-TIIE-:OR"INGOREGO;VIAr, SA.TUKDAW JULY.. ..11, 1908.
TEXT OF
The text of the platform as revised and
completed is as follows:
We, the representative o th: Democracy
of the United State in National convention
assembled, reaffirm our belief in and pledge
our loyalty to th principles of the party.
We rejoice at the increasing igns of an
awaker.lr.a throughout the country. The
various investigations have traced graft and
political corruption to the representative of
predatory wealth and laid . tre the un
scrupulous methods by which they have de- ;
baucnd elections and preyed upon a deferuse
leea public through the subservient officials
whom they hava rald to place and power.
The conscience of the Nation is now aroused
to free the Government from the grip of thoc
who have made it a business asset of the
favor-seeking corporations; it must become
again a people's Government and be admin
istered in all Its department according; u Ihe
Jefferontan maxim of "Equal rights to all
and special privilege to none."
"Ehall the people rule?" la the overshadow
ing issue which manifests itself In all the
questions now under discussion.
Building Vp Bureaucracy.
-Coincident with the enormous increase In
tne expenditures Is a like addition to a.
number of office-holders. During the past
yar were added, costing $tfl.l56,000.
and in the p3st six jears of the Republican
administration the total number of new
offices created aside from many commis
sions has been 99.319, entailing an addi
tional expenditure of nearly $70,000,000. as
against only 10.279 new offices created un
der the Cleveland and MoKinley adminis
trations, which involved an expenditure of
only 6.0OO,000.
We denounce thts growfng increase in
the number of office-holders as not only
unnecessary and wasteful, but also as clear
iy Indicating a deliberate purpose on the
part of the administration to keep the Re
publican party in power at public expense
fcy thus Increasing the number of its re
tainers and dependents. Such procedure
we declare to be no less dangerous and
corrupt than the open purchase of votes
at the polls.
Economy In Administration.
The Republican Congress, In the session
Just ended, has made appropriations
amounting to. $1,008,000,000. exceeding the
total expense of the past fiscal year by
S&O.OOO.Onrt. and leaving a deficit of more
than $0,000,000 for the fiscal year. We
denounce the heedless waste of the peo
ple's money which has resulted in this ap
palling increase as a shameful violation of
ail prudent conditions of government, and
as no less than a crime against the mil
lions of working women and men, from
whose rarntngs the great proportion of
these colossal sums must be extorted
through excessive tariff exactions and other
indirect methods.
It is not surprising that in the face of
this shocking record the Republican plat
form contains no reference to economical
administration or promise thereof in the
future, we demand that a stop be put to
this frightful extravagance and insist upon
the strictest economy in every department
compatible with frugal and efficient adminf
lstratlon. .
Curb. Arbitrary Power of Speaker.
The House of Representatives was de
signed by the fathers of the Constitution
to be the popular branch of our Govern
ment, responsive to the public will. The
House of Representatives, as controlled In
recent years by the Republican party, has
ceased to be a deliberative and legislative
tody, responsive to the will of a majority
of its members, but has come under the
absolute domination of the bpetker. who
has entire control of its deliberatiena and
powers of legislation.
Wo have observed with amazement the
popular branch of our Federal Government
helpless to obtain either the consideration
or enactment of measures dfsired by a
majority of its members. Legislative gov
ernment becomes a failure when one mem
ber, in the person of the Speaker, is more
powerful than the entire bedy.
. T demand hat the House of Represen
tativea shall again become a rieiihrntw-
body, controlled by a majority of the p-o-plos
representatives. and not by the
.Speaker, and we pledge ourselves to adopt
such rules and regulations to govern the
House of Representatives as to enable a ma
jority of its members to direct its delib
erations and control legislation.
Misuse of Patronage.
We condemn, as a violation of the spirit
rMOyriK"t,tu.tl0n tne flctlon of the present
iiJ hiJh'CfUm".m Using the Peonage, of
h'' nlf office to cure the nomination of
one of his Cabinet oflicers. A forced buc
ceion 1n the Presidency is scarcely lessre
pugnant to public sentiment than is life tenure
in tnat office. No good intention on the part
Of the Lxecutlve, ad no virtue in the une
selected, can justify the establishment of a
dynasty. The right of the people freely to
elect their officials la Inalienable and cannot
be delegated.
Publicity of Campaign Contributions.
We demand Federal legislation forever ter
rr.lnaUn the partnership which has existed
Srtw"V," crPtlon of the countrv and the
Republican party under the expressed or im
plied agreement that In return for the con
tribution of great sums of money wherewith
to purchase elections they should be allowed
to continue substantially unmolested in their
efforts to encroach upon the rights of the
pt-opie.
Any reasonable doubt as to the existence of
this relation has been forever dlppelled by the
sworn testimony of witnesses examined ia the
insurance investigation in New York and
the open admission, unchallenged by the Re
publican National committee, of a single In
dividual that he himself at the personal re
o,uet of the Republican candidate for the
Presidency raided over a quarter of a million
dollars to be used In a single state during
tbe closlnr hours of the lust ramnAiirn
In order that this practice ehall be stopped
-for all time, we demand the passage of a
" statute punishing, with Imprisonment only,
oflicers of corporations who shall either con
tribute on behalf of or consent to the con
tribution by a corporation of any money or
thing of value to be used in furthering the
election of a President or Vice-President of
the Vnited States or of any member of the
Congress thereof.
