The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-24
LEAGUE FORMED
By PR()GRESSIVES
MEETING or LEADING REPU9L!
CANS IN WASHINGTON SAT-
uRDAY EVENING.
POPULAR GOVERNMENT
Is Observation-Disclosures Signed Ey
Nine Senators, Governors Of
SIX States and is Mem
bess Of Congress-.

Washington, Jan. ~. OrganizatloL
oF The Republican progressive league
b. progressive Republican senators,
representatives, governors and Others
an organization which viii seek toI
.figat fer the establishment of popu-
lar government announced
here today.
Plans of the new league which have
been under way since the assembling
of congress were concluded at a
meeting here Saturday night when
declaration cf principaes was signed
constitution adopted and the fol.
lowing officers elected:
President, Senator Jonathan
Bourne, Ir., Oregon; first vice presi
dent. Representative George w. Nor
ris, Nebraska second vice president,
Governor Chase Osborn, Michigan;
treasurer, CharlesgR. Crane, Chicago
Executive committee. Senator Moses
t. Clapp, Minnesota Senator Joseph
L. Bristow, Kansas; Representative
Z. H. Hubbard, Iowa; Representative
Irvine l.. Lenroot, Wisconsin,; Repre-
sentative.elect' William Kent, Califor
MIA; Clifford Pinchot, PENNSYLVANIA;
George l.. Record, New Jersey and
the president, vice president and
treasurer, mem5ers-ex-officio
Declaration Of Principles.
The declaration Of principles signed
by nine Republican United Slater
senator's, the governors Of six Repub'
lcan states. thirteen members Of lie
house and others is rs follows:
1--WE, the undersigned associate
ourselves together as the National
Republican Progressive League.
'.The object Of the league is TIE
promotion of popular government and
progressive legislation.
Popular government in America
has been' thwarted and progressive
legislation stangled by the special in
terest which control cacusesS con-
ventions, delegates and party organi'
cations and platforms, elect admins
trations, legislaticns, representatives
in congress, Y. S. senators and con-
troll cabinets.
"Under existing conditions, leglsia.
ton in the public interest is bafflel
and defeated. This is evidenced by
the long struggle to secure laws, bu.
partially effective, for the control of
railway rates and services, the re-
vision of the tariff in the interest
of the producer and consumer, stat
utes dealing with trusts ana combina
tions, based on sound economic pr'n'
ciples as applied to morern indus
trial and commercial conditions, a
wise, comprehensive and impartial
reconstruction of the banking and
monetary laws, the conservation OF
coal, oil, gas, timber, water powers,
and other natural resources belong
ing to the people, and for the enact
ment of all legislation solely for the
common good
Just in proportion as popular gov
ernment has in certain states super
ceded the delegate convention sys
TEN, and the people have assumed
control OF the machinery of govern
ment, has government become re
spon z popular will and progress
sive legislation been secured.
The Progressive Republican league
believes popular government is fund
amental to all other questions. Tc
this end it advocates:
"The election of United States sen
ators by direct vote or the people.
Direct primaries eor the nomina
ton OF all elective officials
"The direct election Of delegates
to national conventions with oppor
tunity Of the voter to express hi
choice for president and vice presl
dent
Amendment to state constitution
n~oviding for the initiative. referer
dun and recall.
"a thorough general corrupt prac
tice act
State ORGANIZATIONS.
"The league will cooperate Wit
progressives In the several states an
wherever acceptable, will render al
sistance in promoting the organic
tion CT state leagues.
Whenever requested by any p"t
gressive state league or by progre
sive leaders in state legislatures, tn
National Progressive Republican
League will aid In the preparation 0
appropriate hills and resolutions, ar
will furnish sreakrrs. and literatur
in support os Legislative action upo
the propositions enumerated in n
flve numbered paragraphs set fort
IN the Foregoing declaration Of pTiT