for draining the same
and to supervise the work OF con-
structIon.
We favor the adoption Of a liberal
and comprehensive plan for the de-
velopment and improvement Of our
inland waterways with economy and
efficiency. SO as to permit their navi-
cation by vessels Of standard craft.
Post Roads.
We favor national aid to state and
local authorities in the construction
and maintenance OF post roads.
Rights Of Labor.
We repeat our declarations OF the
platform OF 1908 as follows;
1.-The courts OF justice are the bull
wark of our liberties and we yield
to none in our purpose to maintain
their dignity. Our party has given to
the bench "A long line of distinguished
Justices who have added to the re-
specE and confidence In which this
party must be jealousy maintained
We resent the attempt of the Repub-
llcan party TO raise a false Issue re-
spectipg the judiciary. 1t Is an un-
just reflection upon a great body OF
our citizens to assume that they lack
respect for the courts.
1T is the function of the courts to
interpret the laws which the people
enact and IL the laws appear 10 work
economic, social or political injustice.
II is our duty TO change them. The
only basis upon which the Integrity OF
our courts can stand is that OF un-
swervins justice and protection of life
| liberty and property AS judicial pro-
cesses may be abused, We should
| guard them against abuse,
Experience has proved the necessi-
ty of a modification OF the present
law relating to Injunction and we re-
I iterate the pledges of our platforms
OF 1896 and 1904 in favor OF a meas
| IRE which passed the United States
| senate In 1906 relating to contempt
in federal courts and providing for
| trial by jury In cases of indirect con-
tempt.
| Questions OF judicial practice have
arisen. probably in industrial disputes.
We believe that the parties to all
! judicial proceedings should be treated
with rigid impartiaity and that In
functions should not be issued In any
case in which an injunction would not
issue II industrial disputes were not
| involved.
Tine expanding organism of indus
try makes IL essential that there
should be no abrldgement OF the right
| OF IN. wage-carners and producers to
organize for the protection of wages
and the Improvement OF labor con-
| ditions, 10 the end that such labor
organzat tons should not be regarded
as Illegal combinations in restraint OF
trade
I'VE pledge the Democratic party
TO tho enactment of a law creating a
department OF labor, represented sep
arately by the presidents cabinet, in
which department shall be included
the subject oil mines and mining"
we pledge the Democratic party, so
far as the federal jurisdiction eH-
tends, 10 an employees compensa-
ton law. providing adequate in
demnity for injury TO body or loss of
| life.
Conservation Policy.
We believe in the conservation and
the development FOR the use OF ali the