, Denouuce Republican lodging.
We denounce the action of the Republican
party, having complete control of the Federal
Government, for Its failure to pass the bill.
Introduced at the last Congress, to compel
the publication of the names of contributors
and the amount? contributed toward campaign
funds, and point to the evidence of their
Insincerity whin they sought by an absolutely
Irrelevant and Impossible amendment to de
feat the passage of the bll!. As a further
evidence of their intention to conduct their
campaign In the coming contest with vast
sums or money wrested from ravor-seekiiitf
corporation, we call attention to the fact that
the recent Republican National convention at
Chicago refund, when the issue was pre
sented to It. to declare against such practices.
We pledge the remocratic party to a law
preventing any corporation from contributing
contributing an amount above a reasonable
minimum and providing for the publication
before . elect ion of all such contributions
above a reasonable maximum.
Oppose a Centralised Government.
We assert our confidence lit" and admira
tion for the wisdom of the fathers In so
organizing the Federal Government as to
secure rule to the people of each state; and
we pledge ourselves to combat with, Increas
ing vigilance the efforts of those who are
striving by usurpation to seize the powers
or the people of the state for exploitation
by the Federal Government. Believing,
with Jefferson. In "the support of the stata
governments In all of their rights as the
most competent administration for our do
mestic concerns and the surest bulwark
against anti-Republican tendencies and In
the preservation of the general government
. in lis whole constitutional vigor as the
sheet anchor of our peace at home and
safety abroad," we are opposed to the cen
tralization implied in the suggestions now
frequently made that the powers of the
general government should be extended by
executive and legislative action and by Ju-
There is no twilight rone between th
Nation and the stat In which exploiting
interests can take refuge from both, and
it is as necessary that the Federal Oovern
ment shall exercise the powers delegated
to u as ii ts mat tne state government!
shall ue the authority reserved to them
but we insist that the Federal remedies
ror tne regulation or interstate commerce
and for the prevention of private monoply
nan re aaueu to, not suostltutea for sta
remedies.
Revision of Tariff.
We welcome the belated promise of tariff
reiprm now unrrea oy tne riepuMtcan rartv
In tardy recognition of the righteousness of
m iTmocniiio puvmon on mis question bu
the people cannot safely entrust the execution
of this important work to a party which ts
so. deeply obligated to the highly protected
interests a is the Republican party. We
call attention to the s:gninant fact 'that the
promised relief was potp.ned until after the
coming ejection an election to succeed In
which the Republican party must have that
same support of the beneficiaries of the hi-h
protective tariff as It has always heretofore
received from them ; and to the further fact
thst during yean of uninterrupted power no
action whatever has been taken by the Re
publican vongrees to correct the admittedly
existing tariff iniquities.
. We favor immediate revision of the tariff
by the r-ouction of import duties. Article!
entering into competition with trust-control--.!
SroduM nuid w piacea on the free n.
Esterial reduction should be made in the
tariff upon the necessaries of lift, especially
xpon articles competing with such American
manufactures as are sold abroad more cheap
ly than at home; and graduated reductions
should be tcad la such other schadua aa
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
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SYNOPSIS OF DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
"Shall the people rule?" Is overshadowing issue.
INJUNCTIONS Attempt of Representatives to raise issue on attack of integiitjr
of court resented. Congress should guard against abuse of judicial process.
Antl-lnJunction .measure passed by Senate in 1806 should become a law. Injunc
tions should not issue in cases where they would not teue if no industrial dis
pute were Involved. 1
LABOR Right of wage-earners to organize should not be abridged and such
organisations should not be regarded as in restraint of trade. Eight-hour day
employers' Hbility and Department of Labor, Including mines, should be enacted.
TARIFF Tariff should be immediately reduced. Article competing with
trust -con trolled products should be free; material reductions made on necessaries of
life, especially such as compete with American manufacturer sold more cheaply
abroad than at home; graduated reductions made on other schedulea to restore
tariff to revenue basis. Tariff on wood pulp, prfht paper, lumber, timber and logs
should be Immediately repealed.
ABUSE OF PATRONAGE Condemns President Roosevelt for using Federal ma
chinery to force nomination of Taft, thereby depriving the people of the right of
selection. Acts not justified by good Intentions.
PUBLICITY PLANK Demands Federal legislation terminating partner
ship between the corporations and the Republican party; favors law making It
felony for any officer of any corporation to contribute or consent to the con
tribution of money r anything of val ue to further the election of a President,
Vice-President or any member of Cong ress.
CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT Opposes centralization implied In suggestions
that the powers of the general Government ahould be extended to curb exploit
ing interests.
-ECONOMY Denounces heedless waste of people's money by Roosevelt adminis
tration; pledges party to stop appalling waste of revenues; money squandered
wrung from people by indirect taxation.
