The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-05

the building of levees to maintain the
integrity OF its channel and the pre-
yention of the overflow of the land and
it's consequent devastation can alone
be discharged by the general govern
ment.
To maintain an adequate depth OF
water the entire year presents an Is
sue national in it's character 1t calls
for prompt action On the part OF con-
sress and the Democratic party pleog-
IS itself to the enactment OF leglsla-
ton leading to that END.
We favor the adoption of liberal
and comprehensive Plan for the devel-
opment and Improvement OF our inter-
national waterways with economy and
efficiency, so as to permit their aayiga-
ton, by vessels of standard draft,
POstrOads.
We favor national aid to State and
laca1 authorities in the construction
and maintenance of postroads.
Rights of Labor
We repeat our declarations of the
platform of 1908 and we resent the at
tempt of the Republican party to raise
a false issue respecting the judiciary
It is the function of the courts to
interpret the laws which the people
enact, and if the laws appear to work
economic, social and political injustice
it is our duty to change them.
Experience has proved the neces-
sity of a modification Of the present
law relating to injunction, and we re-
iteraes the pledges of the platforms OF
1895 and 1904 in favor of measure
whieh passed the United States senate
in 1856. relating to contempt in federal
courts and providing for trial by jury
in cases of indirect contempt
We pledge the Democratic party, so
far as tie federal jurisdiction extends,
to an employees compensation law,
providing adequate indemnity for in
Jury to body or loss of life.
Conservation.
We believe in the conservation, and
the development for the use of ali the
people, of the natural resources OF the
country.
Such additional legislation as may
DE necessary to prevent their being
wasted or absorbed by special or privl-
legged interests, should e'enacted and
the policy of their conservation should
be rigidly adhered to.
The public domain should be admin
istered and disposed of with due re-
gard to the general welfare. Reserya-
tions should be limited to the purposes
which they purport to serve and not
extended to include land wholly un-
suitedstherefor.
The public land laws should be adj
ministered in. spirit of broadest lib
erality towards the settler exhibiting
bona fde purpose to comply there
with, to the end that the invitation OF
this government to the landleSs should
be as attractive as possible.
Immediate action should be taken
by congress to make available the vast
and valuable coal deposits of Alaska
under conditions that will be perfect
guaranty against their falling into the
hands of monopolizing corporations,
associations OF interests.
We rejoice in the. inheritance of
mineral resources unequalled in ex-
tent, variety or value, and we pledge
our party to the extension of the work
of the bureau of mines in every way
with view of safeguarding the lives
of the miners.
Agriculture.
We believe in encouraging the de-
velopment of modern system of agri-
culture and systematic effort to i'm
prove the conditions of trade in farm
products, SO as to benefit both the
consumers and producers. And we
favor the enactment by congress Of
legislation that will suppress the per-
nicious practice Of gambling in agri-
cultural products by organized ex-.
changes or others.
Merchant Marine.
We believe in fostering, by constitu-
tional regulation of commerce, the
growth of a merchant marine, which
shall develop and strengthen the COM