The Detroit times., 1910-10-28
CREED OF PROGRESS Is
ENUNCIATED BY PINCH0T
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istration, which drafted and advocated
the bad bills.
Party Ties sIippinG ON.
] believe that the. old party ties are
slipping on: that theNRrosrsssivss 4, ! In
tives OF their parties and OF the people;
ana that the public welfare has become
a stronger motive with the people than
/ believe that the people have lost
confidence In congress-. because con-
Rress as whole no longer represents
the people who elect IL. but the spe-
cial Interests who control IL
/ believe that Cannon and Aldrich,
and all they represent, are passing
rapidly away, and that better time
Is coming. when the people VIII cou-
troll.
l believe the people must protect
themselves against the special inter-
ssts In state and nation alike; that
they can best protect themselves by
the power OF the nation against cor
porations operating across state lines:
and that the great special interests
must not be permitted TO take refuge
from. all control By .speciously raising
the issue OF states rights.
l believe that our laws and institu:
lions should be planned. made and
changed solely as the necessities. ad-
Vantages, and difficulties OF the people
require. and not for the benefit OF the
special interests.
All Servants OF People.
/ believe that presidents, cabinets.
law-ma kers, officials. and judges are
hold office for the benefit OF no spe-
clal class or political party. but solely
for the benefit OF the people; and that
they may Justly be held responsible by
the people for what they do.
1 believe that our local, state. and
national governments can ana should
be run as honestly and efficiently as
that they should be free from partisan
political interference; and that more
should be done by the people acting
protection. instruction, and assistance
rather than less.
believe that the people OF the Unit
ed States have the right. and can be
trusted, to decide and direct how their
own property and their own affairs
shall be handled
/ believe that the people have rights
in all natural resources even when
privately owned: and that these re-
sources must be managed and used not
for private advantage alone. but ike
wise 80 Rs to promote and not 10 en-
danger the common good. Those which
still remain in the hands or the people
should be kept there, and should be
developed and administered for the
benefit OF US all.
For Conservation.
/ believe that no man has a right to
waste or freely monopolize any neces-
sary OF life. like coal, oil. timber, or
water power; and that the people have
the right and the duty TO prevent the
wastsful or destructive use or any ma
tural resource.
/ believe that this generation OF Am
orleans are the heirs OF the past and
the trustees OF the future, and that
they are in honor and In duty bound
to leave this country to their children
hotter than they found II.
/ believe that this should be gov
eminent by men for human welfare.
and not q government by money for
pro1t; and that IL Is better to help
poor man make a living than to help
rich man make more money.
own confession OF belief. It does not
cover all the ground OF my political
creed For example, | believe In the
principle OF the initiative and referen-
dunn. but In my Judgment the people
OF the United States have not yet
reached a conclusion upon that point.
So with the short ballot; the commits
sion form OF government for cities,
and many other questions l have not
attempted TO state my own platform.
but rather the position which l be-
lieve the largest number OF voters
throughout the country hold today.
Mr. Pinchot this afternoon ad-
dressed the members OF the Twentieth
Century club on Conservation" He
told them OF the pressing needs to
conserve the forests and other nat.
ural resources, and of the methods
employed by private interests to fight
the plans.
Efforts are to be made to form a
Detroit branch of the National Con-
servation association, as a result OF
Mr.. Pinchot's visit.