BANKING Panic of 1907 shows unw llllngness or inability of Republican party
to protect country against financial disturbances, causes sins of 9 Wall street to
be visited on whole people; condemns Al drlcb bill as Impairing security of deposi
tors; favors law governing National bank deposits; favors postal savings banks
only In case guarantee law cannot be passed and provided money deposited in
postal banks be kept at home and not indirectly turned over to Wall street.
RATE REGULATION Asserts right of courts to exercise complete control over
interstate commerce and the right of each state to exercise control over com
merce within Its borders; demands enlarged powers for Interstate commission
giving it the initiative with reference to rates and charges; no interstate rate to
be lawful until approved by commission.
POWERS OF SPEAKER Pledges party to make House of Representatives
again the popular branch of the Government, and not the creature of one mem
ber. ARMY OF OFFICE-HOLDERS Charges Roosevelt administration with build
ing up a bureaucracy by creating 99,319 new offices in six years; as dangerous
as purchase of votes at polls.
WATERWAYS The National Gover nment having control of all navigable
waters, should improve Its waterways to the fullest capacity; adoption of lib
eral and comprehensive plan favored; indorses scheme to open Mississippi from
Great Lakes to the Gulf.
AMERICAN CITIZENS Insist on full protection for all American citizens,
native or naturalized, while traveling or sojourning abroad.
ELECTION OF SENATORS Favors election of United States Senators by di
rect vote of the people.
LATIN AMERICA Recognizes importance and advisability of developing closer
relations with Latin-American republics.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES Pledges party to enact law to regulate
telegraph and telephone rates through I nterstate Commerce Commission.
PHILIPPINES Condemns "experiment In imperialism as an Inexcusable blun
der;" favors Immediate declaration of Nation's purpose to recognize Independence
of the Philippines as soon as a stable government can be established.
INCOME TAX Favors an Income ta x as part of revenue system and recom
mends constitutional amendment giving Congress power to pass law.
CIVIL SERVICE! Favors honest an d rigid enforcement of civil service laws,
without regard to party.
GRAZING LANDS Favors leaving establishment of rules and regulations for
grazing lands in forest reserves to peo pie of states in which such reserves lie.
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TJ rgei immediate admission of Arizona and
New Mexico as separate states.
NAVY Declares for an adequate n av; for coast defense and to protect cit
izens and their property in foreign lands
ASIATIC IMMIGRATION Opposes admission of Asiatic Immigrants who
cannot be amalgamated into population of United States.
OKLAHOMA New state warmly welcomed to Union.-
ALASKA AND PORTO RICO Demands for the territories all rights and
privileges of a territorial form of government; all officials appointed to be resi
dents of territory.
HAWAII Recommends extension of land laws of United States to Hawaii.
MERCHANT MARINE Declares for upbuilding of merchant marine without
new burdens on people; subsidies opposed.
TRUSTS Declares for vigorous reform of criminal laws for punishment of
law-breaking trust magnates and of fid als, first by forbidding duplication of
directors; second, by a Federal license system, and third, by fixing a uniform
scale of prices.
MINOR PLANKS Advocates National bureau of public health; favors
speedy completion of Panama canal ; f avors establishment of district agricul
tural experiment stations and secondary agricultural and mechanical colleges
In the several states; favors Federal aid for state and local postroads; favors
minor changes In patent laws; favors generous pension policy.
NATURAL RESOURCES Demands .conservation of all natural resources by
state, municipal and Federal authorities acting separately and In co-operation
to prevent waste and monopoly; demands correction of abuses In forest reserve
management.
managtment. m 9 mi9 '
may be necessary to restore the tariff to a
revenue basis.
Existing duties have given the manufac
turers of paner a shelter behind which the
have organized combinations to raise the price
of pulp and of paper, thus imposing a tax
upon tne spread or Knowledge, ue aemana
the Immediate repeal of the tariff on wood
pulp, print paper, lumber, timber and fogs
and that these articles be placed upon the
free list.
Prosecute Criminal Trusts.
A private monoply is indefensible and in
tolerable. We, therefore, favor the vigor
ous reform of the criminal law against
guilty trust magnates and officials, and de
mand the enactment of such additional leg
islation as may be necessary to make it
Impossible for a private monopoly to exist
in the United States. Among the addi
tional remedies we specify three well
known: First, a law preventing a duplica
tion of directors among competing corpor
ations; second, a license system which will,
without abridging the right of each state
to create corporations, or Its right to reg
ulate as it will foreign corporations doing
business within Its limits, make it neces
sary for a manufacturing or trading cor
poration engaged in interstate commerce to
take out a Federal license before it shall
be permitted to control as much as 20 per
cent of the product in wntcn it deals, the
license to protect the public from watered
stock and to prohibit the control by such
corporations of not more than 50 per cent of
the amount of any product consumed In the
United States, and. third, a law compelling
such licensed corporations to sell to all
purchasers in all parts of the country on
the same terms, after making due allow
ance for cost of transportation.
We assert the rights of courts to exercise
complete control oer interstate commerce
and the right of each state to exerctee con
trol over commerce within its borders. We
demand such enlargement of -the Interstate
Commerce Commission as may be necessary
to compel railroads to perform their duties as
common carriers and prevent discrimination
and extortion.
