The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17


reasonable maximum.
Term Of President.
We favor single presidential
term, and TO that end urge the adop.
ton OF an amendment to the constitu-
ton making the president OF the
United States ineligible for reelection,
and we pledge the candidate OF this
convention to this principle.
Democratic Congress.
At this time, when the Republican
party after a generation of unlimited
power In its control of the federal
government, Is rent into factions, Il
is opportune to point TO the record Of
accomplishment OF the Democratic
House Of Representatives of the sixty
second Congress. We indorse its
action and we challenge comparison
OF It's record with that of that other
Congress which has been controlled
by our opponents.
We call the attention of the patri-
otto citizens Of our country to its
record of efficiency, economy and con-
structive legislation.
II has, among other achievements,
revised the rules of the House OF
Representatives so as to give the rep
resentatives OF the American people
freedom of speech and of action In
advocating, proposing and perfecting
remedial legislation.
II has passed bills for the relief OF
the people and the development OF
our country: II has endeavored to re-
wise the tariff taxes downward, in the
interest of the consuming masses, and
thus to reduce the high cost of living.
II has proposed on amendment to
hitting the floods to continue as here
tofore, agents of destruction.
We hold that the control of the
Mississippi River is national prob
lem. The preservation of the depths
of its waters for the purpose of navi-
cation; the building of levees to main
tain the integrity of its channel, and
the prevention of the overflow of the
land and its consequent devastation,
resulting in the interruption of inter
state commerce, the disorganization
loss of life and property impose an
obligation which alone can be dis
charged by the general government.
To maintain an adequate depth OF
water the entire year and thereby en-
courage water transportation is a con-
summation worthy of legislative at
tention and presents an issue national
in its character 1t calls for prompt
action on the part of congress, and
the Democratic party pledges itself
to the enactment of legislation lead
ing to that end
We favor the cooperation of the
United States and the respective
states in plans for the comprehensive
treatment of all waterways with
view of co-ordinating plans for chan
mel improvement with plans for drain
age of swamp and overlooked lands,
and TO this end we favor the appro-
priation by the federal government
such lands, to develop plans for drain
ing the same and to supervise the
work of construction.
We favor the adoption of 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 draft.
Post Roads.
We favor national aid to state and
local authorities in the construction
and maintenance of post roads.
The Rights of Labor.
We repeat our declarations OF the
platform of 1908, as follows: 1.-THE
courts of justice are the bulwarks of
our liberties, and we yield to none
in our purpose to maintain their dig
nifty. Our party has given to the
bench a long line of distinguished
justices who have added to the re-
spect and confidence in which this de-
partment must be jealousy main
tanned. We resent the attempt of
the Republican party to raise false
issue respecting the judiciary. 1t is
an unjust reflection upon 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 If the laws appear to work
economic, social, or political injus-
tees, it is our duty to change them.
The only basis upon which the integ-
rity of our courts can stand is that OF
answering justice and protection of
life. If judicial processes may be
abused, we should guard them against
abuse.
Experience has proved the neces-
sity of modification of the present
law relating to injunction, and we
reiteratc the pledges of our platforms
of 1896 and 1904 in favor of meas
ure which passed the United States
Senate in 1896 relating TO contempt
in federal courts and providing for
trial by jury in cases of indirect con-
tempt
Questions Of judicial practice have
arisen. especially in connection with
industrial disputes. We believe that
the parties to all judicial proceedings