The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03

companies. felesraI and , te.e' nom
lines by the interstate commerce con-,
mission suoh valuation 10 take 'm.'
consideration ihe PN|sical N"'.S "a ,ia
property The "rlEihhl '"S'' e'' 20
of reproduction ana any ''e ill.'.t
value that VIII f'hotf 'i'e
fair ana Just - ,,.u,
We favor such Legislation - Nm
eGeetuaiy pTohioit the TS.'n o'.S.
press, telegraph ana te'op''oHo htah
uiFS fToiu THEakihB III buat.iSsS -
bEiaGs lhtut mo ''ii' ', 80
their shippers; Aao reg lsi@uoh pre-
venting the "ver-'ssue ~ stoeHs alo
! bonus by interstate. fal1Foa"S. mp l,. 20
/ companies, telephone ana 'eiesIap"
lines ana Legislation "h1eh WI assure
; Sueh reducioh lhtIahS poi 'ali"h FatoS
as conditions wiz permit. care Nelhs
taken to avoid reduction 81 wages pse-
vent aat4uate service or 90 lhJaS'ice
'v legitimate Investments
We oppose tho So-'aIied Aidr'cp
enlistment 'tt''te
tt@' ana We oeitFe IN" Pe"Ple 81
TIE country VIII ne IaFASiN lfe"d from
'"t'S anu CONSEQUENT ut'e'lptoH 'i men,
800 lus't'Ss repression ~ sgSn ~ rs
F tsth"'lH revision OF "IF 6ahhiIts laws
as "4il renter temporary rehef IN 10
ss5ti's Whfre such fthet - needed
WIN rfefesll"n from coAlr"' "f doih'h-
.ot .@ "hsJ '9 KNOW" as inc money
bas'
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'E 'A' l3ti.'' aita not tHf me COM 70"
"f business. Al F&istdilvu on the
s4']rct af hahfenE and ehrreHt5
-1.-L4 nave f9F lis purpose the Sc
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t'tHH w a.T"ia}e security l" l1c i'""-
au' on CVHaptete PF'te,t4"R rom
80 no p09seNS a.
+.,'5n''In ihe present 'nft'io"s
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,1'ifo ny Ns"I '5lioe| "a te'Ii !
10y i''iEioai ttV'i > anu We p.ease OR
t1' t. 70 tIoR,ae ~ IA" i"I ent'f q.
'D,nIstl'INe ntiuII6 III ne
f.',T ms IN, -. i,ie IouIli y
$500 st'lI . "ft'"Al HiSo' 1''i'
l.il'''i as L" creamy upon aPproVe'
-! .tleS an" S40-e'l 70 Gail pE Ll-e
p ,.'..- r.. r.,
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mar m, Ts,1t,crattc r>a,t,.,.. a..
for q rctYrn 10 10 r,,in ,e a. ,,,,.
IpIa. exnrsas.d IN ina ,.t,,,,,.,I "a,
I <1.1p faDr~vrara sgo hoa go. h1
ro,na I'M acran,sa },t',rtr.
/ large majority Of the e}actors ",
again remind the country thar orn,
b,. "A larger exerciaa ~ ma ros,.,,.,,
I power Of the neorIe "a, thav nro.
I tect themselves from the MISUSE ~
delegated p,.oer and me, ,,s,,rnafis,,, ~
ig3Perffrnenral Observation-Disclosures ny
! special Interests. For this reason
/ the national convention insisted on
/ the overthrow Of a Canne1nfstn and the
( Inauguration OF system by which
! United States senators could be elect
! ed by direct vote. The Democratic
( party offers Itself to the country as an
agency through which the complete
/ Overthrow and extirpation Of corrup-
/ ton. fraud and machine rule in Amer
! lea politics can be effected
In" plank on right Of tn" States
( calls for the maintenance Of the fun
I strength and integrity ot three O.
! ordinate branches Of federal govern
( ment The executive. legislative and
T JHdicIal The states should be per
! nltied the full exercise Of their re-
: served sovereign powers
There is no twilight zone between
/ IN enatioH and tho state in which eX
/ plotting Interests can take refuge from
/ both, this pIak says. This expression
is a get phrase of William J Bryan.
- l. 49'i.-s !4s't4 "iltfiet4tt'-ft-t plank
pledges the party to the enactment OF
8 law prohibiting any corporation
] from contributing to campaign
fund. II also limits individual CON
iriouiious TO reasonable maNi-
/ mum
The Democratic congress is heartily
! commended for its long list Of laws
( for the benefit of the people after a
/ generation of unlimited power by the
( Republican party,
Tho next plank arraigns the Re~
! publcans for waste OF the money
/ wruhg from the people by oppressive
/ taxation
4 plank GA rural credits is Of i'm.
( portance. Il is recommended that an
( investigation of agricultural credit
societies In foreign countries be made
looking toward gcysing n suitable
I system f. rthe United States A
/ waterways plank provides for Federal
/ controI Of tina Mississippi river and
/ other waterways. The plan is to
maintoin an average depth on the
/ big river So II will be naVigable and
+ construct docks to prevent further
/ floods. This plank also favors drain
/ ing Of all swamp lands
Injunction Laws.
The platform favors post roads. It
aGlrms It's declarations In the 1908
platform in regard 10 labor 1t holds
+ there should De a modification OF the
! injunction laws. II also recommends
: z TPaTTmeHT n IaG0r With a cabinet