We favor the efficient supervision and the
regulation of railroads engaged in interstate
commerce. To this end we recommend the
valuation of railroads by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, such valuation to take
into consideration physical value of the prop
erty, the original cost and the cost of re
production and all elements of value that
will render the valuation made fair and
Just.
We favor such legislation as will prohibit
the railroads from engaging in business
which brings them into competition with their
shippers; alro legislation which will assure
such reduction in transportation rates as such
conditions will permit, care being taken to
avoid reduction that would compel a reduc
tion of wages, prevent adequate services or
do injustice to legitimate Investments. We
heartily approve the laws prohibiting the
pass and the rebate and we favor any fur
ther necessary legislation to restrain, cor
rect and prevent jsuch abuses.
Reform In Banking System.
The panic of 1907 coming without any le
gitimate excuse, when the Republican party
had for a decade been in complete control
of the Federal Government, furnishes addi
tional proof that it is either unwilling of
incompetent to rrotect the interests of the
general public. It has eo lined the country
to Wall street that the sins of the specula
tors are vlfited upon the whole people.
While refusing to rescue the wealth-producers
from spoliation at the hands of the
stock gambiers and speculators In farm prod
t'ctp. It has deposited Treasury -wnds without
interest and without competition in favorite
banks. It has used an emergency for which
It is largely responsible as an excuse to
farce through Congress a bill changing the
bals of the bank currency and Inviting mar
ket .manipulation, and has failed to give to
the 15,000,000 depositors of the country pro
tection in their savings.
We believe that insofar as the needs of
commerce require an emergency currency,
such currency should be issued, controlled
by the Feueral Government and loaned on
adequate security to National and state banks.
We pledge ourselves to legislation under
which National banks shall be required to
establish a guarantee fund for the prompt
payment of the depositors of any insolvent
National bank under an equitable system
which shall be available to all . banking In
stitutions wishing to use It.
Favors an Income Tax.
We favor an income tax as part of our
revenue system, and we urge the submis
sion of a constitutional amendment spe
cifically authorizing: Congress to levy and
collect tax uoon individual and corporate
Incomes, to the end that wealth may bear
its proportionate share of the burdens of
the Federal Government
The expanding organization of Industry
maea it eseenUa! that there should be no
abridgement of the right of wage-earners and
producers to organize for the protection of
wages and the improvement of labor condi
tions to the end that such labor organiza
tions and their members should not be re
garded as Illegal combinations in restraint
of trade.
We favor the eight-hour day on ail Govern
ment work.
We pledge the Democratic party to the en
actment of a law by Congress as far as the
Federal jurisdiction extends for a general em
ployers Jfbaillty act covering injury to body
or loss of life of employes.
We pledg-e the Democratic party to the
enactment of a law creating a Department
of Labor, represented separately In the Pres
ident's Cabinet, which department shall in
clude the subject of mines and mining.
Abnge of Injunctions.
The courts of just Ice are the bulwark 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 dis
tinguished Judges who have added respect
and confidence, in which this department must
be jealously maintained. We resent the at
tempt of the Republican party to raise a
false issue respecting the judiciary. It is an
unjust reflection upon the great body of our
citizens to assume that they lack respect
for the courts.
It is the function of the courts to Inter
pret lawa which the people create, and If the
laws appear to work economic, social or po
litical injustice. It Is our duty to change
them. The only basis upon which the In
tegrity of our courts can stand is that of
unswerving justice and protection of life and
property. If judicial processes may Do
abused, we should guard them against abuse.
Experience has proven the necessity of a
modification of the present law relating to In
junctions, and we reiterate the pledge of
our National platforms of 1898 and 1904 In
favor of the measure which passed the UnUH
states senate in im, nut wnicn a KepuDii
can Congress has ever since refused to enact,
relating to contempts In Federal courts and
providing for trial by jury In cases of In
direct contempt.
Questions of judicial practice have arisen,
especially in connection with Industrial dis
putes. We deem that parties to all judicial
proceedings should be treated with rigind. Im
partiality, and that Injunctions should not
be issued in any cases in which injunctions
would not issue if no industrial dispute were
involved.
Against Ship Subsidies.
We believe in the upbuilding of American
merchant marine without new or additional
burdens upon the people, and without boun
ties from the public treasury.
Favors an Adequate JTavy.
The constitutional provision that a Navy
shall be provided and maintained means
an adequate Navy, and we believe that the
interests of the country would be best
served by having a Navy sufficient to defend
the coasts of this country and protect
American citizens wherever their rights may
be In Jeopardy
Protection of American Citizens.
We pledge our&elves to Insist upon the
Just and lawful protection of our citizens
at home and abroad, and to use ail proper
methods to secure for them, whether native
born or naturalized, and without distinc
tion of race or creed, the equal protection
of law and the enjoyment of all rights
and privileges open to tnem under our
treaty; and if. under existing treaties, the
right of travel and sojourn Is denied to
American citizens, or recognition Is with
hold from American passports by any coun
tries on the grourd of race or creed, we fa
vor prompt negotiations with the govern
ments of such countries to secure the re
moval of these unjust discriminations.
