Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-03-17
'PROGRESS|vES" PUB
L|SH THEIR PLATFORM
HAVE ESTABLISHED CAMPAIGN
HEADQUARTERS AT GRAND
s, FORKS. THE PLANKS

HEADQUARTERS AT GRAND
Il, FORKS. THE PLANKs
Grand Forks, March 12.-Chair-
man Joseph M. Devine of the pro-
gressive campaign committee and
Thomas Hall of Bismarck, who has
accepted the secretaryship OF the
committee were in the city yester-
day looking up suitable offices for
the headquarters to be established in
this city. The progressives will car
ry on a vigorous campaign through
out the state during the coming sea-
son and past evening Chairman De-
vine made public the platform on
which the progressives will enter the
campaign in North Dakota. The fol-
lowing is the platform:
Progressive Platform
We as progressive republicans re-
affirm our belief in, and our royalty
to, the fundamental principles of the
republican party as laid down by its
founders, and exempted by its great
men. These great statesmen and
leaders ever sensed the real needs Of
the people, and made republicanism
synonymous of progress and human
liberty. We believe that men, not
corporations, make up government
of the people; that the fundamental
doctrine Of equal opportunities for all
and special privileges for none should
receive the support of all thought
full and liberty-loving people.
We commend the administration OF
Theodore Roosevelt, and more espec-
tally, his great achievement in arous-
ing the conscience of all American
people to sense of civic righteous
ness. We further recognize in Will
liam H. Taft, the chief executor of
our nation, a man of sterling integ-
rity of character and lofty patriotism
and we pledge him our loyal support
in his effort to crystalize into law the
Roosevelt policies.
Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill
While we firmly adhere to the prin-
ciple of protection, we do not believe
that the promise Of the republican
national platform, nor the. sacred
pledges of the people were fulfilled in
the present Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
We believe that the tariff should be
further revised with a view to pro-
tect more equally the interests of
the consumer upon whom falls the
heavy burden of over-protection, and
the resulting increase of the cost of
living. In this connection we COM
mend the courageous stand of Sena-
tors Nelson, LaFollette, Cummins,
Beveridge, Dolliver, Clapp and Con-
gresham Gronna, who stood firmly
for a revision that would fulfill the
pledges to the people, thereby plac-
ing party integrity above party solid
Gritty.
Tariff Commission
We favor the creation of perma-
nent tariff commission with ample
powers and charged with the duty of
Investigating the cost of production,
both at home and abroad.
Conservation
We demand the strictest enforce
ment of the policy of conservation of
our natural resources to the end that
the remaining public domain in for
ests, water power, coal and mineral
deposits be not further exploited in
the name of corporate greed, but held
as an heritage for the use and bene-
fit of the people.
Inland Water Ways
We heartily endorse any compre-
hensive practical plan which has for
its purpose the improvement of our
inland water ways, SO that they may
again become great highways of COM
merce and sources Of benefit and
profit to the whole nation.
Corporations
We earnestly endorse the Roose-
velt-Taft policy of placing corpora
tions under proper legal restraint
and control, and we urge the election
Of such men to congress az will in
good faith support and vote for such
policy.
Aldrich ana Cannon
We are unalterably opposed to the
continued domination Of our national
congress by such men as Senator Al
drich and Speaker Cannon; men who
are known to be the representatives
Of special interests; and we call upon
all true republicans to join with US
in q campaign to eliminate such men,
and those who are identified with