Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-03

10 "a AXE survey Of such lands. tu Il
Vrlop plans for drainage ut such
lands and TO supervise the work.
w, favor the adoption of q liberal
and comprehensINe plan for the dee
Nelopment and Improvement ot our
intcrnauonal WAYS with economy and
ciilCiencN so as 90 permit their uau-
ratrn by vessels ut standard draft.
We favor national aid 60 state and
local communitios In the construction
and maintenancc of post roads.
Rights OF Labor,
We repeat our declarations Of th,
platform of 1905 as follows.
The courts ui Justice are the bull
wark of our liberties, and We yield "a
none in our purpose TO maintain THEN
dignity. our party has given 90 IN,
bench a long line of DISTINGUISHED
judges who added To the respect and
confidence I'm which this department
must be jealousy maintained. W,
resent the attempt Of the Republican
party to raise "A false issue respect
ing the judiciary II is an unjust re
Election on this party TO assume that
they lack respect for the courts
1T Is the foundation Of course 10
interpret the laws which the pcOpl,
enact and If the laws appear to work
economical, social or injustice, 1t IS
our duty to change them. The only
basis upon which the integrity Of oui
courts can stand is that of unswcrv-
ing justice and protection Of life, per
sonal liberty and property. If judici-
airy may be abused, we should guard
them against abuse.
Experience has proved the neccss-
ity of a modification Of the present
law relating to Injunction, and We re-
lterate the pledges of our platforms
of 1896 and 1904 in favor OF a meas
ure which passed the senate in 1896
relating to direct contempt In fedora
courts and providing for trial by jury
In cases of indirect contempt.
Questions of judicial practice have
arisen. We believe that the parties
TO all judicial progress should be
treated with rigid impartalitE and
that njunctions should not be issued
in any case In which an injunction
would not be issued If no industrial
dispute was involved.
The expanding organization Of in
dustries makes 1t essential that there
should be no abridgement Of the
right of the wage-earners and pro-
ducers to organize for protection OF
wages and the Improvement of labor
conditions to the end than such labor
organization and their members
should not be regarded as Illegal COM
binations in restraint of trade.
: We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment Of a law creating de-
partment Of labor represented separ-
ately in the presidents cabinet, ~
which department shall be included
the subject of mines and mining.
We pledge the Democratic party, 50
far as the 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 for
the use of all the natural resources Of
the country our forests, our sources
of water supply, our arabic and our
mineral resources with which our
country has been so lavishly endowed,
constitute the foundation of our ma
tional wealth. Such additional legis-
lation as may be necessary to prevent
their being wasted or absorbed by
special or privileged interests should
be enacted and the policy of their
course should be rigidly adopted.
The domain should be administered
and disposed Of with due regard to
the general welfare.
Reservations should be limited to
the purposes which they purport to
serve and not extended to include land
wholly unsuited therefor. The un-
necessary withdrawal from sale and
settlement of enormous tracts of pub
lie land, upon which tree growth new
er existed and cannot be promoted
tends only TO retard developments
create discomfort and bring reproach
upon the theory of conservation.
The public lands should be admin
istered in a spirit Of broadest liberal
itv towards the settler exhibiting
bonande purpose to comply herewith
to the end that the invitation Of this
to the landless should be
as attractive as possible; and the
plain provisions Of the forest reserve
act. permitting homestead entries to
be made within the national forests
should not he nulllfed by admins
tratlve regulations which amount to
a withdrawal Of great areas Of the
same from settlement.
Immediate action should be taken
by congress to make available the
vast and valuable coal deposits oi
Alaska under conditions that will be
a perfect guarantee against their fall
ing into the hands Of monopOlizing
associations or interests.
We rejoice In the Inheritance Of min
eral resources unequalled in extent
variety or value and In the develop
ment OF a mining industry unequallea
in its magnitude and importance. We
honor the men who, in their hazard
Gus toll underground, daily risk thei
lives in extracting and preparing for
our use the products of the mine, -
essential to the Industries, the com
merce and the comfort of the peopl'
Of this country, and we pledge on
party to the extension of the work OF
bureau of mines In every way ap-
propriate for national legislation WITH |
A view of safeguarding the lives @
The miners, lessening the waste Of e