We demand that all over the world a
duly authenticated .passport Issued by the
Government of the United States to an
American citizen shall be proof of the
fact that he Is an American citizen and
shall entitle him to the treatment due him
as such
Reform In CKil Service.
The laws pertaining to the civil service
should be honestly and rigidly enforced, to
the end that merit and ability shall be the
standard of appointment and promotion,
rather than services rendered to a political
party.
National Health Bureau.
We" advocate the organization of all ex
isting National public health agencies Into
a National bureau of public health, with
such power over sanitary conditions con
nected with factories, mines, tenements.
child labor and other such subjects as are
proprnj wunin ids juncuicuuo vi uib r 01 -
eral Government and do aot Interfere wiLb
the power of. the state-controlled public
health agencies.
Agricultural and Mechanical Education.
The Democratic party favors the exten
sion of agricultural, mechanical and indus
trial education. We therefore favor the
establishment of district agricultural ex
periment stations, the secondary agricul
tural and mechanical colleges in the several
states.
Postal Saving's Banks.
We favor a postal savings bank, if the
guaranteed bank cannot be secured, and that
It be constituted so as to keep the deposited
money in the communities where It is estab
lished. But we condemn the policy of the
Republican party in providing postal savings
banks under a plan of conduct by which they
will aggregate the deposits oi rural com
munities and re-deposit the same, while un
der Government charge. In the banks of Wall
street, thus depleting the circulating me
dium of the producing regions and unjustly
favoring the speculative markets.
Arizona and New Mexico.
The National Democratic party has for
the last 16 years labored for the admission
of Arizona and New Mexico as separate
states of the Federal Union and, recogniz
ing that each possesses every qualification
to successfully maintain separate state gov
ernments, - we favor the immediate admis
sion of these territories as separate states.
Increased Powers for Commission.
We favor such legislation as will Increase
the power of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, giving to it the initiative with refer
ence to rates and transportation charges put
into effect by the railroad companies, and
permitting the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, on its own initiative, to declare a rate
Illegal, as being more than should be charged
for such service. That the present law re
lating thereto is Inadequate by reason of the
fact that the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion is without power to fix or Investigate a
rate until complaint has been made to It by
the shipper we hold to be evident.
We further declare that all agreements of
traffic or other associations of railroad agents
relating to Interstate rates, service or classi
fication, shall be unlawful unless filed with
and approved by the Interstate Commerce
Commlestos. We favor the enactment of a
law giving to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission the power to inspect proposed rail
road tariff rates or schedules before they shall
take effect, and If they be found to be un
reasonable to initiate an adjustment thereof.
Grazing Land Regulations.
The establishment of rules and regula
tions, if any such are necessary. In rela
tion to free grazing upon the pubiie lands
outside of forest or other reservations until
the same shall eventually be disposed of.
should be left to the people of the states
respectively in which the lands may be sit
uated. Improvement of Waterways.
Water furnishes the cheapest means of
transportation and the National Government
having the control of navigable waters should
Improve them to their fullest capacity, and
we earnestly favor the Immediate adoption of
a liberal and comprehensive plan for Im
proving every water course in the Union,
which' ia justified by tne needs of commerce,
and to secure that end we favor, when prac
ticable, the connection of the Great Lakes,
with navigable rivers and with the Gulf
through the Mississippi River and the navi
gable rivers with each other and the rivers,
bays and sounds of our coasts with each other
by artificial channels, with a view to pro
tecting a system of inland waterways, to be
navigated by vessels of standard draught.
We favor the co-ordination of the various
services of the Government connected with
waterways in one service for the purpose of
aiding In the completion of such a system of
Inland waterways; and wo favor the creation
of a fund ample for continuous work, which
shall be conducted under the direction of a
commission of experta to be authorized by
Natural Resources.
We reneat the demand for internal de
velopment and for the conservation of our
natural resources, containeo in previouo
ril at. form a. the enforcement of which Mr.
Roosevelt has vainly sought from a reluc
tant party, and to that end we Insist upon
the preservation, protection and replace
ment of needed forests, the preservation
of the public domain for homeseekers. the
protection of the National resources in tim
ber, coal, iron and oil against monopolistic
control, the development of our waterwaji
for navigation and every other useful pur
pose. Including the irrigation of arid lands,
tho rarinmntinn r sw&mn lands, the clari
fication of streams, the development of
waterways and the preservation of electric
power generated by this natural force from
the control of monopoly and to such end
we urge the exercise of all powers. Na
tional, state and municipal, both separately
and in co-operation. we insist: upon i
nniiv e H ministration of our forest re
serves which shall relieve It of the abuses
u-hirh hav arisen thereunder, ana wnicn
shall as far as practicable conform to the
police regulations nf the several states
where thev are located, which shall enable
homesteaders as of right to occupy and
acquire title to all portions thereof wh.ch
r Mnecidiiv adaoted to agriculture, and
which shall furnish a system of timber
! avaiifthlA am well to the private " clti
zen as to the larger manufacturer and con
sumer.
Favors Generous pensions.
We favor a generous pension policy, both
as a matter of justice to the surviving vet
erans and their dependents and because It
tends to relieve the country of the neces
sity of maintaining a jarge stanaing army.
Federal Aid for Postroads.
We favor Federal aid to state and local
authorities in the construction and main
tenance of postroads.
Independence for Philippines,
we condemn the experiment in Imperial
ism as an unexcusable blunder which has
involved us in an enormous expense, brought
us weakness instead of strength, and laid
our Nation open to the charge of abandoning-
a fundamental doctrine of self-government.
We favor an Immediate declaration
nf the N'atlon's nurpose to recoenlze the
Independence of the Philippine Islands as
soon as a siame government can- go jslb.d
llshed, such independence to be guaranteed
hv us as we euarantee the Independence of
Cuba, until the neutralization of the Islands
can be securea by treaty witn otner powers.
In recognizing the Independence of the
Philinnlnes our Government should retain
such land as may be necessary for coaling
stations and naval bases.
Telegraph and Telephone Rates,
We pledge the Democratic party to the
enactment of a law to regulate the rates
and services of telegraph and telephone
companies engaged in the transmission of
messages between the states, under the
jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Panama Canal Is Indorsed.
We believe that the Panama Canal will
prove of great value to our country and
favor I ts speedy completion.
Strengthen Pan-American Ties.
The Democratic party recognizes the Im
portance and advantage of developing closer
ties of Pan-American friendship ana com
merce between the United States and her
sister nations of Latin-America and fa
vors the taking of such steps, consistent
with Democratic policies for better
auaintance, greater mutual confidence and
larger exchange of trade as will bring
lasting benefit not only to the United
States, but to this group of American re
publics, having constitutions, forms of
government, ambitions and interests akin
to our own.
Asiatic Immigration Is Opposed.
We favor full protection, by both Na
tional and state governments within their
respective spheres, of all foreigners resid
ing In the United States under treaty, but
we are opposed to the admission of Asiatic
Immigrants who cannot be amalgamated
with our population, or whose presence
among us would raise a race issue and
involve us In diplomatic controversies with'
Oriental powers.
Change in Patent Law.
We believe that where an American citi
zen holding a patent In a foreign country
Is compelled to manufacture under his pat
ent within a certain time, similar restric
tions should be applied in this country to
the citizens or subjects of such a country.
Popular Elections of Senators.
We favor the election of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people, and
regard , this reform as the gateway to other
National reforms.
Oklahoma Receives Welcome,
We welcome Oklahoma to the sisterhood
of states and heartily congratulate her on
the auspicious beginning of a great career.
Alaska and Porto Rico.
We demand for the people of Alaska and
Porto Rico the full enjoyment of the
rights snd privileges of a territorial form
of government and that the officials ap
pointed to administer the government of
all of our territories and the- District of
Columbia should be thoroughly qualified by
previous bona fide residence. ,
Land Laws of Hawaii.
Ws favor the application of principles
of the land laws of the United States to our
nwly-acquired territory. Hawaii, to the
end that tbe public lands of that territory
may be held and utilized for the benefit of
bona fide homesteaders.
Conclusion.
The Democratic party stands 'for democ
racy; the Republican party has drawn to
iteix ail that is aristocratic and plutocratic
Cash in
hand to
day buys a
$25.00 suit
for $13.35.
$20.00 suit for. . .$10.35
$15.00 suit for. . .$ 8.65
$ 6.00 Trousers. .$ 3.85
$ 4.00 Trousers. .$ 2.65
$ 7.50 Panama. .$ 3.45
Great big savings on
furnishings, hats and
shoes for men and boys.
166-170 Third Street.
The Democratic party Is the champion
of equal rights and' opportunities to all;
the Republican party Is the party of priv
ilege and private monopoly. The Demo
cratic party listens to the voice of the,
whole people and gauges progress by the
prosperity and advancement of the average
man; the Republican party Is subservient to
the comparatively few who are the bene
ficiaries or governmental favoritism.
We invite the co-operation of all, regard
less of previous political affiliation or past
difference, who desire to preserve a gov
ernment of the people, by the people, and
tor tne people, ana wno favor sucn an ad'
ministration of the Government as will in
sure, as far as human wisdom can, that
each citizen shall draw from society a re
ward commensurate with his contribution
to the welfare of society.
AUTOS REACH PITTSBURG
Good Luck Attends Moat of Cars on
Glldden Tour.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. July M. Welcomed
by many thousands of enthusiastic per
sons while en route from Cambridge
Springs, Pa., to Pittsburg, a distance of
127 miles, with few slight accidents and
making excellent time, the first cars in
the Glidden automobile contest reached
the Hotel Schenley, the ' headquarters
here, about 1 o clock this afternoon.
The official pilot car arrived a few min
utes after noon. In the car were Secre
tary D. H. Lewis, of the Glidden tour,
and C. H. Martin.
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS. Pa., July 10.
Fifty-four cars in the Glidden tour were
checked out from here at 7 o'clock this
morning on the second day's run to Pitts
burg. The distance is 127 miles and the
running time if 6 hours and 30 minutes.
The route was changed last night by way
of Mercer and Sewlckley.
The tourists have found the roads in
fine shape. There is keen rivalry be
tween the two women drivers In the cars.
Mrs. . Andrew Cuneo, of New York, and
Mrs. E. W. Shorley, of Jamestown, N. Y
John "V. Breyf ogle's car was wrecked in
a collision with a telegraph pole at Silver
Creek, N. Y., yesterday, and was with
drawn.
ARMY MAN IS SUICIDE
Captain James W. Broatch Kills
Himself in Philippines.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. July 10. A cable
gram received here brings word of the
suicide in the Philippines of Captain
James Wallace Broatch, U. S. M. C. and
a Yale graduate, class of 1S91. No partic
ulars have been received, but acquaint
ances here say that Captain Broatch had
long brooded over differences with broth
er officers growing out of his effort to
put an end to hazing at West Point, to
pether with the solitude and monotony
of service in the Philippines. Captain
Broatch was considered to have been one
of the most brilliant men in his clas. He
accepted a West Point appointment dur
ing his junior year, and as a "plebe
there he was severely hazed. On becom
ing an upper classman he opposed hazing,
which led to bitterness between himself
and his classmates.
DEATH RECORD OF DAY
Duchess Elizabeth of Brunswick.
SCHWERIN. July 10. A dispatch re
ceived here from Wiligrad announces
the death this morning of Elizabeth,
wife of Duke Johann Albrecht, Regent
of the Duchy of Brunswick. She was
born a Princess of Saxe-Weimr, in
1854. and was married to the Duke in
1SS6.
Leprosy Alarms Lima.
T-IMA.'Peru. July 10 A case of lep-
No matter what the death cer
tificate says, the fundamental
cause of one-half the deaths re
corded is constipation. Cure
yourself of the habit by eating
daily
WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
which is made from the whole
grain of the wheat berry. u
For sale by all Grocers
PREPARED INSTANTLY. Simply sdd boil
In e water, cool and serve. 16c per pacic;a at
all grocers. 7 flavors. Refuse all substitutes.
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Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company
BULLETIN NO. 7 PART 2
More About Accidents and Their By-Product,
The Ambulance Chaser
Familiarity with rapid transit breeds carelessness. The average
man is more or less forgetful, and children are notoriously so. Drivers
will cross tracks from Intersecting streets without giving a thought to
the possibility of an approaching car. Frequently a pedestrian will
cross one track when his vision of the other Is obstructed. If It so
happens that there Is an oncoming car, the usual consequence is a dis
tressing and sometimes a fatal accident, which .the motorman could by
no possibility have avoided.
THE) COMPANY'S POLICY
Our motormen and conductors are required to make a contempor
aneous report of all accidents, giving full details and the names of all
witnesses who will permit their names to be used. These witnesses
are forthwith Interviewed for the purpose of verifying the report, and
thereafter an effort is made to effect a prompt and fair settlement with
the claimant, not only where the company is clearly responsible, but
also where the facts show a reasonable doubt about the company's re
sponsibility. All cases are settled out of court except where, after care
ful Investigation, we believe: (1) That the claim Is a manufactured one;
(2) or that the injury was due to gross carelessness on the side of the
claimant; (3) or that the claimant is demanding excessive damages.
HOW THIS POLICY WORKS
Statistics show that in more than half the cases tried the plaintiffs
get nothing from the Jury and in a large proportion of the verdicts for
the plaintiff, the amount recovered is less than the sum which could
have been gotten without litigation. In addition the plaintiff must di
vide with his lawyer and the lawyer's "runner" and "medical expert."
In the year 1907, only 12 cases reached the court. Of these, five
resulted In a verdict for the defendant; four were settled before trial
began; and In three liability was admitted, and tne damage was assessed
by the Judge..
THE) EVIL DISCLOSED BY THESE STATISTICS. - , -
No claimant can be justly criticised for consulting a lawyer If the
company declines to pay his demands; and it may happen sometimes
that the lawyer will be misled by his client as to the facts. But when
you consider that in 21 out of 26 damage cases (covering in part ths
damage cases of this company) called for trial during the last year, the
plaintiffs did not recover 1 cent for damages aggregating thousands
of dollars, is it too much to say that most of these cases were merely
so many attempts to levy blackmail? Moreover, great is the danger
that the temptation to bear false witness will prove Irresistible, when
it is considered that many. If not most, of the cases are solicited by
"runners," nursed by "medical experts" and tried by lawyers all of
whom depend upon the verdict for their pay.
HOW THE PUBLIC CAN HELP THE SITUATION.
There are many ways In which the people interested In securing a
square deal for good service can help the company:
(1) When you witness an accident, let us know whose the fault was.
This does not mean that you will be making trouble for ths
conductor or the motorman, because allowances are made for
mistakes. Moreover, you or some member of your family may be
the victim of the next mistake, and it ,1s to the interest
of all concerned that carelessness should be noted and checked.
(2) When the car you are about to take Is crowded, wait for the next
one, if you can do so without inconvenience; you will generally find a
half-filled or empty car just behind. (3) It ts your right to have the
car come to a full stop before you get on or off; do not attempt to board
or alight from a moving ear unless you are willing to assume the risk.
(4) Remember that riding on the back platform or on the running-board
is not safe. (5 r Never cross a track when your vision of a car or wagon
that may be coming in the opposite direction is obstructed. () Teach
the little children that the car track Is a danger signal. (7) Help us
in our fight against blackmail by giving us promptly (whether for or
against us) your account of any accident which you may have wit
nessed; and remember that we gladly receive at all times criticisms
and suggestions for the safety of
service.
rosy has been found here, arousing con
siderable apprehension. The patient, an
Italian named Diacomlnl, has been re
moved to - a hospital at Callao. Com
munication between this city and Iquitos
has been re-established.
ROBBERS SHOOT AMERICAN
San Jose Druggist Xow Dying In
Mexican Hospital.
SAN JOSE. Cal., July 10. According
to a letter received last night by the
Mercury, Salvador Agraz, a druggist,
who has been employed both here and
at Gilroy, Is dying at a civil hospital
in Mexico from injuries received :n a
fight with bandits, In which he was
shot through the lungs and through
both legs. The letter i signed by Fred
erick Hendrick, who says that Agraz
gave him the names of relatves in San
Jose, but that in the excitement he
had forgotten the address and he hopes
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ABOUT
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AND DIRT
USE
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Pand Cleaner;
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saiJSas1l
ANTISEPTIC HAND CLEANER
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Does what soap cannot do removes ink stains, acids, grease,
dirt, oils, color stains, in a "Flash." Leaves the hands free from
injurious and unhealthy matter. "Flash" is composed of
neutral oils, glycerine and ground pumice, being different from
all other cleansers, by its not having any lye or potash in it.
thereby being perfectly harmless to the skin, leaving it soft and
white. Used by mechanics, steamfitters, plumbers, black
smiths, surgeons, dentists and everybody. Does wonders for
the housewife.
SEE BIO WINDOW DISPLAY AT
WOOD ARD, CLARKE & CO.
PRICE 15c ASK FOR IT
DON'T ACCEPT IMITATIONS
CAN BE PURCHASED AT: '
Woodard, Clarke & Co., Wash
ington street.
Base &. Foth, 529 Union avenue.
J. C. Kitchen, 333 First street.
H. G. Gerke. Penns Station.
E. L. Sfchrist. Arleta. Kern Park.
J. G. Gilstrap Hdw. Co., Arleta.
B. C. Heath, Arleta.
J. C. Simmons, Killingsworth av.
N. B. LaCross. Forest Grove, Or.
Nelson & Hanson, Newberg, Or.
Fox & Co., 209 Second street.
Copeland & Copeland, 1003 Cor-
bett street.
G. O'Connerly. 1070 Corbett street.
Wines & Hauper, 60 Grand ave., N.
C. A. Baker. 35 Grand avenue.
The Morrison 4 Grand Drug Co.,
cor. Morrison and Grand avenue.
Miller A Kahrs. 192 Grand avenue.
Nome Cash Grocery Co., 220 Grand
avenue.
B. Shemeer & Co., 387 E. Burn
side street.
Orrin P. Spaulding, Northwest Sales Agent
225 MARQUAM BUILDING
the public and the betterment of the
sf
through the papers to inform people In
this vicinity with whom the unfortu
nate man Is connected.
- Hendrick and Agras. who is a brother
of the famous professional bicycle rider.
Emil Agraz. were, it appears, making
a trip through a part of Mexico, In a
mountainous country. - -
When the letter was written Agraz
was in a oivil hospital at Villa Chua.
near the scene of the robbery. The
letter leaves no hope for Agraz' re
covery. The writer dated his - letter
Lagos. Mexico.
Would Untangle Nuptial Knot.
OREGON CITY. Or., July 10. (Spe
cial.) Anthony Moore, who was mar
ried to Soda Moore in Portland, Or.,
August 20, 1902, has sued for a divorce,
alleging desertion February 2, 1907. He
also asks that he be decreed the owner
of one-third Interest in ten acres of
land, which he claims to have pur
chased and deeded to his wife.
Rejuvln aids digestion. At all saloons.
BETTER
THAN SOAP
For You
For Everybody
Geo. C. Meyer, 2 Grand avenue.
R. A. Wilson Drug Co., 183 Grand
avenue.
The Jancke Drug Co., 280 Grand
avenue.
Rydeman Bros.. 310 Oak street.
C. W. Doddridge. 92 Killings
worth avenue.
Rice & Dennison. 281 Third street.
White & Estes, 985 Albina avenue.
Townend & Schoonnoven, 147
First street.
Mrs. C. A. Hanna, 331 First street.
A. Wicke & Co.. 341-345 First St.
Frank Wilcox. Vancouver, Washr
C Schwind, 386 Grand avenue.
W. H. Miller. 1001 Main street. -
The Soap Store, 422 Wash.
Taylor & Slanton, 308 Pine street.
F. C. Gadke, Oregon City, Or.
Finnigan Ballou. 288 Third st.
R. Vinson. 293 Third street.
Shaw. Perkins & Mitchell, 328 '
Stark.